Allegations of insider trading and tipping can be difficult to prove. Osler’s Lawrence Ritchie, Alex Cobb, Marleigh Dick, Jayne Cooke and Madele…
Ontario’s new Capital Markets Tribunal weighs circumstantial evidence in insider trading decision
Alberta finalizes new geothermal regulatory regime with Directive 089
Geothermal energy is poised to play a key role in Canada’s energy transition. Alberta’s new Directive 089 adds clarity to the regulatory r…
Canadian crypto update – undertakings required for crypto asset platforms seeking registration in Canada
Public undertakings will now be required of crypto asset trading platforms seeking registration. Osler lawyers provide more detail and discuss the imp…
CAPSA releases draft guidelines on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations in pension plan management
On June 9, 2022, the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities (CAPSA) released for consultation a draft guideline titled CAPSA Guid…
Québec’s low-carbon-intensity fuel content requirement to start in 2023
With Québec poised to require lower carbon intensity in gasoline and diesel fuel starting next year, Osler’s Alexandre Fallon examines the new p…
Not all breaches are offensive: the narrow scope of the tort of intrusion upon seclusion
Osler lawyers Christopher Naudie and Rohan Shah share their insights on the evolving privacy tort of intrusion upon seclusion in the context of a rece…
Canadian crypto update – Ontario enforcement up, regulatory stance hardens
In Canada, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have made considerable progress in standardizing a regulatory framework for crypto asset tradi…
Alberta takes steps to encourage development of metals and critical minerals essential to energy transition
Osler lawyers discuss recent legislative and regulatory changes designed to advance a new regime for the development of metals and critical minerals i…
With rising interest rates, you may have a pension surplus and available options
An Osler blog looks at how rising interest rates may lead some companies with defined benefit pension plans to be in the enviable position of having a…
Understanding TCFD from a pension plan perspective
On December 4, 2015, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) established the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). The TCFD was…
