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Under The Needle: Navigating Legal Risks In The Medispa Sector

Recent media investigations into the practices of medispas, beauty clinics, and other health and wellness services in Ontario underscore the need for healthcare...

Canada Healthcare

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Proposed Ministerial Reliance Order Would Allow Health Canada To Rely On Decisions Of Foreign Trusted Regulators

On December 19, 2025, the Minister of Health announced the launch of consultations on two key regulatory initiatives referenced in Health Canada's Red Tape Review report...

Canada Healthcare

SB

Smart & Biggar

Une proposition d'arrêté ministériel relatif à la confiance pourrait permettre à Santé Canada d'avoir recours à des décisions prises par des autorités réglementaires étrangères reconnues

Le 19 décembre 2025, la ministre de la Santé a annoncé le lancement de consultations sur deux initiatives réglementaires...

Canada Healthcare

SB

Smart & Biggar

Responding To Complaints Before The College Of Registered Psychotherapists Of Ontario (CRPO): A Defence Lawyer's Perspective

As legal counsel for psychotherapists, we are frequently retained to provide assistance in responding to complaints filed with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario...

Canada Healthcare

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2026-02 Le Bulletin d'actualités législatives

Canada Government

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Health Professionals Must Report Criminal Charges: A Regulatory Risk That Cannot Be Ignored

Canada Criminal

RS

Rosen Sunshine LLP

BC Court Of Appeal Weighs In On Reasonableness Of Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policies

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Revue de l'année 2025 en droit des brevets au Canada

SB

Smart & Biggar

Les 10 articles incontournables de la Mise à jour en PI Rx en 2025

Canada Healthcare

SB

Smart & Biggar

Double Patenting And Divisionals In Canada: Evolving Strategies For Applicants

SB

Smart & Biggar

Canadian Trademark Law Year In Review 2025: Notable Decisions And Updates

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Cassels

Private Practice, Public Operating Rooms, And Hospital Privileges: The Ontario Court Of Appeal Clarifies Section 44 Of The Public Hospitals Act

Canada Healthcare

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Service Of Process: More Than A Formality

Canada Litigation

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Cassels

2025 Highlights In Canadian Life Sciences IP And Regulatory Law

Canada Healthcare

SB

Smart & Biggar

Refusal To Hire Due To A Criminal Record: Who Bears The Liability?

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Sneaky Trusts: The Legal Plot Twist With Gratuitous Property Transfers

Canada Real Estate

AH

Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Bill 30: What B.C. Employers Need To Know About The New Serious Illness Or Injury Leave

Canada Employment

AH

Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Province Launches First IESO-led Competitive Process For Underwater High Voltage Transmission Line In Toronto

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Hiding In The Shadows: The Perils Of Shadow AI On Your Organization

Canada Technology

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Bennett Jones LLP

Les faits saillants de 2025 au Canada en matière de PI en sciences de la vie et de droit réglementaire

En 2025, l'équipe responsable des mises à jour PI Rx chez Smart & Biggar s'est penchée sur un certain nombre de nouveautés en matière de PI en sciences de la vie et de droit réglementaire.

Canada Healthcare

SB

Smart & Biggar

2025 Highlights In Canadian Life Sciences IP And Regulatory Law

In 2025, the Rx IP Update team at Smart & Biggar reported on a number of developments in Canadian life sciences IP and regulatory law. Highlights from 2025 are below.

Canada Healthcare

SB

Smart & Biggar

Discipline Tribunal Sets Aside Allegations Of Professional Misconduct Against Chiropodist

In a noteworthy recent case, College of Chiropodists of Ontario (CCO) v. Ku (December 9, 2025), the Discipline Tribunal allowed a motion to set aside certain allegations...

Canada Healthcare

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Artificial Intelligence In Canadian Healthcare: Opportunities And Legal Risks

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the healthcare industry in Canada. Examples of AI in the healthcare industry include AI scribes, machine-learning-enabled medical devices, virtual nursing assistants...

Canada Technology

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Class Action Pursued Concerning Safety Defects With GLP-1 Drugs Mounjaro, Trulicity, & Zepbound

Canada Litigation

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Siskinds LLP

Santé Canada lance une consultation sur deux documents d'ébauche de lignes directrices sur les conditions pour les médicaments à usage humain et vétérinaire ainsi que les présentations de drogues basées sur des preuves prometteuses d'efficacité clinique

Canada Healthcare

SB

Smart & Biggar

Proposal For Modernizing Clinical Trial Framework Aims To Improve Access To New And Innovative Therapies In Canada

Canada Healthcare

SB

Smart & Biggar

Une proposition de modernisation du cadre des essais cliniques pour favoriser l'accès à de nouvelles thérapies innovantes au Canada

Canada Healthcare

SB

Smart & Biggar

Abbott v. London Health Sciences Centre: Ontario Court Of Appeal Reaffirms The Authority Of Hospital Boards To Manage Resources

Canada Healthcare

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Cancer-linked Drug And Product Lawsuits: Legal Pathways For Affected Patients

Canada Healthcare

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Siskinds LLP

Naming Natural Health Products: Branding In A Grey Zone

Canada Healthcare

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McMillan LLP

Health Canada Consultation On Two Draft Guidance Documents On Terms And Conditions For Human And Veterinary Drugs And Drug Submissions Based On Promising Evidence Of Clinical Efficacy

Canada Healthcare

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Smart & Biggar

OHA Ten Tips For Hospital Governance Compliance

Canada Commercial

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Proposed New Requirements For Lithium-Ion Batteries In Consumer Products

Canada Consumer

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Naming Natural Health Products: Branding In A Grey Zone

Over the course of our previous bulletins, we have examined branding considerations for prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, and medical devices.

