Corporate & Commercial Archives - Page 5 of 8

Category: Corporate & Commercial

New Opportunities for Ontario Businesses to Benefit from Electricity Rate Relief Program

September 16, 2016

During its throne speech on September 15, 2016, the Ontario government announced the expansion of its Industrial Conservation Initiative (ICI), thus giving more businesses access to a program that allows customers to significantly lower their year-round electricity costs by reducing consumption from the provincial grid during times of peak demand. Ontario’s ICI has been in place since 2011, but only…

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Sharon Wong

Posted in: Corporate & Commercial, Energy - Regulatory, Power

Doing Business in Canada

September 9, 2016

Posted in: Arbitration, Business Crimes Investigations & Compliance, Capital Markets, Class Actions, Commercial Real Estate, Competition & Antitrust, Corporate & Commercial, Corporate Governance, Corporate Governance, Financial Services, Financial Services Regulatory, Foreign Investment, Government & Public Sector, In-House Counsel, Industries, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Mergers & Acquisitions, Privacy, Product Liability, Structured Finance & Derivatives, United States

Common Interest Privilege in Cross-Border Matters: Canada vs. U.S. Law

August 9, 2016

While many tenets concerning the protections afforded by privilege are similar in both Canada and the United States, there are key differences and treatment when it comes to settlement and common interest privilege, as some recent cases highlight. COMMON INTEREST PRIVILEGE IN CANADA Common interest privilege has been interpreted in Canada to apply to many communications providing the parties share…

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Dalton W. McGrath, Q.C. and Michael O’Brien

Posted in: Corporate & Commercial, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, United States

Predictions for Alberta’s Renewable Electricity Program

June 23, 2016

The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) has been tasked with developing and implementing a plan to significantly increase renewable electricity generation capacity in the province from 11 per cent to 30 per cent of Alberta’s total generation capacity by 2030. The AESO recently provided its recommendations regarding its proposed renewable electricity program (REP) to the Alberta government.

Posted in: Corporate & Commercial, Energy - Regulatory, Environmental, Oil & Gas, Power, Renewable Energy

Attention All Canadians Who Own, Control U.K. Subsidiaries: U.K. Government Implements PSC Register

June 22, 2016

The U.K. government recently enacted amendments to the U.K. Companies Act 2006, which requires non-listed U.K. companies and limited liability partnerships to maintain and file a register of people with significant control (PSC) or influence over them with Companies House (PSC Register). As of April 6, 2016, U.K. companies were required to maintain a PSC Register and make it available…

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David Glennie and Michael Kariya

Posted in: Corporate & Commercial, Europe

Legislative Update: Electronic Disclosure to Prospective Franchisees Coming to Ontario July 1, 2016

June 17, 2016

Effective July 1, 2016, Ontario will permit disclosure documents required under the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000 (Act) to be delivered electronically to prospective franchisees. The Act provides that a disclosure document may be delivered personally, by registered mail or by any other prescribed method. In the 16 years since the Act was passed, no other permissible method of…

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David Shaw and Saktish Pillai

Posted in: Corporate & Commercial, Franchising

Quebec Publishes Draft Regulations Requiring the Presence of French on Outdoor Signs

May 10, 2016

On May 4, 2016, the Government of Quebec published proposed Regulations that aim to ensure there is “a sufficient presence of French” on the outdoor signage of establishments on which trademarks appear in a language other than French. These proposed Regulations would amend current Regulations under the Charter of the French Language (Charter) and would require Quebec businesses using non-French…

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Marie-Hélène Constantin

Posted in: Corporate & Commercial, Franchising, Hospitality & Leisure, Intellectual Property, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Marketing & Health Regulatory

Alberta Budget 2016: Climate Leadership Plan Implementation

April 21, 2016

Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan (Plan) was released on November 22, 2015. The Plan represented a dramatic and fundamental shift in Alberta’s approach to climate change and greenhouse gas (GHG) issues, including to achieve the government’s stated objective of gaining support and “social licence” for the pipeline takeaway capacity needed to support Alberta’s oil and gas production and export industries. With…

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Dufferin Harper, Peter Keohane, Dalton W. McGrath, Q.C. and Jennifer Newton

Posted in: Corporate & Commercial, Energy - Regulatory, Environmental, Oil & Gas, Power, Renewable Energy

Your Guide to the 2016 Federal Budget

April 15, 2016

We have summarized key aspects of the Liberal government’s 2016 federal budget that may impact your business. Please see 2016 Federal Budget – Selected Tax Measures for more information. For pension-related matters, see Federal Budget 2016 – Pension Issues. For financial services, see 2016 Federal Budget – Financial Services Highlights. For infrastructure, see Change Orders: Analyzing Proposed New Infrastructure Spending in 2016 Budget. In…

Posted in: Banking, Capital Markets, Corporate & Commercial, Financial Services, Government & Public Sector, In-House Counsel, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation, Tax

2016 Federal Budget – Selected Tax Measures

March 23, 2016

On March 22, 2016, the Minister of Finance tabled Canada’s 2016 Federal Budget (the 2016 Budget). This was the first budget presented by the newly-elected Liberal government, which won a strong majority in the fall 2015 federal election after nearly a decade with the Conservative party in power. The Liberals were elected on a platform that included promises to provide tax…

Posted in: Banking, Capital Markets, Corporate & Commercial, Financial Services, Intellectual Property, Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation, Tax