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Featured Osler Updates May 22, 2026

Canada and Alberta advance proposed West Coast oil pipeline through implementation agreement

An announced implementation agreement is intended to advance certain commitments under the Canada-Alberta Memorandum of Understanding..

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Canada and Alberta advance proposed West Coast oil pipeline through implementation agreement
Featured Osler Updates June 2, 2026

The Solo International case: the Québec Financial Markets Tribunal sanctions a transnational pump-and-dump scheme, but leaves key questions unanswered

A closer look at the Solo International decision which highlights concerns about the justification for the penalties imposed.

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Featured Osler Updates June 2, 2026

Québec’s new municipal contracting framework comes into effect

We lay out the major changes from the previous regime.

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Osler Update December 21, 2023

OECD releases third administrative guidance on Pillar Two and confirms delay of the Pillar One timeline

The OECD has published the third administrative guidance on Pillar Two and has confirmed the delay of the Pillar One timeline.

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OECD releases third administrative guidance on Pillar Two and confirms delay of the Pillar One timeline
Osler Update December 20, 2023

Key features and implications of ISED’s sweeping amendments to the proposed legislative scheme to regulate artificial intelligence systems

The original text of the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) left much of the scope and substance of the privacy legislative scheme to be...

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Osler Update December 18, 2023

2023 Fall Economic Statement: key developments for financial services providers

In last month's Fall Economic Statement, the federal government provided updates on open banking, payments modernization, measures to combat...

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Osler Update December 18, 2023

Important changes to the Competition Act, including the abuse of dominance provisions, now in effect

On December 15, 2023, Bill C-56 received royal assent. The bill substantially expands Canada’s monopolization law as set out in the abuse of...

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Important changes to the Competition Act, including the abuse of dominance provisions, now in effect
Osler Update December 11, 2023

The future of payments regulation has arrived: final regulations to the Retail Payment Activities Act released

We look at the key changes between the draft and the final regulations, next steps and what payment service providers can do to prepare for...

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The future of payments regulation has arrived: final regulations to the Retail Payment Activities Act released
Osler Update December 11, 2023

Presenting our Legal Outlook

After many successful years of publishing the Legal Year in Review (LYIR) outlining our reflections on significant developments in the Canadian legal...

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Presenting our Legal Outlook
Osler Update December 11, 2023

Canada emerging as a powerhouse in the global EV supply chain

Ambitious goals to decarbonize the economy, combined with global geopolitical dynamics.

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Canada emerging as a powerhouse in the global EV supply chain
Osler Update December 11, 2023

AI governance: navigating the path ahead

Without question, during the past year, Canada has witnessed remarkable and radical change in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, with the...

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AI governance: navigating the path ahead
Osler Update December 11, 2023

A tempest of change: impact of climate-related litigation and regulation

It was a year of significant change for climate-related litigation and regulation in 2023. The volume of climate litigation increased significantly...

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A tempest of change: impact of climate-related litigation and regulation
Osler Update December 11, 2023

Proposed clean electricity regulations: is Canada staying in its lane?

In support of international efforts to limit climate change, the Government of Canada is endeavouring to achieve a net-zero emissions national...

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Proposed clean electricity regulations: is Canada staying in its lane?