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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Canada’s 2022 Federal Budget: Commodity Tax Measures

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On April 7, 2022, the Government of Canada unveiled its 2022 federal budget (“Budget 2022”) and announced certain important commodity tax measures. Budget 2022 includes proposed amendments to past proposals, as well as some...more

Smart & Biggar

Enjoy your cannabis hot chocolate, but not so fast on the cannabis beer

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The Canadian Federal government’s proposed amendments to the Cannabis Act and Regulations were published last month. Until February 20, 2019, Health Canada will be accepting comments on the proposed amendments, which set out...more

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Craft Beer Industry Incentives Deemed Unconstitutional

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On June 19, 2018, the Court of Queen's Bench issued its decision in Steam Whistle Brewing Inc. v Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission, 2018 ABQB 476 [Steam Whistle]. Justice Gillian Marriott held that the Alberta Gaming and...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Cannabis Deal News: Molson Coors Brewing Company Enters into Joint Venture with Medical Pot Distributor

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Molson Coors Brewing Company is betting big on the cannabis industry by starting a joint venture with Hydropothecary, an “award-winning medical cannabis producer,” to develop non-alcoholic, cannabis-infused beverages for the...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | June 2018 #3

Proposal Would Move Food Regulation to USDA - As part of a proposal to reorganize several federal agencies, the Trump administration has recommended that food-safety regulatory oversight be shifted to the U.S. Department...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | October 2017 #3

FDA Warns Snyder’s-Lance About Iron Content Labels - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent a warning letter to Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. about the iron content of its Lance Toast Chee Crackers. The letter...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | July 2017 #2

GE Salmon Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced a bill that would require labeling of genetically engineered (GE) salmon and independent scientific review of the U.S. Food and...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Last Call: Labatt Phases Out Retiree Perk of “Free Beer For Life”

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In a major blow to its retired workers, Labatt, one of Canada’s largest breweries, has recently announced the end of a decades-long practice of providing “free beer for life” to retirees from the brewery. Since the 1970s,...more

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Alberta Government Favours Local Breweries in New Mark Up Regime

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Earlier this month, the Alberta government implemented a new subsidy for Alberta-based craft breweries and increased the provincial mark-up on all beer imported into the province. The introduction of the subsidy is part of an...more

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Pacifico Defends its Trademark Rights on Canadian Soil

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Another intellectual property dispute has arisen in the brewing industry. This time, however, the battle took place on Canadian soil. British Columbia based Pacific Western Brewing (“PWB”) sued renowned Mexican brewery...more

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