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Potential impact of the New Quality of Care Information Protection Act, 2015 on hospitals

Bill 119, the Health Information Protection Act, 2015, was “carried on division” at second reading before the Legislative Assembly on February...

Revised Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines clarify the Competition Bureau’s approach in IP matters

Last week, the Competition Bureau released revised Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines after engaging in a lengthy consultation period based...

Hospitals’ ability to conduct ‘Vulnerable Sector Checks’ will be impacted by Bill 113

Bill 113, An Act respecting police record checks, received Royal Assent on December 3, 2015 and, once proclaimed, will become the Police Record...

Budget Briefing 2016

A summary of the significant tax proposals included in Federal Budget 2016. Find out how these tax changes will affect Canadians and Canadian...

Pension de-risking – FAQs

Clients turn to our pensions and benefits law experts for advice on how they can manage pension risk. Below are some of the most frequently asked...

We wanted pension changes, but OAS age wasn’t one of them

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this week that the upcoming federal budget will reverse the previous government’s decision to gradually increase...

Ontario Court of Appeal upholds liability for tort of intentional interference with economic relations

The Ontario Court of Appeal has now emphasized that the tort of intentional interference with economic relations has narrow applicability, but does...

Taxpayer wins interest deductibility case at Federal Court of Appeal: The TDL Group Co. v. The Queen, 2016 FCA 67

The TDL Group Co. was denied an interest deduction based on borrowed money used to purchase common shares of a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary.

Final guidance on Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act – Get ready to enrol and report

On March 1, 2016, the Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) issued its finalized implementation tools for businesses required to comply with the...

OSC staff identify compliance issues with insider reporting

The Ontario Securities Commission staff released a report detailing their findings of a significant level of material reporting deficiencies in...