ArticleThe 2014 To-Do List For Ontario HRA new year is a time for resolutions.CanadaEmployment and HRCassels
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ArticleFinance Releases Draft Legislation On The Critical Mineral Exploration Tax Credit But "Critical" Details Remain Outstanding We understand that the Canada Revenue Agency is planning to produce the form, along with reporting updates associated with the CMETC as soon as possible.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesCassels
ArticleNational Instrument 43-101: The Effect Of An Updated Mineral Resource Estimate On A Preliminary Economic AssessmentA Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) is a valuable tool for communicating to the market the potential economic viability of a mineral project at an early stage...CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesCassels
ArticleAssistance To Auto Finance Community – Courts Consider The Meaning Of The Phrase ‘Brought In' In The Context Of The Personal Property Security ActThe recent case Hughes Re., 2016 ONSC 6832, provides auto finance companies with some clarity as to certain provisions of the Ontario PPSA relating to perfection of security interests in collateral...CanadaFinance and BankingCassels
ArticleCanadian/U.S. Cross-Border Lending: Issues To Consider To Avoid Potential Costs & DelaysThe management of mid-market companies domiciled in Canada (or the U.S.) who consider embarking on business expansions south ...CanadaFinance and BankingCassels
ArticleInterest Rates Watch: Alternative Reference Rates Committee Recommends Proactive Steps By Market Participants To Slow Use Of US Dollar LIBORWith the end of US dollar (USD) LIBOR quickly approaching,1 the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (the ARRC), the working group backed by the United States Federal Reserve...CanadaFinance and BankingCassels
ArticleLessons Seven: How To Take PMSI In Inventory To Ensure No Loss In PriorityThe Personal Property Security Act (Ontario) provides for a particular type of security interest known as a purchase-money security interest or "PMSI" which allows for "super-priority" relative to...CanadaFinance and BankingCassels
ArticleOntario Amends PPSA To Avoid Vexatious RegistrationsOn December 8, 2020, a new Part V.1 was added to the Personal Property Security Act (Ontario) (the PPSA) to safeguard against vexatious registrations...CanadaFinance and BankingCassels
ArticleSheltering Unsecured Debt Under A Secured Party’s Security Does Not WorkThe issue of whether an unsecured party can purchase a secured party’s debt to shelter its own unsecured debt under the newly acquired security is often debated. CanadaFinance and BankingCassels
ArticleWage Earner Protection Program Amendments: Maximum Payment Amount Increases Without Changing $2,000 Super Priority Under The BIA And CCAAThe omnibus Bill C-861 received royal assent on December 13, 2018, and made substantial updates to, among other things, the Wage Earner Protection Program Act (WEPPA).CanadaFinance and BankingCassels
ArticleAdvertising & Marketing Cannabis In CanadaThe Federal Cannabis Act (the "Act") establishes restrictions and exceptions for those looking to advertise and market Cannabis in Canada.CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesCassels
ArticleOverhaul Of Orphan Drug Access In CanadaOn October 3, 2012, Canada’s Minister of Health, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, announced that Health Canada will be modernizing its framework.CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesCassels
ArticleThe Academies Release Major Report On Cannabis And Cannabis-Derived ProductsThe National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has released a major US government-funded report entitled "The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids...CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesCassels
ArticleNational Security Review Guidelines Highlight Amorphous Nature Of "National Security"The Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development has just released Guidelines on the National Security Review of Investments.CanadaGovernment, Public SectorCassels
ArticleSupreme Court Of Canada Finds That Non-Canadians Can Have Constitutionally-Protected Aboriginal Rights Under Canada's ConstitutionOn April 23, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released a decision answering a constitutional question as to whether non-Canadians can exercise Aboriginal rights protected under Section 35(1)...CanadaGovernment, Public SectorCassels
ArticleSupreme Court Of Canada Releases Decision In RedwaterOn January 31, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Orphan Well Association, Alberta Energy Regulator v. Grant Thornton Limited and ATB Financial.CanadaInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringCassels
ArticleNew Year, New UdapOn December 20, 2021, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) submitted its proposed Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices rule (Proposed UDAP) to the Ministry of Finance for final approval. CanadaInsuranceCassels
ArticleReinsurance Review UpdateThere has also been significant lobbying by the P&C industry with both OSFI as well as the Ministry of Finance.CanadaInsuranceCassels
