Franchisors – Are you at risk of joint employer status in Canada?

A finding of joint employer status, where a franchisor is found to be the joint or co-employer of its franchisees’ employees, is arguably the most...

Bill C-14: Medical Assistance in Dying

The Federal Government recently tabled Bill C-14 (Medical Assistance in Dying) in response to the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Carter v Canada.

Amendments to Canadian take-over bid and early warning regimes now in force

Amendments to the Canadian take-over bid and early warning regimes came into force on May 9, 2016.

Whistleblower Incentive Programs Continue to Gain Traction as the U.S. CFTC Announces $10-million Payout

With the Ontario Securities Commission’s new incentive-based whistleblower program now on the horizon, recent awards under comparable whistleblower...

Quebec proposes new French language requirements for public signage

The Quebec government introduced draft regulations proposing amendments to Quebec’s Charter of the French Language that would require public...

Carbon Copy Class Actions Stayed for Abuse of Process

On March 14, 2016, the decision Hafichuk-Walkin v. BCE was rendered by the Manitoba Court of Appeal, dismissing the appeal, thereby confirming the...

Update on Canada’s Bail-in Regime

The Canadian Federal Government introduced legislation to implement a bank recapitalization or “bail-in” regime for domestic systemically...

Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench confirms the Regulatory Regime is a complete code that applies to all oil and gas resources on offshore and frontier lands

The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench released Geophysical Service Incorporated v Encana Corporation on April 20, following a common issues trial...

Applying the TPSM in Canada

The discussion draft on the application of the Transactional Profit Split Method (TPSM) presents the TPSM as a multi-sided transfer pricing method.

Canadian transfer pricing documentation: What you should know

The two transfer pricing memoranda released by the Canadian Revenue Agency on January 29, 2015 address intra-group services (TPM-15) and multi-year...