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On January 9, 2014, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released CSA Staff Notice 31-306 – Guidance for Portfolio Managers, Exempt Market Dealers and other Registrants on Know-Your-Client, Know-Your-Product and Suitability Obligations (the Notice).

Lowering an issuer's risk profile can have a significant impact on its market value.

For years, companies have been increasing profits by outsourcing and engaging third parties to provide business process and information technology services.

On March 25, 2015, the Canadian government published two long-awaited regulations amending the Investment Canada Act.

Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), one of the world's most influential proxy advisory firms, recently released its draft proposed voting policies for 2016.

In an M&A transaction, several mechanisms exist in order to align the incentives of the parties and to reduce the risks assumed by each.

Canada's first trial under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA) concluded with a conviction on August 15, 2013.

On June 19, 2013, broad amendments to Canada’s Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act came into force.

In a ruling handed down by Quebec’s Human Rights Tribunal late last month, an employer who had refused to allow a blind employee to use a seeing-eye dog in the workplace was ordered to pay the now-former employee $7,605 in damages.

The Government of Alberta recently enacted Bill 6 – Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act (Bill 6).

The Supreme Court of Canada restored the findings of the arbitration board: in the absence of a specific provision in the collective agreement, duly negotiated between the parties, an employer cannot, solely because the positions held are safety sensitive or the sector in which the business operates is dangerous, unilaterally subject its employees to random testing.

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, (AODA) requires phased-in compliance by public and private organizations, with five sets of mandatory standards to ensure that Ontarians with disabilities are able to obtain full access to goods, services, accommodations, employment, buildings and premises.

In a ruling by the Quebec Court of Appeal in September 2013, one of the issues before the Court was whether an employee could be awarded non-monetary damages on account of alleged wrongful conduct by the employer when it did not renew her contract of employment.

The provisions of the Quebec "Pay Equity Act" relating to pay equity audits were struck down by the Quebec Superior Court on January 22, 2014.

As the holiday season approaches, so do the holiday parties. Some extra planning and precaution is prudent to ensure this year’s holiday party is a safe and enjoyable event for all staff.

What is commonly referred to as Bill C–45 amended the Canadian Criminal Code by imposing criminal liability on corporations, and corporate representatives, that fail to take reasonable steps to ensure the safety of their workplace.

More than one year has passed since the federal government introduced important amendments to Part III of the "Canada Labour Code".