Canada: Consumer Protection

On July 16, 2025, the Québec government unveiled the latest phase of draft regulations under Bill 29, An Act to protect consumers from planned obsolescence and to promote the durability...

In a recent Ontario lawsuit, ADP Direct Poultry Ltd. ("ADP") made jaw-dropping allegations against popular fast-food chain Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc. ("Popeyes") regarding "unsafe and unlawful raw chicken."

The Government of Ontario introduced Bill 46, Protect Ontario by Cutting Red Tape Act, 2025 ("Bill 46") in June 2025, as part of the government's multi-year effort to reduce regulatory burdens.

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...

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

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.

Health Canada released its long awaited category-specific guidance document on Temporary Marketing Authorization for Caffeinated Energy Drinks.

On March 29, 2012, Health Canada released its long awaited category-specific guidance document on Temporary Marketing Authorization (TMA) for Caffeinated Energy Drinks (Energy Drinks).

A report recently published by a Canadian advocacy group, the Centre for Science in the Public Interest ("CSPI"), titled "Writing on the Wall: Time to Put Nutrition Information on Restaurant Menus", has taken on the highly debated issue of restaurant menu calorie disclosure, advocating the listing of calorie counts and sodium levels next to every menu item.

In what is believed to be a first, the recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Hennebury v Makita Canada Inc, 2025 ONSC 3850 dismissed product liability claims, including allegations of failure to warn...

In North v. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, 2025 ONCA 340 the Ontario Court of Appeal addresses the limits of claims for pure economic loss in product liability cases.

There have been several significant new developments in product liability cases across Canada in the past year.