Canada Healthcare

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McMillan LLP

Health Canada Consultation On Two Draft Guidance Documents On Terms And Conditions For Human And Veterinary Drugs And Drug Submissions Based On Promising Evidence Of Clinical Efficacy

As previously reported, in December 2024, Health Canada published its agile licensing amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations (FDRs).

Canada Healthcare

SB

Smart & Biggar

OHA Ten Tips For Hospital Governance Compliance

The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA), in partnership with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG), has developed this resource to provide individuals supporting hospital governance with 10 practical...

Canada Commercial

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Proposed New Requirements For Lithium-Ion Batteries In Consumer Products

Health Canada has published a Notice of Intent regarding proposed regulations for lithium-ion batteries and consumer products containing lithium-ion batteries (under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act ("CCPSA")).

Canada Consumer

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

British Columbia Enacts Bill 24 To Recoup Vaping-related Health Care Costs

Canada Healthcare

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Torys LLP

New Immigration Measures For Doctors

On December 8, 2025, the Honorable Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and Maggie Chi, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, announced a new permanent residency pathway for international physicians that have the relevant Canadian work experience.

Canada Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

10 Things Ontario Workers With Invisible Disabilities Need To Know About Long-Term Disability Benefits

Many Ontario workers live with conditions that other people cannot see: depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, migraines, long COVID...

Canada Employment

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Unified LLP

Medical Devices Updates: Phase II Consultation On Medical Devices Regulations Amendments, Medical Device Licences Guidance And IMDRF Table Of Contents Guidance

On November 17, 2025, Health Canada proposed Phase II amendments to the Medical Devices Regulations (MDR).

Canada Healthcare

SB

Smart & Biggar

Mise à jour sur les instruments médicaux : Phase II de la consultation sur les modifications au Règlement sur les instruments médicaux, et lignes directrices sur l'homologation d'instruments médicaux et sur la table des matières de l'IMDRF

Consultation sur la modernisation du cadre d'octroi des licences d'établissement d'instruments médicaux (« LEIM »)...

Canada Healthcare

SB

Smart & Biggar

Comment le projet de « Loi Peterson » pourrait transformer la réglementation et la discipline en matière de santé en Alberta

Canada Healthcare

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Santé Canada et la Food and Drug Administration des États-Unis conviennent de mettre en place un programme de partage d'informations pour l'examen des médicaments génériques

Canada Healthcare

SB

Smart & Biggar

L'Agence des médicaments du Canada publie une nouvelle ressource et des données sur le processus d'autorisation et de remboursement des médicaments

Canada Healthcare

SB

Smart & Biggar

Health Canada And U.S. FDA Agree To Establish Information Sharing Program For Generic Drug Submission Reviews

Canada Healthcare

SB

Smart & Biggar

Bill 56 And Ontario's Healthcare Sector: What Investors Need To Know

Canada Healthcare

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Changements Finaux À La Mesure Du Patient D'exception Au Québec Qui Entreront En Vigueur

Canada Healthcare

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Fasken (French)

Final Changes To Quebec's Exceptional Patient Measure To Come Into Effect

Canada Healthcare

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Fasken

Rosen Sunshine's Top 10 Blog Posts Of 2025

Canada Healthcare

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Rosen Sunshine LLP

Express Entry's New Hybrid Era: When Categories Meet CEC

Canada Immigration

Moving2Canada

How To Find The Risks Linked To Your Prescriptions

Canada Healthcare

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Siskinds LLP

New Immigration Measures For Doctors

Canada Immigration

Gs

Green and Spiegel

St. Catharines v. Al-Kadhee – Closing Order Application Unburdens Community Of Problem House

Canada Real Estate

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Boghosian + Allen

How Alberta's Proposed "Peterson Law" Could Impact Healthcare Regulation And Professional Discipline

Canada Healthcare

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Consultation sur les modifications proposées aux exigences relatives aux licences d'établissement d'instruments médicaux

Canada Healthcare

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Rise Of Unionization In Canada: Strategies For Employers In A Post-pandemic World

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

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New Immigration Measures For Doctors

Canada Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Pathways To Canada: Immigration Options For Healthcare Professionals

Canada Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Canadian Immigration: Helping With Labour Shortages In Long-Term Care Homes

Canada Immigration

Gs

Green and Spiegel

The Wild West: Alberta Labour Board Orders Suspension Of Union Dues For Wildcat Strike

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

The CNESST Requires That Medical Masks Be Worn Continuously Indoors In Workplaces

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Enhanced COVID-19 Public Health Measures In Alberta

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Latest Videos

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How To Handle A Billing Audit (Video)

RS

Rosen Sunshine LLP

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

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SBA Lawyers LLP

Medical Device Litigation Trends In Canada And The U.S. (Video)

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Keeping Up With Alberta's Changing Economy (Video)

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Expert Medical Evidence In Support Of Future Care Claims With Dr. Peter Rumney And Richard Halpern (Video)

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

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