Social Media: Risks and Best Practices

Best practices for the legal department of tomorrow, is a webinar series which offers practical tips and insights on developing strategies to best...

Alberta’s Renewable Electricity Program continues to attract competitive interest – Alberta announces results of Rounds 2 and 3

On December 17, 2018, the Government of Alberta announced the results of Rounds 2 and 3 of the Alberta Renewable Electricity Program (REP)...

Canada first G7 country to legalize retail cannabis

On October 17, 2018, the Cannabis Act (the Act) came into effect. The Act regulates retail cannabis for adult use, medical cannabis and industrial...

Canadian cannabis companies conquer U.S. capital markets

Legalization of cannabis for adult use in Canada was a watershed event of 2018. But a select few Canadian cannabis companies also celebrated a...

The take-over bid regime after two years

It has now been over two years since Canada’s take-over bid regime was revamped to provide for a minimum 105-day bid period, a mandatory 50%...

U.S. capital markets developments in 2018: From rocks in the ground to rolling with cannabis, and everything in between

A number of developments from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2018 will be of special interest to Canadian companies and their...

Canadian developments affecting cross-border offerings of securities

With cannabis companies dominating the headlines in 2018, it was easy to overlook other Canadian developments affecting capital markets activities.

Resource projects and Indigenous consultation – What is best practice after a year of uncertainty?

In 2018, we saw the law of consultation evolve further after the release of new (and highly anticipated) decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada...

Strategic investment transactions create benefits for mining companies

One of the most significant trends in the mining industry in 2018 was the emergence of strategic investment transactions.