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Court of Appeal holds that class members similar to regular parties, cannot hide identity

In Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Society of Essex County v Windsor (City), the Court of Appeal for Ontario held that the deemed undertaking rule...

Walmart pays $282 million for FCPA resolution

On June 20, 2019, Walmart entered into a US$282.7 million global settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of...

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...