Potentially big developments for the franchised restaurant sector as political parties are lining up to propose new laws relating to healthy eating.

With the World Health Organization's (WHO) declaration of a pandemic on March 11, 2020, Canada triggered its response to fight the spread of COVID-19. The border closure of March 14, 2020 ...

After receiving much media attention and public scrutiny, Canada's rules and policies for admitting and processing temporary foreign workers into the country were recently overhauled.

The current Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Pilot Program ("IIVC") is much like the former Immigrant Investor Program.

Canadian Intellectual Property Office has recently announced another new PPH program, which adds one more route for applicants to accelerate patenting process in Canada.

It seems that these days, more than ever, consumers are expressing their political and personal views by buycotting brands (or, the alternative, boycotting).

Refundable tax credits relevant to film production are offered by both the federal government and the province of Ontario.

Much of a detailed and technical nature has been written about the new so-called Foreign Affiliate Dumping Rules.

The unlimited liability company is an archaic form of corporation tracing its origins back to the United Kingdom's Companies Act of 1862.

In a recent decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP v. British Columbia (Human Rights Tribunal), the Court held that an equity partner of a law firm partnership was not considered an "employee" for the purposes of the British Columbia Human Rights Code (the "Code").

Franchising is not as heavily regulated in Canada as it is in a number of other jurisdictions, including the United States.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) recently announced six new office practices in relation to industrial designs. Among these, the new practices of permitting color and animation as design...

Canada’s exemption from tax on the sale of a principal residence is not just for Canadian residents.

The Canadian Securities Administration (CSA) issued "CSA Staff Notice 21-327 Guidance on the Application of Securities Legislation to Entities Facilitating the Trading of Crypto Assets"...

These are stressful times for everyone. Global solidarity in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 drove governments to extraordinary actions and Canada is no exception.

As summer gets a little hotter, employers may begin to feel the heat; firing employees in the summer may require an increase in the reasonable notice period.

Today we explore what that means from a legal perspective and how this concept affects the employer's and employee's rights on termination.

Major amendments to Canada's Industrial Design Act (the "Act") came into force on November 5, 2018

Several provinces have spent the past year pulling American wine, beer and spirits off liquor store shelves amid the ongoing trade dispute.

An entire agreement clause puts a pin in negotiations and specifies that only what is written in the contract is enforceable.