On May 12, 2011, Serge Simard, Minister for Natural Resources and Wildlife, tabled Bill 14 in the Quebec National Assembly.

The adoption of the “Act respecting the transfer of securities and the establishment of security entitlements” (the “STA”) by Quebec’s National Assembly on June 18, 2008 is in line with a series of measures taken by legislators in a number of jurisdictions in an effort to make their laws reflect the reality of the “indirect holding system” for financial assets

When confronted with significant litigation or a major event such as a product recall, regulatory investigation or takeover, a company may engage a public relations or communications (“PR”) firm to assist it in communicating with its stakeholders.

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have published proposals to amend the corporate governance regime applicable to Canadian public issuers.

Ogilvy Renault's Employment and Labour Law practice is one of Canada's largest management-side practices. We represent a significant number of private and public sector employers and provide a wide variety of advocacy services and strategic advice.

If nothing else, a visit to China confirms that the economic centre of gravity is shifting to Asia and that trend is being accelerated by the global recession.

Recalls of consumer products and, in particular, food, continued to grow in number and severity in 2008.

On March 9, 2011, Industry Canada announced that, barring an intervening federal election, the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (the "Act") would be proclaimed into force this spring.

On May 2, 2011, a majority of the Federal Court of Appeal (Dawson JA; Noël JA concurring) relied on the prior decision in Fosamax® (argued by Ogilvy Renault) and struck a claim for "permanent loss of market share" under section 8 of the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (the "Regulations").

The Supreme Court of Canada released its judgment today in "Canada Post Corporation v. Lépine" – a decision eagerly anticipated by Canada’s class actions bar.

On Friday, February 6, 2009, Canada’s Minister of Finance, James Flaherty, introduced in Parliament Bill C-10, the “Budget Implementation Act”, to implement fiscal and economic measures Canada is taking to deal with the current economic crisis and that were set out in the January 27, 2009 federal budget.

The Superior Court has struck down the decision of the Commission des relations du travail ("CRT") and held that a certified association may call for the establishment of a separate pay equity plan in an enterprise even where the certified association does not represent any employees included in a predominantly female job class.

Norton Rose are pleased to present new and revised transaction guides, forming part of their Asia Pacific commercial law series.

It is commonplace for corporations to have on their boards of directors professionals such as accountants or lawyers.

Ontario employers face a deadline to ensure that appropriate policies and training, which address the new requirements imposed by Bill 168 and the "Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA)", are in place and completed by June 15, 2010.

A recent decision of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, "Johnstone v. Canada Border Services", looks at an employer's obligation to accommodate an employee's request for alternate working arrangements to allow the employee to meet his or her childcare obligations.

On February 18, 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada handed down a decision addressing, among other things, the question whether a national union and its officers had any liability for the death of replacement workers caused by a striker.

The “Act to amend the Pay Equity Act”, billed by the Minister of Labour as legislation designed to “strengthen the “Pay Equity Act”” in response to the concerns expressed during consultations conducted before a parliamentary committee in February 2008, came into force on May 28, 2009.

On January 27, 2009, the federal government tabled its much-anticipated Budget. This Bulletin summarizes the principal income tax measures contained in the Budget and highlights certain non-income tax measures.

When amendments to the “Investment Canada Act” (“ICA”) were rushed through the Canadian Parliament earlier this year as part of the “Budget Implementation Act 2009” (“Bill C-10”), many important details were left to be dealt with through revisions to the “Investment Canada Regulations”.