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Ontario Ministry's Takeover Of School Boards: What Your Organization Should Know

In June of this year, the Ministry of Education (the "Ministry") took charge over four school boards in Ontario. Orders-in-Council were issued for the control of Ottawa-Carleton District School Board...

Canada Consumer

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Gowling WLG

October Timely Topics: Drip Pricing Class Action Implications, Key Product Liability Cases, The Latest In U.S. Tariffs, And More

In a significant development for consumer protection and pricing practices, the Federal Court has certified the first class action under Canada's drip pricing provisions in Deane v. Canada Post...

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Loi 29 – L'OPC publie des lignes directrices sur les nouvelles règles relatives à la garantie de disponibilité des pièces de rechange et des services de réparation

Le 5 septembre 2025, l'Office de la protection du consommateur (« OPC ») a publié sur son site web des lignes directrices (les « Lignes directrices ») concernant la garantie de disponibilité des pièces de rechange...

Canada Consumer

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Fasken (French)

Bill 29 – OPC Publishes Guidance For New Rules On The Warranty Of Availability Of Replacement Parts And Repair Services

On September 5, 2025, the Office de la protection du consommateur (the "OPC") published guidance on its website (the "Guidance") on the warranty of availability of spare parts...

Canada Consumer

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Fasken

Product Liability Update: Q2 2025

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Incoming Consumer Protection Changes: British Columbia Introduces Significant Amendments To The Business Practices And Consumer Protection Act

Canada Consumer

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Affaires importantes en responsabilité du fait des produits : Mise à jour du T2 2025

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Raising The Bar: How Bill 29's Next Phase Redefines Warranty Standards In Québec

Canada Consumer

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Publication de la réglementation du projet de loi 29 prescrivant la durée de la garantie pour certains biens spécifiques

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Québec's Warranty Of Good Working Order: A New Draft Regulation Sets Out Its Duration And Mandates Specific Disclosures From Merchants And Manufacturers

Canada Consumer

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Torys LLP

Publication Of Draft Bill 29 Regulations Setting Out Prescribed Durations Of Warranties For Specific Categories Of Goods

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Bill 29 – Québec Publishes Draft Regulation Governing Warranty Of Good Working Order Applicable To Certain New Goods

Canada Consumer

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Fasken

Loi 29 - Québec publie son projet de règlement encadrant la garantie de bon fonctionnement applicable à certains biens neufs

Canada Consumer

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Fasken (French)

Will It Work? Québec Prepares For Its New Consumer Legal Warranty

Canada Consumer

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Amendments To The Competition Act Only One Step Towards A Truly Competitive Economy

Canada Anti-trust

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Fasken

Regulating Deepfakes Through Copyright: Would Denmark's Proposed Approach Be Right For Canada?

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Miller Thomson LLP

Alberta Confirms New AI Data Centre Levy

Canada Technology

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

AI And Copyright - Who Owns AI-generated Content? (Podcast)

Canada Technology

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Fasken

Navigating Climate Challenge: Key Themes For Business At New York Climate Week

Canada Environment

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Gowling WLG

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Consumer Law

Greenwashing – Out With The Old, In With The New

Walk into almost any store and you'll be greeted by products promising eco-friendliness, low emissions, and carbon neutrality. The imagery is soothing—leaves, rivers, and bright green logos all signalling...

Canada Environment

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McMillan LLP

Québec's Warranty Of Availability: Are Companies Ready For October 5?

On September 5, 2025, the Office de la protection du consommateur (OPC) published a guidance (Guidance) on the warranty of availability of replacement parts...

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Consumer Protection In Canada: Where We Are And Where We're Going

Canada's financial industry is undergoing a period of rapid change. Driven by the rise of fintechs, digital currencies, artificial intelligence (AI) and open banking initiatives, federal and provincial regulators...

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Torys LLP

An Expanding Regulatory Perimeter For Fintechs: A Case Study

Canada Technology

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Torys LLP

Reducing Regulatory Barriers In The Financial Services Sector

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Torys LLP

Designing The Future - Balancing Heritage And Innovation (Podcast)

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Gowling WLG

Bill 29 – OPC Publishes Guidance For New Rules On The Warranty Of Availability Of Replacement Parts And Repair Services

Canada Consumer

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Fasken

Incoming Consumer Protection Changes: British Columbia Introduces Significant Amendments To The Business Practices And Consumer Protection Act

Canada Consumer

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Canada's Competition Bureau v. Greenwashing: How The Bureau's New Guidelines Tackle Greenwashing And How Businesses Should Respond

Canada Environment

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Miller Thomson LLP

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Consumer Trading & Unfair Trading

CSA Disclosure Review Highlights AI-Washing And Greenwashing Among Other Continuous Disclosure Concerns

Last week, the Canadian Securities Administrators staff (CSA) issued their biennial report covering the 2023 and 2024 fiscal years identifying topics of CSA focus in their review of continuous...

Canada Technology

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Federal Trade Commission Announces Final Rule To Combat Fake Reviews

In August, the Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC"), the federal U.S. agency equivalent to Canada's Competition Bureau, issued a rule (the "Rule") to combat fake reviews and testimonials. The Rule

Canada Consumer

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Gowling WLG

Canadian Surtax On Imported Goods: Consultation Window Closes October 10, 2024

Increased electric vehicle ("EV") production is a key global strategy for addressing climate change. However, Canada's auto manufacturing industry faces what the Government of Canada has described as an "extraordinary threat" from Chinese-produced EVs.

Canada Consumer

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Miller Thomson LLP

Charging Forward On Tariffs: The Government Of Canada Launches Consultations On Tariffs On Chinese Electric Vehicles

Canada International

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McMillan LLP

New Excessive And Unfair Pricing Provisions In Force In Canada's Competition Act: Risk And Compliance Considerations

Canada Anti-trust

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Québec Consumer Protection Litigation Trends

Canada Consumer

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Torys LLP

Proposed Consumer Protection Act Introduced In New Brunswick: Key Provisions And Provincial Comparisons

Canada Consumer

TL

Torys LLP

Construction Estimates And Consumer Protection Legislation

Canada Consumer

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Don't Miss Out On Profits: How Grocery Retailers Can Capitalize On Tourism Exemptions

Canada Consumer

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Sotos LLP

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Product Liability & Safety

Tendances actuelles – Octobre : Action collective en matière d'indications de prix partiel, responsabilité du fait des produits, tarifs douaniers américains, et plus encore

Le bulletin Tendances actuelles de McCarthy Tétrault présente chaque mois les dernières tendances du marché pour vous tenir informé(e) des développements pouvant avoir une incidence sur vos activités.

Canada International

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

October Timely Topics: Drip Pricing Class Action Implications, Key Product Liability Cases, The Latest In U.S. Tariffs, And More

In a significant development for consumer protection and pricing practices, the Federal Court has certified the first class action under Canada's drip pricing provisions in Deane v. Canada Post...

Canada Consumer

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Québec's Warranty Of Availability: Are Companies Ready For October 5?

On September 5, 2025, the Office de la protection du consommateur (OPC) published a guidance (Guidance) on the warranty of availability of replacement parts...

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Product Liability Update: Q2 2025

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Limitation Periods For Product Liability Claims - Statute Of Limitations vs. Statute Of Repose

Canada Litigation

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Scott Venturo Rudakoff LLP

Affaires importantes en responsabilité du fait des produits : Mise à jour du T2 2025

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Health Canada's Product Safety Pledge: A Model Product Safety Framework For Consumer Products And Cosmetics

Canada Healthcare

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Canadian Product Stewardship And EPR: 2025 Summer Update

Canada Environment

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Gowling WLG

Ontario Court Bars Product Liability Suit Under Ultimate Limitation Period

Canada Consumer

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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Consumer Credit

Motor Finance Face Off: Predictions On The Supreme Court's Judgment

In one of the most important cases of the year, the Supreme Court heard the appeal in Hopcraft, Johnson & Wrench earlier this month.

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Gowling WLG

Litigation Funding Comparative Guide

Litigation Funding Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Canada, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

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Omni Bridgeway Capital (Canada) Limited

Canadian Government Sets Its Sight On Predatory Lending

Effective January 1, 2025, the federal government will lower the criminal interest rate from 60% effective annual rate (EAR) to 35% annual percentage rate (APR), which equals about 42% EAR, in order to combat predatory lending.

Canada Consumer

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Kane Shannon Weiler

Fighting Back Against Predatory Lending

Canada Consumer

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Kane Shannon Weiler

Regulatory Overview For Credit Contracts Under The Consumer Protection Act

Canada Consumer

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Miller Thomson LLP

British Columbia High-Cost Credit Rules Come Into Effect On May 1, 2022

Canada Consumer

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Aird & Berlis LLP

US FTC Publishes Guidance On Using Artificial Intelligence And Algorithms

Canada Technology

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Electronic Credit Contracts And Signatures Under Quebec Consumer Law

Canada Consumer

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Gowling WLG

Stronger Financial Consumer Protection And Credit Contract Requirements Ahead

Canada Consumer

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Torys LLP

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Latest Videos

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Teacher's Strike - The Rights Of Students (Video)

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

A Must See Video: Medical Alert – Hernia Mesh Recalls And Lawsuit In Canada (Video)

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Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

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