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Minister Of Transport Introduces Additional Rail Safety Measures Amid Record-Level Crude Oil Transportation By Rail

Canadian crude exports by rail have seen a sharp increase since 2017 and are at an all-time high (see table below). This steady increase has been driven by a lack of pipeline infrastructure

Canada Transport

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Cassels

"Best Efforts" Doesn't Automatically Apply To All Conditional Financing Provisions, B.C. Court Holds

British Columbia's Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that declined to apply a "best efforts" requirement to the fulfillment of a financing condition in a real estate purchase agreement.

Canada Real Estate

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

The New Liquid Alt Funds Regime – And Some Changes For Conventional Mutual Funds And Closed-End Funds

On October 4, 2018, the Canadian securities administrators published the final version of the amendments that will create a new regime for liquid alternative mutual funds (alt funds).

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Fasken

Prudent Investor Legislative Provisions Update - Third

On Monday, October 10, 2017 the Ministry of Municipal Affairs posted on Ontario's Regulatory Registry a summary of proposed regulatory changes under the Municipal Act...

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WeirFoulds LLP

Prudent Investor Legislative Provisions Update - Second

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WeirFoulds LLP

A Client Asked Us: Preserving Hypothecary Rights In Québec Following A Grantor's Asset Sale Completed Without Consent

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Gowling WLG

The Repeal Of Ontario's Bulk Sales Legislation

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Fasken

Notice Of Assignment Of Accounts Receivable Under The PPSA: What Every Factor Should Know

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Torkin Manes LLP

The Asset Management Review

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Asset Sales: Successor Liability Issues

Canada Commercial

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McLennan Ross LLP

Debtor In Possession In Financing (DIP) In Canada

Canada Insolvency

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Mercantile Mergers & Acquisitions Corporation

Guide To Doing Business In Canada: Secured Financing

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Gowling WLG

Cross Border Leasing - Avoiding The Costs Of A Receivership (LJN's Equipment Leasing Newsletter)

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Cassels

Security Interests Over Rail Cars In Canada: Tips For Perfecting A Security Interest Under The Canada Transportation Act

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Cassels

Using COVID-19 Benefits Fraudulently Will Get You Charged With Tax Evasion By The CRA

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Stablecorp Raises $2.5 Million For QCAD Stablecoin

Canada Technology

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Goodmans LLP

Changes To Canada's C11 Work Permit In 2025: What Matters And How To Win .

Canada Immigration

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Sobirovs Law Firm

Building A Resilient Talent Strategy: Stakes Are High (Video)

Canada Law Practice

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RSM Canada

Landmark Canadian Tax Law Decision That Limits CRA's Authority Under Section 231.2 Of Income Tax Act: Canada (National Revenue) V Shopify Inc., 2025 FC 968

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Lightening The Load – Proposed Reduction In Secured Party's Burdens When Taking Security Over Personal Property

Pursuant to Bill 218, Burden Reduction Act, 2016, which passed its first reading in June 2016, the PPSA (Ontario) will be amended so that a debtor will be able to waive its right to receive a copy of the verification statement.

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Cassels

Incoming Tax Changes May Spawn A Surge In Private Company Asset Sales

The date for implementing these measures is January 1, 2017.

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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

Taking Security On Personal Property: A Glimpse Into Secured Lending In Canada

In recent years, cross-border transactions have increased in popularity and many of these transactions involve taking security over tangible and intangible personal property.

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Miller Thomson LLP

Equipment Financiers May Have An Advantage In Receiverships

In the recent case of Integris Credit Union v. Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada Corporation, 2016 BCCA 231, the B.C. Court of Appeal rendered a decision...

