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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
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A Way Forward: Energy Industry Ready to Fuel Canada's Recovery
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Employment and Labour in the Time of COVID-19
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This Week in FCPA-Episode 96, 2018 - the Opening Day edition
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Our goal is to cut through the hype and noise, while zeroing in on how AI and its evolving regulation will impact your business, your competitors and the markets in which you operate....more
It has been one year since OpenAI released ChatGPT, arguably catalyzing today’s new wave of interest in AI. This surge of interest is driving substantial investments in AI technologies and a heightened urgency to address the...more
Canada's new Lobbyists' Code of Conduct (the Code) came into effect on July 1, 2023. The Code operates alongside the other ethical regimes for federal officials, and seeks to "foster transparent and ethical lobbying of...more
A new edition of the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct (the “Code”) came into effect on July 1, 2023 under Canada’s federal Lobbying Act and replaces the version that has been in force since 2015 (the “2015 Code”). Canadian federal...more
Le 27 mai 2023, la nouvelle édition du Code de déontologie des lobbyistes fédéral (le « nouveau Code ») a été publiée dans la Gazette du Canada. La commissaire au lobbying, Nancy Bélanger, a fait ressortir plusieurs...more
On May 27, 2023, the new federal Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct (New Code) was published in the Canada Gazette. Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger highlighted several key changes to the New Code in her submission to the...more
Le Commissariat au lobbying du Canada (la « commissaire ») sollicite les commentaires des parties prenantes sur les changements proposés à la version actuelle du Code de déontologie des lobbyistes (le « Code »). Le Code,...more
The Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (Commissioner) is seeking input from stakeholders on its proposed changes to the present Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct (Code). Last updated in 2015, the Code is a mandatory...more
On January 29, 2021, Canada and the European Union (the “EU”) took additional steps to establish the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (the “CETA”)[i] by adopting four decisions required to implement its...more
In IP litigation, expert testimony is common and important. Experts may provide the court with a scientific primer in highly complex cases. In patent litigation, experts may construe complex claims through the eyes of a...more
Westport Fuel Systems, a Canadian clean fuel technology company, and its former CEO, Nancy Gougarty, agreed to settle FCPA charges with the SEC for $4.1 million and $120k, respectively....more
Voluntary codes of conduct have become common (and even expected) practice as part of a broader corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy for companies across all industries. Increasingly, companies have been facing...more
As the Canadian medical marijuana industry continues to expand and evolve at a rapid pace, unintended gaps have begun to appear across a wide spectrum of legislation. One such gap currently exists in the Ontario school system...more
Non-Canadian workers are increasingly suing their employers in Canadian courts for human rights violations allegedly committed outside Canada by the companies themselves or by other entities in their supply chains. This...more
Amendments made to the Code of Conduct for the Credit and Debit Card Industry in Canada (Code) released by the Department of Finance on April 13, 2015, will have interesting repercussions across the entire payment industry...more
On October 30, 2013, the Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) released a Hydraulic Fracturing Code of Conduct for Canada. Eleven PSAC members with hydraulic fracturing operations in Canada helped create the Code...more