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Federal Court of Appeal decides that Visa services to CIBC are exempt financial services, not administrative services for GST/HST purposes

On January 22, 2021 the Federal Court of Appeal released its reasons in Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. The Queen, 2021 FCA 10, overturning the...

Making the best of a bad year: Winning IP cases in 2020

May Cheng and Sydney Young highlight their list of the key decisions in Canada in 2020 for each of the three main areas of IP law.

COVID-19 : Deuxième état d’urgence EN Ontario – Modifications de la liste des activités de construction autorisées

Le gouvernement a annoncé qu’il émettrait un décret de maintien à domicile à l’échelle de la province et qu’il prendrait des mesures...

Canada launches clean electricity procurement process with emphasis on Alberta solar

On January 7, 2021, the federal government announced the launch of two Alberta-specific and two Canada-wide renewable energy credit procurement...

The post-Brexit Transitional Trade Agreement – What to expect post-CETA

In this international trade brief, we explore what parties engaging in Canada-UK trade should expect now that Brexit has officially come into force.

Canada’s new privacy legislative reform

On November 17th, 2020, the Federal government introduced a Bill, entitled the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020 (DCIA), proposing significant...

Honesty is the best policy: The Supreme Court of Canada seeks to clarify the duty of honest contractual performance

Don’t mislead your contracting counterparties about matters linked to the performance of a contract. That is the apparently simple message from the...

Implementation of Alberta’s new liability framework for oil and gas reclamation

In July 2020, the Alberta government issued its new Liability Management Framework (the Framework), aimed at reducing the province’s inventory of...

Federal government announces Canada’s hydrogen strategy

On December 16, 2020, the Canadian government released its much-anticipated Hydrogen Strategy for Canada, which sets an ambitious framework to cement...

Legal speak: Securities lending and repo 101 – Global Peer Financing Association Podcast

Lisa Mantello, a partner in Osler’s Banking and Financial Services Group, recently participated in a Peer Connections podcast presented by the...