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OSC Provides Guidance on “Necessary Course of Business” Exception to Prohibition Against Tipping

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In a recent decision, Kraft (Re) (Kraft), the Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal (the Tribunal) articulated clear guidance with respect to the application of the necessary course of business (NCOB) exception to the prohibition...more

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Supreme Court Finds the Premier’s Mandate Letters Exempt from Disclosure

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In ruling that the Ontario government is not required to turn over Cabinet mandate letters, the Supreme Court of Canada has adopted a broad and expansive view of Cabinet confidentiality. The Supreme Court's decision brings...more

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Federal Court of Appeal dismisses appeal relating to Minister of Health’s decision to disclose records pursuant to Access to...

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On November 1, 2023, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) dismissed Actial’s appeal from an application for judicial review of the Minister of Health’s decision to disclose records pursuant to a request under the Access to...more

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CSA Guidance on Improving COVID-19 Disclosures

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On February 25, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published Staff Notice 51-362 – Staff Review of COVID-19 Disclosures and Guide for Disclosure Improvements. The CSA notice details the results of a recently...more

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Litigation Privilege Protects Against Disclosure of Database of Records

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A litigation document management database does not have to be disclosed to the other side in a lawsuit, even where that leads to substantial expense and time consequences for a counterparty, the Federal Court of Appeal...more

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CSA Continuous Disclosure Review Program Highlights Common Disclosure Deficiencies

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On October 29, 2020, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) issued Multilateral Staff Notice 51-361 for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020, and 2019. The notice is part of the CSA's continuous disclosure review...more

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Report on Patient Privacy Volume 20, Number 7. Privacy Briefs: July 2020

Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 7 (July 2020) - Concerns about hacking and online security have fallen since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the fact that the actual risks have risen, according to the 2020...more

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FTC Settles with Company Over Alleged Deceptive Security Practices

The FTC recently settled with smart lock maker Tapplock, Inc., a Canadian company, over allegations that it deceived consumers with false claims about its product’s security practices. These allegations arose based on...more

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First judicial consideration of Vanessa’s Law: Health Canada must disclose requested clinical trial data

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In the first case calling upon a court to interpret and apply Vanessa’s Law, the Federal Court has ordered Health Canada to release requested complete copies of all sections of all clinical study reports and all electronic...more

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Competition Bureau Resolves Two Drip Pricing Cases

The Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau) has recently reached settlements with Leon’s Furniture Limited (Leon’s) and The Brick Ltd. (The Brick) and Enterprise Rent-A-Car Canada Company (Enterprise), addressing marketing...more

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Securities Act Allows Disclosure of Information Obtained in OSC Investigations Without Notice to Affected Persons

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On June 21, 2013, amendments to the Ontario Securities Act (the Act) contained in Bill 65 — the Prosperous and Fair Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2013—were brought into force. Certain of the amendments have the potential to...more

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