Is it just cause if an employee admits to falsifying data? The answer is - maybe.

The federal government has amended the Financial Consumer Protection Framework Regulations under the Bank Act (Canada) to limit non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees for personal deposit accounts...

On January 1, 2019, new accounting practices will affect all countries that employ the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), including Canada.

Douglas Channel LNG Partnership has been granted creditor protection under Canada's Companies Creditors Arrangement Act (the "CCAA") by the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Douglas Channel had embarked on developing an LNG facility in the Kitimat area of British Columbia which was intended to serve the fast-growing Asian market for liquefied natural gas.

Negative option marketing occurs when a business provides a consumer with goods or services that the consumer did not ask for, and requires the consumer to pay for the goods or services unless the consumer informs the business that he/she does not want them.

On November 12, 2025, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) updated its policy regarding use of trademarks and industrial designs...

When enacted, the proposed amendments will bring the term of protection for recordings and performances in Canada in line with most of its major trading partners.

On June 11, 2019, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) issued a "reframed" discussion document in respect of its prior consultation on transfers for processing announced

On October 18, 2024, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed O. Reg. 396/24, revoking the City of Toronto's delegated authority to approve its recent official plan...

A discussion on the recent decision of the Canada Revenue Agency, which has confirmed that a merger of two foreign corporations may result in Canadian tax implications.

Earlier today, the Canadian Competition Bureau (the Bureau) announced that the pre-merger notification Transaction-Size threshold will increase from $86 million to $87 million for 2016.

The latest issue of the Canadian Competition Law: Trends & Developments provides a helpful analysis of recent competition law developments and looks ahead to the topics and issues

When the Conservative government tabled its 2014 budget yesterday, it announced its intention to introduce legislation amending the Competition Act to "address price discrimination that is not justified by higher operating costs in Canada, and to empower the Commissioner of Competition ("the Commissioner") to enforce the new framework".

The Competition Bureau announced that JSYK will remove two brands of duvets due to misleading labelling regarding their down content.

Further to the March 2014 Consent Agreement (the "Agreement") entered into with Loblaw Companies Limited ("Loblaw") in connection with its $12.4 billion acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation ("Shoppers"), the Competition Bureau (the "Bureau") has approved the sale of 13 Loblaw-owned stores and pharmacies to Metro Inc., Remedy’s Rx and the Jean Coutu Group.

The Competition Bureau recently announced that criminal charges had been laid against a company and an individual for their alleged role in rigging bids for infrastructure projects in the Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu region in the Province of Québec.

On April 17, 2023, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) released Volume 6 of the Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest. For many years, the publication of the Digest was put on hiatus...

The Competition Bureau announced that an individual had been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his involvement in a deceptive telemarketing scheme.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government has activated its powers under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (the Act), and this has had a significant impact ...

The Ontario government announced the Campaign after declaring a second provincial state of emergency and issuing a stay at home order, effective January 14, 2021.