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On August 1, 2007, the Ontario government inadvertently repealed the section of the Ontario Personal Property Security Act (the PPSA) that provided that a collateral description could limit the scope of a collateral classification in a financing statement to perfect a security interest only in the collateral described.

High-yield bonds are debt securities with below-investment- grade ratings. Although high-yield bonds entail greater credit risk than government bonds or bonds of more highly rated corporate issuers, this is offset by a comparatively higher interest coupon.

A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal has again reinforced the need for a secured party to avoid mistakes in its financing statements.

Two bills that would substantially change Canadian federal consumer protection legislation died when Prime Minister Harper "prorogued" Parliament until after the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.

On March 22, the federal government released its Budget for 2011 (Budget 2011).

A bill to enact the "Safeguarding Canadians’ Personal Information Act", has been introduced in Parliament. The bill, if enacted, would make a number of changes to Canada’s federal "Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act" (PIPEDA).

The issue of whether compensation should be paid to Canadian local over-the-air (OTA) television stations by the broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs) (e.g., cable, direct-to-home satellite) that distribute the television stations’ programs has been the subject of discussion for many years and, more recently, was the subject of a proceeding before the industry’s regulatory body, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC, the Commission).

The terms of most mortgages provide that the borrower is permitted to have possession of the mortgaged property prior to default and the lender is entitled to take possession of the mortgaged property after default.

On October 7, 2009, the Quebec Finance Minister tabled Bill 63, entitled Business Corporations Act (the Bill), in the Quebec National Assembly.

Earlier in 2008, the Canadian government introduced legislation that would impose onerous requirements on companies that import consumer products from Chinese and other foreign suppliers.

Producers and importers of Chinese and Vietnamese goods, and their competitors, take note: the analysis of whether the goods are being dumped in Canada may take on a whole new complexion following the decision of the Federal Court of Appeal in Tianjin Pipe (Group) Corporation v. TenarisAlgomaTubes Inc

Section 8 of the Interest Act (Canada) prevents a lender from charging a higher rate of interest following a default on a mortgage of real property than that charged during the term of the mortgage.

In this report, the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group outlines the key Canadian developments in the areas of competition and foreign investment law over the past year and sets out the key trends for 2015.

The Government of Canada recently announced the monetary thresholds that determine whether a review is required under the Competition Act and Investment Canada Act for 2023.

On June 9, 2015, the Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau) released its draft Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines (Guidelines) for public comment.

There were three notable substantive developments arising from last week’s Canadian Bar Association Annual Fall Competition Law Conference.

Companies that call for bids or tenders should consider carefully whether to deviate from their formal bidding process.