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Ne Laissez Pas Disparaître Votre Club Social En Ontario : Explication De La Date Limite D’octobre 2026 Pour Procéder Au Maintien Des Clubs

Pour de nombreux clubs de golf, de curling et de tennis, ainsi que d’autres organisations de loisir en Ontario, la structure organisationnelle sous-jacente à leurs activités figure peut-être au bas de leur liste de choses à faire.

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

Don’t Let Your Ontario Social Club Get Left Behind: The October 2026 Continuance Deadline Explained

For many golf clubs, curling clubs, tennis clubs and other recreational organizations across Ontario, the corporate structure behind a club’s operations...

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

The Five Most Common Exit Options (And When Each Makes Sense) When Selling Your Business

For many owners of mid‑market businesses, selling their company represents one of the most significant financial and personal decisions of their career.

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

Shareholder Disputes: The Date That Can Affect The Value Of Your Shares

In the context of a shareholder dispute, such as a remedy claim for abuse of power or unfair treatment (oppression remedy), it is common for relationships between shareholders...

Canada Commercial

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BCF Business Law

Litige entre actionnaires : la date qui peut impacter la valeur de vos actions

Canada Commercial

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BCF Business Law

Les cinq options de sortie les plus fréquentes lors de la vente d’une entreprise (et les situations convenant à chacune)

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

Keeping Canadian Start-ups Canadian

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Recent Case Law On Business Acquisition And Buyout Clauses: Say What You Mean And Mean What You Say

Canada Commercial

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Legal Considerations Of Starting A Business: Insights From Our CTV Your Morning Interview (Video)

Canada Commercial

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Watson Goepel LLP

Consolidation And The Outlook For Canada's Upstream Energy Market

Canada Commercial

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Governance Insights: Shareholder Activism In Canada: Surprising Resilience And Shifting Dynamics

Worldwide Commercial

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 17 – 20, 2026)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Director Liability In Canada: What Every Board Member Should Know

Canada Commercial

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Watson Goepel LLP

Société reconstituée, responsabilité réactivée? Pas si vite, dit la Cour de l'impôt

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Miller Thomson LLP

Why Organizations Initiate Workplace Culture Assessments: Reactive Triggers And Proactive Opportunities

Canada Employment

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Bernardi

Tariff Risk And Cross-Border M&A: What Canadian Companies Need To Know Before 2026 CUSMA Review

Canada Commercial

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Origin Law

Understanding CRA Form T106 And How It Compares To U.S. Reporting Requirements

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

If A Company Is Revived, Are Former Directors Liable For Unpaid GST Again? Maragos v. The King (2026 TCC 4)

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Canada's Anti-Deferral Regime And The FAPI Rules: When Offshore Trust Structures Trigger More Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Corporate Revival For Tax Purposes: When Is It Necessary For A Dissolved Corporation?

The dissolution of a corporation creates confusion regarding its tax filing obligations. The question often boils down to: Does a dissolved corporation need to be legally revived to file outstanding tax returns with the Canada Revenue Agency?

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

To SAR Or Not To SAR? The Pros, Cons And Complexities Of Semi-Annual Reporting By Public Companies

The CSA's pilot project to allow eligible venture issuers to voluntarily adopt semi-annual financial reporting (SAR) is set to begin in March 2026(the SAR Pilot).

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Incorporating Subsidiaries In Canada And The U.S.: Key Considerations

Many clients and businesses located outside of North America look to Canada and the U.S. to incorporate subsidiaries for a number of reasons...

Canada Commercial

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Torys LLP

Dix Affaires À Connaître En Matière D'impôt Sur Le Revenu Au Canada En 2025

L'année écoulée a été marquée par un nombre de développements jurisprudentiels importants qui continuent à façonner l'interprétation et l'administration du régime d'imposition du Canada.

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

From Excess To Discipline To Scarcity: What Allied Gold's 27% Premium Tells Us About The Next Phase Of Gold M&A

Canada Commercial

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Gowling WLG

Canada Fines Cosmetics Company For Violating CEPA, Including Failing To Submit A Significant New Activity Notification

Canada Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

Proxy Battles And Oppression: Lessons From Skychain For Boards And Activists At Contested AGMs

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

2026 Shareholder Activism In Canada: The Legal Framework

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Activisme actionnarial au Canada en 2026: cadre juridique

Canada Commercial

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Fasken (French)

Governance Insights: 10 Legal Updates GCs, Boards And Investors Need To Know

Canada Commercial

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Tax Court Rejects Grossing Up Shareholder Benefits With ITCs

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McMillan LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 19 – 23, 2026)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Quatre mesures touchant les organismes de bienfaisance à surveiller en 2026. Deux d'entre elles sont déjà en cours!

