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The Eco Oro decision – OSC invokes broad jurisdiction in effectively neutralizing a private placement

The Ontario Securities Commission recently released its reasons for overturning a decision by the Toronto Stock Exchange conditionally approving a...

Canada publishes bail-in regulations

On June 16, 2017, the Canadian federal government published its draft bail-in regulations for public comment. This Update offers a detailed overview...

Mendoza v. Active Tire & Auto Centre Inc. – Ontario Court of Appeal rejects role of an “informed decision” in rescission

The Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Mendoza v. Active Tire & Auto Centre Inc., 2017 ONCA 471 rejected a lower court’s interpretation of...

Canadian government suspends CASL private right of action

The Canadian federal government has announced that it has suspended the coming into force of the private right of action under Canada’s anti-spam...

Canada signs multilateral tax agreement

Canada and 67 other jurisdictions signed the OECD’s multilateral tax convention (referred to as the multilateral instrument or “MLI”) on...

Ontario government revamps Construction Lien Act: What you need to know about prompt payment, mandatory adjudication, and more

The Ontario government introduced Bill 142 that, if passed, would significantly amend the Construction Lien Act to create a prompt payment regime,...

Some good news for franchisors, but not out of the woods: Ontario’s proposed changes to employment and labour laws could still impact franchising

The Ontario government has responded with surprising speed to the Final Report from the Changing Workplaces Review by introducing Bill 148, the Fair...

Ontario government proposes significant overhaul to municipal planning approval and appeal process with Bill 139

The Ontario government tabled Bill 139, the Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017 for 1st Reading in the provincial...

Ontario releases Changing Workplaces Review Final Report: Franchising gets more than it bargained for

The Ontario government released its long-awaited Changing Workplaces Review Final Report on May 23, 2017.

Goodbye Ontario solvency funding (in part)!

On May 19, 2017, Ontario announced various changes that are intended to promote the health and sustainability of defined benefit pension plans...