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Product liability class actions in Canada are a complex, ever-evolving area of litigation that continue to see an increase in consumer activism and regulatory oversight.

On April 4, 2020, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) announced new measures aimed at alleviating the impact of COVID-19 on the global banking system.

As businesses plan to reopen in the coming weeks, social distancing measures will need to remain in place.

On May 1, 2020, OSFI, Canada's prudential banking regulator, issued guidance on the use of internal capital buffers by small and medium-sized banks and related capital management expectations during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Retail e-commerce is surging during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some businesses have been left behind.

On April 27, 2020, the Government of Ontario unveiled its framework of "guiding principles" for a gradual, staged approach to loosening its emergency COVID-19 measures and reopening Ontario's economy.

As part of its 2018 budget (Budget), the Ontario government announced that it plans to propose new tools to enhance and expand the securities enforcement activities of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) ...

As noted in our last Blakes Bulletin on the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), the Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS) requires most companies and organizations to file compliance reports in relation to the Accessibility Standards for Customer Service (the Customer Service Standard) on or before December 31, 2012.

Rarely do decisions from the Federal Court of Appeal promise to have such a wide-ranging impact on businesses. On January 22, 2008, the Federal Court of Appeal released its decision in Commissioner of Competition v. Labatt Breweries Limited.

The Canadian Securities Administrators have announced that, after reviewing the comments received on Consultation Paper 25-401 Potential Regulation of Proxy Advisory Firms, they have concluded that they should address the concerns raised about services provided by proxy advisory firms.

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have published for comment proposed amendments to the proxy solicitation and information circular provisions of National Instrument 51-102.

Effective July 5, 2021 corporations governed by Ontario's Business Corporations Act (OBCA) are no longer required to have any "resident Canadian" directors.

Under Canada's new modern slavery legislation, the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (Act), Canadian public companies and private businesses that meet certain size thresholds...

The CSA have extended the comment period to September 21, 2012 for comments from market participants on concerns raised about services provided by proxy advisory firms.

This Guide provides non-Canadians with an introduction to the laws and regulations that affect the conduct of business in Canada and, in particular, in the province of Ontario.

This Guide provides non-Canadians with an introduction to the laws and regulations that affect the conduct of business in Canada and, in particular, in the province of Ontario.

When sellers and buyers of a private business are close to a deal but cannot agree on the purchase price for the target company, they often turn to earnouts.

Between June 2014 and December 2015, the price of a barrel of oil was cut roughly in half, resulting in a significant downturn in the earnings of companies with businesses connected to the oil industry.