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Proposed New Requirements For Lithium-Ion Batteries In Consumer Products

Health Canada has published a Notice of Intent regarding proposed regulations for lithium-ion batteries and consumer products containing lithium-ion batteries (under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act ("CCPSA")).

Canada Consumer

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Incoming Lithium-Ion Battery Regulations—Health Canada Wants To Hear From You

On December 2, 2025, Health Canada published a Notice of Intent regarding proposed regulations for lithium-ion batteries and consumer products containing lithium-ion batteries...

Canada Consumer

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Bennett Jones LLP

Québec's Bill 10: New Rules For Subscriptions And Ticket Resale Practices – What Businesses Need To Know

Bill 10 requires merchants to provide clear cancellation options, end-of-trial notices and transparent fee disclosures for subscriptions.

Canada Media & IT

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Class Actions Landscape In Canada: 2025 Mid-year Update

Class actions continue to shape the Canadian legal landscape. As we head toward the end of 2025, we note the following developments emerging from the class actions landscape across Canada so far this year

Canada Litigation

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Torys LLP

Tendances actuelles – Octobre : Action collective en matière d'indications de prix partiel, responsabilité du fait des produits, tarifs douaniers américains, et plus encore

Canada International

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

October Timely Topics: Drip Pricing Class Action Implications, Key Product Liability Cases, The Latest In U.S. Tariffs, And More

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Québec's Warranty Of Availability: Are Companies Ready For October 5?

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Product Liability Update: Q2 2025

Canada Consumer

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Limitation Periods For Product Liability Claims - Statute Of Limitations vs. Statute Of Repose

Canada Litigation

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Scott Venturo Rudakoff LLP

Affaires importantes en responsabilité du fait des produits : Mise à jour du T2 2025

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Health Canada's Product Safety Pledge: A Model Product Safety Framework For Consumer Products And Cosmetics

Canada Healthcare

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Canadian Product Stewardship And EPR: 2025 Summer Update

Canada Environment

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Gowling WLG

Ontario Court Bars Product Liability Suit Under Ultimate Limitation Period

Canada Consumer

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Ontario Court Of Appeal Addresses The Duty To Warn And Declines To Certify Claims For Pure Economic Loss In A Product Liability Class Action

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Federal Government Announces Intent To Create An Artist's Resale Right In Canada

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Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP

Big Changes Planned For Express Entry 2026

Canada Immigration

Moving2Canada

Sneaky Trusts: The Legal Plot Twist With Gratuitous Property Transfers

Canada Real Estate

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

U.S.–Canada Tariffs: Timeline Of Key Dates And Documents

Worldwide International

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

2025: The Year In Review In Employment Law

Canada Employment

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Cassels

Recent Canadian Product Liability Case Law Highlights

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

Canada Consumer

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

No Harm, No Foul, No Class: Ontario Court Of Appeal Denies Certification In Pure Economic Loss Case

In North v. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG1, the Court of Appeal for Ontario overturned an order certifying a product liability class...

Canada Litigation

TL

Torys LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-07 Le Bulletin D'actualités Législatives

Osler's Legislative Update is a bi-weekly listing of new legislation. This issue covers legislation for the period 03/27 to 04/09

Canada Government

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Consumer Rights And Protection Across Canada's Supply Chain Operations

Consumer protection laws in Canada consist of a combination of federal, provincial, and territorial legal requirements that businesses must follow when contracting with consumers.

Canada Consumer

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Key Product Liability Cases: Q4 2024 Update

Canada Consumer

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Principales décisions en responsabilité du fait des produits : mise à jour du T4 de 2024

Canada Consumer

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Is It A Lemon?: The Limits Of Legal Blameworthiness For Product Manufacturers

Canada Consumer

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Pallett Valo LLP

Product Liability: Who Has The Burden Of Proof, Again?

Canada Consumer

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WeirFoulds LLP

Recours en nuisance publique : un risque croissant pour les entreprises canadiennes

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Public Nuisance Claims: An Increasing Risk To Canadian Businesses

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Consumer Protection Class Actions: The Rise Of The ESG Claim

Canada Litigation

TL

Torys LLP

Pushing Boundaries: Public Nuisance Claims In Class Actions And Mass Tort Litigation

Canada Litigation

TL

Torys LLP

Product Liability: Tipping The Scales Against Industry

Canada Consumer

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

What You Need To Know About The Scope Of Statutory Warranties Of Quality And A Seller's Duty To Inform In Quebec

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Consumer Protection Class Actions: The Rise Of The ESG Claim

Class action plaintiffs are becoming more creative in their search for credible damages claims in relation to consumer products they believe have been manufactured, designed, or sold in a manner inconsistent...

