On November 4, 2003 the U.K. Government launched a review of international film co-production treaties.

Although this is the first lawsuit of its kind, it is unlikely to be the last.

The Supreme Court of Canada recently ruled that the constitutional protection against cruel and unusual treatment or punishment under s. 12 of the <em>Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms</em> does not apply to corporations.

Parliament recently passed Bill S-5, An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers' Health Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (the "Bill").

On August 1, 2019, the government announced that the RFP process had culminated in the selection of the IAC to structure and administer the Patent Collective program.

In a major step to facilitate and grow trade and investment between Canada and the People’s Republic of China, the two countries signed a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) in September 2012.

The Federal Court of Appeal ("FCA") recently released its judgment in P.S. Knight Co. Ltd. v. Canadian Standards Association, 2018 FCA 222.

On July 17, 2019, the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) released its much anticipated report on the Ontario Class Action regime.

The Supreme Court of Canada recently heard and dismissed an appeal in the "dieselgate" pollution class action case, Volkswagen Group Canada Inc. v. Association québécoise de lutte contre la pollution atmosphérique.

In a decision released last week, in addition to providing useful guidance regarding the objectives of the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) approved a litigation..

Two years after first holding out the possibility of loosening the restrictions on foreign investment in telecommunications companies (the "Restrictions"), on Wednesday March 14, 2012 Stephen Harper’s Conservative government announced that it will amend legislation to lift the Restrictions for smaller companies.

During a recent charity event in Toronto in early December, 2012, well known Hollywood actor and producer, Mark Wahlberg made a public plea to the Canadian government to "reinstate" film subsidies for U.S. originated film and TV productions filming in Canada

The first set of changes regarding the modernization provisions came into effect on July 1, 2018

The issue before the court was whether the bidding process resulted in a contract which obligated Marathon to offer the roofing contract to Dynasty at Dynasty’s bid price absent any other reasonable cause to reject Dynasty as a subcontractor.

The City of Toronto is proposing to enact a bylaw requiring “green roofs”.

On July 29, 2004 the Supreme Court of Canada released its long-awaited decision in the matter of Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Superintendent of Financial Services. This decision has major funding implications for companies with defined benefit pension plans.

The latest federal budget proposes to bring donations of publicly-listed securities to private foundations in line with the treatment of donations of publicly-listed shares to charitable organizations and public foundations by eliminating the taxation of capital gains triggered by such donations, effective March 19, 2007.

Property assessment notices are currently being mailed out to owners by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC).

The 2010 Federal Budget (the "Budget") significantly alters the manner in which certain forms of equity-based compensation arrangements will be taxed.

Much to the chagrin of crypto investors, the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell sharply in the first quarter of 2018, firmly establishing that the laws of gravity apply in cyberspace.