The Temporary Foreign Worker Program has now launched a new pilot program called the Global Talent Stream (GTS) which will run for an initial period of two years and will significantly reduce processing...

On August 28, 2019, Bill C-69 was proclaimed into force, simultaneously enacting the Canadian Energy Regulator Act (CERA)

On September 29, 2023, the Federal Court of Appeal (the Court) released its decision on a reference by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (the Commissioner) in Google LLC v Canada (Privacy Commissioner).

The Alberta Court of Appeal has recently considered the limits on a company's discretion to award the general contract in the tendering process.

In April 2016, CertainTeed Gypsum Canada Inc. (CertainTeed Canada) filed a complaint with the CBSA alleging that imports of U.S. gypsum board were being dumped in Western Canada and causing injury to...

On November 28, 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its long-anticipated decision in Lundin Mining Corp v Markowich (Lundin), offering significant guidance on the interpretation of "material change" under Canadian securities law.

When two companies based in different provinces enter into a commercial contract and a dispute occurs, the question often arises as to which province's laws will govern.

The terms "best efforts", "reasonable efforts", and, most recently, "commercially reasonable best efforts", have been subject to considerable judicial interpretation over the years.

Temporary layoff rules continue to change as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The law on layoffs is complex, varies between provinces and territories, and is governed ...

In June 2022, the Government of Canada added subsection 45(1.1) to the Competition Act ("Act")[1]. Subsection 45(1.1) prohibits agreements between employers to fix wages and restrict job mobility...

On October 6, 2020, the Government of Alberta released its Natural Gas Vision and Strategy (the Natural Gas Strategy or the Strategy)...

In Canadian Natural Resources Limited v Rife Resources Ltd., the Saskatchewan Court of Queens' Bench set a new limit on how long a party can rely on deemed production to sustain a valid oil...

Typically, subcontractors will only have a contractual relationship with a party directly above them in the construction pyramid and they will have no contractual relationship with the owner who is the source of funds for payment.

In commercial contracts, particularly long term supply contracts, it can be expected that at some point during the life of the contract, the circumstances underlying the parties' agreement...

On July 30, 2020, the Government of Alberta released a statement and factsheet announcing high-level changes to the regulatory regime that governs oil and gas liabilities to address the growing number of inactive wells in the province.

Bill 22, the Red Tape Reduction Implementation Act (Bill 22), passed third reading in the provincial Legislature on July 15, 2020 and received Royal Assent on July 23.

An operator's lien is a type of contractual lien that is created by operating agreements in the oil and gas industry.

In our previous Guide, we reviewed several of the most significant changes to the Competition Act (Canada) (Act) made pursuant to Bill C-19...

On December 2, 2018, Premier Rachel Notley announced that, as of January 1, 2019, Alberta will curtail 325,000 barrels per day of raw crude oil and crude bitumen production.

In the recent Alberta case of Canlin Resources Partnership v Husky Oil Operations Ltd., the Court of Queen's Bench (the Court) focused on the interpretation of s. 902(d)—a ROFR ...