ArticleBiotech Startup Elastrin Therapeutics Receives Seed Funding From KIZOOOn March 4, 2021, Kizoo Technology Capital ("KIZOO") of Germany announced that it had provided seed funding for Elastrin Therapeutics ("Elastrin").CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGowling WLG
ArticleCannabis One Holdings Closes Non-Brokered Private PlacementOn September 3, 2019, Cannabis One Holdings Inc. (CSE: CBIS) announced that it had closed a non-brokered private placement of 2,287,500 subordinate voting units and 136,499CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGowling WLG
ArticleCETA Enhances Life Sciences IP ProtectionEarlier today, Canada and the European Union (EU) announced an agreement in principle on a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGowling WLG
ArticleCFIA Eliminates Label And Recipe RegistrationAs of May 2013, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has eliminated the pre-market registration of labels and recipes for meat, meat products and processed fruits and vegetables. CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGowling WLG
ArticleCompliance And Enforcement For Natural Health Products - Phase 2December 1, 2013 marked the start of Phase 2 in Health Canada’s increased compliance and enforcement activities for Natural Health Products (NHPs). Health Canada’s 3-phase plan to achieve full NHP compliance and enforcement was discussed in Joel Taller's previous article, The Post-UPLAR Transition: Compliance and Enforcement for Natural Health Products.CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGowling WLG
ArticleGabriella's Kitchen Completes Acquisition Of Sonoma Pacific DistributionOn April 1, 2019, Gabriella's Kitchen Inc. ("GABY") (CSE: GABY) announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares ...CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGowling WLG
ArticleGlobal Perspectives - Preliminary Injunctions In Life SciencesWhat happens when a generic or biosimilar enters a market where patents are in force? What preliminary measures exist?CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGowling WLG
ArticleHealth Canada Amends Labelling Requirements For Certain Homeopathic RemediesHealth Canada announced July 31 that it would be changing the labelling requirements for certain homeopathic remedies, and would no longer be permitting certain previously allowed claims.CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGowling WLG
ArticleHealth Canada Reclassifies Sports Electrolyte Products As FoodsOn April 24, 2026, Health Canada announced that sports electrolyte products will transition from the natural health product (NHP) framework to the supplemented food regulatory framework...CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGowling WLG
ArticleHeart And Stroke Foundation To End 15-Year "Health Check" ProgramThe Heart and Stroke Foundation (the "Foundation") recently announced the end of their popular "Health Check" program after 15 years in the marketplace.CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGowling WLG
VideoHow To Protect Ideas In The Booming Life Sciences Sector (Video)The life sciences sector is booming! Most sectors of the economy are now becoming knowledge-based industries, and in those industries – the competition is for ideas.CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGowling WLG
ArticleInnocan Pharma Closes Prospectus Offering Of UnitsOn June 10, 2020, Innocan Pharma Corporation (CSE: INNO) (FSE: IP4) ("Innocan") announced the closing of its marketed short form prospectus offering of units for gross proceeds of $5,116,309.74. CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGowling WLG
VideoMethods Of Medical Treatment Claims Issues In Canada, US And EuropeIn this presentation, Scott Foster and Konrad Sechley address methods of medical treatment claims issues in Canada, US and Europe.CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGowling WLG
ArticleNamaste Closes $51.75 Million Bought Deal FinancingOn Oct. 25, 2018, international cannabis eCommerce company Namaste Technologies Inc. (TSXV: N) (FRANKFURT: M5BQ) (OTCMKTS: NXTTF) closed its previously announced bought deal short form prospectus...CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGowling WLG
ArticleNamaste Technologies Completes Share Acquisition Of Pineapple Express DeliveryOn March 13, 2019, Namaste Technologies Inc. (TSXV: N) (FRANKFURT: M5BQ) (OTCMKTS: NXTTF) announced that it had completed the previously announced acquisition of 49%CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGowling WLG
ArticleNew Temporary Exemptions To Natural Health Product Plain Language Labelling RegulationsOn March 26, 2025, Health Canada published an Order exempting NHPs licensed between June 21, 2025 and June 21, 2028 from the new plain language labelling provisions.CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGowling WLG
ArticleOntario Menu Labelling Regulations Released Chain restaurants will now have less than a year to post caloric information and bring menus, flyers, advertisements, websites, and premises into compliance. CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGowling WLG
ArticlePM(NOC) Regulation Amendments Now In ForceThe Regulations published are in substantially the same form as previously presented in the Notice of May 3, 2015.CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGowling WLG
ArticleR&D Pharma Acquired By Weekend UnlimitedOn Feb. 20, 2019, Weekend Unlimited Inc. (CSE: POT) (FSE: 0OS1) (OTCMKTS: WKULF) completed its previously announced arms-length acquisition of R&D Pharma Corp.CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGowling WLG
ArticleWikileaf Begins Trading On CSEOn Sept. 25, 2019, Wikileaf Technologies Inc. began trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange ("CSE") under the ticker symbol "WIKI".CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGowling WLG