À la suite de la publication du rapport initial de la Commission sur l’ingérence étrangère le 3 mai 2024, le ministre de la Sécurité publique du Canada a déposé le projet de loi C-70, Loi concernant la lutte contre...more
Following the release of the Foreign Interference Commission’s Initial Report on May 3, 2024, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety has tabled Bill C-70, the Countering Foreign Interference Act (Bill). The Bill would create a...more
Le 20 mars 2024, le ministre de la Sécurité publique, des Institutions démocratiques et des Affaires intergouvernementales a présenté le projet de loi C-65, Loi modifiant la Loi électorale du Canada (le « projet de loi ») à...more
On March 20, 2024, the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs tabled Bill C-65: An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (Bill) in the House of Commons. The Bill’s proposed amendments...more
Le 19 mai 2023, la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a publié sa décision dans l’affaire Hansman c. Neufeld (l’« arrêt Hansman »), soit la plus récente affaire hautement médiatisée portant sur les poursuites « anti-SLAPP »...more
On May 19, 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada (Court) released its decision in Hansman v. Neufeld (Hansman), the latest high-profile anti-SLAPP case in Canada. Hansman clarifies the circumstances in which courts will dismiss a...more
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Court) recently released its decision in R. v. Arapakota. The decision provides comprehensive guidance about the foreign bribery prohibitions in the Corruption of Foreign Public...more
La hausse constante de l’importance accordée au respect des exigences liées aux facteurs environnementaux, sociaux et de gouvernance (« ESG ») est l’une des tendances juridiques les plus marquantes de 2022. De plus en plus,...more
La campagne électorale provinciale a été déclenchée en Ontario. À l’approche du jour du scrutin, soit le 2 juin 2022, les entreprises et les organisations qui participent ou prévoient participer au processus politique doivent...more
The Ontario provincial campaign has begun. As we approach Election Day, June 2, 2022, businesses and organizations who engage or are planning to engage in the political process should be mindful of the rigorous third party...more
As Ontarians prepare to head to the polls on June 2, 2022, businesses and organizations who engage or are planning to engage in the political process should be mindful of Ontario’s Election Finances Act (EFA) and the rigorous...more
On June 8, 2021, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice struck down recent amendments to Ontario’s Election Finances Act, RSO 1990, c E7 (EFA) that restricted third party spending on political advertising and related...more
Dans l’affaire Sherman (Succession) c. Donovan, la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a confirmé à l’unanimité que la primauté du principe de la publicité des débats judiciaires est essentielle au bon fonctionnement de la...more
In Sherman Estate v Donovan, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) unanimously affirmed the primacy of the open court principle, which is critical to democracy and can only be restricted where there is a serious risk to another...more
Dans l’affaire Caplan v. Atas (l’« affaire Caplan »), le juge Corbett de la Cour supérieure de justice de l’Ontario (la « Cour ») a accueilli les requêtes pour jugement sommaire et jugement par défaut des demandeurs après en...more
In Caplan v. Atas (Caplan), Justice Corbett of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Court) granted the plaintiffs’ motions for summary judgment and default judgment, concluding that the defendant carried out egregious...more
Four months after the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruled on the test for Ontario’s anti-SLAPP legislation, the Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) has released two companion decisions overturning a motion judge’s pre-SCC rulings,...more
Le 10 septembre 2020, la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a rendu ses décisions tant attendues dans les affaires connexes 1704604 Ontario Ltd. c. Pointes Protection Association (l’« arrêt Pointes ») et Bent c. Platnick...more
On September 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released long-awaited decisions interpreting and applying Ontario’s anti-SLAPP legislation, in the companion cases of 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection...more
As part of our quarterly series on current trends across different industries, our second article for 2019 explores litigation developments in Canada, outlining the impact on business and the potential ramifications of recent...more
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The public has a right to know the names of Ontario’s top billing doctors, the Ontario Court of Appeal (Court) ruled on August 3, 3018 in Ontario Medical Association v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner). The...more
Recently, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) released an important draft Position on Online Reputation (paper). The paper takes the position that current federal privacy legislation, the Personal...more
This is the second installment in a six-part series on corporate and financial crimes, which outlines basic principles of criminal and quasi-criminal law that may arise in the running of a business. This installment discusses...more
What Statutes Set Out Criminal Offences in Canada?
Canada’s criminal law is set out in the Criminal Code. The Criminal Code is made by Parliament and applies equally in every province and territory.
The Criminal Code...more
As part of Canada’s 2013 significant overhaul to its foreign corrupt practices regime, the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA), Canada indicated an intention to repeal the exception for facilitation payments....more