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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 February 11, 2021

New changes to the CDOR benchmark are on the horizon

Refinitiv, the administrator of the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR), announced on November 12, 2020, that it will abandon the application of the...

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Osler Update February 10, 2021

Vaccination obligatoire pour les employés : Quels sont les enjeux?

Plusieurs employeurs se demandent déjà ce à quoi ressemblera leur milieu de travail une fois que les vaccins contre la COVID-19 seront disponibles...

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Osler Update February 9, 2021

Ontario Superior Court recognizes new cause of action addressing internet harassment

In Caplan v. Atas (Caplan), Justice Corbett took the extraordinary step of recognizing a new common law tort of internet harassment in response to an...

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Osler Update February 9, 2021

Un tribunal de l’Ontario ordonne la tenue du procès sur un recours collectif par des moyens virtuels

le juge Schabas a récemment rejeté une demande d’ajournement du procès qui alléguait des retards liés à la pandémie de COVID-19 et a...

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Osler Update February 8, 2021

Public commentary by physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic: Risks and considerations

Recent news coverage has highlighted concerns for healthcare organizations and potential consequences for physicians of unbridled public commentary...

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Osler Update February 3, 2021

Anti-Corruption 2021: Canada Trends & Developments – Chambers Global Practice Guide

Canada has received criticism in recent years for its perceived lack of anti-corruption enforcement activity, which continued through 2020.

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Osler Update February 2, 2021

Sequoia Resources: Environmental obligations and the role of the trustee in bankruptcy

The Alberta Court of Appeal has released its reasons in PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. v Perpetual Energy Inc., 2021 ABCA 16.

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Sequoia Resources: Environmental obligations and the role of the trustee in bankruptcy
Osler Update February 2, 2021

Canadian Federal Privacy Law Reform: Regulatory, Litigation and Financial Risks under the Proposed New Private Sector Privacy Statute – the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (Webinar)

In this webinar, Adam Kardash offers a snapshot summary of the main features of the new legislation, as well as the key legal and financial risks...

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Osler Update January 26, 2021

Choueifaty patent application found to possess patentable subject-matter

The Commissioner of Patents' recent finding provides insight on the application of CIPO’s practice guidance, which is intended to comply with the...

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Osler Update January 25, 2021

In the face of global change, international arbitration proves its flexibility

Arbitral institutions globally have responded with updates and practice guides to clarify and streamline their rules and procedures in order to...

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