Osler commentary and ongoing coverage of Canada’s foreign investment policy

For a compilation of the coverage, including comments and quotes from Osler lawyers regarding the implications of changes to Canada’s foreign investment policy, see below:

• Proposal to expand definition of state-owned enterprise in the ICA goes further than expected - National Post - May 9, 2013
• Government proposal will add considerable uncertainty to the foreign investment review process -The Globe and Mail - May 5, 2013
• Proposed amendments to the ICA introduce a new level of uncertainty into the government’s treatment of proposed investments by state-owned enterprises - National Post - May 3, 2013
• Osler Update: Proposed Amendments to Investment Canada Act Capture Control-in-Fact Investments by State-Owned Enterprises - May 2, 2013
• Osler Update: New Rules for Foreign Investment by State-Owned Enterprises - Do They Strike the Right Balance? - Dec 9, 2012
• The Experts Weigh In on Canada’s New SOE Policy - The Wall Street Journal - December 11, 2012
• For Peter Glossop’s interview on the new guidelines for SOEs with BNN’s Tony Keller and Amber Kanwar of The Street - Business News Network - December 10, 2012
• Ottawa risks resource slowdown -The Globe and Mail - December 10, 2012
• Harper sends mixed message to investors with new rules - Calgary Herald - December 10, 2012
• Now the bad news: Decision may jeopardize future investment in oilsands - Calgary Herald - December 7, 2012
• Asian SOEs’ future in Canada’s non-conventional O&G Sector - IFLR Magazine – December 2012
• ‘Don’t hamstring energy deals with demands on China’ - Calgary Law Review - A Special Publication on Business Law by the Calgary Herald – November 2012
• Canada’s PETRONAS rejection: miscommunication or new reality? – Chinese Business Law Journal – November 2012
• Peter Glossop quoted in IFLR Magazine – CNOOC, PETRONAS’ lessons for state-owned enterprise investment in Canada – IFLR Magazine – November 2012
• Clarity Sought on Foreign Takeover Rules - Financial Post – October 24, 2012
• Legal Experts Say Petronas Rejection Could Have Chilling Effect – The Wall Street Journal – October 22, 2012
• Petronas, Progress Push to Save Deal – The Globe and Mail – October 22, 2012
• Petronas Move Spurs Fear of Investor Chill – The Globe and Mail – October 22, 2012
• Sector Expected To Take Big Hit – Financial Post – October 22, 2012
• Osler Update: Government Rejects Petronas-Progress Transaction: Is Rejection the New Reality for Foreign Investors?

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