In late September 2017, the U.S. Secretary of Energy issued a Direction and "Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" to FERC requiring the establishment of market rules to assure cost recovery for baseload generators.

As some readers may know, at the direction of the Ontario government, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario ("AGCO") is limiting, to five, the number of cannabis retail stores...

The PPSA applies to a transfer of an account or chattel paper even if the transfer does not secure payment or performance of an obligation.

As discussed previously, the Government of Ontario has announced that Regulated Price Plan (RPP) consumers will be able to opt out of time-of-use (TOU)

On April 29, 2021, the Government of Ontario announced that it would introduce new legislation that would provide for three (3) paid sick days for employees impacted by COVID-19.

The Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") have announced major amendments (the "Amendments") to the Canadian take-over bid regime that are expected to come into force on May 9, 2016 throughout Canada.

The Franchises Act (the "Act"), passed by the Manitoba legislature in June 2010, came into force October 1, 2012.

On February 6, 2014, the Ontario Securities Commission published Staff Notice 51-722.

The TSXV's amendments to Policy 4.1 – Private Placements came into force on January 26, 2015, many of which are non-substantive in nature despite the policy undergoing a substantial redraft.

As franchisors work to finalize year-end transfers and resales, a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision serves as a timely warning of how easily the resale exemption...

There have been many cases in the media lately about ‘revenge porn' or nonconsensual pornography – the explicit portrayal of an individual without their consent.

A recent arbitration case continues to exemplify the difficulty faced by employers who must manage safety-sensitive workplaces and apply strict workplace practices in circumstances where an employee's addiction ...

Canadian employers remember well the seriousness of the SARS epidemic and the impact on their operations and employees.

On March 1, the Court of Quebec registered the first manslaughter conviction against an employer/supervisor in Canada for a workplace accident. A few weeks ago, the Court sentenced that employer/supervisor to an 18-month jail term.

This has been another busy year in Canada's energy sector. We have enjoyed following and learning about new and ongoing developments in a variety of topic areas and jurisdictions...

On November 3, 2016, the Government of Alberta released the first details of its Renewable Electricity Program (the REP).

In her recently released 2022 Annual Report, Ontario's Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk focused in part on the Ontario Energy Board (OEB). The chapter titled Value-for-Money Audit...

Carbon emissions and the role of fossil fuel in Canada's energy future was not the official theme of the 2019 CAMPUT Conference, but these issues came up in a number of panels over the three-day conference.

On February 15, 2012, the Commission on the Reform of Ontario’s Public Services released Public Services for Ontarians: A Path to Sustainability and Excellence, and known more commonly as the "Drummond Report" after the Commission’s Chairperson.

The Ontario government has released its Climate Change Action Plan outlining the measures it will take over the next five years to reduce GHG emissions and transition the province to a low-carbon economy.