Canada: Inward/ Foreign Investment

Big plays, bright lights and billion-dollar contracts are all part of the appeal of professional sports, but behind the excitement of the games themselves lie intriguing investment opportunities. Analysts note that investments in sports franchises “consistently outperform traditional asset classes like equity, fixed income and commodities.”

Canada offers a mature infrastructure investment market supported by public funding, tax incentives, and established public-private partnerships, yet investors must navigate an increasingly complex regulatory framework spanning foreign investment review, competition law, national security screening, and sector-specific approvals.

Indigenous support is critical to energy, infrastructure and resource project success in Canada. Indigenous involvement in these projects is also evolving.

Foreign investors in Canada's critical minerals sector will soon face a new mandatory pre-closing notification regime requiring government review before transactions can close. The regime, expected in early 2027, will significantly expand the scope of investments subject to national security reviews, including minority stakes and asset purchases. What are the key implications for deal timing, penalties, and transaction structure in this evolving regulatory landscape?

A convergence of geopolitical shifts, trade uncertainty and heightened industrial policy ambition has fundamentally altered the operating environment for Canadian businesses. How are federal and provincial governments responding with new funding programs, capital sources and talent initiatives to support the retention and growth of technology, intellectual property and human capital in Canada? This comprehensive overview examines recent strategic initiatives spanning artificial intelligence, life sciences,

Canada's Federal Defence Industrial Strategy is reshaping the landscape for mergers and acquisitions in the defence sector. New regulatory frameworks and investment screening mechanisms are creating both opportunities and challenges for companies seeking to participate in Canada's defence industrial base, with significant implications for foreign investment and domestic consolidation.

As nuclear power experiences a renaissance driven by clean energy demands, Canada is positioning itself at the forefront of small modular reactor (SMR) deployment. Adam Banack, a Partner at Mintz...

Major economic powers are realigning their competition policies to prioritize productivity, business expansion, and foreign investment. As the European Union, United Kingdom, and United States shift toward reducing...

On May 14, Canada released its National Electricity Strategy, Powering Canada Strong: A National Strategy for an Electrified Canadian Economy (the Strategy).