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Artificial advocacy: how Canadian courts and legislators are responding to generative AI

Litigants must balance using AI with their duties to the court.

The trademark four(mula): enforcement and risk mitigation

Without proper enforcement, businesses run the risk of losing the distinctiveness of their trademarks and the scope of protection they afford.

Canada announces ‘major’ additional sanctions on Russia

Canada’s recent “biggest-ever” package of Russia sanctions expand but do not fundamentally change Canada’s sanctions on Russia.

Canada to rescind its digital services tax

The Canadian federal government has announced its intention to rescind Canada’s digital services tax.

Video surveillance at work: key takeaways from Québec’s latest privacy decision

The decision is a reminder to employers to ensure that their monitoring systems have a minimal impact on employee privacy.

Competition Bureau releases updated guidance on enforcement approach to property controls

The CPC Guidance published by the Competition Bureau advocates that firms use property controls only where justified.

Québec introduces Bill 109 on discoverability of French-language content on digital platforms

Québec’s Bill 109 aims to boost French-language content on digital platforms with new quotas and interface rules.

Navigating the changes: Québec’s Bill 72 amending the Consumer Protection Act is adopted

Bill 72 adds requirements relating to the price of food products, tipping practices, credit contracts, long-term contracts of lease and fraud.

Québec adopts Bill 81, amending most of the province’s environmental laws

Bill 81 amends the environmental impact assessment and review procedure, reconciliation between provincial and municipal regulations and other issues.

Private right of access for relief from anti-competitive harm now in force in Canada

The new right of access represents the broadest expansion of private enforcement of Canada’s competition laws in a generation.