This presentation by Bill Hearn and Darren Kirkwood discusses the laws, enforcement practices and industry guidelines regulating all contests (including those under the Criminal Code, Competition Act and Quebec's special contest laws). It addresses the special considerations that arise in contests for kids and teens and when contests involve special products such as liquor and NHL tickets.

Davis LLP's Bill Hearn and Noam Goodman provide an overview of the laws and codes of practice governing pharmaceutical advertising in Canada.

A summary of the recent developments following the Canadian Franchise Association's Franchise Law Day Conference.

In the November 15, 2013 issue of The Lawyers Weekly, Davis LLP's Chris Bennett emphasizes the importance of thoroughly examining the fine print in technology licence agreements.

We explained recently that Imagine Canada had reported further guidance from Industry Canada about CASL’s charitable fundraising exception.

Canada plans to enact legislation to require mining and oil and gas companies to disclose certain payments to any host governments or aboriginal groups.

On June 30, 2015, a law requiring unions to publicly disclose a wide range of their financial dealings passed the Senate and received royal assent.

Human resource professionals are generally well aware of the protected leaves of absence that are provided for by employment standards legislation, including pregnancy / maternity leaves of absence, parental leaves of absence, and personal emergency / sick / family medical leaves of absence.

This paper provides answers to these questions and delves into the tax implications of some common workplace perks, including employer-provided parking, employer contributions to employee insurance plans, employer-provided cellphone plans and deduction of employee home office expenses.

Some franchises, like other businesses in Canada, have relied on the support of foreign workers to temporarily deal with their labour shortages, where there are no Canadian citizens or permanent residents available.

Flexible shift work schedules are a familiar part of large-scale infrastructure and resource projects in British Columbia. - See more at: http://www.davis.ca/en/publication/working-outside-the-employment-standards-act-variances-averaging-agreements-and-exclusions/#sthash.s0fK31cO.dpuf

A discussion which explores the good, the bad and the ugly of social media in the professional environment and outline steps that employers can take to mitigate risks stemming from employee misuse.

A discussion on the Retail Market Review Committee report released by the Alberta government.

As we reported last week, the Government of British Columbia has announced that the tax regime for LNG development will be introduced in legislation by October 20.

Concern has been expressed in British Columbia that pipelines proposed to carry B.C. natural gas to LNG facilities might someday be converted to carry oil or bitumen to the coast.

The Alberta Court of Appeal has denied leave to appeal the Jackpine mine expansion Joint Review Panel’s finding that it lacks jurisdiction to decide whether the federal and provincial governments have discharged their constitutional obligations to consult with aboriginal groups.

Ontario Energy Minister Chris Bentley told a crowd of electricity interest stakeholders that he would be making an announcement regarding the results of the FIT review process next week.

Changes made earlier this year to the National Energy Board Onshore Pipeline Regulations include new provisions requiring that the owners of federally regulated pipelines institute policies and procedures for the internal reporting of pipeline hazards.

As we previously reported, the federal government has amended the federal Renewable Fuels Regulations to mandate a 2% renewable content for diesel fuel and heating oil sold in Canada.

The Province of Alberta is seeking the input of the public in putting together the regulations which will govern the new Alberta Energy Regulator.