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In a recent client bulletin, we noted that on February 10, 2012, the securities authorities of Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador (collectively the "Instrument Jurisdictions") published a request for comments in relation to proposed Multilateral Instrument 32-102 Registration Exemptions for Non-Resident Investment Fund Managers and Companion Policy 32-102CP (collectively, "MI 32-102").

While federally regulated employers may not have been waiting with bated breath for the long-coming outcome of Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission) and Mowat v Canada (AG)1 ("Mowat"), it will permit them to breathe a little easier. In Mowat, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal does not have the ability to award costs to a successful complainant under the Canadian Human Rights Act.

It is a foundational principle of human rights law that employers have a duty to accommodate certain protected characteristics of their employees to the point of undue hardship.

On December 2, 2013, the Government of Ontario's Ministry of Energy (the "MOE") released its latest Long-Term Energy Plan ("LTEP").

On November 14, 2014, Canada's Minister of International Trade announced an enhanced corporate social responsibility ("CSR") strategy, "Doing Business the Canadian Way.

On February 25, 2025, the BC Financial Services Authority (the "BCFSA") launched a new pilot program which extends the early marketing period from 12 to 18 months for eligible development projects...

For more than 20 years, the "NAFTA" has facilitated cross-border mobility between Canada, the United States and Mexico. From an immigration perspective, a key feature of NAFTA is Chapter 16...

Patent applicants need to be aware of a subtle, but key difference between Canada and other jurisdictions like the United States when relying on the grace-period for inventor disclosures.

On June 19, 2014 Bill C-31 "An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures" received Royal Assent.

When creating new trade-marks, a business' primary consideration is usually the attractive force of the mark.

The recent decision of the Superior Court of Quebec in the Martin v. Société Telus Communication class action puts into perspective other recent decisions from the same court regarding the award of punitive damages in consumer protection cases.

The Competition Bureau announced, on September 12, 2012,1 that criminal charges had been laid against two waste management companies for alleged breaches of the terms of a merger Consent Agreement.

In a significant speech, delivered in the Vancouver offices of McMillan on December 5, 2012, John Pecman, Canada's Interim Commissioner of Competition (the "Commissioner"), outlined the enforcement agenda for his term.

The Canadian Competition Bureau has established immunity and leniency programs to encourage parties to admit their involvement in the commission of Competition Act offences.

The recent Ontario Court of Appeal case of TPG Technology v Competition Bureau1 is a reminder that even in the effort to vigorously enforce the Competition Act, and publicize those efforts, the rules of defamation apply.

The federal government has introduced Bill C-2, An Act relating to the economic recovery in response to COVID-19, in which it is proposing a series of amendments to the Canada Labour Code that are meant to ensure ...

On August 23, 2021, BC's Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, announced that a new Public Health Order (which has not yet been published) will require proof of vaccination for ...