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A Turning Point For Canadian M&A: Rebound And Resiliency Characterize Q3 Findings

Despite challenging macroeconomic headwinds at the onset of 2025, overall M&A activity in the Canadian market remains robust. We review the state of Canada's deal landscape at the close of Q3...

Canada Commercial

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Torys LLP

Is Signing On The Line Really Final?

In M&A transactions, parties often expect the final purchase agreement to be a complete, self-contained statement of the agreed-upon terms.

Canada Commercial

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Navigating Director And Officer Liability

Being a director or officer of a company comes with many responsibilities – responsibilities that if not met are increasingly resulting in claims directly against directors and officers.

Canada Commercial

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Cox & Palmer

Un tribunal américain reconnaît le Canada comme centre d'intérêts principaux dans l'affaire Iovate

Dans la récente décision Re: Iovate Health Sciences International Inc. et al (« Iovate »), le tribunal de la faillite des États-Unis (United States Bankruptcy Court) a conclu que...

Canada Insolvency

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Fasken (French)

Legal Readiness For Food Producers : Navigating Wittington Investments' C$100M Fund

Canada Healthcare

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Doing Business In Canada Guide

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Guide sur les fusions et acquisitions de sociétés ouvertes au Canada

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Private Deal Structure – Negotiating Agreements And Market Trends (Podcast)

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

Intelligence artificielle et cybersécurité : Points essentiels de la surveillance par le conseil d'administration

Canada Technology

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Creative Capital: How Sponsors Are Funding Increasingly Large GP Commitments

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

Simplifying The Execution Of Notarized Obligations: A New Mechanism Under Québec Law

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

A Franchise Dispute Steeped In Personal Liability: Sidra Tea Company Ltd. v. Adinkra Hospitality Inc.

Canada Commercial

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Cassels

SCC Grants Leave On Lease Repudiation Case And Landlord Mitigation Obligations Will Be Reconsidered

Canada Commercial

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Cassels

SEC Allows Exxon Mobil To Implement A Retail Voting Program To Support The Board's Recommendations – Is Such A Program Coming To Canada?

Canada Commercial

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McMillan LLP

Alberta Confirms New AI Data Centre Levy

Canada Technology

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Navigating Climate Challenge: Key Themes For Business At New York Climate Week

Canada Environment

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Gowling WLG

Hot Topics, Big Shifts: Five Key Employment Law Developments From Summer 2025

Canada Employment

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Dentons Canada LLP

Mergers And Acquisitions In The Defence Sector: A Strategic Lever Under High Surveillance

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

AI "Workslop," The New Typo: Can A Culture Of Quality Guide Legal Teams Using AI?

Canada Technology

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Dentons Canada LLP

Sandbagging In M&A Transactions: Navigating The Divide Between Canadian And US Law

Sandbagging, where a buyer seeks indemnification for breaches of representations or warranties despite knowing of the breach before closing...

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

Les risques d'une gouvernance informelle dans les sociétés fermées : les leçons d'une bataille judiciaire en Colombie-Britannique

L'arrêt rendu par la Cour suprême de la Colombie-Britannique en septembre 2025, Yen v Ghahramani, 2025 BCSC 1778...

Canada Commercial

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

CIRO TCR Rules: In The Clearing

This summer, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) published amendments to the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules and the Investment Dealer and Partially Consolidated Rules...

Canada Commercial

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

CSA Proposals To Prune The Use Of Chargebacks

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) are consulting on proposed amendments to National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Requirements...

Canada Commercial

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

CIRO Sprouts New Exams

Canada Commercial

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

CSA Issues Temporary Relief From Proxy Delivery Requirements

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Projet de loi 96 : qui peut représenter une entreprise inscrite auprès de l'OQLF?

Canada Commercial

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BCF Business Law

Vous quittez le Canada? Information que les sociétés doivent connaître au sujet de l'impôt de sortie et de la prorogation

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Canadian Securities Regulators Provide Relief From Requirements To Deliver AGM Materials Amid Postal Service Suspension

Canada Commercial

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Cassels

Automatic Voting Program For Retail Investors: A Brief Canadian Perspective

Canada Commercial

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Beyond Startups: Next Steps For Established Businesses

Canada Commercial

FR

Fillmore Riley

The Risks Of Informal Governance In Private Companies: Lessons From A British Columbia Court Battle

Canada Commercial

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Trend Watch : Determining COMI In US Chapter 15 Proceedings

Canada Insolvency

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Ontario Securities Act Whistleblower Protections Pack A Punch: Court Awards CEO Over C$5-Million

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Beyond Startups: Next Steps For Established Businesses

If you're a business owner, you know it's not uncommon to sprint to get a new business off the ground.

Canada Commercial

FR

Fillmore Riley

The Risks Of Informal Governance In Private Companies: Lessons From A British Columbia Court Battle

The Supreme Court of British Columbia's September 2025 judgment in Yen v Ghahramani, 2025 BCSC 1778,[1] illustrates the risks of relying on private, informal agreements in the governance of privately held companies.

