Worldwide: Corporate and Company Law

Can private equity investors gain economic exposure to Canadian law firms without directly owning them? This article examines the emerging management services model, where investors acquire interests in the administrative infrastructure...

Choosing between a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation in British Columbia affects liability exposure, tax planning, and growth potential.

Canadian competition law and foreign investment reviews enforcement continues to evolve as regulators balance stronger enforcement powers with broader economic priorities, including productivity, investment attraction and reducing regulatory burdens. Businesses should expect continued scrutiny across mergers, commercial conduct, marketing practices and litigation exposure.

A commercial lease is a legally binding agreement that provides certainty as to the terms governing the landlord-tenant relationship. Although Ontario law does not impose a general obligation on landlords to disclose...

Les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières ont lancé une consultation sur des modifications proposées aux régimes de déclaration concernant les offres publiques de rachat et d'achat.

The Ontario Court of Appeal has clarified a critical aspect of corporate law: directors and shareholders who expressly direct a corporation to commit wrongful acts can be held personally liable, even when acting within their official capacity. This landmark decision examines when courts will pierce the corporate veil to reach the individuals behind corporate misconduct, and what evidence is required to overcome the fundamental principle of corporate separateness.

A tax opinion may confirm that a filing position is defensible, but does it address how that structure will perform when the Canada Revenue Agency challenges it? This analysis examines the gap between implementation support and dispute readiness, exploring what remains unanswered after the opinion is delivered and why multiple participants may assess different aspects without evaluating the structure outside the implementation frame.

La Cour d'appel de l'Ontario établit un nouveau précédent en matière de responsabilité personnelle des administrateurs et dirigeants, reconnaissant que la fraude civile peut constituer un fondement autonome de responsabilité...

On May 14, 2026, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) opened a 90-day comment period for a series of proposed amendments and changes to the issuer bid, take-over bid and beneficial ownership reporting regimes. The proposed amendments and changes to National Instrument 62-104 – Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids would, among other things, introduce a new issuer bid exemption to allow selective repurchases by an issuer of securities of its own issue, subject to certain parameters (Proposed New Issuer Bid Exemption).