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Featured Osler Updates July 6, 2026

B.C.’s new compliance and enforcement agency reshapes natural resource oversight

Natural resource operators may face a more centralized enforcement environment.

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B.C.’s new compliance and enforcement agency reshapes natural resource oversight
Featured Osler Updates June 25, 2026

Skinny drug labels and induced infringement: court decision creates divergence between U.S. and Canadian law

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision solidifies U.S. case law on “skinny labelling”.

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Featured Osler Updates June 30, 2026

Alberta’s data centre regulations: guidance on power generation for large load facilities

Insights into the new framework intended to support data centre investment while addressing challenges associated with increased electricity demand.

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Osler Update January 10, 2022

Bill 96 and business: How Québec’s proposals will affect its companies, employees and labour rights

Bill 96 and business: How Québec’s proposals will affect its companies, employees and labour rights.

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Osler Update January 7, 2022

CUSMA panel issues decision on Canada’s interpretation of dairy tariff rate quotas under Agreement

Certain supply management practices in Canada’s dairy industry violate its commitments under the new Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, the...

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Osler Update December 23, 2021

OECD releases model rules for global minimum tax

The OECD released model rules for the proposed global minimum tax under Pillar Two of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework.

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Osler Update December 21, 2021

Federal government releases draft digital services tax legislation

Draft legislation released by the federal government for the proposed digital services tax reaffirms Canada’s intention to impose a new tax if no...

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Federal government releases draft digital services tax legislation
Osler Update December 17, 2021

Cineplex awarded $1.2 billion by Ontario court for ‘busted deal’

In a highly anticipated decision, an Ontario Court has held that Cineworld improperly terminated its December 2019 agreement to purchase Cineplex’s...

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Cineplex awarded $1.2 billion by Ontario court for ‘busted deal’
Osler Update December 14, 2021

Supreme Court of Canada expands discretion of the Courts to allow pre-post compensation in ‘rare’ cases

Osler lawyers analyze a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision which provides courts with an additional tool to ensure fairness in the insolvency...

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Supreme Court of Canada expands discretion of the Courts to allow pre-post compensation in ‘rare’ cases
Osler Update December 14, 2021

Economic and Fiscal Update 2021

The 2021 Economic and Fiscal Update sets out measures adopted and proposed to address the pandemic and support Canada’s economic recovery.

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Osler Update December 13, 2021

Decoding crypto – Providing regulatory clarity to cryptoasset businesses

In 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) brought much anticipated clarity to the regulatory landscape for cryptoasset businesses...

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Decoding crypto – Providing regulatory clarity to cryptoasset businesses
Osler Update December 13, 2021

Manitoba’s retail sales tax rules expand to online sales and streaming platforms

Manitoba’s retail sales tax rules come into force, expanding sales tax to online sales and streaming services.

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Osler Update December 13, 2021

Speculating on the “new normal” in the post-pandemic global economy

When the pandemic started, we imagined an economy that could be stopped and then simply restarted, perhaps six months later.

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Speculating on the “new normal” in the post-pandemic global economy