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[Event] 30th Annual Advertising and Marketing Law - January 17th - 18th, Toronto, ON, Canada

Hosted by Canadian Institute, the 30th Annual Advertising & Marketing Law conference returns for another exciting year where the top minds convene to network and engage in thought-provoking discussions shaping the law, policy...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Québec Repeals Its Contest Regime, Reducing the Regulatory Burden for Canada-Wide Promotions

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On October 27, 2023, Québec repealed the provisions of the Act respecting lotteries, publicity contests, and amusement machines pertaining to publicity contests and abolished the Rules respecting publicity contests entirely....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Changements à loi en matière de concours publicitaires au Québec

Les promoteurs de concours publicitaires ne seront désormais plus assujettis à l’obligation d’obtenir une autorisation pour la tenue de leurs concours au Québec, ni aux autres exigences relatives aux concours qui étaient...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Win or Lose, Quebec Contest Laws Have Changed

Sponsors of publicity contests no longer have to register their contests in Quebec and contend with the other requirements of Quebec’s contest legislation. As of October 27, 2023, the legislative provisions imposing these...more

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C’est le fun! Don’t Forget Quebec Changed its Publicity Contest Law

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Hearing “O Canada” being proudly sung during the recent NHL playoffs reminded me to remind you that in June 2021, la province de québec somewhat quietly amended its publicity contest law in order to exempt international...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Conference] 28th Annual Advertising & Marketing Law - January 18th - 19th, 8:45 am - 1:30 pm EST

Delve into critical legal and regulatory developments with the Canadian Institute’s 28th Annual Advertising & Marketing Law conference taking place virtually on January 18 – 19, 2022 (EST). This is Canada’s most comprehensive...more

Dickinson Wright

Quebec Exemptions to Publicity Contest Rules: Sponsors Welcome to Quebec

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Introduction - Quebec recently made changes to its publicity contests rules. The rules, which require publicity contests to adhere to stringent regulatory requirements in order to operate in Quebec, now exempt international...more

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A Big Merci Beaucoup to Les Habitants

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Oh, Canada, you give us ice hockey, maple syrup, Tom Hortons, and one stubborn province that had a noted aversion to “publicity contests.” But no more. Quebec has amended its laws concerning mandatory registration and fees...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] Advertising & Marketing Law - January 19th - 21st, 8:15 am - 1:15 pm EST

Be part of this renowned event which shape the law, policy and proceedings of Canadian advertising and marketing law. Attend the Canadian Institute’s 27th Annual Virtual Conference on Advertising & Marketing Law to delve...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

B.C. Court of Appeal Affirms Refusal to Certify Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act Claims

On June 3, 2015, in Marshall v. United Furniture Warehouse Limited Partnership (Marshall), the B.C. Court of Appeal dismissed the plaintiffs’ appeal from the application judge’s denial of certification of a proposed class...more

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