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OSC Staff’s latest views have implications for capital markets transactions – Highlights from the 2016-2017 Annual Report of the Corporate Finance Branch

The Corporate Finance Branch of the Ontario Securities Commission released its latest Annual Report on September 21, 2017. We highlight 6 areas of...

« Avec qui ai-je fait affaire? » – la suite : la Cour d’appel du Québec confirme l’autorisation d’une action collective pour fausses représentations contre un franchiseur

Une tendance selon laquelle les tribunaux québécois, au stade de l’autorisation, se montrent réticents à décider s’il existe un lien de...

Proposed Draft Legislation for Investment Limited Partnerships

The Department of Finance released draft legislation to amend the Excise Tax Act (Canada), which will likely have a significant impact on private...

Cannabis legislation update: Ontario government announces exclusive cannabis retail distribution regime

On September 8, 2017, the Province of Ontario announced its proposed framework to establish a government agency for the exclusive retail sale of...

Québec Superior Court reaffirms the federal government’s exclusive jurisdiction over telecommunications

In Vidéotron c. Ville de Gatineau, 2017 QCCS 3571, the Québec Superior Court invalidated bylaws adopted by the cities of Gatineau and Terrebonne....

Supreme Court of Canada confirms the validity of perpetual contracts

In a ruling dated July 28, 2017, a majority of the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the validity of perpetual contracts in Québec law.

Securities Commission staff raise the bar for conflict transactions

Staff of the securities regulatory authorities in each of Ontario, Québec, Alberta, Manitoba and New Brunswick have indicated that they intend to...

Supreme Court releases much-anticipated Chippewas and Clyde River decisions

On July 26, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada released unanimous judgments in the companion appeals of Hamlet of Clyde River (Hamlet) v Petroleum...

VC and PE firm codes of conduct

Recent events at certain venture capital (VC) firms in Silicon Valley have brought into focus the importance of VC and private equity firms adopting...

Protection de la vie privée et lutte contre les pourriels 101 pour les entreprises émergentes

Les entreprises émergentes font face à une panoplie de questions relatives à la protection de la vie privée et à la lutte contre les pourriels...