The Court concluded that James GORR was a mere contractual royalty. As a result, the nature of the Royalty Agreement was executor

On November 4, 2024, the Government of Canada published a draft of the proposed Oil and Gas Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap Regulations (the Proposed Regulations).

FW discusses M&A in the oil & gas sector with Alicia Quesnel at Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP, Norman Wisely at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, Justin T. Stolte at Latham & Watkins LLP, and Jim Hansen at Opportune Partners LLC.

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) recently released its reasons in an application by PointNorth Capital Inc. et al (PointNorth) against Liquor Stores N.A. Ltd. (Liquor Stores).

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian issuers are exploring alternative options for conducting their annual general meetings (AGMs).

On November 4, 2016 the British Columbia Court of Appeal, sitting as the Yukon Court of Appeal (the "Court of Appeal")

Federally-regulated employers, including airlines, telecommunications companies, railways and banks will be affected by the upcoming amendments to the Canada Labour Code (the "Code").

On May 11, 2023, Bill S-211 (the Bill)[1] received royal assent which enacted what is being cited as the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply...

Bill C-27 (An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act and to make consequential ...

Canadian privacy laws require organizations to notify privacy commissioners and affected individuals when breaches meet specific thresholds, but the process varies across federal and provincial jurisdictions. Understanding when notification is mandatory, what constitutes a "real risk of significant harm," and how to navigate the requirements under PIPEDA, Alberta's PIPA, and Quebec's Law 25 is essential for compliance.

Just over eight months after the Government of Alberta proposed several overhauls of the regulatory framework surrounding abandonment and reclamation obligations...

On October 18, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published a notice (the Notice) asking for comments on proposed National Instrument 51-107 Disclosure of Climate-related Matters...

Historically, Alberta courts have tended to downplay the importance of pre-contractual evidence and the surrounding circumstances in determining the meaning of contractual terms.

Canada is a federal state comprised of a federal government, ten provincial governments and three territorial governments.

There are situations where commercial arrangements, not intended by the parties to be a franchisor/franchisee relationship, have nonetheless been held by the courts to be such a relationship.

On December 20, 2023, Public Safety Canada released guidance regarding how subject entities and government institutions can ensure they comply...

On May 31st, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released a decision, Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v. Pine Valley Enterprises Inc., that affirmed the principles of contractual interpretation it set out in Tercon and Sattva.

The recent rapid emergence of cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies has outpaced the development of corresponding legal authorities.

In this Guide, we review several of the most significant changes to the Competition Act (Canada) (Act) made pursuant to An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022...

On March 25, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, confirming the constitutionality of the...