On February 21, 2014, the US Department of Transportation and the Association of American Railroads announced a rail safety initiative to institute new voluntary operating practices for moving crude oil by rail.

The threshold for a pre-closing net benefit review under the Investment Canada Act and the threshold for a pre-closing merger notification under the Competition Act have been increased for 2014.

The threshold for a pre-closing net benefit review under the Investment Canada Act and the threshold for a pre-closing merger notification under the Competition Act have been increased for 2015.

On the heels of one of the busiest years in shareholder activism in Canada, this annual video webinar highlights the key developments of 2014 and what to expect for 2015.

In Canada (Attorney General) v Cruden, 2013 FC 520, a Federal Court justice denied the existence of a separate procedural duty to accommodate that could be breached even if the substantive duty had been met.

The Northwest Territories (NWT) in Canada's north have released for public comment proposed Hydraulic Fracturing Filing Regulations under the NWT's Oil and Gas Operations Act.

The Participating Jurisdictions have signed a memorandum of agreement formalizing the terms and conditions of a cooperative capital markets regulatory system.

The Yukon government has accepted all 21 recommendations made by a Select Committee of the Legislative Assembly Regarding the Rights and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing.

Following British Columbia, Ontario is the second province to launch a provincial nominee program through the federal government's new Express Entry.

Obtaining antitrust approvals is a key part of the overall transaction process for many M&A transactions. Currently, there are over 100 national and regional antitrust regimes, with new regimes being introduced and existing regimes extended on a regular basis.

A group of dissident shareholders attempted to gain control of Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. by requisitioning a shareholders’ meeting to replace the Company’s management.

Reuters has recently reported that the value of all mergers and acquisitions worldwide in 2014 was at the highest annual value since 2007.

In O’Neill v General Motors of Canada Ltd., 2013 ONSC 4654, a motion for partial summary judgment was granted in a class action by retired employees of GM after their health care and life insurance benefits were substantially reduced to offset GM’s financial difficulties.

A new report from the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board compares generic drug prices in Canada with those of other industrialized nations.

Despite headwinds facing its dynamic economy, China continues to be one of the world’s leading targets for foreign direct investment and mergers and acquisitions activity.

The results are in for Q3-2013 Canadian M&A and the outlook is decidedly mixed. While Q3 M&A activity rose sharply on a value basis as compared to Q2-2013, Q3 volume was down from last quarter and overall 2013 M&A remains in a slump at the lowest levels in nearly a decade.

Effective August 1, 2015, the electronic travel authorization program will be implemented in Canada.

The Proposed Amendments will be open for comment until June 29, 2015.

Historically, it was well established at common law that the sale of a business severed the employment relationship between the business that was being sold and the employee.

Social media has changed the way we do business by connecting us online to buy goods and services from each other.