Canada: Contracts and Commercial Law

Pallett Valo LLP is a Canadian law firm providing comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm serves clients with expertise in corporate law, real estate, litigation, employment law, and other legal matters.

A comprehensive analysis examines the transformative period of insolvency and restructuring law between 2021 and 2025, revealing how doctrinal consolidation has reshaped the landscape in ways not seen since the 2009 statutory reforms. The authors explore critical lessons for legal practitioners and business clients about the importance of early evidentiary preparation and strategic stakeholder management in determining restructuring outcomes.

As detailed in a prior Fasken bulletin, BC Bill 4 passed into law important amendments to the BPCPA that took effect in 2025, including new restrictions on mandatory arbitration clauses, class action waivers, and contractual limits on consumer reviews. This bulletin focuses on additional, consumer-contracting and direct-sales amendments, and regulatory requirements that will take effect on August 1, 2026, giving businesses limited time to adapt.

From shipbuilding contracts to bills of lading, standard form and template contracts are commonplace in marine-related agreements. When parties understand and agree on the applicable terms, a standard form contract can provide consistency, efficiency, and certainty.

Les incidents de confidentialité représentent un enjeu majeur pour les entreprises canadiennes en 2026, avec des coûts moyens atteignant 6,6 M$ CA. Cet article examine les principales cybermenaces externes et internes susceptibles d'influencer le risque lié aux incidents de confidentialité, incluant l'élargissement du groupe des auteurs de cybermenaces, la sophistication croissante des attaques optimisées par l'IA, ...

Canada's 2025 Budget proposes significant amendments to the Canada Labour Code that would restrict non-compete agreements in the federally regulated sector. Draft legislation published in May 2026 reveals the scope...

Wildeboer Dellelce Place is a Toronto-based law firm located in the heart of the financial district. The firm provides legal services across various practice areas with a focus on business and commercial law matters.

Artificial intelligence has entered a new phase: models can take actions—deploy code, interact with enterprise systems and operate through automated agents—with real-world consequences.

The duty to exercise contractual discretion reasonably means that Courts could very well imply terms to give commercial efficacy and business sense to the contract.