ArticleOntario To Target Wage GapThe Ontario Ministry of Labour has announced that it is creating a new working group to provide the government with advice and feedback on how to address the gender wage gap in Ontario.CanadaEmployment and HRCassels
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ArticleChanges To The Personal Property Security Act: What Does This Mean For You?On December 31, 2015, amendments to the current Personal Property Security Act will alter where registrations are to take place with respect to certain types of collateral.CanadaFinance and BankingCassels
ArticleSecuritization Is Back!Mark Twain on reading his obituary is known to have said "the reports of my death are greatly exaggerated". The same holds true about the securitization industry in 2008.CanadaFinance and BankingCassels
ArticleTMX Provides Update On Clearing Securities Of Issuers With Cannabis-Related Activities In The United StatesOn November 24, 2017, the TMX Group (TMX) issued a news release updating the ongoing engagement that the CDS, which is owned and operated by the TMX...CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesCassels
ArticlePre-Packaged Sales Transactions Under The CCAA: Where Are These Packages From, What Do They Look Like, And Where Are They Going?Matthew Nied and Natalie Levine co-authored "Pre- Packaged Sales Transactions under the CCAA: Where are These Packages From, What do They Look Like, and Where are They Going?" CanadaInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringCassels
ArticleCanada Extends Term Of Copyright In Works To Life Of Author Plus 70 YearsThe change follows earlier extensions to the term of copyright in published sound recordings and performers' performances and in certain audiovisual works.CanadaIntellectual PropertyCassels
ArticleCIPO Announces Revisions To AI-Generated Pre-Assessment LettersOn August 7, 2023, CIPO announced a significant update to its AI-generated "pre-assessment" letters, indicating that, effective immediately, the letters will identify the particular goods and/or services that may require amendment ...CanadaIntellectual PropertyCassels
ArticleCopyright Term Extension In Canada Will Come Into Force December 30, 2022On November 23, 2022, the Government of Canada announced that an Order in Council has been signed to bring into force the amendments to the Copyright Act that were included in Bill C-19, the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1. CanadaIntellectual PropertyCassels
ArticleIs Your Old Canadian Registered Trademark At Risk Of Being Expunged?The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has just announced in a December 16, 2024 information release that it is about to start a pilot summary cancellation project in January 2025.CanadaIntellectual PropertyCassels
ArticleViva Brazil: Protecting The Propriedade Industrial Of Rights Holders At The 2016 Rio Olympic GamesAn article by Len Glickman, Stephen J. Henderson and Sophie H. Moher titled "Viva Brazil: Protecting the Propriedade Industrial of Rights Holders at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games" has been published...CanadaIntellectual PropertyCassels
ArticleCanada Border Services Agency Announces Initiation Of A Normal Value And Export Price ReviewOn February 3, 2020, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), announced the initiation of a normal value and export price review respecting...CanadaInternational LawCassels
ArticleThe Digital Charter And Shifting Framework For Consent Based Privacy LegislationMarco Ciarlariello's article "Canada: The Digital Charter and Shifting Framework for Consent-Based Privacy Legislation" has been published by DataGuidance.CanadaPrivacyCassels
ArticleDowntown Toronto Hospital Flightpath MZO Remains In ForceOntario has extended the revocation date of the downtown Toronto flight path Minister's Zoning Order. This MZO reduces potential heights in the downtown to protect helicopter travel paths for hospitals.CanadaReal Estate and ConstructionCassels
ArticleMatthew Alter Included In Who's Who Legal's List Of Leading Thought Leaders In Construction LawMatthew Alter has been included in Thought Leaders – Construction 2018, published by UK-based Who's Who Legal. This listing includes the world's foremost practitioners in the area of construction law.CanadaReal Estate and ConstructionCassels
ArticleJake Bullen Appointed To LSO's Business Law Advisory Working GroupJake Bullen has been appointed by the Law Society of Ontario to the Business Law Advisory Working Group.CanadaStrategyCassels
ArticleJohn Gillies Authors Article On Automation In The Legal MarketJohn Gillies' blog post titled "Automation in the Legal Market" was published by Slaw on April 7, 2015.CanadaStrategyCassels
ArticleFederal Government To Extend 15% Mineral Exploration Tax CreditAs the federal government gets ready to table the federal budget, which will be released on April 16, 2024 (Budget Day), and the tax community weighs in on the tax measures expected to be unveiled...CanadaTaxCassels
ArticleGovernment Announces Extension Of The Mineral Exploration Tax CreditOn March 5, 2017, Minister of Natural Resources Jim Carr announced, on behalf of Minister of Finance Bill Morneau, that the federal government proposes to extend the 15% federal investment tax credit...CanadaTaxCassels
ArticleFast Track - A Primer On North American Rail TransactionsJennifer Wasylyk's article "Fast Track: A Primer on North American Rail Transactions" has been published by the American Bar Association's Commercial Law Newsletter.CanadaTransportCassels