Canada: Inward/ Foreign Investment

Découvrez les développements récents en droit de la concurrence et de l'investissement étranger au Canada, incluant les activités d'application de la loi du Bureau de la concurrence, les examens de fusions par secteur, et les nouvelles accusations criminelles pour pratiques commerciales trompeuses. Cette édition analyse également les tendances clés en matière d'investissements étrangers culturels et non culturels sous la Loi sur Investissement Canada.

Les investisseurs étrangers qui souhaitent acquérir une franchise sportive professionnelle au Canada doivent naviguer un cadre réglementaire complexe. Quelles sont les principales considérations juridiques et fiscales à prendre en compte? Comment maximiser les chances de réaliser une opération réussie dans ce secteur en pleine croissance?

The Canadian Competition Bureau's enforcement activity intensifies with criminal charges in a deceptive marketing case, while merger review volumes climb and new guidance emerges on private access to the Competition Tribunal. How are these developments reshaping the competitive landscape for businesses operating in Canada?

Against a backdrop of globalized trade and cross-border transactions, many Québec businesses are drawing interest from foreign buyers and international capital. These transactions raise complex regulatory issues under the Investment Canada Act, a federal law that governs all investments made in Canada by non-Canadians, with requirements that extend far beyond what many business owners anticipate.

La Loi sur Investissement Canada encadre les transactions impliquant des investisseurs étrangers au Canada, imposant des obligations de notification ou d'examen selon la nature et la valeur de l'investissement. Les récentes modifications introduisent des exigences de notification pré-clôture pour les secteurs sensibles liés à la sécurité nationale, transformant ainsi le paysage réglementaire des acquisitions transfrontalières.

Canada's M&A market has sustained momentum through the first half of 2026, despite a complex global environment characterized by trade tensions, inflationary pressures and evolving geopolitical considerations. This quarterly update examines the industries leading Canadian M&A activity, how policy tailwinds are propelling energy transactions, the effects of AI-driven demand on the M&A landscape, and Canadian real estate trends.

The Canadian-Australian Pension Funds Investment Initiative establishes a groundbreaking framework for cross-border pension fund investment between two of the world's most sophisticated pension markets. This analysis examines the policy barriers, regulatory considerations, and opportunities for deploying long-term infrastructure capital across both jurisdictions, including asset recycling strategies and sectoral dimensions.

The federal government has unveiled a national electricity strategy aimed at doubling Canada's electricity capacity by 2050 while advancing reliability, affordability, competitiveness and decarbonization.

The Canadian federal government has launched a 30-day consultation on sweeping reforms to accelerate major project approvals, proposing a centralized one-year timeline and "one project, one review" approach. These legislative and regulatory changes aim to streamline infrastructure development while raising critical questions about Indigenous consultation, environmental oversight, and the balance between expedited approvals and meaningful public engagement.