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Federal prompt payment legislation passed

The Federal Prompt Payment for Construction Work Act (Federal Prompt Payment Act) sailed through as part of the larger federal budget Bill C-97 and...

CSA releases annual enforcement report – focus on collaboration and enforcement in digital world

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released its annual enforcement report yesterday – aptly titled “Evolving Securities...

OSC Burden Reduction Initiative – Rules-based versus principle-based regulation

As the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) considers how best to implement its burden reduction initiative, there has been significant...

Impact of recent international tax developments on Canada

Several recent international tax changes could significantly impact the cross-border tax planning strategies of Canadians, including Canada recently...

Canadian government introduces tax legislation applying to employee stock options granted on or after January 1, 2020

On June 17, 2019, the Canadian government tabled a Notice of Ways and Means Motion with proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act (Canada) to...

Ontario Government passes Bill 108, enacting sweeping changes to development process

On June 6, Royal Assent was given to Bill 108, which amends 13 different statutes as part of the Ontario government’s Housing Supply Action Plan.

Seeing the forest for the trees: Ontario Court of Appeal dismisses Sino-Forest executives’ appeal of OSC decision

On June 3, 2019 the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in Hung et al, v. Ontario (Securities Commission), upholding the ruling of the...

Seeing the forest for the trees: Ontario Court of Appeal dismisses Sino-Forest executives’ appeal of OSC decision

On June 3, 2019 the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in Hung et al, v. Ontario (Securities Commission), upholding the ruling of the...

Court has no appetite to pierce corporate veil in restaurant lease decision

Corporate directors and officers may generally only be held personally liable for misconduct on the part of the corporation in limited circumstances...

Blockchain company and CEO to pay over $1M for misleading investors

The OSC has approved a settlement agreement with NextBlock Global Limited and its founder and CEO, Alex Tapscott, in connection with misleading...