Canadian Financing Trends in 2021

A look back at the impact of COVID-19 on Canadian credit agreements and upcoming developments in 2021

A New Path Forward: Exploring the Recent Amendments to Ontario’s Class Action Legislation

For the first time since the Class Proceedings Act came into force, the Ontario legislature has made significant changes that have the potential to...

Federal and provincial governments reach partial agreement on AgriStability program

On March 25, 2021, federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced that all provincial and territorial governments have agreed to certain...

CCDC 31 (2020): A new consultant contract

The Canadian Construction Documents Committee has published a new standard form document – the CCDC 31 (2020) (CCDC 31). This new document...

Federal government issues updated guidelines on national security review of foreign investments

On March 24, 2021, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry released a statement accompanying an updated version of the Guidelines on the...

Choice of Law for Arbitration Agreements: A Case Comment on Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi AS v. OOO Insurance Company Chubb, [2020] UKSC 38

A recent decision of the U.K. Supreme Court may help clarify which law governs an arbitration clause in a commercial contract when the...

Ontario Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce: Road to implementation?

Ontario’s Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce (the Taskforce) received a show of confidence from the Ontario government through the release...

Three week countdown for Canadian digital asset trading platforms to start getting registered under securities laws

On March 29, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) jointly...