Canada Commercial

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Trend Watch : Determining COMI In US Chapter 15 Proceedings

A US Bankruptcy Court's recent decision provides important insights for Canadian debtor companies that are involved in cross-border restructurings...

Canada Insolvency

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Ontario Securities Act Whistleblower Protections Pack A Punch: Court Awards CEO Over C$5-Million

In its recent decision of McPherson v. Global Growth Assets Inc. (McPherson), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice awarded a fired CEO over C$5-million in compensation under the whistleblower protections...

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario Superior Court Of Justice Awards Over CA$5M In Damages Under The Anti-reprisal Provisions Of The Securities Act

Canada Employment

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Dentons Canada LLP

Le BSIF publie la ligne directrice E-23 définitive sur la gestion du risque de modélisation et le recours à l'IA par les IFF

Le 11 septembre 2025, dans le cadre de sa publication trimestrielle de modifications réglementaires, le Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières (le « BSIF »)...

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Takeaway Leaves From OSC's RIE Annual Report

This summer, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) released OSC Staff Notice 33-759 Registration, Inspections and Examinations Division 2025 Annual Report.

Canada Commercial

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Ontario Court Applies Protection From Reprisals Provision In The Securities Act

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has issued its first decision interpreting and applying the anti-reprisal provisions of the Ontario Securities Act (the Act).

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

The Same But Different – The Types Of Dividends And Their Impact On Taxes

One of the benefits of incorporation is that it allows for the use of dividends, which can be taxed at lower rates through the dividend tax credit regime.

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Trends In Representations And Warranties Insurance (RWI) In North American Private M&A

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

U.S. States Are Shedding Shareholder Protections. That's An Advantage For Canada

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

The Life Of A Business Mastermind: What Taylor Swift's $1.6B Empire Teaches Women Leaders

Canada Commercial

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Lerners LLP

Québec's Warranty Of Availability: Are Companies Ready For October 5?

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Shelf Life Extended: CSA Finalizes Permanent Prospectus Regime For Well-Known Seasoned Issuers

Worldwide Finance

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Sûreté Entre Sociétés Liées : La Cour Refuse D'accorder Priorité À Une Garantie Non Enregistrée Dans Atlantic Sea Cucumber Ltd. (Re),

Canada Commercial

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Stein Monast

Understanding Revenue Waterfalls In Film Contracts

Canada Media & IT

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

M&A Meets Privacy Law: A Guide To Compliance And Risk Mitigation

GW

Gowling WLG

Fall Tax Briefing: Trust Tax Structures, Mutual Fund Trust Eligibility, Director Liability And More

WD

Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

Sinclair v. Venezia Turismo : The SCC Clarifies Approach To Jurisdiction Against Multiple Defendants In Cross-Border Disputes

Canada Commercial

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

AI Notetaking In The Boardroom

Canada Technology

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Quoi de neuf pour les transferts intra-compagnie au Canada dans le cadre du Programme de mobilité internationale

Canada Immigration

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Are Profit-Sharing Claims Equity Claims?

Canada Employment

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-18 Le Bulletin d'actualités législatives

Canada Healthcare

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Yes, You Can Be Sued In A Securities Class Action When A Public Correction Causes No Price Decline

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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Highlighted Content

The CRA Issues A New 'Income Tax Folio' On How Shareholder Loans And Debts Are Treated

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

A Canadian Tax Lawyer's Guide To S.51 Rollovers: What And How Shareholders Can Convert Equity Into New Shares Without Capital Gains

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Immigration Options For Growing Canadian Tech Companies

Worldwide Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Canada's Latest Work Permit: Innovation Stream

Canada Commercial

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Green and Spiegel

An Oppressive Outcome: Alberta Court Finds Directors Responsible For Severance Obligations

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Bill 96 In Effect As Of June 1st, 2022: What Québec Employers Need To Know

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

More Ontario Updates: Bill 88 Receives Royal Assent, Minimum Wage To Increase October 1, 2022

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

OSFI Lifts Restrictions On Canada's Federally Regulated Financial Institutions Related To Increasing Dividends, Share Repurchases And Raising Executive Compensation

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Walker Sorensen

Three's A Crowd? Ontario Court Of Appeal Clarifies Test For Common Employer

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Further Update On Employee Stock Options

Canada Commercial

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Latest Videos

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Episode 4: IP In M&A – Cross-border IP Challenges, Third-party Ownership And Key Post-closing Considerations (Podcast)

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Dentons Canada LLP

Lessons In (Mis)Governance From The World's Richest Person: Governance Within A Founder-Dominated Corporation (Video)

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Procido LLP

A Conversation With Curt Sigfstead (Video)

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

ESG & Diversity - A Roadmap To Inclusive Sustainability (Video)

Alexa Translations

Diversifying Into The European Market: Practical Considerations (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

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