Indigenous Law Insights: year in review and look ahead to 2025

Legal and business professionals in many industries across Canada consider it essential to stay abreast of developments in Indigenous law and...

Water cannot be turned into wine: Cormark and the legality of triangular hedging transactions

The Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal has provided important guidance on hedging transactions in connection with private placements.

CSA disclosure review highlights AI-washing and greenwashing among other continuous disclosure concerns

Areas that require disclosure improvements by Canadian reporting issuers include promotional claims about artificial intelligence and sustainability.

Diversity in corporate Canada: a ten-year retrospective

In October 2024, Osler released its tenth annual Diversity Disclosure Practices – Diversity and leadership at Canadian public companies report....

Supreme Court clarifies standard of review for challenges to subordinate legislation

The Court held that the same flexible standard of review for administrative decisions applies to challenges to regulations.

Tax benefits of being a CCPC as a Canadian startup company

Emerging and high growth companies and their employees can significantly benefit from maintaining CCPC status.

Osler Privacy Jurisprudence Review – Third Edition – Fall 2024

Comprised of case summaries accompanied by expert commentary, the Privacy Jurisprudence Review will help readers identify and understand emerging...

The evolving workplace: four years after COVID-19

The workplace is continuing to evolve in a post-pandemic era of hybrid work.

Lack of commonality defeats investor class action alleging breach of fiduciary duty

An Ontario decision highlights the individual inquiries that often exist in proposed class actions involving investors and investment decisions.