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Canada Announces New Pharmaceutical And Life Sciences Sector Task Force

On March 18, 2026, the federal Minister of Health announced the creation of the Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Sector Task Force, a joint initiative led by Health Canada and Innovation...

Canada Healthcare

SB

Smart & Biggar

New Health Professions And Occupations Act Is Coming Soon

On April 1, 2026, BC’s health‑profession regulatory rulebook will change. The Health Professions Act (HPA) will be repealed and replaced by the Health Professions and Occupations Act (the HPOA)...

Canada Healthcare

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

A Letter, Not A Law: Looming Deadlines, Provincial Uncertainty, And Ottawa’s Push To Reimagine Canada Health Act Compliance

Starting April 1, 2026, patient charges for medically necessary services provided by nurse practitioners, pharmacists and midwives will count as extra-billing and user charges...

Canada Healthcare

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Réglementation des emballages : Développements touchant l’agroalimentaire et les produits alimentaires et embouteillés

La réglementation des plastiques et des emballages au Canada évolue rapidement, et ce, tant à l’échelle fédérale que provinciale et territoriale.

Canada Healthcare

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Why Vendor Contracts Are Not Enough: What Health Information Custodians Should Know

Canada Healthcare

RS

Rosen Sunshine LLP

Updates To The New Interpretation Of The Canada Health Act

Canada Healthcare

TL

Torys LLP

L'intelligence artificielle prescrira-t-elle bientôt des médicaments au Canada? Les leçons du programme novateur de l'Utah

Canada Healthcare

FF

Fasken (French)

Packaging Regulation Accelerates: What Businesses In The Food, Beverage And Agribusiness Sector Need To Know

Canada Healthcare

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Torys On Defence: The Role Of Life Sciences In Canada's Defence Capabilities

Canada Healthcare

TL

Torys LLP

Could Artificial Intelligence Soon Prescribe Drugs In Canada? Lessons From Utah's Landmark Program

Canada Healthcare

F

Fasken

PMPRB Launches Consultation On Proposed Practice Directions For Hearings

Canada Healthcare

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

New Controlled Substances Regulations To Consolidate Existing Regulatory Scheme

Canada Healthcare

TL

Torys LLP

Connected Care For Canadians Act Aims To Promote Unobstructed Access To Electronic Health Information

Canada Healthcare

TL

Torys LLP

Health Canada Eliminates The Foreign Site Reference Number (FSRN) Process: Immediate Impact On Importers And Foreign Sites

Canada Healthcare

GW

Gowling WLG

Failure To Swiftly And Properly Investigate Complaint Of Sexual Harassment Costs Employer $65,000

Canada Employment

RG

Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Canadian Immigration Tips: Expanding Your Business In Canada With Alexandra Cole And Peter Salerno (Video)

Canada Immigration

Gs

Green and Spiegel

CRA Trust Reporting Requirements In Canada: T3 Filing Rules, Bare Trust Updates & Tax Audit Risk

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Permanent Establishment And Remote Work: OECD's 2025 Update And Your Organization

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Vefghi Holding Corp. v. Canada: How To Avoid The "Tax Trap" On Timing Of Flow-Through For Dividend Income And Timing Of Receipts For Trusts

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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Food and Drugs Law

Canada Launches Safeguard Inquiry Into Imports Of Certain Vegetable Goods

On March 16, 2026, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the CITT or Tribunal) formally initiated a safeguard inquiry into imports of certain frozen...

Canada International

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Réglementation des emballages : Développements touchant l’agroalimentaire et les produits alimentaires et embouteillés

La réglementation des plastiques et des emballages au Canada évolue rapidement, et ce, tant à l’échelle fédérale que provinciale et territoriale.

Canada Healthcare

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Association Is Not Causation: Ontario Court Dismisses Drug Liability Claim Against AstraZeneca

A 2026 decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice reinforces a fundamental principle of Canadian product liability law...

