Court of Appeal for British Columbia might recognize common law tort of breach of privacy

In Tucci v Peoples Trust Company, 2020 BCCA 246 (“Tucci”), the Court of Appeal for British Columbia signaled that it might be willing to...

Bill 66: Québec revamps its infrastructure bill

On September 23, 2020, the Québec government (the “Government”) tabled Bill 66, An Act respecting the acceleration of certain...

British Columbia beneficial ownership registry launching November 30, 2020

On September 20, 2020, the Land Owner Transparency Act (LOTA), was brought into force by the Province through an Order in Council, fulfilling the...

Osler Virtual Fireside Chat: The story of Symend and Hanif Joshaghani

Building strong relationships and demonstrating its operational capabilities has been critical to Symend in successfully raising three successive...

Osler Virtual Fireside Chat: The Story of Symend and Hanif Joshaghani

Please join us for an engaging virtual fireside chat with Chad Bayne, Founder, and Co-Chair of Osler’s Emerging and High Growth Companies Practice,...

Ontario implements new funding relief measures for defined benefit plans

On September 21, 2020, Ontario Regulation 520/20 (the “Amending Regulation”) which amends Regulation 909 under the Pension Benefits Act...

Who decides whether responding to summons would violate employment contract? The OSC says ‘not us’

Enforcement Staff of Canadian capital markets regulators have broad powers to compel the attendance of witnesses and to require those witnesses to...

Amendments to Class Proceedings Act will come into force October 1

On September 17, 2020, recent amendments to the Ontario Class Proceedings Act, 1992 were proclaimed into force effective October 1, 2020. The...