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On March 5, 2015, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission issued its first Notice of Violation under Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation, which included a C$1.1-million administrative monetary penalty.

While many tenets concerning the protections afforded by privilege are similar in both Canada and the United States, there are key differences and treatment when it comes to settlement and common interest privilege.

In the recent decision of Alberta Securities Commission v. Hennig (2020 ABQB 48), the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench (Court)...

For many organizations in the charitable and not-for-profit sector, the road to compliance was and continues to be a challenge.

On September 21, 2023, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced proposed amendments (Proposed Amendments) to National Instrument 44-102 Shelf Distributions...

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently released CSA Staff Notice 51-334 – "Continuous Disclosure Review Program Activities for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011" (the CSA Staff Notice).

The Business Corporations Act (Alberta) (ABCA) received an overhaul this week. Bill 84, Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2021 came into force on May 31, 2022.

A recent certification decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Justice Perell excluded investors who purchased securities of the defendant on the secondary market from a proposed class of investors pursuing claims for prospectus misrepresentation.

The CSA have announced that, effective April 6, 2013, public filings and updates to reporting issuer profiles made on SEDAR will now be accessible on the related public website within 15 minutes of submission.

On October 12, 2007, the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) issued a request for comments on its security holder approval requirements relating to acquisitions of public companies.

These include offences of fraud, insider trading, tipping, making a false prospectus, corruption, paying or receiving secret commissions, laundering the proceeds of crime, criminal breach of trust...

Bill C-21, the "Standing Up for Victims of White Collar Crime Act", received Royal Assent just prior to May’s federal election. The Act introduces new sentencing provisions related to fraud, creating a two-year minimum sentence for fraud over C$1-million among other important amendments.

On November 12, 2013, the Alberta government issued EPPA Update 13-01, in response to recent developments in the actuarial profession affecting defined benefit pension plans.

In recent weeks, we have paid close attention to government and media reports confirming new cases of a novel coronavirus originating from Wuhan, China and spreading to a number of cities and countries worldwide.

The Ontario government recently introduced Bill 203, the Pay Transparency Act, 2018 (Act) in the legislative assembly, in part to close the wage gap between men and women by ensuring that compensation...

On June 23, 2023, the new criminal provision under the Competition Act (Act) prohibiting wage-fixing and no-poach agreements comes into force. This pending change in the law involves the potential...

With Ontario's new disconnecting from work legislation taking effect in June, many employers are wondering what this means for the future of the post-pandemic workforce.

On March 31, 2010, the general minimum wage in Ontario becomes C$10.25 per hour. This is the seventh increase in the minimum wage since 2004, and is reflected in amendments to Regulation 285/01 of the Employment Standards Act, 2000.