Canada Litigation

ML

McMillan LLP

L'intelligence artificielle prescrira-t-elle bientôt des médicaments au Canada? Les leçons du programme novateur de l'Utah

Canada Healthcare

FF

Fasken (French)

Packaging Regulation Accelerates: What Businesses In The Food, Beverage And Agribusiness Sector Need To Know

Canada Healthcare

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada Launches Safeguard Inquiry Into Frozen And Canned Vegetable Imports

Canada International

C

Cassels

Could Artificial Intelligence Soon Prescribe Drugs In Canada? Lessons From Utah's Landmark Program

Canada Healthcare

F

Fasken

Torys On Defence: The Role Of Life Sciences In Canada's Defence Capabilities

Canada Healthcare

TL

Torys LLP

New Controlled Substances Regulations To Consolidate Existing Regulatory Scheme

Canada Healthcare

TL

Torys LLP

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Life Sciences, Biotechnology & Nanotechnology

Canada Announces New Pharmaceutical And Life Sciences Sector Task Force

On March 18, 2026, the federal Minister of Health announced the creation of the Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Sector Task Force, a joint initiative led by Health Canada and Innovation...

Canada Healthcare

SB

Smart & Biggar

PMPRB Consults On Proposed Practice Directions For PMPRB Hearings

The  Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) holds public hearings on two types of matters...

SB

Smart & Biggar

Le CEPMB lance une consultation concernant le projet de directives relatives à la pratique pour ses audiences

pour déterminer si un titulaire de droits a omis de soumettre les renseignements exigés conformément à la Loi sur les brevets et au Règlementsur les médicaments brevetés.

Canada Technology

SB

Smart & Biggar

Changing Life Sciences' Patent Landscape: It's Time To Talk About Efficient Licensing

GW

Gowling WLG

L'intelligence artificielle prescrira-t-elle bientôt des médicaments au Canada? Les leçons du programme novateur de l'Utah

Canada Healthcare

FF

Fasken (French)

Could Artificial Intelligence Soon Prescribe Drugs In Canada? Lessons From Utah's Landmark Program

Canada Healthcare

F

Fasken

Torys On Defence: The Role Of Life Sciences In Canada's Defence Capabilities

Canada Healthcare

TL

Torys LLP

PMPRB Launches Consultation On Proposed Practice Directions For Hearings

Canada Healthcare

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Federal Court Denies Class Action Certification In Generic Drug Price Fixing Case

Canada Healthcare

SB

Smart & Biggar

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Healthcare

New Health Professions And Occupations Act Is Coming Soon

On April 1, 2026, BC’s health‑profession regulatory rulebook will change. The Health Professions Act (HPA) will be repealed and replaced by the Health Professions and Occupations Act (the HPOA)...

Canada Healthcare

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

A Letter, Not A Law: Looming Deadlines, Provincial Uncertainty, And Ottawa’s Push To Reimagine Canada Health Act Compliance

Starting April 1, 2026, patient charges for medically necessary services provided by nurse practitioners, pharmacists and midwives will count as extra-billing and user charges...

Canada Healthcare

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Why Canada’s Workforce Math Doesn’t Work Without Immigration

In 2025, Canada's population shrank for the first time since population tracking started in 1867. At around 102,000 people, the decline wasn’t dramatic. But the direction matters more than the size.

Canada Immigration

Moving2Canada

Why Vendor Contracts Are Not Enough: What Health Information Custodians Should Know

Canada Healthcare

RS

Rosen Sunshine LLP

Updates To The New Interpretation Of The Canada Health Act

Canada Healthcare

TL

Torys LLP

L'intelligence artificielle prescrira-t-elle bientôt des médicaments au Canada? Les leçons du programme novateur de l'Utah

Canada Healthcare

FF

Fasken (French)

Practicing Law With Endometriosis And Adenomyosis: Nearly 30 Years Of Strength, Strategy, And Self-Advocacy

Canada Employment

PH

Piccolo Heath

Damages In Medical Malpractice Claims

Canada Litigation

HS

Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

Le CEPMB lance une consultation sur le projet de directives relatives à la pratique pour les audiences

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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Latest Videos

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Bothwell V. London Health Sciences Centre, 2023 ONCA 323; Mental Health Injury Update (Video)

SB

SBA Lawyers LLP

Junk Science With Dr. Barry Schifrin (Video)

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

What's Next For Ontario's Public Health Care? (Video)

F

Fasken

The Legal Steps To Startups: Health & Life Science (Video)

PM

Parlee McLaws

How To Protect Ideas In The Booming Life Sciences Sector (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

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