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Amending Bill 37: Alberta’s prompt payment regime

While Bill 37, titled the Builders’ Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act, 2020, passed second reading on October 28, 2020, the prompt payment...

Are cap tables a challenge?

Although used widely, the cap table may prove to be challenging. A constantly evolving work in progress, a cap table may be tamed by using a...

Canadian patent office issues guidance on computer-implemented and medical inventions following Choueifaty decision

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has issued new guidance explaining how CIPO intends to apply the decision in Yves Choueifaty v...

EHG 101 series: Cybersecurity from a vendor/service provider perspective

High profile cybersecurity breaches are the ones that most often make news headlines, but even those not in the spotlight can cost organizations...

Alberta’s Petrochemicals Incentive Program

On October 30, 2020, the Alberta government announced the launch of the new Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program as an integral part of the...

Prompt payment and adjudication come to Alberta

The Alberta government has tabled Bill 37: Builders’ Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act, 2020, which seeks to modernize and make substantial...

Alberta government introduces Bill 36: The Geothermal Resource Development Act

On October 20, 2020, the Alberta government introduced Bill 36: The Geothermal Resource Development Act , which is aimed at creating a dedicated...

How to prepare for the financing of your company

Any investor will want to have a clear and complete picture of your company. Find out more in what's involved in preparing for the financing of your...

Alberta Electric System Operator announces new energy storage procurement opportunity

On October 14, 2020, the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) announced plans for an upcoming Fast Frequency Response (FFR) Technology Pilot...