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Featured Osler Updates May 11, 2026

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.”

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Forever chemicals, forever liability? The rise of PFAS class actions in Canada
Featured Osler Updates April 29, 2026

Spring Economic Update 2026

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

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Featured Osler Updates April 16, 2026

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.

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Osler Update March 30, 2016

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...

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Osler Update March 23, 2016

Budget Briefing 2016

A summary of the significant tax proposals included in Federal Budget 2016. Find out how these tax changes will affect Canadians and Canadian...

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Osler Update March 20, 2016

Pension de-risking – FAQs

Clients turn to our pensions and benefits law experts for advice on how they can manage pension risk. Below are some of the most frequently asked...

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Osler Update March 19, 2016

We wanted pension changes, but OAS age wasn’t one of them

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this week that the upcoming federal budget will reverse the previous government’s decision to gradually increase...

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Osler Update March 11, 2016

Ontario Court of Appeal upholds liability for tort of intentional interference with economic relations

The Ontario Court of Appeal has now emphasized that the tort of intentional interference with economic relations has narrow applicability, but does...

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Osler Update March 9, 2016

Taxpayer wins interest deductibility case at Federal Court of Appeal: The TDL Group Co. v. The Queen, 2016 FCA 67

The TDL Group Co. was denied an interest deduction based on borrowed money used to purchase common shares of a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary.

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Osler Update March 9, 2016

Final guidance on Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act – Get ready to enrol and report

On March 1, 2016, the Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) issued its finalized implementation tools for businesses required to comply with the...

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Osler Update March 4, 2016

OSC staff identify compliance issues with insider reporting

The Ontario Securities Commission staff released a report detailing their findings of a significant level of material reporting deficiencies in...

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Osler Update February 25, 2016

New Take-Over Bid Regime

The Canadian Securities Administrators have published fundamental amendments to the take-over bid regime that are expected to come into force on May...

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Osler Update February 25, 2016

CSA Adopt Incremental Amendments to Early Warning Regime – Reporting Threshold Stays at 10%

The Canadian Securities Administrators have adopted amendments to the “early warning” reporting regime (the Amendments) that are expected to...

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