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Failure To Disclose New Employment Does Not Repudiate Settlement Agreement

When does an employee's breach of a settlement agreement rise to the level of repudiation? In Cross v. Cooling Tower Maintenance Inc. (2025 ONSC 7203)...

Canada Employment

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Cassels

Governance, Minutes, And The Rise Of AI: Best Practices For Boards And Counsel

Effective governance depends not only on sound decision-making, but on the ability to demonstrate that decisions were made through a thoughtful, informed, and defensible process.

Canada Commercial

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INQ Law

Responding To A BCSC Investigation: What Directors And Officers Need To Know

What to do when you receive a letter from the Enforcement Division of the BCSC.

Canada Commercial

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Origin Law

Address Versus Addressee, Franchisor Versus Franchisee: Lessons Learned From The Ontario Court Of Appeal's Decision In Yulee Developments Inc. V. Mr. Zagros Management Inc.

The tenant and landlord relationship is one dictated by contract (e.g. the lease) and legislation (the Commercial Tenancies Act). It is typically a two-party relationship and while each lease is unique...

Canada Real Estate

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Dale & Lessmann LLP

Incorporating Subsidiaries In Canada And The U.S.: Key Considerations

Canada Commercial

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Torys LLP

Dix Affaires À Connaître En Matière D'impôt Sur Le Revenu Au Canada En 2025

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Waiver By Election? Not Unless You Know You Have The Right To Elect

Canada Commercial

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Gowling WLG

Fasken's 2025 Insolvency Insights

Canada Insolvency

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Fasken

OSFI Releases Guide On Administrative Monetary Penalties

Canada Government

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Torys LLP

Entering Alberta's IGaming Market: Registration Roadmap For Operators And Suppliers

Canada Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

From Excess To Discipline To Scarcity: What Allied Gold's 27% Premium Tells Us About The Next Phase Of Gold M&A

Canada Commercial

GW

Gowling WLG

Canada Fines Cosmetics Company For Violating CEPA, Including Failing To Submit A Significant New Activity Notification

Canada Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

How To Protect Your Business When Using Third-Party AI Tools

Canada Technology

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Watson Goepel LLP

Co‑investing In A Retail Age: Allocation, Economics And Alignment

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

When Is Enough, Enough? HRTO's Guidance On Accommodation In Cillis v. Hamilton - Wentworth District School Board.

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

Court Finds Employee Rightfully Dismissed After Publishing Social Media Post About His Employer

Canada Employment

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Cassels

Top Five Artificial Intelligence Trends Shaping Canada's Legal Landscape In 2026

Canada Technology

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Torkin Manes LLP

U.S. Estate Tax Planning For Canadians Under The One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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Altro LLP

Webinar: When Harassment Comes From Outside: A Guide To Third-Party Risk Management

Worldwide Employment

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BCF Business Law

Canadian M&A Outlook For 2026

In our previous M&A report, we said fortune would favour the bold and, at the outset of 2026, we're seeing that come to pass in a variety of ways.

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

The Mining Capital Market Re-Awakening: How Issuers Should Structure Financing In 2026 Without Triggering Regulatory Landmines

This article examines how mining issuers can structure financings in 2026.

Canada Commercial

OL

Origin Law

Proxy Battles And Oppression: Lessons From Skychain For Boards And Activists At Contested AGMs

What constitutes oppression of a dissident shareholder at a contested AGM? The British Columbia Supreme Court's ruling in Skychain Technologies offers instructive guidance for companies and activists alike.

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

2026 Shareholder Activism In Canada: The Legal Framework

Shareholder activism is firmly entrenched in the Canadian corporate landscape, and Canada has proven fertile ground for dissidents.

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

AI Washing: The New Greenwashing — How The SEC's Emerging Technologies Unit Is Rewriting The Compliance Landscape

Canada Technology

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McMillan LLP

Torys Insolvency Litigation: Key Developments And Takeaways For 2026

Canada Insolvency

TL

Torys LLP

Activisme actionnarial au Canada en 2026: cadre juridique

Canada Commercial

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Fasken (French)

Preparing A Business For Sale: Key Legal Steps Every Owner Should Take

Canada Commercial

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Watson Goepel LLP

Indemnity Clauses: Why You Think You Need Them (And When You Probably Don't)

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

Q&A: The Macroeconomic And Geopolitical Outlook For 2026 – A Conversation With John Ferguson At Economist Impact

Worldwide International

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Gowling WLG

WeirFoulds Securities Law Updates: Concise, Informative Updates On Certain Securities Law Developments In The Canadian Marketplace As Of End Of Year 2025

Canada Commercial

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WeirFoulds LLP

Director Compensation For Charities In Canada

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Gowling WLG

Canada's Merger Notification And Investment Canada Act Review Thresholds In 2026

Canada Commercial

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McMillan LLP

2026 Private Capital Hot Topics: Key Takeaways

Canada Commercial

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

WeirFoulds Securities Law Updates: Concise, Informative Updates On Certain Securities Law Developments In The Canadian Marketplace As Of End Of Year 2025

Our coverage is succinct and targeted to cover the needs of issuers and their advisors. For more detailed information on our service offerings...

