The more things change, the more they stay the same: Alberta revamps carbon pricing regime for large emitters

The Alberta government introduced Bill 19, the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction Implementation Act, 2019 as well as the Technology...

FINTRAC updates guidance regarding identity verification methods permitted under amendments to anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regulations

Updated FINTRAC guidance on identity verification indicates that reporting entities are expected to use software or other technological tools to...

Carriage decision encourages striving to avoid multiplicity of class actions

In Winder v Marriott International Inc, Justice Perell granted carriage of a data breach class action commenced against Marriott International, Inc.,...

OSC issues anticipated Burden Reduction Initiative Report

Earlier this week, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) issued its long-awaited Report on the work of the Burden Reduction Task Force (the...

Discharge for annuity buy-outs in Ontario: It’s finally here!

Ontario’s long-awaited changes to provide for statutory discharges on the purchase of buy-out annuities are finally in force.  The buy-out...

Competition Tribunal confirms business justification is the paramount consideration in an abuse of dominance case

On October 17, 2019, the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) rendered its decision in CT-2016-015 Commissioner of Competition v. Vancouver Airport...

Federal Court issues landmark website-blocking injunction with significant implications for ISPs

In the first order of its kind in Canada, the Federal Court has issued an injunction directing internet service providers (ISPs) to prevent user...

OSC issues anticipated Report on the Burden Reduction Task Force

The OSC issued its Report on the work of the Burden Reduction Task Force, in which it outlined the work undertaken by the OSC and the Task Force and...

OBSI reports rise in investment industry complaints

The Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI) reported a surge in the number of investment-related complaints in the second quarter of...

Ontario taking next steps to integrate health care system

On November 13, 2019, the Ministry of Health (the Ministry) announced the next steps in its plan to integrate Ontario’s health care system and help...