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In April, we published a bulletin describing the federal Liberal government's 2016 budget proposal to introduce a bank bail-in regime.

Earlier this month the BC Government posted (without any media release) a topic "Land Act Amendments" on a little-known website www.engage.gov.bc.ca.

Earlier this month, the Government of Canada launched public consultations on ways to improve Canada's anti-money laundering ("AML") and anti-terrorist financing ("ATF") regime.

In the latest important decision from the Supreme Court of Canada on aboriginal law, the court held that individual members of an Aboriginal group cannot invoke "self-help" remedies, such as blockades—when claiming that the government breached its duty to consult the Aboriginal group before making a decision affecting the group.

The Canadian Government is calling on all eligible foreign workers wishing to immigrate to Canada to act fast on completing their permanent residence applications because over the next year there are limits on the number of applications Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will consider for the various economic classes that do not require arranged employment.

Starting March 15, 2016, visa-exempt foreign nationals who fly to or transit through Canada will require an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA).

In a recent article, entitled Canada's Global Skills Strategy to launch June 12, 2017, we advised readers of the Government of Canada's intention to launch a new Global Skills Strategy...

Under the old regime, only employers found to be non-compliant with the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) (i.e. where a Labour Market Impact Assessment is required) are subject to inspection and penalty.

In a typical commercial lease each of the landlord and tenant will have various insurance obligations.

In 2010, Canadian entities filed almost 5000 applications for United States patents, representing about 2.3% of all patent applications filed at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO"), and just short of the 5200 applications for Canadian patents filed by Canadian entities at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office ("CIPO").

With the coming into force of the provisions putting the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs into effect in Canada, Canadian companies and designers can now seek ...

The Trademark Clearinghouse, a rights-protection component of ICANN's ambitious plan to expand the domain name system, recently began accepting submissions from trade-mark owners.

The Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") have provided notice that they will be publishing revised guidance following the recent enactment of additional federal regulations pertaining ...

On August 9, 2024, Global Affairs Canada ("Global Affairs") launched a 45-day public consultation to explore new strategies for safeguarding and enhancing Canada's economic security.

Our previous bulletin on the provisional application of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and its many benefits highlights that labour mobility...

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has reached its first ever major global reform deal since the organization was established in 1995.

What you think is a casual discussion about a potential transaction may very well be a binding verbal contract.

The BC Court of Appeal recently reversed a lower court decision and held that BC judges are not authorized to conduct judicial hearings outside of the province.