Canada Commercial

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WeirFoulds LLP

Director Compensation For Charities In Canada

The Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act ("CNCA")[1] sets out the basic rules for director, officer, and member remuneration in federally incorporated non-share capital corporations.

GW

Gowling WLG

Canada's Merger Notification And Investment Canada Act Review Thresholds In 2026

The 2026 updates to the notification thresholds under Investment Canada Act (the "ICA") have been announced.

Canada Commercial

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McMillan LLP

2026 Private Capital Hot Topics: Key Takeaways

Davies partners recently presented on fund formation, fundraising, M&A and secondaries going into 2026 for the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA).

Canada Commercial

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Proxy Season Guide 2026

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

Service Agreements And Cost Recovery Clauses: What Businesses Need To Know Before Signing

Many service agreements outline pricing, timelines, and deliverables—but often overlook one critical protection: the cost recovery clause.

Canada Commercial

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Watson Goepel LLP

Evolving Needs For Emerging And High Growth Companies: Series A Stage (Video)

If your company is at the Series A stage in your fundraising, there are some important steps to consider as you progress in your development.

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Evolving Needs For Emerging And High Growth Companies: Series C And Later Stage (Video)

If your company is at the Series C stage or beyond, your commercial, compliance and other strategic needs will continue to evolve.

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Tariffs, Tech And Turnarounds: Canada-US Cross‑border M&A In 2025

If 2024 was a year of hesitation for Canada-US dealmaking, 2025 was a year of recalibration. Cross-border M&A did not return to pre-pandemic exuberance...

Worldwide Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

Evolving Needs For Emerging And High Growth Companies: Series B Stage (Video)

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Evolving Needs For Emerging And High Growth Companies: Seed Stage (Video)

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Governance Insights: 10 Legal Updates GCs, Boards And Investors Need To Know

Canada Commercial

DW

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Tax Court Rejects Grossing Up Shareholder Benefits With ITCs

ML

McMillan LLP

Canadian Securities Administrators Modernize Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure: Final Amendments Released

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Dentons Canada LLP

Top 10 Compliance Tips For Your 2026 Report Under The Supply Chains Act

Canada Commercial

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Gowling WLG

Navigating Lease Due Diligence: Key Considerations Upon Amalgamations

Canada Real Estate

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Dale & Lessmann LLP

The End Of An Era: Manitoba's Crackdown On Grocery Property Controls And The National Shift In Competition Law

Canada Real Estate

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Dale & Lessmann LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 19 – 23, 2026)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Good Faith In M&A Deals At The Supreme Court Of Delaware: A Canadian Perspective

Canada Commercial

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

When "Residential" Is Not Residential: Corporate Tenants, Jurisdiction, And The Limits Of The RTA

Canada Real Estate

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Secondary Transactions In Private Equity: Planning, Governance And Exit Readiness

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Surge In Federal Lobbying Registrations Projected With Lowered Registration Threshold—effective January 19, 2026

Canada Commercial

GW

Gowling WLG

An Exception To The Exceptional? D&O Releases In CCAA Proceedings

Canada Insolvency

ML

McMillan LLP

Parti en fumée : une culture non déclarée de marijuana peut-elle entraîner l'annulation d'une assurance habitation?

Canada Insurance

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

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Directors Beware: CRA Can Come After You For Unpaid Source Deductions

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Corporate Revival For Tax Purposes: When Is It Necessary For A Dissolved Corporation?

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

The CRA Issues A New 'Income Tax Folio' On How Shareholder Loans And Debts Are Treated

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

A Canadian Tax Lawyer's Guide To S.51 Rollovers: What And How Shareholders Can Convert Equity Into New Shares Without Capital Gains

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Immigration Options For Growing Canadian Tech Companies

Worldwide Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Canada's Latest Work Permit: Innovation Stream

Canada Commercial

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Green and Spiegel

An Oppressive Outcome: Alberta Court Finds Directors Responsible For Severance Obligations

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Bill 96 In Effect As Of June 1st, 2022: What Québec Employers Need To Know

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

More Ontario Updates: Bill 88 Receives Royal Assent, Minimum Wage To Increase October 1, 2022

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

OSFI Lifts Restrictions On Canada's Federally Regulated Financial Institutions Related To Increasing Dividends, Share Repurchases And Raising Executive Compensation

WS

Walker Sorensen

Latest Videos

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Evolving Needs For Emerging And High Growth Companies: Series A Stage (Video)

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Your First Moves Matter: Navigating Disputes With Strategy (Video)

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Prowse Barrette

The Power Of Mentorship (Video)

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Episode 79: From Employee To Entrepreneur: Building With Intention (Podcast)

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Dentons Canada LLP

Lessons In (Mis)Governance From The World's Richest Person: Governance Within A Founder-Dominated Corporation (Video)

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Procido LLP

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