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Cassels

Five Steps To More Effective Debt Financing

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Grant Thornton

Greater Clarity For Secured Lenders: New Rules Taking Effect December 31

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Canadian Bankruptcy Considerations In The Context Of A Sale Of Receivables

Canada Insolvency

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Convincing Your Lender To Finance New Equipment

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MNP LLP

Outlook In Oil And Gas: Increasing Shareholder Activism In 2015

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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

The Inherent Insecurity Of Log Purchase Transactions

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DLA Piper

Ontario Personal Property Security Act Registration Made In "Shake-Down" Attempt Results In Award Of Substantial Indemnity Costs Against Corporation And Sole Director

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Cassels

Registering Security Interests Over Railcars Or Rolling Stock In Canada – Introduction Of Online Deposit Function

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Cassels

The Indoor Management Rule And Security Grant In A Signed Purchase Order Upheld

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Cassels

Traps For The Unwary: Guarantors & Co-Lessees – A Rose by Any Other Name

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Cassels

Ontario Personal Property Security Act Registration Made In "Shake-Down" Attempt Results In Award Of Substantial Indemnity Costs Against Corporation And Sole Director

Clients regularly ask us what happens if an Ontario Personal Property Security Act registration is made against them which was not authorized.

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Cassels

Registering Security Interests Over Railcars Or Rolling Stock In Canada – Introduction Of Online Deposit Function

The registration of security agreements, leases and other documents relating to railcars in Canada is governed by the Canada Transportation Act.

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Cassels

The Indoor Management Rule And Security Grant In A Signed Purchase Order Upheld

A question that we are often asked as finance lawyers is what level of support is needed to confirm that a document was properly executed.

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Cassels

Traps For The Unwary: Guarantors & Co-Lessees – A Rose by Any Other Name

We are regularly asked by equipment lessors if it is better to structure a transaction as co-lessees or as a lessee with a guarantor.

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Cassels

Rising Interest In ‘Poison Puts’ And Its Potential Impact On Canadian M&A Transactions

Canada Commercial

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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

A Banker Asked Us: Determining The Amount Of A Québec Hypothec

The bank’s cross-country security package includes a moveable hypothec registered in Québec charging the Québec assets.

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Gowling WLG

Fully Secured @ Gowlings: September 26, 2013 - Volume 4, Number 3

In a recent decision of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, "Kasten Energy Inc. v. Shamrock Oil & Gas Ltd.", an oil and gas lease was characterized as a form of personal property subject to the Alberta PPSA.

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Gowling WLG

Think You’re Not A Payday Lender? Think Again. Scope Of "Payday Loans Act" To Be Broadened Under Proposed Regulation

The Ontario Government has posted the Proposed Regulatory Amendments to the General Regulation of the Payday Loans Act to seek comments from the public.

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Cassels

Floor Plan Financing With An Interesting Result

The most common method of structuring floor plan financings requires that once a car is sold the proceeds from the sale are used to pay down the loan against the inventory provided, which is known in industry parlance as the 'cash-interest based management system'.

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Cassels

Canadian Finance & Leasing Association ("CFLA") Member Issued An Order As Lessor Under Ontario’s Occupational Health And Safety Act ("OHSA")

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Cassels

Going The Extra Mile: Competition Bureau Obtains Consent Agreements From Hyundai And Kia For Inaccurate Fuel Consumption Claims

Canada Anti-trust

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Cassels

Lenders Beware - "Reasonable" Repair And Storage Charges Add-Up Fast!

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Cassels

Victory (Again) For Aircraft Lessors In Olympic Airlines V. ACG

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Dentons

Fully Secured @ Gowlings - Volume 4 - Number 1

Canada Commercial

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Gowling WLG

Equipment Finance Laws Confirmed By Decision In Summit Leasing

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Cassels

Supreme Court Of Canada Decision In Indalex Does Not Impact Equipment Finance Companies Or Purchase-Money Security Interests In Inventory

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Cassels

Asset Management: 2013 Canadian Investment Product Trends

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Spotlight On Security Documents: Reflecting Your Subordination

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Gowling WLG

Ontario PPSA Creditor Protections Prevail In Cases Of Unauthorized Asset Transfers

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Gowling WLG

Morneau Report: Facilitating Pooled Asset Management For Ontario’s Public Sector Institutions

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Recent Guidance From OSC Investment Funds Branch

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

CSA Initiate Discussion On Standard Of Conduct For Advisers And Dealers

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Asset Management Review - Canadian Chapter

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Back From The Future: Present Value And The Time Value Of Money

Canada Commercial

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Duff & Phelps

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