New Canadian foreign investment promotion and protection model expands responsible business conduct provisions

On May 13, 2021, Global Affairs Canada released the 2021 Model FIPA, a model agreement which will serve as the basis for future foreign investment...

U.S. moves closer to specific insider trading legislation

Efforts in the United States to more effectively combat insider trading took a step forward recently when the United States House of Representatives...

Amendments to reduce certificate requirements for Alberta limited partnerships now in force

The Amendments also address the applicability of the laws of other jurisdictions to limited partnerships registered as extra-provincial limited...

G7 Finance Ministers back international tax reform (Pillar One and Pillar Two), including introducing a global minimum tax of at least 15%

On June 5, 2021, the Finance Ministers from the G7 group of leading economies (including Canada) committed to the principal design elements for the...

Antigen rapid testing guidelines for employer-initiated testing

Provincial governments have released guidelines for employers who wish to use testing and screening in order to manage their workplaces.

Come one, come all! Ontario establishes new ‘super tribunal’ to hear land and environmental matters: The Ontario Land Tribunal

Ontario has opened the doors to a new “super” tribunal established to hear land and environmental matters in Ontario – the Ontario Land...

Where the rubber meets the road: Evidentiary burdens and gain-based remedies in product liability class actions

The Alberta Court of Appeal recently overturned a class certification order and made important comments on a representative plaintiff’s...

Ontario’s first OEB approved renewable natural gas program

As Canada’s transition to a low-carbon economy accelerates, one of the features of that transition has been the adoption of Renewable Natural...