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U.S. Foreign Investment Review - Continued Focus on Emerging Technologies, China Risk, and Enforcement

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently released its Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) 2023 Annual Report to Congress....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Updating the Hydro and Electric Energy Regulation: Alberta Reduces Filing Requirements for Power Projects

On March 6, 2024, the Alberta government proclaimed the Electricity Statutes (Modernizing Alberta’s Electricity Grid) Amendment Act, 2022 (ESAA). The ESAA amends associated statutes and regulations such as the Alberta...more

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Présentation de certaines mesures fiscales prévues dans le projet de loi C-59 du Canada

Points saillants - Le 28 novembre 2023, le ministère des Finances (le « ministère ») a déposé un avis de motion de voies et moyens visant à mettre en œuvre la Loi d’exécution de l’énoncé économique de l’automne 2023, qui a...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Doing Business in Québec

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

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Select Tax Measures in Canada’s Bill C-59

Highlights - On November 28, 2023, the Department of Finance (Finance) tabled a Notice of Ways and Means Motion to implement the Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023, which subsequently received first reading...more

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New Filing Requirements for Canadian Federal Corporations

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Effective January 22, 2024, all federally incorporated companies must file information on “individuals with significant control” (“ISC”) pursuant to new requirements under the Canada Business Corporation Act (the “CBCA”)....more

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CSA Provides Update on Upcoming Transition to SEDAR+ (Updated)

In a notice published on July 17, 2023, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced the publication of exemptions from certain filing requirements on the System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval + (SEDAR+)...more

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CSA Provide Guidance on the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption

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On June 1, 2023, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published CSA Staff Notice 45-330: Frequently Asked Questions about the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (the Notice) providing guidance on questions market...more

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CSA Announce Exemptions From Certain Filing Requirements During Transition to SEDAR+

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On May 11, 2023, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced exemptions from certain filing requirements in connection with the launch of the “System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval +” (SEDAR+). CSA...more

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Québec Announces In-force Dates for New Corporate Transparency Requirements

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The Québec Government has published a new webpage (available in French only) with further details on the implementation of Bill 78, An Act mainly to improve the transparency of enterprises, including an in-force date – March...more

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CSA Propose Modernization of Prospectus Filing for Investment Funds

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Proposed modernization of certain investment fund prospectus filing rules would extend lapse date to 24 months. CSA also considering introducing base shelf filing for all investment funds....more

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Dispenses temporaires de certaines obligations dans les prospectus préalables de base pour les émetteurs établis bien connus

Le 6 décembre 2021, conformément à l’Avis 44-306 du personnel des ACVM, Décisions générales dispensant les émetteurs établis bien connus de certaines obligations relatives au prospectus (l’« Avis 44-306 »), les Autorités...more

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CSA Introduces Temporary Exemptions for Well-Known Seasoned Issuers from Certain Base Shelf Prospect

On December 6, 2021, pursuant to Staff Notice 44-306 Blanket Orders Exempting Well-known Seasoned Issuers from Certain Prospectus Requirements (the Notice), the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced temporary...more

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Temporary Relief Will Provide Well-Known Seasoned Issuers (WKSIs) with Accelerated Access to Public Markets

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Beginning in 2022, well-known seasoned issuers (WKSIs) will be exempt from certain base shelf prospectus filing requirements, including the requirement to file a preliminary base shelf prospectus, in accordance with...more

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Ontario Permits Alternative Filing Methods Under Business Statutes

This bulletin is current up to close of business on May 12, 2020. As circumstances remain fluid, please check with in with your usual Blakes contact for any updates. On May 12, 2020, Ontario passed the COVID-19 Response...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Patent Offices and Federal Courts – April 2 UPDATE

On March 11, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom declared that the COVID-19 outbreak "can be characterized as a pandemic," cautioning that the WHO has "rung the alarm bell loud and clear." At the time...more

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OSFI Provides Guidance to Administrators of Federally Regulated Pension Plans Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

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On March 27, 2020, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) announced a series of regulatory adjustments designed to help reduce some of the operational stress on federally regulated institutions,...more

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Review Debt Covenants Before Relying on Proposed CSA COVID-19 Financial Reporting Relief

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On March 18, 2020, the Canadian securities administrators (CSA) indicated that they will be providing blanket relief granting a 45-day extension for periodic filings normally required to be made on or before June 1, 2020, by...more

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COVID-19 Immigration-Related Updates

USCIS Suspends Premium Processing for all Form I-129 and I-140 filings - On March 20, 2020 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that effective immediately, it is temporarily suspending Premium...more

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From CFIUS, With Love: The FIRRMA Regulations

The most pressing question around the new FIRRMA regulations is “Will my transaction be covered?” To provide a bit of guidance on that point, we present an illustration from our upcoming Second Edition of The CFIUS Book due...more

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Foreign direct investment reviews 2019: A global perspective: Canada

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While few deals are challenged in Canada, national security reviews are becoming more common and complex. The Investment Review Division (IRD), which is part of the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development...more

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Detailed overview of deadlines and requirements under the new Canadian Patent Rules coming into force on October 30, 2019

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Recently, the government of Canada published the final version of the new Patent Rules (SOR/2019-251) in Canada Gazette, Part II on July 10, 2019. The new Rules and associated amendments to the Patent Act will come into force...more

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What Cross-listed Canadian Companies Need to Know About the Impact of the U.S. Government Shutdown on SEC Operations

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As a result of the partial U.S. government shutdown that began on December 22, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), one of nine federal agencies affected, recently published its Operations Plan Under a...more

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What if You Miss the Deadline to File a Form D?

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As a continuation of our August 9 post regarding the deadline for Canadian companies to file a Form D for a private placement in the United States, we now address the questions, “What if our company missed the deadline to...more

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Recent NYSE and NYSE American Announcements

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The NYSE has made a few recent announcements affecting the obligations of NYSE and NYSE American listed Canadian companies with respect to providing information to the exchange. An NYSE listed company that files its...more

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