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A review of new whistleblower protections under Ontario’s Securities Act

The Ontario government has approved amendments to the Securities Act (Ontario) to prohibit reprisals against whistleblowers and prohibit contractual...

Proposed GST/HST amendments relating to drop shipments

The drop shipment rules essentially allow an unregistered non-resident person to acquire goods in Canada on a tax-free basis provided the goods are...

Proposed GST/HST amendments relating to pension plans

On July 22, 2016 (the Announcement Date), the Department of Finance released a package of draft legislative amendments that includes proposed changes...

Ontario’s Bill 210: A Sweeping Expansion of LHIN Powers over Health Service Providers

Ontario’s Bill 210, the Patients First Act, 2016 passed first reading on June 2, 2016 and, if enacted as drafted, will significantly expand the...

Contested private placements under new take-over bid regime: Securities regulators reject Hecla challenge of Dolly Varden private placement

Canadian securities regulators have declined to cease trade a private placement of equity securities by a target company implemented following the...

Medical assistance in dying: Complying with Bill C-14 in healthcare policy and practice

On June 17, 2016, Bill C-14 on medical assistance in dying (MAID) was assented to by the Parliament of Canada.

Carter v Canada (Attorney General)

On February 6, 2015, the Supreme Court in Carter v Canada (Attorney General) (Carter 2015) declared the Criminal Code prohibitions on “aiding or...

Bill C-14 and its Deviation from Carter 2015

On June 17, 2016, in response to Carter 2015 and after a robust and public exchange between the House of Commons and the Senate, Parliament passed...

Constitutionality of Bill C-14 and Judicial Applications for Access to MAID

Concerns regarding the constitutionality of Bill C-14 were expressed in expert testimony (and or written submission) before the Standing Senate...

Health Regulatory College Policies on MAID and Medico-Legal Liability

Many of the provincial health regulatory colleges have developed policies for MAID which predate Bill C-14 and which will now therefore need to be...