ArticlePayments Regulatory Year In Review And 2026 OutlookThis Bulletin summarizes key regulatory developments impacting the payments sector in 2025 and looks ahead to 2026.CanadaFinance and BankingFasken
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ArticleTargeting Private Corporation Tax Planning: The Canadian Federal Government's ProposalOn July 18, 2017 (the "Consultation Date"), the Minister of Finance (Canada), the Honourable William Morneau, released the Government's proposals to address tax planning commonly used by private corporations...CanadaTaxFasken
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ArticleThe HR Space: Employees, Public Criticism And The MediaYour employee makes critical comments to the press about your company. Is he a legitimate whistleblower or has he violated his duty of loyalty to his employer? CanadaEmployment and HRFasken
ArticleRevue De L'année 2025 – Décisions Et Changements Clés En Matière De Responsabilité Du FabricantLe droit canadien en matière de responsabilité du fabricant continue d'évoluer et, au cours de la dernière année, les tribunaux se sont penchés sur des questions liées aux défauts de conception et de fabrication, aux avertissements inadéquats et à la complexité croissante des chaînes d'approvisionnement modernes.CanadaConsumer ProtectionFasken (French)
ArticleAllergies In The Workplace Can’t Be Ignored: The HR SpacePeanuts, gluten, perfumes, smoke and latex - we all know allergies to these and other substances are on the rise. CanadaEmployment and HRFasken
ArticleThe HR Space: Decision Making In Employer Pension PlansIf your company is both the sponsor and administrator of a pension plan you should take note of the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in "Re Indalex".CanadaEmployment and HRFasken
ArticleThe HR Space: When Does Post-Termination Conduct Amount To Cause?Can an employer justify an employee’s dismissal for acts committed after he or she has been fired?CanadaEmployment and HRFasken
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ArticleCases Of InterestFasken Aids AFN in Reaching Agreement in Principle With Government of Canada in Landmark ‘Millennial Scoop' Case...CanadaGovernment, Public SectorFasken
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ArticleOnline Intermediation Platforms Market InquirySouth Africa's Competition Commission (the "Commission") has published the finalised Terms of Reference for its Online Intermediation Platforms Market Inquiry ("OIPMI").CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawFasken
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ArticleIs Semi-Annual Financial Reporting Right For You? The CSA's Pilot Project For Venture Issuers Is Now LiveVoluntary semi-annual financial reporting (SAR) for public companies in Canada is now live, at least for eligible venture issuers.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawFasken
ArticleRegulatory Burden Reduction For Pooled Fund ManagersOn June 11, 2019, the Ontario Securities Commission (the "OSC") published Revised Approval 81-901 Mutual Fund Trusts: Approval of Trustees Under Clause 213(3)(b) of the Loan and Trust Corporations Act ...CanadaFinance and BankingFasken
ArticleAdministrative Drug Submissions To Be Excluded From The PM(NOC) Regulations?Health Canada recently released proposed revisions to its Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations guidance document that, if implemented, will exclude certain administrative drug submissions (e.g., where a licensee cross-references a licensor's drug submission) from the scope of section 5 of the PM(NOC) Regulations. Section 5 of the Regulations sets out requirements that a second person (typically a generic manufacturer) must comply with in submissions seeking a NOC for a drug thatCanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFasken
ArticleProvinces And Territories Take First Step On A Pan-Canadian Approach To Management Of Drug CostsOn January 18, 2013, the Canadian provinces and territories (with the exception of Quebec) announced a joint initiative designed to achieve significant cost savings for publicly funded drug plans. CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFasken
ArticleSign Of Life: Life Sciences Bulletin Board - December 4, 2012Over 80 million dollars' worth of counterfeit pharmaceuticals were seized over a three-day period last July in several African ports at the close of an international customs operation. CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFasken
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