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Voting by mail extended in Québec: successful court challenge leads to amendment of the Election Act

The amendment follows a decision issued last year by the Superior Court of Québec on a challenge in which Osler represented the plaintiff pro bono.

Legislative Update Report No. 2026-09 Le Bulletin d’actualités législatives

Osler's Legislative Update is a bi-weekly listing of new legislation. This issue covers legislation for the period 04/23 to 05/06.

Forever chemicals, forever liability? The rise of PFAS class actions in Canada

Canadian courts are now grappling with claims over alleged contamination from PFAS, or “forever chemicals.”

Canada moves ahead with changes to qualified investments for registered plans

Government introduced Bill C-31 that includes previously released proposal to add two new “qualified investment” fund categories.

Spring Economic Update 2026

The Spring Economic Update includes changes to the CCUS Investment Tax Credit and the employee ownership trust capital gains exemption.

Legislative Update Report No. 2026-08 Le Bulletin d’actualités législatives

Osler's Legislative Update is a bi-weekly listing of new legislation. This issue covers legislation for the period 04/09 to 04/22.

Recent decision highlights need for precision in seller restrictive covenants in Canadian M&A transactions

Canadian courts will scrutinize restrictive covenants for reasonableness, rejecting those deemed unreasonable.

Legislative Update Report No. 2026-07 Le Bulletin d’actualités législatives

Osler's Legislative Update is a bi-weekly listing of new legislation. This issue covers legislation for the period 03/19 to 04/08.

Further amendments to the environmental claims provisions of the Competition Act

We discuss what the amendments mean for businesses in Canada and how they make environmental claims.

The launch of the Canadian Securities Administrators’ semi-annual reporting pilot project for eligible venture issuers

Eligibility and the potential implications of participation in the semi-annual reporting pilot project.