On February 8, 2018, the Canadian federal government proposed a new Impact Assessment Act in Bill C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the NPA...

On January 11, 2017, Emera Inc. offered an electrifying opportunity for renewable energy developers to potentially access the New England Renewable Energy market:

On October 29, 2014, the NS Government introduced Bill 64. When passed into law, Bill 64 will replace the current NS Limitation of Actions Act.

As of November 1, 2018, organizations in Canada subject to PIPEDA will face strict and onerous new privacy breach response requirements with respect to any data security safeguard breach.

Organizations subject to Canada's PIPEDA – those that collect, use or disclose personal information in the course of commercial activity in Canada – have seven new reasons to conduct an audit of privacy policies and practices ASAP.

Legal uncertainty is never a good thing for industry: it's a barrier to investment, and thus an adversary to growth.

On June 1, 2011, several provisions of the new Nova Scotia Public Procurement Act (the "Act") came in to force to change the way public sector entities procure goods, services, construction, and facilities.

On June 20, 2014 the Federal Government announced a major overhaul of Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program.

Employers in Canada struggling to fill vacancies are turning to the international labour market to recruit and hire temporary foreign workers under various federal and provincial or territorial immigration programs.

On July 18, 2017, Canada's Minister of Finance released proposed changes to the Income Tax Act (Canada) that, if implemented, will mark one of the most significant reforms to Canada's tax system for business income in decades –

Most Canadians have heard about Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL): we've been bombarded with "CASL Compliant" emails asking us to "consent".

Intellectual property (IP) can be an important source of revenue to a business.

As the world transitions to a "new normal", insurers will face a change in the claims landscape.

Here are five ways in which employers can support gender diversity in the workplace.

Membership in the "sandwich generation" no longer means an employee who brown bags her lunch; it means one who's squeezed between raising her children on one side, while at the same time caring for her aging parents on the other side.

Lenders are often faced with a situation where a customer (Borrower) approaches them for funds to complete an acquisition of the shares of a target company (Target).

On October 11, 2018, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal released its first decision considering the saving provision in Section 12 of Nova Scotia's new Limitations of Actions Act.

And more business travellers run into digital device searches at the Canadian border.

Section 222 of the Excise Tax Act allows the Crown to claim a tax debtor's GST/HST arrears against a creditor that obtains proceeds from the debtor's assets.

While not generally mandatory, a current, clear and concise written employment contract is one of the best investments you can make to limit your liability related to your workforce.