Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet was in Montreal on Monday discussing the Bloc Québécois's plan to facilitate the integration of immigrants in Quebec.

The Federal Court of Appeal recently released its decision in Voltage Holdings, LLC v Doe #1, in which the court affirmed the minimum evidentiary requirements to establish direct...

It is now official. As of December 30, 2022 the term of protection for copyrighted works will be extended by 20 years to match earlier extensions that occurred in the United States and Europe.

The adult entertainment industry occupies a large place on the Internet, and some of these sites can be difficult to identify.

The previous segment in this series summarized a landlord's options to respond to a tenant's breach of a commercial lease. In addition to considering what option to exercise...

The Construction Lien Act governs construction projects in Ontario.

The City has announced that it is overhauling its Comprehensive Zoning By-law, which could have a dramatic impact on the rules that govern the development of your property...

The prescribed rate for family income-splitting loans has been 1%, the lowest possible rate, since April 2009.

We are beginning to see the legal enforcement fallout from the now infamous Panama Papers. CRA concerted efforts to find undeclared offshore money and assets is moving into full gear.

In the 2016 annual Budget Speech the Minister of Finance indicated the possibility of legislative countermeasures to curb the use of share buy-back arrangements that resulted in no tax being triggered.

On June 17, 2019 the Competition Bureau announced that it is challenging Thoma Bravo's acquisition of Aucerna, a company that offers valuation and reporting software to Canadian oil and gas producers.

It has not always been clear that a release prevents an employee from bringing an unjust dismissal complaint under the Canada Labour Code.

‘Interest’ is deductible in terms of section 24J(2) of the Income Tax Act. The term ‘interest’ is defined to include any interest ‘or similar finance charges’. The meaning of ‘similar finance charges’ has been uncertain since the 2016 amendment replaced the broader expression ‘related finance charges’ with ‘similar finance charges’. Under the previous wording, the SCA held in CSARS v South African Custodial Services that various costs closely connected to obtaining finance, including guarantee, advisory, margin, commitment, legal and administration fees, qualified as ‘related finance charges’.

The new NAFTA, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement ("USMCA"), introduces specific protections for Indigenous peoples.

The recent decision in Tabet v. Equityfeed Corporation is (almost!) a "Bar School case" for the technological evidence module.

Yesterday (26 March 2019), Judge P.A. Meyer handed down judgment in the High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division, Pretoria) dismissing the application by the Coal Transporters Forum.

On February 11th, the Competition Bureau published its Strategic Vision for 2020-24. Titled "Competition in the Digital Age", this document outlines how the Bureau plans to deliver the benefits

South Africa's Competition Commission (the "Commission") has published the finalised Terms of Reference for its Online Intermediation Platforms Market Inquiry ("OIPMI").

In recent years, competition/antitrust enforcers around the world, including Canada, have taken a marked interest in private equity deals. As part of a broader global trend of tougher merger

The Canadian Competition Tribunal recently dismissed a jurisdictional challenge by HarperCollins to the Commissioner of Competition's application for an order prohibiting the implementation...