ArticleProposed Changes To Privacy LawThe Federal Government introduced Bill S-4, the "Digital Privacy Act" which proposes amendments to PIPEDA.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleProposed Changes To The Municipal Conflict Of Interest ActOn November 16, 2016, Ontario legislators introduced the Modernizing Ontario's Legislation Act, 2016, also presently known as Bill 68.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleProposed Legislation To Govern Compensation Of Broader Public Sector ExecutivesThis fall Bill 8 has been swiftly moving through the stages of the legislative process in Ontario. It is An Act to promote public sector and MPP accountability and transparency by enacting the Broader Public Sector Executive Compensation Act, 2014 and amending various Acts. CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticlePut Your Loyalty Reward Points To Good Use!Sitting on a mountain of loyalty reward points? Wondering what to do with them? Why not give them to a charity? CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleRecovery Of Damages For Diminution In Market Value Caused By Delayed PerformanceGubbins, a farmer, wanted to develop some land he owned in Cornwall. CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleReminder: Keeping Capital Markets Participation Fee Filings AttaccaThis year, the annual filings for Form 13-502F4 Capital Markets Participation Fee Calculation are due by November 1, 2024.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleReminder On Upcoming Deadline For Property Tax Rebates For Charitiesyou are a registered charity as defined in section 248(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and occupy commercial or industrial property in Toronto, you may be eligible for a rebate on your property tax. Information about the City of Toronto’s property tax rebate program for registered charities is available here: http://bit.ly/NuBbtN.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleRent-Free Accommodation Is Not A Charitable GiftIn Carson v. The Queen, a husband and wife allowed a registered charity, in which the wife was a president, to use two rooms in their house rent-free. CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleRevised Anti-Spam Regulations PublishedIndustry Canada's revised regulations to Canada's anti-spam legislation "(CASL") have just been published. CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleSecurities Commission Sanctions Law Firm Partner For Breach Of Internal PolicyIn Re Neher ( reasons and order) a foreign partner in a major national law firm who worked for a publically-traded company admitted to trading shares in that company while the company was included on the firm's restricted list.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleSEDAR+ Is Not A Stress Free Zone – Foreign Issuers And Reports Of Exempt DistributionsAs mentioned above, the Phase 1 rollout of the new SEDAR+ filing system will be launching on June 13, 2023. This phase of the rollout requires numerous filings to be submittedCanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
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ArticleSenior Executives Settle With Alberta Securities Commission For Overstating The Company's Financial PositionOn June 16, 2016, the Alberta Securities Commission concluded Settlement Agreements with three senior executives from Poseidon Concepts, an Alberta corporation. CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleSettlement Agreement Doesn't Have To Be Signed By All Parties To Be EnforceableVice-Chancellor Parsons observed that 'nothing in the law of contracts requires that a contract be signed to be enforceable', and that this one was binding on the strength of Whittington's acceptance of written assurances that the lawyers were on side with the arrangement. CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleSocieties Act Of British ColumbiaThe new Societies Act of British Columbia came into force on November 28, 2016. CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleStatus Of The Not-For-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (Ontario)Although more than 3 years have passed since the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 received Royal Assent, it is still not in force.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleSurplus Property Transition Initiative Open and Accepting ApplicationsOn June 29, 2017, the Ontario government announced the Surplus Property Transition Initiative, a program that facilitates the ability of government agencies, not-for-profits, charities...CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleSuspension Imposed For Breach Of Prior IIROC Settlement TermsThe Respondent admitted that he entered an unauthorized trade in a client account while subject to close supervision imposed under a prior IIROC settlement agreement.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleTapping Into Trouble: CSA Phase 2 CFR Sweep ResultsThe Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) have released their much-anticipated Client Focused Reforms (CFR) Phase 2 Sweep Report...CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleTechnology M&A Trends: What To Expect In 2023Technology, like many other sectors, is bracing for some uncertainty in 2023. Accelerating advancements and the needs of modern economies will certainly fuel tech investments and mergers...CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBorden Ladner Gervais LLP