Recently, Spencer Lake, the Global Head of Capital Financing at HSBC, reported that China is positioned to overtake the United States in outward foreign direct investment (FDI) in the coming few years.

Earlier this month, the Province published an intentions paper in connection with regional solid waste management planning.

Olga Rivkin publishes the article "What is this zoning worth to you?": British Columbia’s attempt to control voluntary amenity contributions" found in the November 2014 edition of The Digest of Municipal & Planning Law.

Health Canada has issued an update to its earlier position, and has announced its current position on certain activities associated with unapproved medical devices in Canada, and the corresponding roles and responsibilities of stakeholders and industry.

Transport Canada (TC) has issued two Protective Directions that will affect the transportation of crude oil by rail in Canada.

A corollary to the trend of rising shareholder activism is the increasing frequency with which target companies are facing multiple activist campaigns.

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2014 is increasingly looking like a celebratory year in Canadian M&A.

Over the past decade, proxy contests have gone from a once rare phenomenon to a standard feature of the Canadian corporate world.

The most publicized proxy battle of 2013, Agrium Inc.’s showdown with activist US hedge fund Jana Partners, introduced the concept of the "golden leash" to the Canadian proxy scene.

According to an Ernst and Young report released on August 24, 2015, the Canadian Mining Eye index experienced a 4% gain in Q2 2015, as compared to a 1% loss in Q1 2015.

Buyers and sellers are using M&A representations and warranties insurance more often in transactions as a tool to enhance bids in competitive auction processes and to minimize exposure to post-closing indemnification obligations.

Global M&A activity continued its surge in Q1 2015, marking another quarterly increase in deal volume on a trailing twelve month basis, continuing a streak of consecutive increases that began in the first quarter of 2014.

As was expected, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced on June 5 that it will maintain its crude oil production at 30 million barrels per day.

One of the first steps in an M&A transaction is the signing of a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), also referred to as a confidentiality agreement.

Le Québec et l’Ontario poursuivent leur marche vers la modernisation de leur régime minier respectif.

On October 3, 2013, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) published a notice introducing new requirements for the audit of minimum capital test ratios for both property and casualty and life and health insurers.

The Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (Labelling, Packaging and Brand Names of Drugs for Human Use) – more commonly known as the "Plain Language Labelling amendments" – came into force on June 13, 2015.

Health Canada introduced the regulatory amendments in July 2014 as part of its Regulatory Transparency and Openness Framework and its commitment to make information more readily available to Canadians.

The increasing prevalence of shareholder activism in Canada has significantly impacted issuers and investors alike in the Canadian capital markets.