Part 1 of our series on social media looked at how new technologies have started infiltrating the M&A landscape. But the question we aim to answer here is: to what end?

The catalogue of popular social networking sites continues to grow as more and more consumers – both individual and corporate – sign-up by the millions.

Last month, an article on this blog summarized the recent amendments to the accredited investor exemption which came into effect May 5, 2015.

An insolvent entity will often have one or more businesses that, once separated from the insolvent organization or cleansed of their existing liabilities, is quite attractive acquisition targets.

In, Ontario (Labour) v. Flex-N-Gate Canada Company, 2014 ONCA 53, an employer was fined $50,000 after an employee badly injured her foot and the employer was found to have breached two provisions of the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), R.S.O 1990, c, O.1.

In a recent arbitration decision involving a utility company, an Ontario arbitrator reiterated the importance of trust in the employment relationship.

An Alberta judge upheld a master’s decision to strike the statement of claim of a worker seeking to sue his employer for injuries resulting from workplace harassment.

The Quebec Labour Standards Commission has found that simply acquiring leasehold interests does not necessarily mean the acquiring company is a successor employer.

Ontario mine operators should be aware that the Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) is once again increasing its enforcement of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) in mining operations in July and August 2013 as part of the province’s Safe at Work Ontario compliance initiative.

The Ontario Human Rights Commission recently released its "Policy on preventing discrimination based on mental health disabilities and addictions".

Bill 21, the "Employment Standards Amendment Act (Leaves to Help Families), 2014", introduces three new unpaid leaves that Ontario employers must provide.

Derek H. Burney spoke to the Canada Labour and Employee Relations Network in Toronto on the importance of developing the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Transport Canada has published Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Update of Standards).

So, you are confident you can make a business case to your financier as to why they ought to invest in your mining project.

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have published amendments to National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus and Registration Exemptions (NI 45-106), which will come into force May 5, 2015.

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) recently released its annual Summary Report for Investment Fund Issuers, providing an overview of key policy initiatives, emerging issues and compliance reviews concerning the investment fund industry.

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions has released its annual feedback on Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process submissions filed in 2014.

Federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose and Fred Horne, Minister of Health for Alberta, have announced an initiative to prevent and reduce the impact of drug shortages in Canada.

On September 30, 2014, Health Canada took action to ban the import of finished drug products and active pharmaceutical ingredients ("API") from the following sites located in India: Apotex Pharmachem India Pvt Ltd (APIPL), Apotex Research Private Limited (ARPL) and IPCA Laboratories.

On April 20, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) heard Sanofi-Aventis’ appeal of the Federal Court of Appeal section 8 quantification decision with respect to the drug Ramipril.