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Health Canada proposes restrictions on the promotion of vaping products under the Tobacco and Vaping Product Act

Health Canada has proposed new regulations that would place stricter limits on the advertising and promotion of vaping products and make health...

Ontario announces move to open market for private cannabis retail

Key changes include a removal of the temporary cap on the number of private cannabis stores in the province, elimination of regional distribution,...

‘Green’ governance: CSA outlines expectations regarding governance disclosure and practices in the cannabis sector

Regulatory and legal risks abound in developing business areas, such as the recently legalized cannabis industry in Canada. One of the key challenges...

Ontario taking next steps to integrate health care system

On November 13, 2019, the Ministry of Health (the Ministry) announced the next steps in its plan to integrate Ontario’s health care system and help...

Court certifies common issue based in novel statistical methodology of proof

In Levac v. James, 2019 ONSC 5092, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice agreed to expand the common issues in a medical negligence class action to...

Health Canada releases final regulations for new classes of cannabis

Health Canada recently released the final regulations governing three new permitted classes of cannabis: edible cannabis, cannabis extracts, and...

Dry eye patent held invalid when viewed through proper lens

The claims of a Canadian patent are the numbered paragraphs at the end that define the scope of the legal exclusivity conferred by the patent. When...

Health Canada announces changes to the federal cannabis licensing process

As of May 8, 2019, Health Canada will require new applicants for cannabis licences under the Cannabis Act to have a fully built site that meets all...

When it comes to what you can patent, patent offices don’t always know best

In its decision in Cleveland Clinic, the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated an issued patent directed to a medical diagnostic method,...

Ontario amends Bill 74, The People’s Health Care Act, 2019

On April 10, 2019, Bill 74, The People’s Health Care Act, 2019 was reported by the Standing Committee on Social Policy with amendments.