First of its kind – Ontario NDP tables civil liability for climate change bill

On March 26, 2018, Ontario NDP MPP Peter Tabuns introduced Bill 21: “an Act respecting civil liability for climate-related harms,”. Read more.

Lexology Navigator: British Columbia Employment and Labour 2018

While some employers in British Columbia are covered by federal legislation, most are covered by provincial legislation with the nature of an...

Government of Canada announces significant expansion of Integrity Regime for federal contracting

The Government of Canada announced this week that it will be implementing an enhanced Integrity Regime for government contracting and procurement...

SEC announces $82-million in whistleblower awards

On March 19, 2018 the SEC announced its largest whistleblower award to-date, awarding $49,000,000 jointly to two claimants and $33,000,000 to a third...

New guidance for referring to a TSX listing application in a prospectus or other document

The TSX has issued new guidance explaining when and how issuers can refer to an application to list securities on the TSX in a prospectus or other...

Wellman v. TELUS: Supreme Court grants leave to appeal

On March 22, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Wellman v. TELUS. The Supreme...

Court of Appeal for Ontario imposes costs where lack of jurisdiction was clear

In Benarroch v. Abitbol, the Court of Appeal for Ontario recently fixed substantial indemnity costs at $22,000 for a motion to quash an appeal for...

Poison pills under the new bid regime: lessons & questions flowing from Canada’s largest cannabis M&A deal to date

On March 15, 2018, the OSC and the Financial Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan issued their reasons for the Aurora-CanniMed decision.