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Should you be retaining lien holdback under your repair or maintenance contract?

Stakeholders should pay close attention to the type of work under their maintenance or repair contracts, in order to determine if materials or...

International Chamber of Commerce releases 2020 update to its standardized international trade terms

The ICC recently released the 2020 update to its standardized international trade terms (Incoterms 2020). Incoterms 2020 builds on the most recent...

The more things change, the more they stay the same: Alberta revamps carbon pricing regime for large emitters

The Alberta government introduced Bill 19, the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction Implementation Act, 2019 as well as the Technology...

Competition Tribunal confirms business justification is the paramount consideration in an abuse of dominance case

On October 17, 2019, the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) rendered its decision in CT-2016-015 Commissioner of Competition v. Vancouver Airport...

Transitioning (again) into the Construction Act: Managing compliance

As the flagship amendments to Ontario’s Construction Act come into effect on October 1, 2019, stakeholders in the construction sector are grappling...

Becoming an adjudicator under the Ontario Construction Act

The Ontario Dispute Adjudication for Construction Contracts (ODACC) will begin operations on October 1, 2019, and is now inviting individuals to...

Adjudication Authority selected

On October 1, 2019, adjudication will come into force in Ontario. Under the Construction Act, a single Authorized Nominating Authority was envisaged...

National Energy Board refuses to assert jurisdiction over the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project

The National Energy Board has refused to assert jurisdiction over the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project, providing important clarity for the largest...

Government of Canada enacts changes to environmental assessment processes

On June 21, the federal government passed Bill C-69, new legislation that will materially reform the federal environmental assessment regime in...