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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 August 3, 2023

Bill C-49: proposed changes to energy regulation for the Atlantic offshore

The House of Commons has completed the first reading of Bill C-49 which seeks to modernize Canada’s energy regulatory framework for the Atlantic...

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Osler Update August 3, 2023

Government of Alberta pauses new renewable energy project approvals

Alberta is pausing approvals of new renewable electricity generation projects over one megawatt until February 29, 2024, and will conduct an inquiry...

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Osler Update July 31, 2023

Osler submission on transfer pricing consultation paper

The Department of Finance released a consultation paper including draft legislation to amend Canada’s transfer pricing rules.

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Osler Update July 21, 2023

Government of Québec adopts the Regulation respecting the language of the civil administration

The regulation clarifies provisions of the Charter of the French Language and creates new exceptions to the general principle of French as the first...

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Osler Update July 20, 2023

News and insights from Osler’s market-leading Financial Services Group – July 2023

News and information from Osler’s market-leading FS practice group

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News and insights from Osler’s market-leading Financial Services Group – July 2023
Osler Update July 20, 2023

What you need to know about the assumption of commercial mortgage loans

Ever since the Bank of Canada’s Overnight Interest Rate and Lenders’ prime interest rates (collectively, the Interest Rates) started to increase...

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What you need to know about the assumption of commercial mortgage loans
Osler Update July 20, 2023

Bill C-13: Parliament enacts the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act

Last month, Bill C-13, which makes several changes to strengthen, protect and promote the French language, received royal assent. We discuss how it...

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Osler Update July 14, 2023

Canada rejects OECD’s one-year extension of digital services tax moratorium

Canada refuses to delay the introduction of its digital services tax to 2025 despite one-year extension to DST moratorium announced in the new OECD...

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Osler Update July 7, 2023

CARR’s recent recommendations for ‘tough-legacy securities’ ahead of CDOR cessation

A white paper published by the CARR working group recommends market participants take measures to review the terms of their securities that mature...

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CARR’s recent recommendations for ‘tough-legacy securities’ ahead of CDOR cessation
Osler Update July 6, 2023

Canada’s blockchain breakthrough: understanding the landmark report from the House of Commons

On June 14, 2023, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology published its landmark report on blockchain technology. We...

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