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Those that don’t keep up get left behind. This age-old logic arguably applies to capital markets as much as to anything else, and the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) would seem to agree.

On May 28, 2026, the Government of Canada launched a public consultation on the scope of the geographical indications (GIs) regime under the Trademarks Act. The consultation seeks stakeholders' views on how Canada's GI regime could be strengthened and modernized, including whether its scope should be expanded beyond its current categories of protected products.

Liability management exercises (LMEs) enable borrowers to restructure debt outside formal insolvency proceedings by exploiting flexible loan documentation. As Canadian companies increasingly access U.S. debt markets with permissive covenant packages, understanding drop-down, uptiering, and double-dip structures becomes essential for lenders seeking to protect their interests.