The IIROC has published an updated list of priorities and timeframes for initiatives that may require dealer members to act over the next 12 months.

As noted in a previous Cassels Brock Franchise Law e-Lert (click here), Manitoba has proclaimed that its Franchises Act will come into force on October 1, 2012.

Manitoba’s Franchises Act came into force on October 1, 2012.

As noted in previous Cassels Brock Franchise Law e-Lert (click here) Manitoba has proclaimed that its Franchises Act will come into force on October 1, 2012.

For franchisors with a fiscal year-end of December 31, the deadline for including financial statements for the immediately preceding fiscal year in its franchise disclosure document (FDD)

The Court of Appeal held that the company did have just cause to terminate Ms. Steel's employment.

Last week, Ontario's highest appellate court dismissed an appeal by Canac Kitchens of a decision awarding two of its contractors each 26 months' notice.

The Ontario Human Rights Commission has released a new policy titled the "Policy on preventing discrimination based on mental health disabilities and addictions."

You may recall that last year, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal ("the Tribunal") raised the eyebrows of employers when it ordered that a terminated employee be reinstated to her position with full seniority almost a decade after she had left the workplace.

Jeremy Barretto's article titled "Corporate Renewable Energy Deals: Big in America, Coming to Canada," has been published by JWN Energy.

The Canada Small Business Financing Program was introduced over 40 years ago to provide small and medium sized businesses greater access to financing.

The Ontario government recently introduced Bill 107 (the Getting Ontario Moving Act) which, among its various provisions, provides a cap on the liability of lessor of motor vehicles used

Canada’s copyright reform process took a significant step forward this week as the House of Commons passed Bill C-11, An Act to Amend the Copyright Act (also referred to as the Copyright Modernization Act).

After a brief postponement, the highly anticipated public hearing on the definition of Canadian content (CanCon) is now underway.

In this video from our Corporate Counsel Insights Series, partner Bernice Karn discusses the 10 things you should consider when negotiating IT contracts.

The City of Markham recently released their highly anticipated Draft New City-wide Official Plan.

Bill 96, a private member’s bill introduced to the Ontario Legislative Assembly to amend and modernize the Electronic Commerce Act, 2000 died when Dalton McGuinty stepped down as Liberal leader and prorogued the Ontario legislature on October 15, 2012.

On October 23, 2023, the Ontario government introduced Bill 142, Better for Consumers, Better for Business Act, 2023 in order to repeal the Consumer Protection Act...

On October 8, 2025, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced recent steps to further transparency and compliance in the exempt market.

Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in a 6-3 decision, that the Trump administration's use of emergency powers under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act...