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For the second year in a row the Canadian government has maintained the transaction-size threshold for pre-merger notification at $93 million. The Minister cited the need to fully scrutinize potentially [...]

The Government of Canada's current fiscal plan may not tell the full story of the country's financial path. The purpose of this paper is to explore the way two fiscal [...]

The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, tabled the Fall Economic Statement 2022 on November 3, 2022. The Statement includes an announcement of the government's intention [...]

On November 3, 2022, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland presented the Fall Economic Statement 2022 (the 'Fall Economic Statement') in the House of Commons. In tandem with [...]

OVERVIEW OF THE CANADA RECOVERY HIRING PROGRAM (CRHP) With public health measures and local economies gradually reopening, on June 2, 2021, the federal government announced the introduction of a new [...]

On November 19, 2020, Bill C-9, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy) (Bill C-9) received Royal Assent. Bill C-9's [...]

With the onset of this year's unprecedented global pandemic, the federal government postponed the budget previously scheduled for March 2020. The government's attention understandably shifted to the enactment of emergency [...]

Bill C-9 creating the new Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (the 'CERS') received its Third Reading in the House of Commons on November 6, 2020 and is now under consideration by [...]

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the economy and the day-to-day lives of Canadians, governments of all levels and their agencies, announce programs and take other actions in response. [...]

The swift and significant effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have led many countries to seek home-grown solutions to respond to impacts of the pandemic. As noted in COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Economic [...]

On April 15, 2020, the federal government announced the expanded eligibility criteria for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit ('CERB'), upon mounting criticism that many workers were unable to collect the [...]

Businesses across all industries and stages of growth are facing unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 crisis. In response, the federal and provincial governments in Canada are responding with an unprecedented [...]

What support is available and how can you access it? On March 18, 2020, the Government announced a series of economic measures designed to support Canadian workers and businesses. We [...]

Under the Competition Act (the 'Act'), any six persons who are resident in Canada, at least 18 years of age and of the opinion that (a) an offence has been [...]

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) updated its online statement of its current trade verification (audit) priorities in July 2019. Importers of goods targeted for verification would be wise to [...]

The Quebec Court of Appeal confirmed that unpaid post-filing suppliers, which had neither sought a court-ordered charge to secure their post-filing claims nor availed themselves of their right to stop [...]

Transcript 1. What changes to the Canada Labour Code can federally regulated employers expect this year? Several new measures have been slated to come into force over the course of [...]

Amendments to the Canada Labour Code are set to come into force on September 1, 2019. Are you ready for the new legislation? For many employers, these changes will have [...]

Today, the federal government announced the final draft of the Regulations Amending the Patented Medicines Regulations (Additional Factors and Information Reporting Requirements) (the Regulations). The Patented Medicines Regulations1provide companies with [...]

A torrent of amendments to the Canada Labour Code (the 'Code') will come into force on September 1, 2019, on the eve of the October 21st federal election. Federally-regulated employers [...]

At-the-market offerings Canadian rules governing at-the-market offerings may soon be streamlined in a manner that would facilitate both Canada-only and Canada-U.S. ATM offerings. ATM offerings involve an issuer selling securities [...]

During the last few years, General Partner-led (GP-led) secondary transactions have evolved and are no longer just associated with General Partners trying to dispose of lingering assets that have become [...]

On May 30th, 2019 the Canadian Competition Bureau hosted the Data Forum: Discussing Competition Policy in the Digital Era. This event followed the unveiling of Canada's new Digital Charter by [...]

Consider early renewal of your Canadian trademark registrations now. The current government fee to renew registrations is $350. Registrations, including those that are unclassified, can be renewed now regardless of [...]

While the board of directors of a corporation governed by the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (the 'OBCA') has the power to declare dividends, its authority to declare and pay cash [...]

The 2019 budget implementation bill (Bill C-97) contains significant amendments to the Canadian Business Corporations Act (CBCA), which should be noted by organizations wishing to acquire Canadian targets. On April [...]

Otto Von Bismarck Is Supposed To Have Said That Laws Are Like Sausages-It Will Be Better For Your Peace Of Mind If You Don'T Watch Them Being Made. We Are [...]

On April 8, 2019 , Bill C-97, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2019 and other measures, was tabled in the [...]

In the wake of the release of the much-anticipated 2019 Federal Budget, members of Dentons' Tax group, together with a team at Wolters Kluwer, have prepared a Special Report which [...]

On March 19, 2019, the Minister of Finance introduced Canada's 2019 federal budget (2019 Budget). The government had already signalled that the primary focus of the 2019 Budget would not [...]

On November 9, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada ('SCC') opened the door for a proposed national securities regulator in Reference re Pan-Canadian Securities Regulation ('Pan-Canadian Securities Reference').1 The SCC [...]

A number of changes to Canada's intellectual property legislation came into force on Dec. 13, 2018. One of the changes to Canada's Patent Act is a new subsection relating to [...]

Canada has unique local law on double patenting. Like the U.S., there is an obviousness standard for double patenting, but, unlike the U.S., terminal disclaimer is not available. The Supreme [...]

The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association ('CVCA') released its H1 2018 VC & PE Canadian Market Overview (the 'Report'), reviewing the year-to-date trends in venture capital ('VC') and [...]

Part I.1 - Prompt Payment Overview: This Part sets out short timelines for the payment of contractor and subcontractor invoices. The payer is required to make payments in accordance with [...]

Upcoming legislative changes in Canada will introduce sweeping reforms - most notably implementing Madrid and the Nice classification system in line with international standards. However, the legislation has a checkered [...]

Bill C-31, Canada's Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No.1, was passed in 2014 and is expected to be implemented in 2019. The Bill contains major amendments to the current trademark [...]

I INTRODUCTION i The current Canadian wealth situation On its 150th birthday on 1 July 2017, Canada was hailed as a country that has lived up to its official motto [...]

Following the adoption of two new federal regulations relating to the suppression of terrorism or economic sanctions, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have announced that they are preparing revised guidance [...]

On June 22, 2017, the pre-closing review threshold that applies to most direct acquisitions of Canadian businesses by non-Canadian1, non-state owned investors from WTO member states increased to C$1 billion [...]

On June 22, 2017, the 2017 budget implementation bill (Bill C-44) received royal assent, enacting amendments to Canada's foreign investment regime, which raises the foreign investment review threshold for direct [...]

Norton Rose Fulbright partner Thierry Dorval recently moderated a panel hosted by the Institute of Corporate Directors that featured Canada's Commissioner of Competition of Canada, John Pecman. The following summarizes [...]

Introduction Liberalization is expected to be a dominant foreign investment theme in 2017, consistent with the Canadian government's stated focus on attracting investment to Canada. On December 19, 2016, Innovation, [...]

With a mixture of emerging and booming economies, political uncertainty and extreme contrasts in business customs, the Americas can never be categorized as one homogeneous whole. Here we take a [...]

With the Christmas season around the corner, many are looking forward to the statutory holidays. To give a quick breakdown, Christmas Day (Dec. 25) and New Year's Day (Jan. 1) [...]

As we await Q3 statistics on Canada's inward and outward foreign direct investment (FDI), the rebounding numbers in Q1 and Q2 have represented a step in the right direction. FDI [...]

Among the many changes introduced by Canada's new Liberal government in the fall of 2015, a notable one for competition lawyers was the rebranding of the Department of Industry as [...]

Canada's Commissioner of Competition, John Pecman, spoke on October 6th, 2016 to the Canadian Bar Association's Competition Law Fall Conference, addressing the link between competition and innovation and providing updates [...]

The federal government has announced further restrictions that will make it more difficult for some borrowers to get mortgage loans and make it more costly for foreigners to speculate in [...]

An employee of a designated entity under Canada's economic sanctions laws may be determined to be inadmissible into Canada and denied entry due to concerns that their employer is subject [...]