On January 18, 2018, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published and requested comments for a proposed change to OSC Policy 15-601 Whistleblower Program (Policy).

As we reported previously, the Federal government is about to join most of the provinces in making mandatory retirement, for the most part, unlawful.

On August 14, 2017, a worker employed as a stunt driver, was working on the movie, "Deadpool 2", when she suffered fatal injuries after a crash on a movie set in Vancouver, British Columbia.

On October 24, 2012, the Alberta government introduced legislation to unify upstream energy resource regulation in Alberta under the control of a single regulator. Under Bill 2, the Responsible Energy Development Act, the Alberta Energy Regulator will be created, combining the existing regulatory functions of the Energy Resources Conservation Board and Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development.

The government of Canada recently released a new Arctic Foreign Policy (the "Policy") which includes some nuggets about minerals and critical minerals.

Interest in Canada’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) export industry is growing as investors, project developers, and energy companies look to Canadian LNG opportunities.

On April 20, 2022, the Québec government announced that it will authorize Hydro-Québec to launch two calls for tenders for new wind and renewable energy supplies.

On September 19, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada granted Grassy Narrows First Nation leave to appeal the Keewatin v. Ontario (Ministry of Natural Resources)[1] decision rendered by the Ontario Court of Appeal on March 18, 2013.

On September 5, 2019, Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change and British Columbia's Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy announced they have signed an Impact Assessment Cooperation Agreement.

Recent developments in the U.S. crypto asset industry, such as the recent FTX scandal, SEC filings against Binance and Coinbase, and the recent Ripple Labs ruling,

The March 29, 2012 federal Budget indicates that the Government of Canada will be moving ahead with a few important financial sector initiatives, but the Budget was short on detail.

On September 4, 2013, Health Canada announced that it has revised its position on the exclusion of information describing unlicensed medical devices in responses to RFPs from Canadian healthcare facilities.

On November 25, 2024, the Strengthening Cyber Security and Building Trust in the Public Sector Act, 2024 ("Bill 194") passed Third Reading and received Royal Assent at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

On August 18, 2022, PMPRB announced its Decision resulting from the consultation on the PMPRB Price Review Approach During the Interim Period following publication of Amendments to the Patented Medicines Regulation...

Sugar, sodium and saturated fats are in Health Canada's crosshairs, as the Minister of Health announced new food labelling requirements set to come into force on July 20, 2022...

On May 5, 2020 the federal government announced a $252 million aid package aimed at helping farmers, food processors and other industry proponents in the agriculture sector address challenges posed by COVID-19.

In December 2011, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported that at least one serious injury occurred when a topical wart remover, Durasal (salicylic acid 26%), was dispensed to a patient following eye surgery instead of a topical corticosteroid, Durezol.

As we reach the halfway mark of the campaign, most parties have now released their full platforms.

The province has released the first annual report ("Annual Report") on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act ("DRIPA").

On June 5, 2019, the OSC sent out a notice by means of a broadcast e-mail (the Notice) with respect to certain amendments regarding the STCS applicable to all registered firms, exempt dealers and exempt advisers.