On August 24, 2020, we published an article regarding the suspension and resumption of limitation periods in certain provinces, including British Columbia, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On November 5, 2020, a panel of the British Columbia Securities Commission (the BCSC Panel) dismissed Earle Douglas Pasquill's application (the Applicant)

In what will be welcome news to Ontario corporate law practitioners and many of their clients, long-anticipated amendments to the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (OBCA) will take effect this summer.

Further to our insight from February of this year, Franchisors should review their Canadian franchise disclosure document (FDD) to ensure it is updated, which includes making sure it includes the correct financial statements.

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

Further to our insight from earlier this year, franchisors should review their Canadian franchise disclosure document (FDD) to ensure it is updated, which includes making sure it includes the correct financial statements.

In other words, the obligation to pay ran in conjunction with the so-called "overholding" scenario.

The Ontario government announced that it will be introducing legislation to amend the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA)...

Canada is now more than halfway through the worst wildfire season this country has ever seen. Every province and territory has been impacted by this year's wildfires...

Every few years I write a brief article about planning workplace gatherings and each time I do so, I think to myself, "Surely this is all old news and no one really needs this information anymore?"...

In May of 2024 the Ontario government introduced the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 (the Act).

Welcome back to our Interest Rates Watch series, developed to provide timely updates and practical advice on developments related to interest rates and benchmarks on a regular basis. As always, we are here to help.

On June 10, 2020, the final version of the Regulations Amending the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, 2019...

This is compared to an average annual increase of two to three per cent in prior years.

Monique Sassi and Jeremy Bornstein Author Article on Upcoming Amendments to the BIA and CCAA for CAIRP.

On March 28, 2022, the BC provincial government introduced the "Homebuyer Protection Period" to the province's Property Law Act as part of its ongoing effort to...

In February, Cassels reported on the City of Toronto's adoption of Official Plan Amendment No. 524 (OPA 524), which designated sixteen Protected Major Transit Station Areas...

On April 10, 2024, the Ontario Government introduced Bill 185: Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024 (Bill 185).

As a reminder, all "affected owners" of residential property who are not "excluded owners" as of December 31 of the calendar year have to file a UHT return for each owned property in Canada.

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...