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Securities Litigation In 2025: Private And Public Enforcement Developments

In 2025, we saw significant developments affecting the private and public enforcement of securities law in Canada in the areas of civil liability and material change disclosure, the gatekeeping function of registrants...

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

When Is Time Really "Of The Essence"? The Supreme Court Of Canada Reconsiders Delay, Termination And Contractual Certainty

"Time is of the essence" ("TOE") is a frequently used clause in Canadian commercial contracts and is often treated as standard boilerplate. Its intended function is to elevate timing obligations...

Canada Commercial

GW

Gowling WLG

Is 2026 The Year Of Canadian Infrastructure And Energy M&A?

Last year was a banner year for Canadian infrastructure and energy M&A, with no sign of slowing down in 2026

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

Co‑investing In A Retail Age: Allocation, Economics And Alignment

Institutional co-investors are coming off another banner year, but beneath the surface, DPI concerns, higher return thresholds, tightening liquidity and widening vintage‑year dispersion are making today's...

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

Secondaries In 2026: Continued Growth On The Horizon

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

Canadian M&A Outlook For 2026

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

The Mining Capital Market Re-Awakening: How Issuers Should Structure Financing In 2026 Without Triggering Regulatory Landmines

Canada Commercial

OL

Origin Law

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

Canada Commercial

F

Fasken

2026 Shareholder Activism In Canada: The Legal Framework

Canada Commercial

F

Fasken

Lochan v. Binance Holdings Limited

Canada Commercial

GW

Gowling WLG

Fisher v. Airfoam Industries Ltd. (Quad-Lock Building System)

Canada Commercial

GW

Gowling WLG

Activisme actionnarial au Canada en 2026: cadre juridique

Canada Commercial

FF

Fasken (French)

Preparing A Business For Sale: Key Legal Steps Every Owner Should Take

Canada Commercial

WG

Watson Goepel LLP

Indemnity Clauses: Why You Think You Need Them (And When You Probably Don't)

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

Smart Glasses At Work: Heads-up Innovation, Head-on Compliance For Canadian HR & Legal

Canada Employment

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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

Canada Technology

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Evolving Needs For Emerging And High Growth Companies: Series A Stage (Video)

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Employment & Labour – Top Ten Decisions Of 2025

Canada Employment

CP

Cox & Palmer

Webinar: When Harassment Comes From Outside: A Guide To Third-Party Risk Management

Worldwide Employment

BB

BCF Business Law

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Estate Planning: When Health Practitioners Should Consider A Professional Will

When health professionals in Manitoba think about estate planning, the conversation usually revolves around a personal will, power of attorney and health care directive.

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

The Hidden Legal Risks Behind Restricted Donations: What Every Non-profit Needs To Know

Many non-profits and charities rely on donations to achieve their mission, but what happens when a donor specifies how their gift must be used? At first glance, such "restricted gifts" seem straightforward.

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Constructive And Resulting Trusts: What They Are And Why They Matter

When most people hear the word trust, they picture a financial planning tool catered to the wealthy. However, in Canadian law, two special types of trusts are relevant among a wide array of individuals.

Canada Commercial

DS

Devry Smith Frank LLP

Selected Tax Measures In The 2025 Federal Budget - Canada

F

Fasken

Budget 2025: Building Canada's Strength

C

Cassels

Tax Reporting Rules, Tax Obligations For Regular Trusts And Bare Trusts: What Canadian Taxpayers Need To Know Now

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Employee Ownership Trusts: A Guide To Structuring And Settlement

Canada Employment

L

Linmac

PEI Modernizes Its Trustee Act

CP

Cox & Palmer

Business Succession Planning – Putting The Pieces Together

Canada Commercial

PV

Pallett Valo LLP

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Charities & Non-Profits

Director Compensation For Charities In Canada

The Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act ("CNCA")[1] sets out the basic rules for director, officer, and member remuneration in federally incorporated non-share capital corporations.

GW

Gowling WLG

Fonds orientés par les donateurs au Canada : l'ACPDP publie un nouveau guide à l'intention des donateurs, organismes de bienfaisance et conseillers

Le 27 octobre 2025, l'Association canadienne des professionnels en dons planifiés (« ACPDP ») a publié un ensemble de nouvelles ressources au sujet des fonds orientés par les donateurs (« FOD »).

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Coram Deo Foundation v MNR (2026 BCSC): When An Interim Injunction Plus Charitable Status Is Revoked And Confront Constitutional Limits On CRA's Authority

The British Columbia Supreme Court decision in Coram Deo Foundation v MNR, 2026 BCSC (S260171), is a significant Canadian charity law and Canadian tax litigation ruling addressing interim injunctive relief, CRA revocation of charitable status, ...

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Surge In Federal Lobbying Registrations Projected With Lowered Registration Threshold—effective January 19, 2026

Canada Commercial

GW

Gowling WLG

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

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Four Charities Stories To Watch In 2026, Including Two Happening Now

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Donor-advised Funds In Canada: CAGP Releases New Guide For Donors, Charities, And Advisors

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Comment dissoudre volontairement une organisation à but non lucratif constituée sous le régime fédéral

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

How To Voluntarily Dissolve A Federal Not-for-profit Corporation

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

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Corporate and Company Law

How To Protect Your Business When Using Third-Party AI Tools

Third-party AI tools can dramatically improve efficiency—but they also introduce legal risks that many businesses overlook.

Canada Technology

WG

Watson Goepel LLP

Co‑investing In A Retail Age: Allocation, Economics And Alignment

Institutional co-investors are coming off another banner year, but beneath the surface, DPI concerns, higher return thresholds, tightening liquidity and widening vintage‑year dispersion are making today's...

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

Canadian M&A Outlook For 2026

In our previous M&A report, we said fortune would favour the bold and, at the outset of 2026, we're seeing that come to pass in a variety of ways.

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

The Mining Capital Market Re-Awakening: How Issuers Should Structure Financing In 2026 Without Triggering Regulatory Landmines

Canada Commercial

OL

Origin Law

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

Canada Commercial

F

Fasken

2026 Shareholder Activism In Canada: The Legal Framework

Canada Commercial

F

Fasken

AI Washing: The New Greenwashing — How The SEC's Emerging Technologies Unit Is Rewriting The Compliance Landscape

Canada Technology

ML

McMillan LLP

Torys Insolvency Litigation: Key Developments And Takeaways For 2026

Canada Insolvency

TL

Torys LLP

Activisme actionnarial au Canada en 2026: cadre juridique

Canada Commercial

FF

Fasken (French)

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Executive Remuneration

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

On November 4th, 2021, Peter Routledge, the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada) announced that OSFI was lifting regulatory restrictions that it had imposed on FRFIs relating to dividends, share repurchases and ...

WS

Walker Sorensen

Unlocking The Social Side Of ESG: Insights For Workplace Leaders From Fasken's 2025 ESG Disclosure Study

On February 24, 2025, Fasken published its third annual ESG Disclosure Study, offering insights into the environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") strategies of 81 publicly listed companies...

Canada Employment

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Fasken

2025 Proxy Season: Highlights Of Updated Canadian Proxy Voting Guidelines

Institutional Shareholders Services Inc. (ISS) and Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis) recently published updates to their respective Canadian benchmark...

Canada Commercial

C

Cassels

Comprendre les régimes de rémunération des hauts dirigeants dans le cadre de F&A

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Navigating Executive Compensation In M&A

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Payments And Privilege (Solicitor-Client): Producing Lawyer's Trust LedgersSakab Saudi Holding Company Et Al. v. Saad Khalid S. Al Jabri Et Al., 2024 ONSC 1601

Canada Litigation

FR

Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

Guide To Canadian Tax Rules On Benefits Arising From Use Of Corporate Assets (Money, Trips, Boats, Cars, Space Trips Etc.), Tax Lawyer Explains

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

2024 ESG Disclosure Study

Canada Environment

F

Fasken

2023 ESG Disclosure Study

Canada Commercial

F

Fasken

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Latest Videos

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Evolving Needs For Emerging And High Growth Companies: Series A Stage (Video)

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Sideline Conversations: Behind The Draw (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

Your First Moves Matter: Navigating Disputes With Strategy (Video)

PB

Prowse Barrette

The Power Of Mentorship (Video)

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

CPD ACCREDITED Webinar - Panel: Resources Available To Survivors (Video)

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

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