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Hidden Traffic : New Human Trafficking and Child Labor Regulation in Canada with Sean Stephenson
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[Podcast] USMCA in Review, with C.J. Mahoney, Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
Episode 4 - USMCA and the trade relationship between the U.S.A, Mexico, & China
Five Questions, Five Answers: Electric Mobility Canada on Its Promises for a Cleaner Economy
Five Questions, Five Answers: The Voice of Canadian Automotive Parts Manufacturers
The Great Green North: A Discussion on Canada’s Environmental Regulations
Blakes Continuity Podcast: Cutting Through the Weeds: A Look at Environmental Issues Impacting Businesses
Balado continuité – Environnement : nouveautés du régime d’autorisation québécois
Blakes Continuity Podcast: What to Expect When Insolvency Crosses the Border
Infrastructure and Indigenous Engagement
A Way Forward: Energy Industry Ready to Fuel Canada's Recovery
Blakes Continuity Podcast: The Moving Landscape of Foreign Investments
Blakes Continuity Podcast: COVID-19: The Regulatory Impact on Pensions
Employment and Labour in the Time of COVID-19
Nota Bene Episode 70: Examining the USMCA: Is it Simply a Rebranded NAFTA? with Scott Maberry
This Week in FCPA-Episode 96, 2018 - the Opening Day edition
Exporting ERISA After Walter Canada
Eli Lilly v Teva, Pharmascience, Riva, Apotex, Mylan (tadalafil, CIALIS) – Following a summary trial, Lilly’s infringement actions were dismissed: composition claims directed to “a physiologically acceptable salt” of...more
The new clean fuel regulations in Canada aim to lessen carbon intensity of transportation fuel by 2030. This paper discusses how primary fuel suppliers can prepare and comply with the forthcoming regulations. The following...more
A Q&A guide to merger control in Canada. This Q&A is part of the global guide to merger control. Areas covered include the regulatory framework, regulatory authorities, relevant triggering events and thresholds. Also...more
Introduction - Economic sanctions and anti-terrorism laws are having increasing impact on day-to-day business operations for companies in many industries and have also become an important area of diligence for equity...more
One of the recent amendments to the Competition Act has the potential to seriously chill price competition by leading Canadian businesses....more
Earlier this year, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry announced that amendments to the Competition Act would come in two stages. The first round of changes were revealed in the Budget Implementation Act (the...more
New Standard Contract Language for Data Transfers Facilitates Lawful Personal Data Transfers to/from EU and U.S. - In response to the EU Court of Justice Schrems II opinion, which declared that the former EU-US Privacy...more
As of April 4, 2022, private gaming operators and suppliers that have successfully registered with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) and entered into an operating agreement with iGaming Ontario will be able...more
Proposed modernization of certain investment fund prospectus filing rules would extend lapse date to 24 months. CSA also considering introducing base shelf filing for all investment funds....more
The first nine months of 2021 set records for global M&A activity and kept private equity firms especially busy. An abundance of dry powder and low interest rates have encouraged private equity investors to make up for lost...more
The scheduled launch of Ontario's competitive internet gaming market is fast approaching. Though originally targeted for December 2021, it is now expected that the launch is more likely to occur in Q1 2022, assuming that the...more
The Québec National Assembly has passed and the Lieutenant-Governor has assented to Bill 64, An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information (Act). The Act, which became law on...more
As it kicked off its 50th annual gathering today, the World Economic Forum in Davos is facing some hard questions—both about the state of the ideals it has long espoused (“open borders, liberal democracy and free borders,” to...more
When Canada’s Cannabis Act and supporting regulations came into force on October 17, 2018, Canada became the first major world economy to establish a legal framework at the federal level for the adult recreational use of...more
The laws and regulations of the U.S. and each individual state are evolving at a significant pace concerning one genus of flowering plants, and mostly with a tender embrace. Despite being criminalized for the greater part...more
Canada’s drone industry is taking off. Like its neighbor to the south, the commercial remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) industry is growing quickly. In Canada, the industry has doubled in size every two years over the...more
With their access to local and global investors and finance opportunities for companies at all stages, Canada’s world leading cannabis capital markets offer a wealth of opportunity. While Canada has several public listing...more
Canada’s world leading mining capital markets offer a wealth of opportunity, with their access to local and global investors, finance opportunities for companies at all stages, and sophisticated technical know-how. While...more
Canada’s world leading renewable energy and clean technology capital markets offer a wealth of opportunity, with their access to local and global investors, finance opportunities for companies at all stages, and sophisticated...more
Canada’s world leading oilfield services capital markets offer a wealth of opportunity, with their access to local and global investors, finance opportunities for companies at all stages, and sophisticated technical know-how....more
As we blogged yesterday, British Columbia’s (“B.C.”) Attorney General David Eby recently released an independent and very detailed report examining money laundering in B.C.’s gaming industry and providing 48 recommendations...more
On June 14, 2018, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment a revised version of Proposed National Instrument 93-101 – Derivatives: Business Conduct (Business Conduct Rule). The Business Conduct Rule...more
In Australia, a clear procedure does not exist for ASX-listed companies to obtain financing from their existing shareholder base for conditional acquisitions. Generally, a company will need to ensure sufficient funding is...more
Coal - Rio exits coal industry in $4B worth of deals - Rio Tinto Group has agreed to several deals worth over $4 billion to sell all of its remaining coal assets, with a $1.7 billion cash sale of coal assets to...more
Balanced Messaging with the Introduction of New Legislation - With the recent tabling of proposed legislation to reform the environmental and regulatory system for major projects, the federal government stated the...more