Coronavirus: Legal and business considerations for Emerging and High Growth Companies

Corporate Considerations, Capital Markets and Governance

• Unintended Canadian and U.S. tax consequences of changing compensation arrangements during the COVID-19 crisis | Last updated: Apr 7, 2020
• COVID-19 – Private Equity and Venture Capital Fund Related Considerations for Funds and Investors | Last updated: Mar 23, 2020
• CB Insights - How Covid-19 Could Impact Seed-Stage Startup Investing
• Impact of COVID-19 on existing credit facilities | Last updated: Mar 19, 2020
• Thoughtfully responding to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis | Last updated: Mar 17, 2020
• Contractual rights and obligations in the context of COVID-19 | Last updated: Mar 17, 2020
• CB Insights - How Covid-19 Could Impact Startup Funding

Emergency measures

• Canadian Federal, Provincial and Municipal Government Relief and Other Initiatives in Response to COVID-19 Relevant to Business | Last updated: June 26, 2020
• COVID-19 - Emergency Forgivable Loans for Small U.S. Businesses | Last updated: Apr 24, 2020
• Institutional investors offering financial support to Québec businesses amid COVID-19 | Last updated: Apr 20, 2020
• Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan: Support for Canadians and Businesses

Employment

• The Employer’s COVID-19 Return to the Workplace Playbook | Last updated: August 4, 2020
• COVID-19 Quick-Reference Considerations for Employers | Last updated: Apr 24, 2020
• Managing the coronavirus (COVID-19) for employers | Last updated: Mar 10, 2020

Privacy

• Privacy and Security Challenges in the Wake of COVID-19 | Last updated: Apr 1, 2020

Taxation

• Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy – A Detailed Review | Last updated: Apr 13, 2020
• COVID-19 Business Wage Loss Subsidies | Last updated: Apr 2, 2020

Webinars 

• On-demand webinar | COVID-19 Return to the Workplace: Employer Preparedness
• On-demand webinar | The Impact of COVID-19 on Commercial Contracting
• On-demand webinar | Employment Law in the Era of COVID-19: What Now and What’s Next?
• On-demand webinar | COVID-19 Evolving Legal Considerations in the Canadian Market

Helpful resources

• Federal government commits additional $250 million in IRAP funding to support high growth startups
• Current Active Funders in Canada – Hockeystick Platform
• CVCA Resources For Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• MaRs COVID-19 Collection of Resources
• COVID-19 and using Legal Technology and Osler Works remotely
• VCHOURS - Canadian VCs providing short one-on-one calls for startups