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Competition Bureau confirms that it will not pursue no-poaching and wage-fixing agreements between competitors under the criminal provision of the Competition Act

The Competition Bureau issued a statement confirming that no-poaching, wage-fixing, or other buy-side agreements between competitors are subject to...

Accélérer la lutte contre la COVID-19 : les technologies de détection rapide des antigènes et le lieu de travail

Santé Canada a approuvé une technologie de test rapide destinée à être utilisée uniquement au point de service.

Understanding Fraser v. Canada Impacts and Risks for Pension Administrators and Employers Across Canada (Webinar)

The recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling in Fraser v Canada will have wide and reverberating implications across Canada for years to come.

Amending Bill 37: Alberta’s prompt payment regime

While Bill 37, titled the Builders’ Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act, 2020, passed second reading on October 28, 2020, the prompt payment...

Are cap tables a challenge?

Although used widely, the cap table may prove to be challenging. A constantly evolving work in progress, a cap table may be tamed by using a...

Canadian patent office issues guidance on computer-implemented and medical inventions following Choueifaty decision

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has issued new guidance explaining how CIPO intends to apply the decision in Yves Choueifaty v...

EHG 101 series: Cybersecurity from a vendor/service provider perspective

High profile cybersecurity breaches are the ones that most often make news headlines, but even those not in the spotlight can cost organizations...

Alberta’s Petrochemicals Incentive Program

On October 30, 2020, the Alberta government announced the launch of the new Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program as an integral part of the...

Prompt payment and adjudication come to Alberta

The Alberta government has tabled Bill 37: Builders’ Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act, 2020, which seeks to modernize and make substantial...