Canada Litigation

TL

Torys LLP

Pushing Boundaries: Public Nuisance Claims In Class Actions And Mass Tort Litigation

Canadian businesses saw a significant uptick in public nuisance litigation across various industries in 2024. Traditionally associated with toxic spills and environmental damage, plaintiffs are increasingly asserting...

Canada Litigation

TL

Torys LLP

Product Liability: Tipping The Scales Against Industry

Product liability in Canada is evolving, with increasing government intervention likely in 2025 and beyond. This shift is fueled by new legislation enabling governments to sue for recovery of health

Canada Consumer

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

What You Need To Know About The Scope Of Statutory Warranties Of Quality And A Seller's Duty To Inform In Quebec

Faced with claims from unhappy customers alleging that a product failed or malfunctioned in Quebec, sellers often believe they are protected by contractual warranty exclusions and limitations of liability.

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

British Columbia Court Of Appeal Interprets Policy Definition In Favour Of Insured

Canada Insurance

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Theall Group LLP

Reasonably Participating In Treatment, Managing Invisible Disabilities, And Establishing Plaintiff Credibility: Key Findings In Moustakis V. Agbuya 2023 ONSC 6012

As patients under a doctor's care, when they recommend treatment to help manage our condition or assist in our recovery, we usually make an effort to comply as best as we can.

Canada Litigation

HS

Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

Canadian Product Liability Class Actions – Case Highlights

There have been several significant new developments in product-related class actions in Canada in the past two years.

Canada Litigation

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Towing The Line: Ontario's New Towing And Vehicle Storage Laws – Close, But Not Quite Right

Introduced on January 1, 2024, Ontario's Towing and Storage Safety and Enforcement Act, 2021 (TSSEA) has brought significant changes to the province's towing and vehicle storage industry.

Canada Consumer

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Cassels

Does Absence Make The Case Grow Stronger? Considering Adverse Inference When A Personal Injury Plaintiff Has Not Called A Family Doctor As A Witness

At trial, a judge and/or jury are asked to consider certain pieces of evidence – oral testimony, written records and reports, or other material items – when coming to a decision or verdict.

Canada Litigation

HS

Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

Guide To Doing Business In Canada: Dispute Resolution & Litigation

Canada Litigation

GW

Gowling WLG

Unpacking Product Liability In The Wake Of Ontario's Listeria Scare

Canada Consumer

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McLeish Orlando LLP

Bill 72: New Contractual Requirements And Credit Provisions

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Who Is Responsible When AI Causes Harm? AI And Product Liability

Canada Technology

TL

Torys LLP

Recent Product Liability Decision Provides Insight Into Circumstantial Evidence, Inferences, And Expert Evidence

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Product Liability Comparative Guide

Canada Consumer

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Long Overdue Updates To Canada's Feed Regulations Now In Effect

Canada Healthcare

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Canadian Product Stewardship And EPR: 2024 Summer Update

Canada Environment

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Gowling WLG

Affaires importantes en responsabilité civile des produits : mise à jour du T2 2024

Canada Consumer

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Key Product Liability Cases: Q2 2024 Update

Canada Consumer

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Into The Flood: ONSC Rules On The Duty To Warn In Remote Scenarios And The Need For Reliable Evidence In Product Liability Claims

Canada Consumer

C

Cassels

Spotlight On Québec Law: New Warranty And Repair Obligations For Consumer Goods (Video)

Canada Consumer

TL

Torys LLP

A Motor Vehicle "Incident" Or "Accident"? LAT Rules In Favour Of HSH LLP Client

Canada Consumer

HS

Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

Pelton V. Maytag: Ontario Court Clarifies The Duty To Warn Of Remote Risks And Frailties Of Delayed Testing In Product Liability Claims

Canada Consumer

TL

Torys LLP

New OTLA President Brings A Diverse Outlook

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

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Lois canadiennes, américaines, britanniques et européennes entourant l'Internet des objets (Video)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Covid-19: Advertising & Regulatory Issues (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

A Must See Video: Medical Alert – Hernia Mesh Recalls And Lawsuit In Canada (Video)

HS

Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

Shaping The Future With Roger Fulton, Linamar Corp. (Video Content)

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act - The New Reality - Video

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

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