Social-impact investing: a viable asset class with an eye to the future

An array of new investment products is demonstrating there is a growing appetite by investors of all kinds – pension funds, governments and retail...

Supreme Court of Canada addresses “distorting lens” metaphor of appellate review

In Salomon v. Matte‑Thompson, 2019 SCC 14, the Supreme Court of Canada recently addressed, for the first time, the metaphor of the...

PDAC 2019: Lots to talk about

As a summary of PDAC 2019, we discuss all the rumours, speculation and hot topics amongst industry participants; from the gold sector and mega...

Inter-jurisdictional enforcement against cryptocurrency-related financial products

In its first enforcement decision concerning cryptocurrency, the Ontario Securities Commission permanently prohibited USI-Tech Limited from...

Osler submission to OECD on Public Consultation Document Addressing the Tax Challenges of the Digitalisation of the Economy

Osler made a submission to the OECD in response to its February 13, 2019 public consultation document on the possible solutions to the tax challenges...

Ontario introduces Bill 74: The People’s Health Care Act

The Ontario government introduced Bill 74:  The People’s Health Care Act, 2019 on February 26, 2019. 

Osler: your partner to navigating Ontario’s health care system integration

The Ontario government recently announced its plan for a new model of integrated public health care delivery in the province - here is why Osler is...

Ontario Securities Commission announces first ever whistleblower awards

In a landmark announcement on February 27, 2019, the Ontario Securities Commission said that it had paid out its first-ever whistleblower awards...

Court of Appeal for Ontario confirms that recusal order is interlocutory

In Brunning v. Fontaine, 2019 ONCA 98, the Court of Appeal for Ontario recently confirmed that a recusal order is an interlocutory order, meaning...

Welsh v Ontario: Court cannot unilaterally amend class action settlement

In a previous post, we discussed Justice Perell’s decision in Welsh v Ontario ordering class counsel to make a sizeable charitable donation as...