A recent Ontario case provides a good reminder of the importance of a clear and thorough employment contract.

Recently, allegations of sexual harassment in the kitchen of a trendy Toronto restaurant have ignited a dialogue about workplace harassment.

It is only recently that effective whistleblowing laws and procedures have begun to be studied comparatively and become one of the priorities of the G20.

The ruling in Gagnon c Suncor Énergie inc. specifies who is responsible for the characterization study and environmental rehabilitation required by the Act.

The market for medical marijuana is set to be unveiled as new Health Canada regulations pave the way for the legal marijuana supply industry, which Health Canada estimates could reach $1.3 billion in sales by 2024.

The Government of Canada published amendments to the "Food and Drug Regulations" that will create new labelling requirements for mechanically tenderized beef.

This was an application for judicial review of a decision made by the Therapeutic Products Directorate ("TPD") at Health Canada that addressed the meaning of the term "medicinal ingredient" under the Food and Drug Regulations ("the Regulations").

On October 23, 2014, the Minister of National Revenue filed Notices of Application in the Federal Court against a number of generic drug manufacturers.

On March 18 and 19, 2014, the Conference Board of Canada unveiled the Canadian Food Strategy at the 3rd Canadian Food Summit held in Toronto, Canada.

Tim Hortons Inc. has agreed to be purchased by Burger King Worldwide, Inc., which would create the third-largest fast food company in the world.

As of October 24, 2014, enterprises wishing to be awarded public contracts and subcontracts worth $5 million or more will have to hold an authorization from the AMF.

As of March 15, 2016, certain travellers from Mexico, Brazil, Bulgaria and Romania will no longer require a temporary resident visa (TRV) to enter Canada.

As part of the changes announced earlier this year to Citizenship and Immigration Canada's International Mobility Program aimed at strengthening employer accountability, starting on October 26, 2015.

USCIS Director León Rodríguez announced on February 24, 2015, that, effective May 26, 2015, the DHS is extending eligibility for employment authorization to certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B non-immigrants.

L'Institut de la Propriété intellectuelle du Canada (IPIC) est l'association professionnelle qui régit la profession des agents de brevets et de marques de commerce.

Les nouvelles ont circulé depuis quelques jours : le Plan d’action économique 2015, partie du Budget fédéral, contenait quelques bonnes nouvelles pour les praticiens en brevets.

The Court of Appeal of Alberta has confirmed that the Energy Resources Conservation Board is immune from a negligence lawsuit by a landowner.

In a recent article, The New M&A Trend that is Shaking Up the Media Sector, Forbes reported on M&A deals involving mobile-driven, digital first content companies, a type of transaction which is starting to dominate the M&A deal space.

In Hopkins v Kay, the Ontario Court of Appeal concluded that the Personal Health Information Protection Act is not a "complete code" and therefore did not "oust" the plaintiff’s common law tort claim for breach of privacy.

Similarly to American M&A in the first half of 2015, the first half of 2015 was remarkably active on the global mergers and acquisitions front.