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Government of Canada’s Directive on Automated Decision-Making: Implications for service providers

On April 1, 2019, the Government of Canada’s new Directive on Automated Decision-Making (the Directive) took effect, with compliance required by no...

OSC adopts pre-filing reviews for mining issuers

On June 6, 2019, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced by way of Staff Notice the adoption of a pre-filing review regime for mining...

New guidance on soliciting dealer arrangements

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) — the investment dealer self-regulatory organization — recently published...

Important changes to Alberta’s workplace legislation

On May 27, 2019, Alberta's newly elected government executed an Order in Council, amending Alberta's Employment Standards Regulation by reducing the...

Québec Minister of Finance introduces additional measures to further counter aggressive tax planning

As part of its comprehensive strategy to combat aggressive tax planning, the Ministère des Finances du Québec released Information Bulletin 2019-5...

Canadian Anonymization Network launched

CANON is an informal network, comprised of data custodians from across private, public and health sectors, whose primary purpose is to promote...

Supreme Court to hear arguments about enforceability of arbitration clauses

The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal in Uber Technologies Inc., et al. v. David Heller. At issue is an arbitration clause in the Uber driver...

Changes to the planning and development system in Ontario

On May 2, 2019, the Government of Ontario released the results of its Housing Supply Action Plan consultation.

Health Canada announces changes to the federal cannabis licensing process

As of May 8, 2019, Health Canada will require new applicants for cannabis licences under the Cannabis Act to have a fully built site that meets all...

How to draft exclusive vs. non-exclusive jurisdiction clauses

A recent decision from the Court of Appeal for Ontario reminds us that parties using their contracts to select a jurisdiction for hearing disputes...