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Bill C-14: Medical Assistance in Dying

The Federal Government recently tabled Bill C-14 (Medical Assistance in Dying) in response to the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Carter v Canada.

Amendments to Canadian take-over bid and early warning regimes now in force

Amendments to the Canadian take-over bid and early warning regimes came into force on May 9, 2016.

Quebec proposes new French language requirements for public signage

The Quebec government introduced draft regulations proposing amendments to Quebec’s Charter of the French Language that would require public...

Update on Canada’s Bail-in Regime

The Canadian Federal Government introduced legislation to implement a bank recapitalization or “bail-in” regime for domestic systemically...

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...

Applying the TPSM in Canada

The discussion draft on the application of the Transactional Profit Split Method (TPSM) presents the TPSM as a multi-sided transfer pricing method.

Canadian transfer pricing documentation: What you should know

The two transfer pricing memoranda released by the Canadian Revenue Agency on January 29, 2015 address intra-group services (TPM-15) and multi-year...

Managing Canadian investment entities in the U.S.

Investment entities in the United States that happen to reside in Canada now have detailed guidance for determining their status under the Foreign...

Managing non-Canadian private equity funds in Canada

Non-Canadian private equity fund sponsors can be subject to a number of Canadian tax issues when engaging Canadian service providers, raising capital...

Ontario Securities Commission narrows private party standing for public interest applications in contested transactions: The Corus Entertainment decision

In the Matter of the Catalyst Capital Group Inc. and In the Matter of Corus Entertainment Inc., the OSC determined not to grant standing to The...