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Recent decision highlights need for precision in seller restrictive covenants in Canadian M&A transactions

Canadian courts will scrutinize restrictive covenants for reasonableness, rejecting those deemed unreasonable.

Further amendments to the environmental claims provisions of the Competition Act

We discuss what the amendments mean for businesses in Canada and how they make environmental claims.

The launch of the Canadian Securities Administrators’ semi-annual reporting pilot project for eligible venture issuers

Eligibility and the potential implications of participation in the semi-annual reporting pilot project.

Official languages administrative monetary penalties: a guide to the proposed regulations

We explain the proposed obligations, range of penalties and procedural mechanisms in their Update.

The rules are set: get ready for the warranty of good working order, coming to Québec in October 2026

We outline the key changes affecting merchants, manufacturers and consumers.

Nation-building: the Carney-Ford housing deal and Ontario government land use planning and regulatory process reforms

The cost of new homes in Ontario could be reduced by up to $200,000.

Court of Appeal for Ontario upholds employee’s copyright in competing software developed ‘off the clock’

The decision helps to clarify the legal test for identifying when a work is created “in the course of employment” under Canadian copyright law.

Canadian prompt payment and construction law reforms

Prompt payment and adjudication legislation has been enacted to alleviate perceived payment delays down the construction pyramid.

A letter, not a law: looming deadlines, provincial uncertainty, and Ottawa’s push to reimagine Canada Health Act compliance

Starting April 1, 2026, patient charges for physician-equivalent services will be deemed extra-billing and user chargers will occur.

Ontario’s new HST rebate: key details

Insights into the recently announced HST rebate for qualifying new homes.