Perspectives en droit du travail et de l’emploi : Le droit à la déconnexion, la Loi de 2023 visant à œuvrer pour les travailleurs, la surveillance électronique en Ontario et les travailleurs de l’économie à la demande Perspectives en droit du travail et de l’emploi : Le droit à la déconnexion, la Loi de 2023 visant à œuvrer pour les travailleurs, la surveillance électronique en Ontario et les travailleurs de l’économie à la demande

IOSCO Report on Cyber Security in Securities Markets

In a climate where cyber risk is a rapidly “growing and significant threat to the integrity, efficiency and soundness of financial markets...

Court of Appeal Confirms That A Flexible Approach to Class Certification‎ Serves The Greater Good

On April 6, 2016, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in Good v. Toronto Police Services Board in respect of the certification of a...

Supreme Court of Canada clarifies meaning of “Indian”

The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision confirms that "Indians” under subsection 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867 includes all Aboriginal...

Uncertainty of Liability Cap in Securities Act Influences Settlement Approval

The Ontario Superior Court in Donohue v Baja Mining, 2016 ONSC 1569, recently approved a Settlement Agreement for a certified class action which...

CSA Publishes Proposals for Proxy Vote Reconciliation

On March 31, 2016, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”) published for comment proposed protocols with respect to proxy vote...

CSA publishes proposals for proxy vote reconciliation

The Canadian Securities Administrators published for comment proposed protocols for proxy vote reconciliation.

Potential impact of the New Quality of Care Information Protection Act, 2015 on hospitals

Bill 119, the Health Information Protection Act, 2015, was “carried on division” at second reading before the Legislative Assembly on February...

Walchuk Estate v. Houghton: Final v. Interlocutory … Again

In Walchuk Estate v. Houghton, the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed a motion to quash an appeal on the basis that the lower court’s adjournment of...

Revised Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines clarify the Competition Bureau’s approach in IP matters

Last week, the Competition Bureau released revised Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines after engaging in a lengthy consultation period based...

SEC Announces $2-Million in Whistleblower Awards

Compliance officers, in house counsel, management and board members of public companies are beginning to recognize the realities of external...