ArticleCanada To Allow Non-Essential Travel For The First Time Since March 2020This article will provide an overview of the new border measures for fully vaccinated travellers.CanadaImmigrationFasken
ArticleTime To File Trademark Applications In Order To Comply With Charter Of The French LanguageNon-French trademarks used in Quebec that are not registered with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) by June 1, 2025 will need to be translated into French.CanadaIntellectual PropertyFasken
ArticleThe End Of Summer Doesn't Just Bring Back To School, But New CBSA Audits TooWhile most of us were enjoying the tail end of the Canadian summer, officials at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) were putting the finishing touches to their latest list of audit priorities. CanadaInternational LawFasken
ArticleNo Fast Track For A Suspended Foreign Arbitral AwardThe Free State High Court declined to grant an application to enforce an arbitration award while it remained suspended in Lesotho.CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationFasken
ArticleVirtual Examination Of Witnesses - A Viable Option At Law And In Practice?Despite a traditionally busy fall season, civil litigators from the Ottawa and Eastern Ontario region gathered again this November at a County of Carleton Law Association (CCLA) annual litigation conference to share best practices and listen to the wisdom of judges and masters in an out-of-court setting.CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationFasken
ArticlePublic Consultations On The Right To RepairFrom June 28 to September 26, 2024, the Government of Canada is accepting online submissions for a consultation on a right to repair policy for home appliances and consumer electronics.CanadaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFasken
ArticleCommercial Leasing & Landlord Remedies: Verbal Agreements/Offers To LeaseOver the course of the coming weeks, we will be sharing a bulletin miniseries authored by members of our Ontario Real Estate Group on commercial leasing and landlord remedies. CanadaReal Estate and ConstructionFasken
ArticleProposed Changes To ITC Rules For Holding CorporationsOn July 27, 2018, the Department of Finance announced draft legislation to amend the GST/HST holding corporation rules in section 186 of the Excise Tax Act (Canada) ("the ETA"),CanadaTaxFasken
ArticleUpdate On The Status Of The Multilateral Instrument In CanadaOn June 21, 2019, one year after it was tabled in the House of Commons, Bill C-82, An Act to implement a multilateral convention to implement tax treaty related measures to prevent base erosion and profit shifting...CanadaTaxFasken
ArticleCrypto Regulation Or AdministrationRegulation and transparency have always been seen as a fundamental requirement in order to legitimize cryptocurrencies and crypto-exchanges. CanadaTechnologyFasken
ArticleA Significant Increase In The Prohibition Of Mergers In South AfricaThe South African Competition Commission has since the beginning of 2017 prohibited eleven intermediate mergers and has recommended that four large mergers be prohibited.South AfricaAntitrust/Competition LawFasken
ArticleCompetition Bureau Publishes Strategic Vision For 2020-2024On 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 benefitsCanadaAntitrust/Competition LawFasken
ArticleCOVID-19 And Material Adverse Change Provisions In M&A AgreementsThe COVID-19 pandemic has raised a fundamental question for M&A participants: does the outbreak of COVID-19 and the impact on a business constitute a "Material Adverse Change" (referred to as a "MAC") under merger agreements?CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Fasken
ArticleGovernment Of Canada Further Expands Wage Subsidy For EmployersCanadian employers who experience a COVID-19-caused revenue loss of at least 30 per cent will now be eligible for a subsidy of up to 75 per cent of each employee's wages, the Government of Canada announced March 30. CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Fasken
ArticleThe Impact Of The Pandemic On Notice Periods For Terminated EmployeesThe COVID-19 pandemic has decimated industries and resulted in many lost jobs. According to one news article, Canada has about 858,000 fewer jobs this February than we did last February before the pandemic began.CanadaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Fasken
ArticleAmendments To National Instrument 81-106 Regarding The Calculation Of Net Asset Value Come Into ForceOn September 8, 2008, long-anticipated amendments to National Instrument 81-106 Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure ("NI 81-106") are scheduled to come into force allowing the investment fund industry to continue to calculate a fund’s net asset value ("NAV"), for all purposes other than financial statement reporting, according to fair value.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawFasken
ArticleBritish Columbia Societies May Postpone 2020 AGMs Until November 2021In a further step to assist BC societies in managing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the British Columbia Registrar of Companies (the "Registrar") CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawFasken
ArticleGlobal Market Uncertainty Prompts Securities Regulators To Act To Encourage IPOs And Increase The Competitiveness Of Canada's Capital MarketsOn April 17, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced coordinated blanket orders (the orders), effective the same day, aimed at increasing the competitiveness of Canada's capital markets.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawFasken
ArticleIIROC Provides Guidance On Soliciting Dealer ArrangementsIIROC recently published guidance regarding managing conflicts of interest arising from soliciting dealer arrangements. The guidance elaborates on existing conflict of interest rules in the contextCanadaCorporate/Commercial LawFasken
ArticleOntario's OSC Following SEC In Whistleblower BountiesThe question of internal compliance is always a challenge when regulators offer rewards to whistleblowers with cash awards. Why report internally when the whistleblower can get paid if they report externally?CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawFasken