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Can Terminated Employees Participate In The Wage Earner Protection Program Following A Reverse Vesting Order?

In November, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) is expected to rule on the availability of Wage Earner Protection Program (WEPP) payments...

Canada Employment

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Torys LLP

Not Another Boring Bulletin: Stays Of Performance Bonds In CCAA Proceedings

In a development with potentially significant implications for the construction and insolvency sectors, the Ontario Superior Court granted an initial order under the Companies...

Canada Insolvency

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McMillan LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 28, 2025 - August 1, 2025)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of July 28 to August 1, 2025.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Country Comparative Guide 2025: Restructuring & Insolvency Law In Canada

In Canada, the common forms and requirements for the creation and perfection of security granted over immovable and movable property depend on provincial/territorial legislation. Canada is a federal jurisdiction...

Canada Insolvency

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Gowling WLG

Un tribunal albertain applique l'arrêt Petrowest pour suspendre un arbitrage en faveur d'une procédure de mise sous séquestre

Canada Insolvency

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

What Bill C-2 Means For Financial Institutions: Key Changes To Canada's Anti-money Laundering Regime

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Miller Thomson LLP

Restructure, Recover, Rebuild: A Guide For Cannabis Operators In Transition

Canada Insolvency

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Miller Thomson LLP

Carillion 2.0? Ontario Judge Orders Stay Of Claims Against Performance Bonds

Canada Real Estate

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WeirFoulds LLP

Principales lacunes observées dans le cadre des examens, des documents d'informations continue et des prospectus

Canada Commercial

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BCF Business Law

Alberta Court Applies Petrowest To Stay Arbitration In Favour Of Receivership Proceeding

Canada Litigation

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Hope Isn't A Strategy: Why Insolvent Companies Must Think Beyond One Creditor

Canada Insolvency

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Pallett Valo LLP

Navigating Cross-Border Insolvency In The Digital Age: Insights From Atom Holdings

Canada Insolvency

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Clark Wilson LLP

Le tribunal de l'Alberta confirme les libérations des administrateurs dans le cadre du plan de Delta 9 en vertu de la LACC malgré les objections de l'ARC

Canada Insolvency

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Insolvent Customers: 8 Key Steps To Limit Losses

Canada Insolvency

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

What Happens If An Employee's Work Permit Expires?

Canada Employment

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Taylor McCaffrey

Contracts For Services vs. Contracts For Goods In Ontario

Canada Commercial

Pacific Legal PC

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

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Ontario Court Comments On AI Competency

Canada Technology

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Wagg Motions: Reforms Needed To Stop Delays And Unnecessary Costs When Accessing Criminal Records For Civil Sexual Assault Proceedings

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

Client insolvable : 8 gestes clés à poser pour limiter les pertes

Présentement, les entreprises font face à un risque grandissant : celui de voir un client important devenir insolvable ou se...

Canada Insolvency

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Derivatives Laws And Regulations Canada 2025

Ahmad Adam, Eugene Yeung and Raquel Moses contribute to the 2025 edition of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Derivatives Laws and Regulations.

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Miller Thomson LLP

Lenders Take Note: Consultations Set To Begin On Ontario's New Coerced Debt Legislation

In December 2023, Ontario's legislature unanimously passed Bill 41, the Protection from Coerced Debts Incurred in relation to Human Trafficking Act, 2023 – a significant piece of legislation...

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Alberta Court Affirms Director Releases In Delta 9 CCAA Plan Despite CRA Objections

When a company restructures under financial distress, can its directors still be shielded from liability, even when tax authorities object? That's one of the questions addressed in a significant ruling...

Canada Insolvency

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Miller Thomson LLP

SCC Clarifies When A "Student" Can Be Released From Student Loan Debt

Canada Insolvency

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Bishop & McKenzie

IP Licensing Primer Part Three: Term And Termination

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Restructuring Without The Stigma: Strategic Paths For Cannabis Operators

Canada Cannabis

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Miller Thomson LLP

BLG obtient la nomination d'un séquestre pour des résidences pour personnes âgées (RPA) en difficulté

Canada Insolvency

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Pick Of The Patch: Sage Advice About Super Priorities For Fresh Produce Suppliers

Canada Insolvency

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Aird & Berlis LLP

From Squeeze To Strategy: Reshaping The Future Of Cannabis Businesses

Canada Insolvency

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Miller Thomson LLP

Court Of Appeal Consolidates Autonomy Of Québec Civil Law And Gives Priority To The Stability And Efficiency Of CCAA Restructuring Processes Over Arbitration

Canada Insolvency

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Fasken

La Cour d'appel renforce l'autonomie du droit québécois et priorise la stabilité et l'efficacité des processus de restructuration sous la LACC à l'arbitrage

Canada Insolvency

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Fasken (French)

Free From Excise Tax Liability: Court Rules To Permit Director Releases Despite Objection From The CRA

Canada Cannabis

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Cassels

Court Of Appeal Summaries ( May 12 – May 16, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Court Of Appeal Consolidates Autonomy Of Québec Civil Law And Gives Priority To The Stability And Efficiency Of CCAA Restructuring Processes Over Arbitration

In a decision rendered on April 11, 2025, the Québec Court of Appeal upheld the Superior Court's decision regarding the stay of proceedings of former shareholders of the debtors in the restructuring proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act ("CCAA").

Canada Insolvency

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Fasken

La Cour d'appel renforce l'autonomie du droit québécois et priorise la stabilité et l'efficacité des processus de restructuration sous la LACC à l'arbitrage

Dans un arrêt rendu le 11 avril 2025, la Cour d'appel du Québec a confirmé le jugement de la Cour supérieure concernant la suspension des recours d'anciens actionnaires des débitrices...

Canada Insolvency

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Fasken (French)

Free From Excise Tax Liability: Court Rules To Permit Director Releases Despite Objection From The CRA

Further to our previous insight on the decision of Delta 9 Cannabis Inc (Re), 2025 ABKB 52 (Delta 9), the Court of King's Bench of Alberta...

Canada Cannabis

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Cassels

Court Of Appeal Summaries ( May 12 – May 16, 2025)

The Court agreed with the appellant that the presumption is only rebutted where the debtor's business continuation plan is objectively reasonable in the sense that it is likely to benefit creditors generally.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Auction Prices Rise…Again

Worldwide Transport

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Crowe MacKay LLP

Alberta Court Of Appeal Confirms Interest Stops Rule Does Not Apply To Secured Claims

In Easy Legal Finance Inc. v. Law Society of Alberta, 2025 ABCA 112 (Easy Legal Finance), the Alberta Court of Appeal overturned a Chambers decision and confirmed that the interest stops rule...

Canada Insolvency

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Dentons

Un dossier mené à bon port : Cinq points à retenir de la restructuration transfrontalière de Red Lobster

En mai 2024, Red Lobster Management LLC (« RL Management ») et quatorze membres de son groupe, y compris Red Lobster Canada Inc. (« Red Lobster Canada ») (collectivement, « Red Lobster »)...

Canada Insolvency

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

SCC Decision Upends How Provincial Courts Interpret Bankruptcy Law In Relation To Student Loan Debt

The Supreme Court of Canada has released a decision that will impact how provincial courts across Canada interpret bankruptcy law—and could have practical implications for students borrowing government loans...

Canada Insolvency

TL

Torys LLP

Back To School, Back In Debt: Piekut v Canada (National Revenue), 2025 SCC 13

When you go back to school, does your government student loan debt come with you? According to the Supreme Court of Canada's recent decision in Piekut v Canada (National Revenue), 2025 SCC 13 ("Piekut")...

Canada Insolvency

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Landing In A Safe Harbour: Five Takeaways From The Red Lobster Cross-Border Restructuring

Canada Insolvency

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Tax Debt In Canada: Bankruptcy, Consumer Proposals, Uncollected Taxes, And The CRA's Approach

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Document De Consultation Sur La Phase 2 De L'examen Des Règles En Matière Civile : Le Litige Civil Revisité

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 7-11, 2025)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Strategies For Landlords Of Insolvent Tenants In CCAA Proceedings

Canada Real Estate

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Chapitre 11 et LACC – Comparaison Transfrontalière

Canada Insolvency

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Trend Watch: Third Party Releases In US Chapter 15 Proceedings

Canada Insolvency

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Bennett Jones LLP

La Cour d'appel de l'Alberta se prononce sur une fiducie par interprétation et une ordonnance de dévolution inversée

Canada Insolvency

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

CCAA Keeps Landlords At Bay

Canada Real Estate

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Daoust Vukovich LLP

Insolvabilité Au Canada : Principaux Développements Et Tendances Émergentes

Canada Insolvency

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Portée de la suspension de procédures en faveur d'un administrateur sous le régime de la LACC

Canada Insolvency

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

The Anti-Deprivation Rule And Its Application In Alberta Vs Ontario In Light Of Mayfield Investments Ltd.

Canada Insolvency

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Gowling WLG

Constructive Trust Claim Dismissed As Court Backs Reverse Vesting Order

Canada Insolvency

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canadian Insolvency: Key Developments And Emerging Trends

Canada Insolvency

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Alberta Court Finds A Forced Sale Share Provision Violates The Anti-Deprivation Rule When Triggered By Receivership Proceedings

Canada Insolvency

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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Gowling WLG

VIDÉO : Tendances En Insolvabilité Et Financement De Litiges

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Commercial Real Estate: Navigating Opportunities And Challenges Ahead (Video)

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Torys LLP

Acquisitions By Means Of Restructuring & Insolvency Proceedings (Trending2014: An M&A Video Series)

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Cassels

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Lerners LLP

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