Patent Considerations in View of the Nearshoring Trends to the Americas
No Password Required: Education Lead at Semgrep and Former Czar for Canada’s Election Security
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Hidden Traffic : New Human Trafficking and Child Labor Regulation in Canada with Sean Stephenson
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[Podcast] USMCA in Review, with C.J. Mahoney, Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
Episode 4 - USMCA and the trade relationship between the U.S.A, Mexico, & China
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
Blakes Continuity Podcast: What to Expect When Insolvency Crosses the Border
Infrastructure and Indigenous Engagement
A Way Forward: Energy Industry Ready to Fuel Canada's Recovery
Blakes Continuity Podcast: The Moving Landscape of Foreign Investments
Blakes Continuity Podcast: COVID-19: The Regulatory Impact on Pensions
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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The new policy provides for increased flexibility in the assessment of a supplier’s conduct, but targets a much broader range of situations triggering ineligibility, Introduction - The Government of Canada recently updated...more
As businesses finalize their reports under the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the Act) in advance of the May 31, 2024, statutory deadline, Public Safety Canada has updated its...more
On March 26, 2024, the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) published a final report on its investigation into allegations that a Canadian mining company, Dynasty Gold Corporation (Dynasty), operating in...more
On March 13, 2024, the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) released exposure drafts of its first two proposed Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards (Proposed Standards). The Proposed Standards are based on...more
Plusieurs territoires canadiens ont apporté d’importantes modifications à leurs exigences respectives en matière de transparence pour ce qui est de la communication de l’information sur les propriétaires véritables ultimes....more
In late 2021, the Quebec legislature passed “The Privacy Legislation Modernization Act” or Law No. 25 (“Law 25”), which was designed to modernize and make significant changes to Quebec’s existing privacy framework....more
Several Canadian jurisdictions have made significant changes to the transparency requirements related to disclosure of information about ultimate beneficial owners. This bulletin includes information on key current...more
Our Doing Business in Québec guide provides an overview of the legal framework governing Canadian business operations in the province of Québec. This guide provides up-to-date information about the following topics: •...more
Medical Devices Directorate Performance Annual Report - In September 2023, Health Canada published the Medical Devices Directorate Performance Annual Report for April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023. The report provides...more
As part of a global effort to improve corporate transparency and combat serious financial crime, private companies incorporated under the British Columbia Business Corporations Act (“BCBCA”) have been required to prepare and...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
Soon to be law, the bill will require many foreign companies doing business in Canada to report annually; first reports will be due May 31, 2024 - On May 3, 2023, Canada’s Parliament passed Bill S-211, An Act to enact the...more
Le 10 mars 2023, le ministre fédéral de la Sécurité publique, l’honorable Marco Mendicino, a annoncé le lancement par le gouvernement fédéral d’une consultation publique sur la création d’un registre visant la transparence en...more
On March 10, 2023, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Marco Mendicino, announced the federal government’s launch of a public consultation on the creation of a Foreign Influence Transparency Registry in Canada...more
As of April 1, 2023, the number of Canadian jurisdictions with beneficial ownership transparency requirements in force will have risen to ten. With the implementation of new transparency regimes in Saskatchewan, Québec and...more
In this annual review of Canadian foreign investment law, we discuss developments over the past year, including proposed amendments to the Investment Canada Act (ICA) and new government policies on the treatment of specific...more
A Canadian bill aimed at preventing modern slavery is currently awaiting approval and could come into force as early as January 2023. If passed, this law will create reporting obligations for both public and private entities...more
The Canadian government recently released the 2021-2022 Annual Report covering non-cultural foreign investment reviews under the Investment Canada Act (ICA) from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022. Given the government’s...more
Comme nous l’avons mentionné dans le Bulletin Blakes de mai 2019 intitulé Modification de la LCSA : nouveau registre des particuliers ayant un contrôle important, depuis juin 2019, les sociétés fermées assujetties à la Loi...more
As noted in our May 2019 Blakes Bulletin: CBCA Amendments: New Register to Track Individuals with Significant Control, starting in June 2019 private corporations governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) have...more
If you have been following recent privacy news, you know that the pace of new state laws has not slowed from warp speed, even with the specter of a possible federal privacy law looming. ...more
Recent amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) will require private corporations to report information regarding individuals with significant control to Corporations Canada. These amendments form part of the...more
In order to address income disparities and employer discrimination, a growing number of jurisdictions in the U.S. have implemented salary transparency laws that not only require disclosure of certain salary information during...more
The Government of Alberta is looking to increase transparency, predictability and accountability in its capital project spending decisions. On October 25, 2021, Alberta Infrastructure Minister Prasad Panda introduced Bill 73,...more