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

Net-Worth Assessments, Shareholder Benefits, And Statute-Barred Years: Lessons From Afdon Contracting Ltd. v. The King 2025 TCC 175

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Corporate Revival For Tax Purposes: When Is It Necessary For A Dissolved Corporation?

The dissolution of a corporation creates confusion regarding its tax filing obligations. The question often boils down to: Does a dissolved corporation need to be legally revived to file outstanding tax returns with the Canada Revenue Agency?

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 19 – 23, 2026)

Torts, Defamation, Civil Procedure, Anti-SLAPP, Damages, Costs, Self-Represented Litigants, Full Indemnity, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.C.43, s. 136.1, Human Rights...

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Quatre mesures touchant les organismes de bienfaisance à surveiller en 2026. Deux d'entre elles sont déjà en cours!

Au revoir 2025 : sur le plan des nouvelles marquantes, 2025 a été une année relativement décevante pour les organismes de bienfaisance et les organisations à but non lucratif au Canada.

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Net-Worth Assessments, Shareholder Benefits, And Statute-Barred Years: Lessons From Afdon Contracting Ltd. v. The King 2025 TCC 175

Afdon Contracting Ltd. et al. v. The King ("Afdon") is a significant Tax Court of Canada decision that clarifies the limits of net-worth assessments, the scope of shareholder benefit provisions, and the evidentiary burden required to reopen statute-barred years.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Better Corporate Dividend Tax Planning For Business Owners From A Canadian Tax Lawyer

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Shareholders Agreements – An Overview For Business Owners

A shareholders agreement is a contract among some or all of the shareholders of a corporation. It sets out their rights and responsibilities with respect to the shares they own...

Canada Commercial

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Pallett Valo LLP

Clarifying Public Correction: Ontario Court Of Appeal Strengthens Investor Protections In Akumin Case

Does an alleged corrective statement need to be followed by a significant price drop of an issuer's securities for it to be considered a public correction of a prior misrepresentation?

Canada Litigation

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Cassels

A Cautionary Tale For Closely Held Family Businesses: Lessons For Owners And Shareholders

Running a closely held family business in Ontario often relies on trust, informal arrangements, and the assumption that "family" means safety and shared long-term goals.

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

There's A New Syrup In Town: Update On CIRO's Incorporated Advisor Compensation Option

The industry has been carefully watching the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) publications on advisor compensation options. Recently, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA)...

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Cleared For Takeover? Canadian Aviation M&A

Canada Commercial

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Clark Wilson LLP

Confirmation That The Two-Year Limitation Applies To OBCA

Canada Commercial

CP LLP

Proxy Advisors Release Updated Canadian Voting Guidelines For 2026

Canada Commercial

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Goodmans LLP

SCC's Lundin Decision Signals Broad, Contextual Approach To "Material Change"

Canada Commercial

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

CSA Launches New Tool For Public Consultations

Canada Commercial

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Bennett Jones LLP

No "Material Change" In Jurisprudence: Practical Insights Following Highly Anticipated Decision From The Supreme Court (Lundin)

Canada Commercial

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Shareholder Activism In Canada: Trends And Outlook For Coming Years

Canada Commercial

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

How 2025 Rewrote The Rules Of Corporate Governance For 2026 And Beyond

Worldwide Commercial

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Corporate Financial Disclosure And Child Support: Insights From Boucher v. Boucher And BC Law

Canada Commercial

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Clark Wilson LLP

Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs): What Canadian Business Owners Need To Know

Canada Commercial

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Clark Wilson LLP

Lundin Mining v. Markowich: Has There Been A Material Change To "Material Change"?

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Issuing And Receiving Options

Canada Commercial

SkyLaw

Tipping Point: What Ontario's Municipal LDCs Must Do Now To Survive The Electrification Era

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Gowling WLG

Control And Economic Reality In Cross-Border Dividend Disputes

Canada Litigation

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Counter Tax Litigators

Parallel Derivative And Oppression Actions: New Guidance For Investors In Closely Held Corporations

Canada Commercial

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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Corporate Revival For Tax Purposes: When Is It Necessary For A Dissolved Corporation?

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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.

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

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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