Recently, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (“CIRO”) approved Wealthsimple to offer forecast contracts. Forecast contracts are investment products that offer investors binary “yes” or “no” options...

Do Computer Casual Contractors Have Limited Responsibility?

If you are considering producing in Canada, there's a lot you not only need to know, but want to know. Why? Because it can save you both time and money - and who doesn't want that?

In June 2023, the Canadian Government passed the Online News Act. This legislation requires digital platforms, including search engines and social networking services...

The Toronto technology hub, MaRS, has sought to support female-led Canadian cleantech companies by teaming up with RBC to launch a 24-month cleantech accelerator program.

The Canadian federal budget tabled on March 29, 2012 (the "Budget") proposed a number of important amendments that affect cross border planning with Canadian corporations.

On November 7, 2017, Charles Sousa, Minister of Finance for Ontario, delivered a speech to the Toronto Region Board of Trade, in which he mapped out the Government's strategy...

Canadian tech companies have recently broken the mold and begun exploring opportunities in Europe. For the past decade, these companies were hesitant to enter the European market due to complex...

On May 19th the Competition Bureau announced it has launched a market study of Canada's financial services technology ("FinTech") sector to determine whether it should be more closely regulated.

For the first time, on March 9, 2017, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) imposed a penalty on an individual for violating Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL).

Artificial intelligence provides vast opportunities for societal progress. At the same time, however, AI instills apprehension in many due its novelty and unprecedented capabilities.

Meta announced last week that it has launched its first generative AI features for advertisers. The new features –Background Generation, Image Expansion, and Text Variations...

NASA recently announced that its Perseverance rover has uncovered the clearest evidence yet of ancient life on Mars.

On January 25th, 2024, PayPal announced six new updates that the company is bringing to the Paypal platform. These updates are driven by artificial intelligence...

Stablecorp Inc. ("Stablecorp"), a Toronto-based fintech company, has secured C$2.5 million (approximately US$1.8 million) in strategic funding to accelerate the growth and advancement of QCAD, its stablecoin pegged to the Canadian dollar.

Tesla unveiled a new robotaxi, the "Cybercab".

Competition in China's smartphone market heated up recently, when Huawei's chief executive of consumer products, Richard Yu Chengdong, reportedly said "some competitors took our intellectual property...

In September 2022, Adobe made a $20 billion bid on San Francisco-based design software company, Figma. On December 18th, 2023, the parties announced the end of their 15-month pursuit of the merger.

As recently reported by TechCrunch, Boston Dynamics has reportedly settled a nearly two-and-half-year patent dispute with Ghost Robotics ("Ghost").

Since the National Collegiate Athletic Association's ("NCAA") 2021 decision, student athletes can monetize their name, image and likeness ("NIL").