In Chemtrade v. Superior Plus, Alberta's Court of Appeal considered the extent to which courts can use evidence of a contract's surrounding circumstances and parties' "common understanding"...

Readers of this blog may recall our series of blog posts here, here, here and here discussing the UK Supreme Court’s recent watershed decisions on piercing the corporate veil in VTB Capital Plc v Nutritek International Corp, [2013] UKSC 5 and Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd, [2013] UKSC 34.

The PE market sustained high levels of activity in 2017 and 2018 is expected to be another busy year in Canada, the US and globally.

Earlier this month, we posted a list of minimum wage increases across Canada and noted Premier Christy Clark's May 2016 announcement that the provincial government was committed to raising...

The intent of this new human rights commission will be to act proactively to address systemic discrimination and inequality in British Columbia.

A quick reminder that pursuant to the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (Ontario), Ontario private sector businesses with twenty or more employees are required to file ...

The Ontario government has amended Regulation 228/20 made under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 ("ESA") to extend the COVID-19 Period for Infectious Disease Emergency Leave from July 3, 2021...

When purchasing an existing business, many buyers are understandably reluctant to assume obligations under a target’s defined benefit (DB) pension plan.

Following our post, here, regarding the outcome of the investigation conducted by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner ("OIPC") into the District of Saanich spyware complaint, the OIPC has published guidelines...

The federal fuel charge came in force on April 1, 2019. This charge on fossil fuels now applies to fuels that are consumed in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick, the four provinces ...

We are delighted that McCarthy Tétrault partner Seán O’Neill has been quoted in a recent article by Shawn McCarthy of The Globe and Mail.

Yukon Zinc, the owner of the Wolverine Mine in the Yukon, commenced restructuring proceedings in March 2015 under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA).

On August 4, 2017, Premier John Horgan announced the Government's intent to re-establish a human rights commission.

Chrystelle Chevalier-Gagnon présente aux auditeurs notre balado : Le droit aux temps de la COVID-19.

On request of the Commissioner, organizations are required to provide copies of their records data breaches relating to personal information.

Residents of the City of Toronto will go to the polls to cast their votes for mayor in what may be the most anticipated municipal election in the City’s history.

On April 19, 2021, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled in the House of Commons the Liberal Government's first federal budget in more than two years...

On April 19, 2021, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled in the House of Commons the Liberal Government's first federal budget in more than two years, A Recovery Plan for...

In previous articles discussing the Budget 2012 foreign affiliate "dumping" and shareholders loan rules (see, for example, Budget 2012 Legislation – More Revisions to Foreign Affiliate "Dumping" and Shareholders Loan Rules in our November 16, 2012 issue), we discussed the interest imputation rules for pertinent loan or indebtedness (PLOI) to non-residents. I

On April 7, 2022, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled the Liberal Government's federal budget, A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable.