ArticleOntario Announces ORPP Design DetailsThe Ontario government has announced further design details for the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP). CanadaEmployment and HRGoodmans LLP
ArticleOntario Proposes Exemption To The 30% Rule For Pension Investment In InfrastructureThe 30% Rule is a quantitative limit on investments by pension plans found in the federal Pension Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985 that is incorporated by reference into the PBA. CanadaEmployment and HRGoodmans LLP
ArticleSupreme Court Opens Door To Claims For Breaches Of Customary International LawIn its long-awaited decision in Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, the Supreme Court of Canada has opened the door to claims for breaches of "customary international law"CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesGoodmans LLP
ArticleThe North American Clean Energy Action Plan Accelerates Cleantech OpportunitiesThe Action Plan reflects that North America's highly integrated economies and energy systems afford a tremendous opportunity to harness growth in our continuing transition to a clean energy economy. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesGoodmans LLP
ArticleCompany Convicted Under Environmental And Safety Legislation For Lack Of Preventative SystemsThis decision demonstrates that a proactive approach by companies to meet their obligations under the EPA and OHSA is worthwhile.CanadaEnvironmentGoodmans LLP
ArticleOntario Introduces Bill To Cancel Cap And Trade And Launches Carbon Tax CaseOn July 25, the Honourable Rod Phillips, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks (the "Minister"), introduced Bill 4: Cap and Trade Cancellation Act, 2018, (the "Proposed Act").CanadaEnvironmentGoodmans LLP
ArticleAmendments To Anti-Money Laundering Regulations Impose New Obligations For Certain Crowdfunding Platforms And Payment Service ProvidersRecent amendments to the Proceeds of Crime and Terrorist Financing Regulations and the Proceeds of Crime and Terrorist Financing Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations are now in force.CanadaFinance and BankingGoodmans LLP
ArticleCSA Consultation Paper 91-301 - Derivatives: Model Provincial RulesOn December 6, 2012, the Canadian Securities Administrators OTC Derivatives Committee published for interim guidance and comment the CSA Consultation Paper. CanadaFinance and BankingGoodmans LLP
ArticleThe Final Chapter Of The Danier CaseThe Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Kerr v. Danier Leather Inc. closed the book on the high profile securities case, much discussed and followed by investors, issuers and securities professionals across Canada.CanadaFinance and BankingGoodmans LLP
ArticleCanadian Pharmaceutical Antitrust Litigation – Lessons Learned From Recent U.S. DecisionsThere is, of course, a close link between intellectual property ("IP") rights and competition law.CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGoodmans LLP
ArticleCanada To Increase Copyright Term To "Life Plus Seventy Years"On June 23, 2022, Royal Assent was granted to Bill C-19, an omnibus bill that implements significant amendments to the Canadian Copyright Act (the "Act"). In particular, the legislative amendments...CanadaIntellectual PropertyGoodmans LLP
ArticleImportant Changes Made To Canada's Patent LegislationIn our blog post of November 6, 2018, the Goodmans IP team reported on the introduction by the Federal Government of Bill C-86, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures. CanadaIntellectual PropertyGoodmans LLP
ArticleSCC Clarifies Scope Of Crown CopyrightThe decision of the Supreme Court of Canada (the "Court") in Keatley Surveying Ltd. v. Teranet Inc. represents the Court's first opportunity to examine the scope and application of section 12 of the Copyright Act.CanadaIntellectual PropertyGoodmans LLP
ArticleStop That Sale!The first U.S. Supreme Court patent-related decision of 2019 has confirmed the long standing rule that commercial exploitation of a patentable invention may bar the issuance of a patent in the U.S., even where there is no public disclosure of the invention!CanadaIntellectual PropertyGoodmans LLP
ArticleCFPOA May Not Give Canadian Courts Jurisdiction Over Foreign Nationals Outside CanadaThe applicant Abul Hasan Chowdhury is the former Interior Minister and Minister of State of Bangladesh. He is a Bangladeshi citizen and resident of Bangladesh. CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationGoodmans LLP
ArticleFirst Or Second Lead Performer Must Be Canadian For Production To Be Certified By CAVCO As A Canadian Film Or Video ProductionTricon Television29 Inc.CanadaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGoodmans LLP
ArticleThe Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit Is EliminatedThe recent announcement by the provincial government of Saskatchewan that it will no longer offer a film tax credit has raised alarm over the future of the film and TV industry in Saskatchewan. CanadaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGoodmans LLP
ArticleB.C. Court Rules Facebook Liable For Privacy Violations In Class ActionThe case involved Facebook's "Sponsored Stories" advertising program that Ms. Douez, as class representative, claimed used users' names and likeness without their consent. CanadaPrivacyGoodmans LLP
ArticleOntario Court Of Appeal Rules On Kennedy Electric Ltd. V. Dana Canada Corporation And Rumble Automation Inc.On September 27, 2007, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its judgment in the matter of Kennedy Electric Ltd. v. Dana Canada Corporation and Rumble Automation Inc.CanadaReal Estate and ConstructionGoodmans LLP