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Directors Beware: CRA Can Come After You For Unpaid Source Deductions

A corporation, for both general and tax purposes, is recognized as a separate legal entity from its shareholders, unlike a partnership or a sole proprietorship.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Top 10 Compliance Tips For Your 2026 Report Under The Supply Chains Act

On January 1, 2026, Public Safety Canada opened its portal for the filing of reports under the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act...

Canada Commercial

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Gowling WLG

An Exception To The Exceptional? D&O Releases In CCAA Proceedings

The novel issue in Metcalfe was whether the CCAA permits a plan to include releases of claims against third parties who are themselves not creditors or debtors and therefore parties to the plan

Canada Insolvency

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McMillan LLP

OHA Ten Tips For Hospital Governance Compliance

The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA), in partnership with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG), has developed this resource to provide individuals supporting hospital governance with 10 practical...

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

U.S. May Eliminate Section 16 Reporting Exemption For Foreign Private Issuers

Canada Commercial

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Torys LLP

Directors Talk: Canada's Economic Security Imperative

Canada Commercial

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Guide To Insolvency In Canada 2025: Law And Practice

Canada Insolvency

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Gowling WLG

Série Directors Talk : L'impératif de sécurité économique du Canada

Canada Commercial

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Aucun « changement important » en jurisprudence : perspectives pratiques suite à la décision hautement attendue de la Cour suprême (Lundin)

Canada Commercial

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs): What Canadian Business Owners Need To Know

Canada Commercial

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Clark Wilson LLP

Outwitting The Algorithmic Tide: Governance Risks And Director Responsibilities For AI Slop (Video)

Canada Technology

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Procido LLP

Whistleblower Wins Big: Lessons From Canada's First Civil Retaliation Claim Grounded In Securities Law

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

The Oppression Remedy In Ontario: Basic Principles

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Franchiseurs, êtes-vous préparés à l'entrée en vigueur de la Loi sur les franchises de la Saskatchewan

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

Sneaky Trusts: The Legal Plot Twist With Gratuitous Property Transfers

Canada Real Estate

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Regulatory Incentives For Ontario Distributors To Encourage DER Integration Through Non-wires Solutions

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Torys LLP

Bill 30: What B.C. Employers Need To Know About The New Serious Illness Or Injury Leave

Canada Employment

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Selling Ticket Seats Or Subscriptions In Québec? Bill 10 Changes The Conditions Of Entry

Canada Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

When Is Enough, Enough? HRTO's Guidance On Accommodation In Cillis v. Hamilton - Wentworth District School Board.

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

Directors, Don't Panic: How The Due Diligence Defence Can Protect You From Corporate Tax Debts

Directors of a corporation shoulder significant responsibilities in managing a corporation. The corporate veil will generally shield a director from personal liability by recognizing the corporation...

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Determining Fair Market Value In Canadian Management Equity Repurchases

While private equity sponsors commonly rely on the board of directors to set the repurchase price of management equity upon a manager's departure, alternative valuation mechanisms are available...

Canada Commercial

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

A Practical Guide For Shareholder Disputes: When Internal Authority Breaks Down - The Indoor Management Rule

In many shareholder disputes, one of the first points of conflict is whether a company's officers or directors actually had the authority to make the decisions or sign the agreements that are now being challenged.

Canada Commercial

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

2025 Diversity Disclosure Practices

Like last year, progress on enhancing diversity among the directors and executive officers of Canadian public companies lost momentum in 2025.

Canada Commercial

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

La grande rencontre – Agir pour le repreneuriat

Canada Commercial

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

The Going Public Alternative

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Goodmans LLP

Navigating Director And Officer Liability

Canada Commercial

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Cox & Palmer

Intelligence artificielle et cybersécurité : Points essentiels de la surveillance par le conseil d'administration

Canada Technology

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

A Franchise Dispute Steeped In Personal Liability: Sidra Tea Company Ltd. v. Adinkra Hospitality Inc.

Canada Commercial

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Cassels

CSA Issues Temporary Relief From Proxy Delivery Requirements

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canadian Securities Regulators Provide Relief From Requirements To Deliver AGM Materials Amid Postal Service Suspension

Canada Commercial

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Cassels

Beyond Startups: Next Steps For Established Businesses

Canada Commercial

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Fillmore Riley

The Same But Different – The Types Of Dividends And Their Impact On Taxes

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

U.S. States Are Shedding Shareholder Protections. That's An Advantage For Canada

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Canadian Securities Regulators Provide Relief From Requirements To Deliver AGM Materials Amid Postal Service Suspension

On October 9, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) issued Coordinated Blanket Order 51-932 (the Blanket Order) in response to the ongoing Canada Post labour strike...

Canada Commercial

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Cassels

Beyond Startups: Next Steps For Established Businesses

If you're a business owner, you know it's not uncommon to sprint to get a new business off the ground.

Canada Commercial

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Fillmore Riley

The Same But Different – The Types Of Dividends And Their Impact On Taxes

One of the benefits of incorporation is that it allows for the use of dividends, which can be taxed at lower rates through the dividend tax credit regime.

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

U.S. States Are Shedding Shareholder Protections. That's An Advantage For Canada

Amid a highly public feud between Elon Musk and Delaware courts, Tesla Inc. TSLAQ (+1.02% increase), recently moved its corporate domicile from Delaware to Texas.

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

AI Notetaking In The Boardroom

Canada Technology

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Bennett Jones LLP

Protection de l'opération : Tendances récentes liées aux conventions de blocage dans les F&A au Canada

Le nombre d'opérations de transformation en société fermée surpasse le nombre de premiers appels publics à l'épargne au Canada...

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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

Take-private transactions have continued to outpace initial public offerings in Canada since the beginning of 2023. As discussed in our prior bulletin...

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Interdiction d'opérations liées à une pilule empoisonnée : l'ASC donne des indications sur le régime canadien des OPA et les obligations des administrateurs

L'Alberta Securities Commission (l'« ASC » ou la « Commission ») a rendu une décision importante dans le dossier Re Greenfire Resources Ltd. (en anglais), qui traite : 1)...

Canada Commercial

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Fasken (French)

ASC Gives Guidance On Canada's Takeover Bid Regime And Directors' Duties In Cease-Trading A Poison Pill

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) has released a notable ruling in Re Greenfire Resources Ltd addressing (1) the private agreement exemption (the Exemption) under Canada's takeover bid regime (the TOB Regime), and (2) directors' duties in the securities law context.

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

A Practical Guide For Shareholder Disputes: Understanding Oppression Claims

Canada Commercial

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Corporate Governance: What In-House Counsel In Ontario Need To Know

Canada Commercial

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

A Practical Guide For Shareholder Disputes Series: Corporate Governance And How To Proactively Avoid Disputes

Canada Commercial

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Is A Witness Required For Personal Guarantees Or Signatures?

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Director's Liability For Home Builders

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Millar Kreklewetz

Changing Your Corporation's Jurisdiction In Canada: A Step-by-Step Legal Guide

Canada Commercial

Pacific Legal PC

Principes de gouvernance des immeubles en copropriété : limites des pouvoirs du conseil d'administration

Canada Real Estate

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Miller Thomson LLP

(Self-)Dealing Or No-Dealing: What Are Fiduciary Duties?

Canada Commercial

CP LLP

Can You Be Sued In A Securities Class Action When The Correction Causes No Price Decline?

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

A Practical Guide For Shareholder Disputes - Part 1: Understanding Oppression Claims

Canada Commercial

CC

CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Environmental Liability: What Every Business Owner And Director Needs To Know

Canada Environment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Private Equity Exits: When Might Seeking Term-End Liquidity Create A Conflict?

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Parallel Foundations: When Charitable Partnerships Go Wrong And How To Get Them Right

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

U.S. Non-profits Expanding To Canada: Understanding Membership Structures

Worldwide Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

How Unanimous Shareholder Agreements Establish Clear Frameworks For Corporate Governance

Canada Commercial

FR

Fillmore Riley

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

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Procido LLP

Making The Most Of Your Board Experience With Michael Binetti (Video)

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Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP

ThinkHouse Unlocked: Changes To Insolvency Law

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Gowling WLG

David Silber | Tax Accountant Toronto | Crowe Soberman (Video)

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Crowe Soberman LLP

Liabilities Of Directors And Officers Of Insolvent Corporations (Presentation)

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Dentons Canada LLP

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