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The 2009 Ontario Budget, tabled on March 26, sets out a proposal to harmonize Ontario’s provincial sales tax with the Federal goods and services tax effective July 1, 2010. Ontario will become the fifth province to bring its sales tax in line with the GST (Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia have harmonized sales taxes, while Québec’s provincial sales tax is parallel to the GST, but is separately administered).

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published a notice and request for comment on a broad package of proposed amendments to Canada’s issuer bid...

The Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the "Act") came into force on January 1, 2024, implementing enhanced...

On March 27, 2007, the Department of Finance released, as part of its 2007 Budget implementation package, revised draft legislation implementing the proposed entity-level tax on certain publicly listed (or traded) trusts and partnerships.

Recent media reports suggest that the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice is investigating the potential application of the antitrust laws to circumstances where private equity firms have agreed to join forces in bidding for corporations.

Canada's Competition Bureau recently sued a Canadian agricultural company, seeking to unwind part of a closed transaction involving the company's purchase of grain elevators.

Ontario courts have grappled with whether employment contracts allowing termination "at any time" or "for any reason" violate the Employment Standards Act, 2000. The Court of Appeal has now provided clarity on this contentious issue through two landmark cases heard together, establishing a new framework for interpreting termination clauses in employment agreements.

The Canadian financing industry is changing alongside developments in technology and communication. New businesses are shifting away from traditional lending institutions and are funding early growth through alternative finance.

Innovation and economic growth, including infrastructure spending, are key priorities of the Government of Canada.

In the recent decision of "International Energy and Mineral Resources (Hong Kong) Company Limited v. Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines Limited", 2012 BCSC 1191, the Supreme Court of British Columbia considered a claim by a dissident group of shareholders.

On August 12, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released proposed guidance on financial statement disclosure required for acquisitions completed before or concurrently with an IPO.

On March 6, 2018, the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) released its 2017 VC & PE Canadian Market Overview, providing a comprehensive overview of venture capital (VC) ...

Proxy advisor Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recently updated its Benchmark Proxy Voting Guidelines, which generally apply to shareholder meetings beginning in 2023 or 2024.

Both ISS and Glass Lewis will consider oversight issues concerning E&S risks in their case-by-case analyses of issuers.

On November 9, 2012, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published Staff Notice 51-720 - Issuer Guide for Companies Operating in Emerging Markets (the "Guide"), the latest step in a series of actions taken by the regulator focusing on emerging market issuers.

In an important case for anyone who drafts, performs or enforces contracts, the Supreme Court of Canada recently considered the scope of the duty to exercise contractual discretion in good faith.

On October 1, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (the "Court") ruled that in 2017, Canadian technology company, Kik Interactive Inc., violated U.S. federal...