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Effective November 12, 2025, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has updated its approach to trademarks and industrial designs that incorporate the 11‑point maple leaf from the National Flag of Canada.

In an apparent departure from the interpretations previously given to section 81.1 of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act ("BIA"), the British Columbia Court of Appeal held that commingled fungible goods may be "identifiable" for the purposes of repossession by an unpaid supplier. The decision in Port Alice Specialty Cellulose Inc. Estate (Trustee of) v. ConocoPhillips Co. creates uncertainty for ABLs and other lenders that lend on the security of inventory and may trigger a re-examination of borr

Commercial leases often contain covenants of continuous performance; a breach of such a covenant is also continuous.

On January 15, 2016, Canada and Taiwan entered into an "Arrangement for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income" (the "Arrangement").

Section 69(2) of the Competition Act provides that, by possessing documents, persons and firms are deemed to know their contents and to have done what the documents say was done.

On March 25, 2015, after a five month review, the Competition Bureau cleared the purchase by Postmedia of Sun Media's English language assets.

The Government of Canada has unveiled Bill C-52, the Safe and Accountable Rail Act, which responds to a number of concerns that gained wide attention following the tragic derailment at Lac-Mégantic, Québec, in July 2013, as well as railway company efforts to pass risks of liability onto shippers.

On March 27, 2018, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the "CSA") published CSA Staff Notice 51-353 Update on CSA Consultation Paper 51-404 ...

Three provinces are expecting big changes in the area of franchise legislation, some of which will be more welcomed by franchisors than others:

The Dodd-Frank Act expressly prohibits employers from punishing an employee for engaging in protected whistleblowing activity.

British Columbia's new Franchises Act and accompanying Regulations will come into force on February 1, 2017, giving franchisors only four months to ensure their disclosure and business practices comply with the new requirements.

In a Notice published on April 28, 2015, IIROC has set out its key priorities from now until March 31, 2016.

On May 15, 2019, the OSC announced that registrants will no longer have to pay late fees associated with the disclosure of outside business activities past the required deadline.

2013 saw a number of significant developments in securities law, including a strong push for a national securities regulator, notable developments for insider trading, a new proposed regulatory regime for shareholder rights plans, and a proposal to address gender diversity on boards and senior management.

As mentioned in our previous bulletin, the Government of Canada recently initiated a public consultation process regarding the adoption of Deferred Prosecution Agreements ("DPAs") in Canada.

Nearly 28 years after former Chief Justice Brian Dickson wrote passionate – yet dissenting – reasons in favour of extending constitutional protection to the right to strike, the Supreme Court of Canada has taken up his call.

A recent decision of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the "Tribunal") challenges the ability of employers to treat employees over age 65 differently with respect to the provision of benefits.