The regulators indicated that all trades are subject to applicable securities and derivatives legislation and specifically called out Multilateral Instrument 91-102 Prohibition of Binary Options, which prohibits a person from advertising, offering, selling or otherwise trading a binary option with a term of less than 30 days with or to an individual.

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology is introducing a five-module Not-for-Profit Management Certificate Program.

The Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration has posted several tools and resources for use by the NFP sector on its website.

Legalization of Cannabis.

Professionals at AUM Law can help registered firms meet their training obligations by providing in-person or virtual training for staff, tailored to the requirements that apply to your firm, on a fixed-fee basis.

Stay up-to-date on how your business may be affected by COVID-19 with breaking developments across Canada, as well as resources for various sectors from all levels of government

The CRA is a helpful source of materials on activities carried on by charities.

A new webpage targeted at internal divisions of registered charities was recently published by the Canada Revenue Agency on its charities website.

The Ministry of Consumer Services has updated its website to reflect the highly anticipated Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (the ONCA)! The ONCA is scheduled to come into force on July 1, 2013.

Bill C-458 (An Act respecting a National Charities Week and to amend the Income Tax Act (charitable and other gifts)) was withdrawn at the end of October 2013.

At a time when many employers are looking for ways to reduce the risks associated with their employe pension plans, new and different litigation risks can arise.

The OSC has proposed a new incentivized Whistleblower Program in an effort to motivate individuals with inside knowledge or information relating to a possible breach of securities law to come forward.

​Financial institutions need to be mindful of the effect of the engagement of financial advisors with respect to their special loan clients.

​This year, the lawyers at Bank of Montreal, CIBC, Scotiabank, and TD Bank were all nominated for "In-House Team of the Year" by Benchmark Canada.

The Superior Court followed prior decisions in confirming that the putative class members were bound by their respective collective bargaining agreements.

Summaries Of Relevant, Recent Cases

The Competition Bureau has published the Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest to assist in promoting a better understanding of the relevant provisions of the Competition Act...

On September 29, 2011, the government reintroduced to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act which were first tabled in the last Parliament but ended up dying on the Order Paper when Parliament was prorogued.

BLG's Smart Cities Round Table

The application for leave to appeal the Federal Court of Appeal’s decision in Prescient Foundation v Minister of National Revenue was dismissed by the Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") with costs on November 28, 2013.