We continue to follow the U.S.-Canada trade dispute and will update this post as required.
The most recent series of events began with the White House’s March 2, 2025 announcement that, effective 12:01 a.m. EST on Tuesday,…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade
On February 27, 2025, the Government of Canada and Manitoba signed the first national pharmacare agreements under Canada’s Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare (the “Pharmacare Act”), which received royal assent on October…
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/ Constitutional Law, Government Contracting, Health
Health Canada recently announced that it is exploring a regulatory pathway that would allow products containing cannabidiol (“CBD”) to be purchased without a prescription. Under the current regulatory scheme, all health products…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health
Canada's Minister of Industry announced that “economic security” will be an additional factor considered by the Canadian government when assessing transactions subject to the Investment Canada Act…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions
Effective as of 12:01 a.m. EST, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, the United States imposes 25 per cent tariffs on almost all goods imported from Canada. A lower tariff of 10 per cent is imposed on Canadian energy and resource products…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade
Canada’s Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare (the “Pharmacare Act”) received royal assent on October 10, 2024 and established a framework for national pharmacare. On February 27, 2025, the Hon. Mark Holland, Canada’s…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
It remains illegal under the Canadian Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (“CFPOA”) to bribe foreign officials. While this statement may be self-evident, recent developments south of the border prompt this reminder to…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Criminal Law, Government Contracting, International Law & Trade
On January 28, 2025, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (“FSRA”) published Proposed Rule 2025-001 (the “Proposed Rule”), which builds on recent amendments to the Insurance Act (the “Act”). Those amendments…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Insurance
The Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) completed a focused compliance review of the know-your-client (“KYC”), account appropriateness assessment and Client Limit (as defined below) practices of crypto asset trading platforms…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
After several months of anticipation, on January 31, 2025, the Government of Canada, in partnership with the Government of Nova Scotia, announced the coming into force of Bill C-49 – An Act to amend the Canada-Newfoundland &…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Indigenous Peoples
Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass Lewis have published their Canadian benchmark policy guidelines for the 2025 proxy season. Key updates focus on the board’s oversight of artificial intelligence (“AI”),…
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/ Business Organizations, Securities Law
In a general procedure hearing that was later moved under the informal procedure rules and rendered on December 17, 2024, the Tax Court of Canada (the “Tax Court”) dismissed 267 O’Connor Limited’s (the “Appellant”) appeal, and…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Taxation
In 2177 23rd Avenue Holdings v. Pival International inc. (2025 QCCA 19) dated January 9, 2025, the Quebec Court of Appeal rendered an enlightening decision on the obligation of a landlord to negotiate the terms and conditions of…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Real Estate - Commercial
Energy lawyers are frequently met with challenging legal issues within a rapidly changing regulatory and legal environment. It is essential to stay up to date on the latest caselaw from courts across Canada, and this article…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Bankruptcy, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Indigenous Peoples
Effective as of Tuesday, February 4, 2025, the United States is imposing 25 per cent tariffs on almost all goods imported from Canada. A lower tariff of 10 per cent will be imposed on Canadian energy and resource products such…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade
