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How To Strengthen Cyber Resilience Through Supply Chain Contracts

In today's hyperconnected world, cyber risk is no longer a peripheral concern - it's a central business issue for the vast majority of businesses. In 2024, 75% of software supply chains experienced attacks...

Canada Commercial

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Gowling WLG

Updates On TSX Venture Exchange Policy 5.4

Effective June 2, 2025, the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") adopted the new Policy 5.4 – Capital Structure, Escrow and Resale Restrictions (the "New Policy 5.4").

Canada Commercial

BC

Boughton Law Corporation

Leaving Canada? What Corporations Need To Know About Exit Taxes And Continuance

Corporations resident in Canada may consider moving their place of residence to another jurisdiction for a variety of reasons – whether to access new markets...

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

BC Supreme Court Update On Reconciliation And Forest Tenure Rights In BC

About 95% of the forests in British Columbia are managed by the provincial government. Generally, forestry companies follow a regulatory framework to obtain provincial approval prior to harvesting trees on Crown land.

Canada Commercial

BC

Boughton Law Corporation

Selling Your Business: Minimizing Financial Risk In A Purchase

Canada Commercial

BC

Boughton Law Corporation

Understanding The Letter Of Intent In Business Transactions

Canada Commercial

BC

Boughton Law Corporation

BC Court Of Appeal Confirms Parties Can Claim Reliance And Expectation Damages

Canada Commercial

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Start Smart: Founder-Proof Your Startup

Canada Commercial

SV

Scott Venturo Rudakoff LLP

Inter-generational Business Transfers

Canada Commercial

SV

Scott Venturo Rudakoff LLP

UK's "Failure To Prevent Fraud" vs. Canada's Approach: Why Fraud Risk Assessments Are Essential

Worldwide Commercial

ML

McMillan LLP

Understanding No Duty Of Care Clauses In Municipal Professional Services Agreements

Canada Commercial

WT

Whitelaw Twining

Calgary Is Open For Business

Canada Commercial

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

David Tang Featured In Article On Potential New Reporting Requirements For Non-Profit Organizations

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

La Cour d'appel de la Colombie-Britannique maintient le droit de recourir aux outils d'application rétroactive prévus par la Securities Act

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario Court Of Appeal Clarifies Jurisdiction Over Global Crypto Platforms

Canada Technology

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Tariffs Up, Tariffs Down: What Businesses Need To Know

Canada International

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Is Your Song Ready For A TV Or Film Placement? — Pitfalls To Avoid (Video)

EC

Edwards Creative Law

Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 25 – August 29)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

US Suspends De Minimis Duty-Free Treatment

Canada International

MK

Millar Kreklewetz

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Charities & Non-Profits

Improve Your Understanding Of Not-For-Profit Status In Canada: What Qualifies And What Doesn't, Plus Tax Benefits

The CRA explains that for an entity to qualify as a non-profit organization under Section 149 (l) of the Income Tax Act, it must be organized and operated exclusively for social welfare, civic improvement, pleasure, recreation, or any other purpose except for profit'.

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

David Tang Featured In Article On Potential New Reporting Requirements For Non-Profit Organizations

David Tang is featured in a Canadian Property Management article on proposed new tax measures that could require non-profit organizations to report more information about their finances, activities and leadership:

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Understanding Registered Charity Status: Benefits, Requirements, And The Application Process

Obtaining status as a registered charity with the Canada Revenue Agency comes with many rights and obligations. However, registered charity status does not fit or work for all non-profit organizations.

SW

Soloway Wright

T3010 Filing Goes Digital: What Registered Charities Need To Know

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

New Draft Legislation Expands CRA Reporting Obligations For Non-profit Organizations

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Delfino v. Intercounty Baseball League: The Governance Of Non-Profit Sports Organisations And Resulting Intervention By The Courts

Canada Commercial

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Attention Not-For-Profits: Your Volunteer Management Practices May Need Immediate Review

Canada Commercial

LL

Lerners LLP

Property Tax Relief Ahead: Court Overrules Outdated Exemption Criteria For Ontario Charities

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

From Paper To Portal: Is Your Business Ready For The CRA's Digital-by-Default Mail System?

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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M&A/Private Equity

Updates On TSX Venture Exchange Policy 5.4

Effective June 2, 2025, the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") adopted the new Policy 5.4 – Capital Structure, Escrow and Resale Restrictions (the "New Policy 5.4").

Canada Commercial

BC

Boughton Law Corporation

Leaving Canada? What Corporations Need To Know About Exit Taxes And Continuance

Corporations resident in Canada may consider moving their place of residence to another jurisdiction for a variety of reasons – whether to access new markets...

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Blakes Competitive Edge™: September 2025 Update

Welcome to the September issue of Blakes Competitive Edge, a monthly publication of the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group. Blakes Competitive Edge provides...

Canada Anti-trust

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Selling Your Business: Minimizing Financial Risk In A Purchase

Canada Commercial

BC

Boughton Law Corporation

Understanding The Letter Of Intent In Business Transactions

Canada Commercial

BC

Boughton Law Corporation

Protecting The Deal: Recent Trends In Canadian Public M&A Lock-Up Agreements

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

CSA Announce Expedited Shelf Prospectus Regime For Well-Known Seasoned Issuers

Canada Commercial

WD

Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

Striking A Deal: How Earnouts Can Bridge The Gap In Mining M&A

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Proposed Changes To Compliance Obligations Under CRS

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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Compliance

UK's "Failure To Prevent Fraud" vs. Canada's Approach: Why Fraud Risk Assessments Are Essential

On 1 September 2025, the UK's new "failure to prevent fraud" offence came into force, representing one of the most significant shifts in corporate criminal liability and fraud prevention in years.

Worldwide Commercial

ML

McMillan LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 1 – September 5)

In Terry Longair Professional Corporation v. Akumin Inc., the Court upheld the certification of a class action against a public company and its officers for alleged misrepresentations...

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Highlights From The 2025 OSC Registration, Inspections And Examinations Division Annual Report

OSC Staff Notice 33-759 Registration, Inspections and Examinations Division 2025 Annual Report is the second annual report issued by the recently reorganized Registration, Inspections and Examinations (RIE) division at the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC).

Canada Commercial

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Restructuration, Recouvrement, Reconstruction : Guide À L'intention Des Exploitants De Cannabis En Transition

Canada Insolvency

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Directive SRI 2 de l'Union européenne – Ce que vous devez savoir

Canada Technology

FF

Fasken (French)

Tax Strategy, Corporate Structure, And Governance: A Synergy Rich In Possibilities

Canada Commercial

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

The AMF's New Self-Reporting Policy

Canada Commercial

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

A Step-by-Step Guide To Maintain A Corporate Minute Book In Ontario

Canada Commercial

Pacific Legal PC

From Paper To Portal: Is Your Business Ready For The CRA's Digital-by-Default Mail System?

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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Venture Capital

Proposed Changes To Compliance Obligations Under CRS

On Aug. 15, 2025, the Department of Finance released for consultation draft legislative proposals that would implement a number of previously announced and other tax measures.

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

BC's Mushroom-Plucking Robots Harvest Big In Latest Round Of Fundraising

4AG Robotics, a British Columbia-based start-up that uses robots to harvest commercially grown mushrooms, has received a C$40 million venture capital investment...

Worldwide Technology

GL

Goodmans LLP

Investment Funds 2025 - Law And Practice

Canada has a well-established and diversified investment funds market that includes both a highly regulated retail funds sector and a growing...

Canada Commercial

F

Fasken

Investment Funds 2025 - Trends And Developments

Canada Commercial

F

Fasken

The Future Of Tech: Why Canada Is The Place To Build And Stay

Canada Commercial

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

CSA Updates Venture Issuers And Director Elections

Canada Commercial

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Private Equity And Venture Capital Investors Showing Renewed Interest In The Defence Industry

Canada Commercial

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Prêt d'amorçage-investissement ou capital de risque : considérations d'ordre juridique pour favoriser la croissance

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Private Equity Secondaries: Adapting To Illiquidity And Risk

Canada Commercial

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

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Latest Videos

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Episode 4: IP In M&A – Cross-border IP Challenges, Third-party Ownership And Key Post-closing Considerations (Podcast)

D

Dentons Canada LLP

Lessons In (Mis)Governance From The World's Richest Person: Governance Within A Founder-Dominated Corporation (Video)

PL

Procido LLP

A Conversation With Erin Trapp (Video)

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

ESG & Diversity - A Roadmap To Inclusive Sustainability (Video)

Alexa Translations

Episode 086: Creating Community Through Inclusion With Charlie Johnstone (Video)

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

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