Competition law and foreign investment review

Competition law and foreign investment review Competition Act Canada’s Competition Act (CA) provides a procedure for the review of...

Directors’ duties

Directors’ duties The corporate statutes in Canada impose two principal duties on directors: the fiduciary duty and the duty of care. Directors...

Pre-acquisition considerations

Pre-acquisition considerations Early warning and insider reporting Canadian securities laws contain an “early warning” reporting system...

Canadian public company mergers and acquisitions

A practical guide to the issues surrounding acquisitions of public companies in Canada.

Incoming consumer protection changes: Ontario regulations begin taking shape

Progress is being made in updating Ontario’s consumer protection legislation.

Mixed feedback on the OSC’s proposal to improve retail investor access to long-term assets

We recap the OSC’s proposed fund structure and the positive and negative reactions from various stakeholders.

Judicial review of adjudication determinations in the Ontario Divisional Court

Recent decisions of the Ontario Divisional Court have addressed applications for judicial review of an adjudicator’s determination.

Québec’s privacy regulator prohibits retailer’s use of facial recognition for loss prevention

On February 18, 2025, the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec (the CAI) issued a decision prohibiting a major grocery and pharmacy...