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Health Canada announces changes to the federal cannabis licensing process

As of May 8, 2019, Health Canada will require new applicants for cannabis licences under the Cannabis Act to have a fully built site that meets all...

How to draft exclusive vs. non-exclusive jurisdiction clauses

A recent decision from the Court of Appeal for Ontario reminds us that parties using their contracts to select a jurisdiction for hearing disputes...

OSC Seeks Input on Priorities for 2019-2020

On March 28, 2019, the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) published for comment its 2019-2020 Draft Statement of Priorities. Notable...

Ontario government proposes sweeping changes to the planning and development system

On May 2, 2019, the Government of Ontario released its Housing Supply Action Plan called “More Homes, More Choice.” It consists of sweeping...

UK SFO Speeding Up Investigations

The Director of the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office (the “SFO”) – the U.K’s primary enforcement authority for economic...

Prompt payment and adjudication for federal projects

Building on the momentum of Ontario’s new Construction Act, the federal government now proposes the Federal Prompt Payment for Construction Work...

Saskatchewan Court of Appeal upholds constitutionality of federal carbon pricing regime

On May 3, 2019, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal issued a majority decision that the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (the GGPPA) was...

Ontario amends pension legislation to address electronic beneficiary designations

Pension plan administrators are implementing electronic tools as part of their administration processes with increasing frequency. This can be...

Supreme Court of Canada: Error for Court of Appeal to make factual finding trial judge declined to make

In brief oral reasons from the bench, the Supreme Court of Canada recently held in R. v. Wakefield, 2019 SCC 26 that it was an error for the Court of...

Impending federal regulations on workplace violence and harassment

New workplace harassment and violence rules will apply to Federally Regulated Employers. The public policy agenda behind these and similar...