Not so happy New Year: Ontario Rewards Points Legislation coming into force January 1, 2018

The wait is now over, as the Ontario government recently published Ontario Regulation 388/17 (the Regulation), which will come into force on January...

Legalized Marijuana: 5 key takeaways for your workplace

Canada’s federal government continues to move towards the legalization of recreational (non-medical) marijuana, with legislation expected to come...

The electrification of the economy: Ontario’s 2017 Long-Term Energy Plan

On October 26, 2017, the Ontario government issued its latest Long-Term Energy Plan (LTEP) pursuant to the Energy Statute Law Amendment Act, 2016,...

Offshore Oil Royalty Regulations effective November 1, 2017

On November 1, 2017, the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador promulgated the Offshore Oil Royalty Regulations. We focus on three items that any...

Consumer class actions: The polyurethane foam settlement

In consumer class action settlements, it is quite common for the defendant to pay a fixed amount to a settlement fund, and the class plaintiffs to...

Young v Noble: Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal clarifies powers of a provincial appeal court to grant leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada

In Young v. Noble, 2017 NLCA 48, the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal clarified the significant, but rarely exercised, power of a provincial...

Canada enacts Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act – Implications for compliance with Canadian anti-money laundering requirements

On October 18, 2017, the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law) (the Act) received royal assent and became...

OSFI publishes changes to its Corporate Governance Guideline – Applicable to banks, trust & loan companies and insurance companies

For corporate governance process-related matters, in addition to the legislative requirements under applicable statutes (e.g., Bank Act, Insurance...

To ban or not to ban waivers of a consumer’s right to participate in a class action? U.S. Senate vote underscores policy divide

Last week, the U.S. Senate voted to overturn a recently released Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) rule that would have...

Class action risks for initial coin offerings

Discussions surrounding the legal risks of initial coin offerings (ICOs) typically focus on the risk of regulatory action for failure to comply with...