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Significant corporate governance changes in proposed amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act

The Canadian federal government recently introduced Bill C-25: An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act et al. The proposed amendments...

Canadian government publishes consultation paper for a review of the legislative and regulatory framework of Canada’s financial sector

BackgroundOfficers, Directors of regulated businesses and advisors must keep up with evolving regulatory and other policy priorities as a matter of...

Government report indicates potential overhaul of Ontario labour and employment landscape

Ontario employers may soon face significant changes to workplace laws. That is the main conclusion that can be drawn from the recently released...

Public contracts: Québec introduces the Autorité des marchés publics

On June 8, 2016, the Québec government introduced Bill 108 proposing the establishment of the Autorité des marchés publics to replace the...

Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench confirms the Regulatory Regime is a complete code that applies to all oil and gas resources on offshore and frontier lands

The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench released Geophysical Service Incorporated v Encana Corporation on April 20, following a common issues trial...

Economic stimulus through infrastructure investment – The 2016 Alberta and federal budgets

The 2016 budgets recently released by the Alberta and federal governments include commitments to make significant investments in infrastructure.

Hospitals’ ability to conduct ‘Vulnerable Sector Checks’ will be impacted by Bill 113

Bill 113, An Act respecting police record checks, received Royal Assent on December 3, 2015 and, once proclaimed, will become the Police Record...