Blakes is pleased to launch its sixth Canadian Cybersecurity Trends Study, drawing on our frontline experience advising organizations on complex cybersecurity matters across Canada.

The Global Legal Innovation Challenge is a partnership between Blakes and LegalX, the legal technology cluster at the MaRS Discovery District, one of the world's leading innovation hubs.

On December 7, 2022, François-Philippe Champagne, Canada's Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (Minister), announced a sweeping set of proposed amendments...

The past year has brought significant changes to employment laws across Canada, with major legislative updates in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec, and at the federal level.

On October 16, 2024, the Ontario government filed various regulations under the Pension Benefits Act to implement a permanent target benefit pension plan (Target Benefit Plan) framework.

Canada's anti-money laundering (AML) regime is undergoing a significant transformation, particularly in the real estate and mortgage sectors.

Organizations currently in the CSP will be reassessed at the time their security clearance renews to determine their continued eligibility for the program based on the new criteria.

A core tenet of any strong data security program is a deep understanding of the organization's data and systems and how they are regulated.

The real estate sector has not been spared by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has raised many questions with respect to the rights and obligations of both tenants and landlords.

The B.C. Court of Appeal released its much-anticipated decision in the DRAM class proceeding today.

On January 11, 2012, the Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau) revised its Merger Review Process Guidelines (Guidelines).

The Commissioner of Competition has announced that the Competition Bureau plans to make "moderate" revisions to its Merger Enforcement Guidelines (MEGs).

On February 2, 2010, the proposed Regulations Amending the Notifiable Transactions Regulations (the Regulations) came into force.

The New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench has granted Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership an injunction restraining Rogers Communications Inc. from claiming that it offers the "fastest and most reliable speed", "the fastest speed", or the "most reliable speed" in respect of its Internet service.

On October 19, 2010, the Ontario government introduced the second stage of pension reform – Bill 120, The Securing Pension Benefits Now and for the Future Act, 2010. These pension reforms will build on the first phase of reforms which received Royal Assent on May 18, 2010, and were discussed in our June 2010 and December 2009 bulletins.

On March 31, 2011, the "Règlement concernant la déclaration de l’employeur en matière d’équité salariale" came into force.

Over the past decade, Canadian governments –particularly provincial governments – have developed a growing number of waste diversion or recycling regulatory programs based upon the concept that the producers of products sold in Canada should assume some of the responsibility for managing the packaging and other waste materials generated as a result of their consumption.

In October 2011, we reported on an unprecedented decision by an independent review board to recommend to Canada’s Minister of Environment that he reverse his decision to designate a chemical substance as being toxic under the "Canadian Environmental Protection Act" (CEPA).

On Thursday, December 1, 2011, a three-judge panel of the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal for Ontario in Re Indalex.

On July 12, 2010, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures, S.C. 2010, c.12 (Bill C-9) received Royal Assent and became law. Bill C-9 includes important income tax amendments first announced on March 4, 2010, as part of the 2010 federal budget.