ArticleLeasing Lessons Learned From The Alberta FloodAs the New Year has begun, it is a good time to ponder the major events over the past year and the lessons learned from them. CanadaReal Estate and ConstructionMcMillan LLP
ArticleBudget 2014: Significant Tax Changes Affecting The Canadian Resource And Energy SectorBudget 2014 contained two changes of particular interest to the Canadian resource and energy sectorsCanadaTaxMcMillan LLP
ArticleOntario Budget 2012: An Indication Of Things To ComeThe Ontario government presented its 2012 Budget (the "Budget") in the Ontario Legislature earlier this week. CanadaTaxMcMillan LLP
ArticleQuebec Government Mandates Disclosure Of Nominee AgreementsNominee agreements are frequently used in commercial real estate transactions for various non-tax reasons...CanadaTaxMcMillan LLP
ArticleUPDATE: Amendments To Thin Cap And Withholdings Tax Rules: Good News For Lenders, Better News For BorrowersIn order to prevent non-residents of Canada from stripping profits from their Canadian subsidiaries (each a "Canadian Subsidiary") in the form of deductible interest ..CanadaTaxMcMillan LLP
ArticleBill C-49: Government Of Canada Proposes To Amend The Canada Transportation ActAs we recently projected, the Government of Canada is introducing legislation that will make significant amendments to the Canada Transportation Act in relation to the rail and aviation modes of transport. CanadaTransportMcMillan LLP
ArticleGovernment Announces Changes In Foreign Ownership Rules For Canadian Airlines – 'Change In Fact'?The Canadian federal government's Minister of Transport, Marc Garneau, announced on November 3, 2016 that the government of Canada plans to raise the cap on foreign ownership of Canadian airlines from 25% to 49%. CanadaTransportMcMillan LLP
ArticleCLEANING UP ON TRADETPP And The EnvironmentThe Trans-Pacific Partnership ("TPP") is a trade liberalization agreement signed by twelve countries on February 4, 2016. GlobalInternational LawMcMillan LLP
ArticleBehavioural Remedies: Not Dead, Just RestingCompetition and antitrust authorities around the world regularly proclaim their strong preference for structural over behavioural remedies in merger cases. CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawMcMillan LLP
ArticleCompetition Bureau Issues Consent Agreement TemplateThe Canadian Competition Bureau issued a template document for use as a form of Consent Agreement, to be filed with the Competition Tribunal to resolve concerns the Bureau may have with proposed mergers. CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawMcMillan LLP
ArticleCorporate Directors Beware - Canada Passes Tough Amendments To Anti-Corruption LegislationCanada has passed amendments which make its foreign anti-corruption regime significantly more rigorous by requiring greater transparency of corporate accounting.CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawMcMillan LLP
ArticleStorm Clouds Looming: The Impact Of Competition Act Changes On LeasingThe Affordable Housing and Groceries Act (the "2024 Amendments") introduced changes to the Competition Act (the "Act") which should concern all landlords and tenants, not just those in the grocery industry.CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawMcMillan LLP
ArticleThe Walls Have Ears – Lots Of Them!Supreme Court of Canada jurisprudence in the cartel space is rare – and therefore valuable. While not always good news, it provides definitive guidance. CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawMcMillan LLP
ArticleWhat's New With The FAQsThe Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau), like many antitrust authorities, has established programs of immunity and leniency with respect to Competition Act or antitrust offences (click to view the guidelines with respect to the Immunity Program and Leniency Program).CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawMcMillan LLP
ArticleA "Vaccine Break" For COVID-19 VaccinationQuebec follows the lead of the common law provinces taking legislative action to encourage vaccination.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)McMillan LLP
ArticleDoes COVID-19 Favour A Longer Reasonable Notice Period? Another Court Says Prove ItRecent court decisions have provided guidance about the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic may have on the reasonable notice period owed to dismissed employees.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)McMillan LLP
ArticleFederal Government Broadens Access To The Canada Emergency Response Benefit And Proposes Wage Support For Essential WorkersOn April 15, 2020, Prime Minister Trudeau announced that the federal government would be broadening the Canada Emergency Response Benefit ("CERB") to make the benefit available to a...CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)McMillan LLP
ArticleMore Clarity About The Impact Of COVID-19 On Reasonable Notice PeriodsIriotakis v. Peninsula Employment Services Limited,[1] a recent decision issued by Ontario's Superior Court of Justice, is the latest case to consider the impact of the COVID-19 CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)McMillan LLP
ArticleBuilding Uniformity: Saskatchewan's Franchise Disclosure Act Receives Royal AssentFirst introduced last fall, Saskatchewan's Bill 149, The Franchise Disclosure Act, received Royal Assent on May 8, 2024 (the "Act"). In doing so, Saskatchewan now joins British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba...CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawMcMillan LLP