Children's privacy is once again the focus of attention from privacy authorities. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), along with data protection and privacy authorities from around the world, recently…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Supreme Court of Canada is poised to hear a case that will affect the future of mining and natural resource projects in British Columbia and across Canada. For participants in British Columbia's mining industry, the case…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Indigenous Peoples
On May 26, 2026, the Province of British Columbia announced that it was initiating a six-week consultation process on the implementation of the new Construction Prompt Payment Act (the Act) between May 26, 2026 and July 7, 2026…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Construction Law, Government Contracting
On May 14, 2026, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published a wide-ranging Notice and Request for Comment proposing amendments and changes to the Canadian issuer bid, take-over bid and beneficial ownership reporting…
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/ Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law
In 2025, the Government of Canada launched a Red Tape Review across all federal departments and agencies. The Red Tape Review initiative was aimed at reducing regulatory burdens, streamlining processes and improving efficiency…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, International Law & Trade
National or multi-jurisdictional class actions are common in Canada, regularly giving rise to parallel and overlapping cases across multiple provinces. This often happens in life sciences litigation, where claims relating to the…
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/ Civil Procedure, Conflict of Laws, Products Liability
On March 26, 2026, Canada's new transfer pricing rules received royal assent and will have a significant impact on multi-national enterprises (MNEs) in life sciences industries. The rules now focus on enumerated "economically…
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/ Health, International Law & Trade, Taxation
The life sciences business has a global reach, with companies often collaborating across national borders to bring new products and services to market. When such products and services are patent-protected, questions may arise as…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade
As part of a deeply interconnected global sector, the life sciences industry in Canada is undergoing significant change alongside broad macroeconomic and geopolitical shifts…
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/ Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade, Taxation
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Policy and business leaders in 2026 are confronting disruptive global forces that pose daunting economic and financial risks while also transforming markets and creating avenues for…
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/ Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
The global trade environment affecting the life sciences sector is undergoing a marked transformation. Escalating tariff measures, heightened national security scrutiny and renewed industrial policy ambitions are converging to…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Health, International Law & Trade
The 2026 annual Bloom Burton & Co. Healthcare Investor Conference—Canada's premier international forum for healthcare companies and investors—was held in late April in Toronto. Keynote speaker, Eric Tokat of Centerview Partners,…
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/ Health, Mergers & Acquisitions, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Ontario Court of Appeal has confirmed an important limit on a landlord’s discretion over common areas. In Convocation Flowers Incorporated v. Anisa Holdings Ltd., the Court held that removing access to loading facilities…
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/ Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Real Estate - Commercial
In Grace et al v. The United Mexican States, 2026 ONSC 2104, (Grace), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) set aside an investment treaty arbitration award rendered by an arbitral tribunal against a group of…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), International Law & Trade
In February 2020, Nova Fish Farms Inc. (Nova Fish) entered into an agreement to purchase several trout farms from Cold Ocean Salmon Inc. (Cold Ocean). The trout farms were situated on provincially leased land and could not be…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Real Estate - Commercial
