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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 10, 2021

Supreme Court clarifies jurisdiction of labour arbitrators in human rights issues

Supreme Court of Canada confirms the jurisdiction of labour arbitrators in human rights issues where collective bargaining agreements designate...

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Supreme Court clarifies jurisdiction of labour arbitrators in human rights issues
Osler Update December 9, 2021

WKSI pilot program comes to Canada, plus issuers and registrants face extended OSC review timelines

Canadian Securities Administrators announce “well-known seasoned issuer” pilot program, and the Ontario Securities Commission says it has...

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Osler Update December 9, 2021

Staff successfully appeals decision of its own self-regulatory organization

Staff of the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada successfully appealed a decision of its own self-regulatory organization hearing panel last...

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Osler Update December 7, 2021

Location-specific disclosure requirements following Freshly Squeezed and Yogurtworld

The issue of location-specific disclosure in franchising has become an understandably popular topic.

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Location-specific disclosure requirements following Freshly Squeezed and Yogurtworld
Osler Update December 7, 2021

Alberta well cleanup: Directive 088 comes into effect with new mandatory closure spending targets for oil and gas operators

Alberta Energy Regulator takes major step towards reducing province’s inventory of orphan and inactive well sites with Directive 088.

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Alberta well cleanup: Directive 088 comes into effect with new mandatory closure spending targets for oil and gas operators
Osler Update December 3, 2021

Loblaw Financial wins tax appeal at Supreme Court of Canada

Loblaw Financial wins tax appeal at Supreme Court of Canada, with implications for tax planning and Canadian parent companies with subsidiaries...

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Osler Update December 3, 2021

Canadian Securities Administrators’ proposed climate-related disclosure requirements

The Canadian Securities Administrators recently (CSA) proposed National Instrument 51-107 Disclosure of Climate-related Matters and companion policy.

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Osler Update November 26, 2021

Supreme Court releases Alta Energy decision: taxpayer wins, application of GAAR to tax treaties clarified

Earlier today, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Canada v. Alta Energy Luxembourg S.A.R.L., 2021 SCC 49.

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Osler Update November 24, 2021

Supreme Court tightens discrimination and strengthens freedom of expression

In a recent civil liability case, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that not all offensive comments are discriminatory, even if they are based on a...

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Supreme Court tightens discrimination and strengthens freedom of expression
Osler Update November 18, 2021

Andrew MacDougall and Jennifer Jeffrey on diversity disclosure practices in Canada and what’s promoting change at the top – Lexpert TV

Osler’s Andrew MacDougall and Jennifer Jeffrey recently spoke with Lexpert TV about the firm’s seventh annual Diversity Disclosure Practices...

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