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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 December 13, 2021

Supply chain disruption in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised significant challenges for the global supply chain. This is a result of unprecedented demand for goods paired with...

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Osler Update December 13, 2021

Back to the office? New workplace norms expected to evolve in coming years

As we emerge from the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, employers are increasingly focused on establishing new workplace norms...

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Osler Update December 13, 2021

M&A: A look back at 2021 and ahead to 2022

As the world worked towards returning to a “new normal,” Canadian public M&A deal volumes in 2021 outpaced those in 2020 on both a quarterly...

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M&A: A look back at 2021 and ahead to 2022
Osler Update December 13, 2021

People, planet and performance: Embracing ESG

In 2021, we witnessed markedly greater attention being paid to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations.

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People, planet and performance: Embracing ESG
Osler Update December 13, 2021

Progressive changes in a historic year for capital markets activity

A number of changes were implemented or proposed to reduce uncertainty, create greater efficiency or harmonize rules or the interpretation of those...

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Progressive changes in a historic year for capital markets activity
Osler Update December 13, 2021

Corporate governance in transition

In the second proxy season held during the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual shareholder meetings remained the preferred choice for the majority of Canadian...

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Osler Update December 13, 2021

Executive compensation challenges both new and old

The Ontario Court of Appeal sensibly overturned a lower court decision refusing to enforce a clause requiring the forfeiture of equity grants on...

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Osler Update December 13, 2021

Mining 2021 – Market windows and accessing capital

A key consideration for mining companies seeking capital in 2021 was the elusive “market window.”

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Osler Update December 13, 2021

VC fund managers innovate to keep pace

Activity levels in the venture capital (VC) and growth equity market in 2021 show no signs of slowing down.

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Osler Update December 13, 2021

The latest in Canadian health clinic acquisitions

The ongoing surge in merger and acquisition transactions since 2020 has been widely commented on throughout the past year.

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The latest in Canadian health clinic acquisitions