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Social-impact investing: a viable asset class with an eye to the future

An array of new investment products is demonstrating there is a growing appetite by investors of all kinds – pension funds, governments and retail...

PDAC 2019: Lots to talk about

As a summary of PDAC 2019, we discuss all the rumours, speculation and hot topics amongst industry participants; from the gold sector and mega...

Osler submission to OECD on Public Consultation Document Addressing the Tax Challenges of the Digitalisation of the Economy

Osler made a submission to the OECD in response to its February 13, 2019 public consultation document on the possible solutions to the tax challenges...

Ontario introduces Bill 74: The People’s Health Care Act

The Ontario government introduced Bill 74:  The People’s Health Care Act, 2019 on February 26, 2019. 

Osler: your partner to navigating Ontario’s health care system integration

The Ontario government recently announced its plan for a new model of integrated public health care delivery in the province - here is why Osler is...

Court rejects deal price as indicator of fair value in dissent decision

In an extraordinary decision, the Supreme Court of Yukon in Carlock v. ExxonMobil Canada Holdings ULC (ExxonMobil), awarded dissenting shareholders a...

Climate change litigation arrives in Canada

The ENVironnement JEUnesse lawsuit in Québec and the City of Victoria’s endorsement of a class action lawsuit against oil and gas producers for...

Supreme Court of Canada decision in Redwater: Early implications

On January 31, 2019, in a 5-2 split decision, the majority of the Supreme Court of Canada allowed the appeal of the AER and the Orphan Well...

Ontario Court of Appeal hits the brakes on arbitration clauses

A recent decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal involving Uber throws into doubt the enforceability of certain arbitration clauses in employment...

12 minutes with Brad Wall on energy, agriculture and Osler

Osler Special Advisor Brad Wall says he is “optimistic” about the future prospects of Canada’s energy sector and that we should be “very...