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Government of Canada bans many single-use plastics

After nearly two years of consultations with provincial and municipal governments, industry and individual Canadians, the Government of Canada has...

Québec adopts changes to the Charter of the French Language

Québec adopted Bill 96 on May 24, 2022. We discuss the law’s key amendments to the Québec Charter of the French Language and the new requirements...

Evolution of Canada’s payments ecosystem picking up speed (webinar)

Canada’s increasingly complex and ever-evolving payments ecosystem is driving new considerations for businesses.

Canada Drives shifts gears with changing habits of car buyers

Canada Drives is changing the way car buyers purchase vehicles.

B.C. introduces new marketplace facilitator rules for its provincial sales tax

British Columbia has proposed new rules that would expand provincial sales tax requirements to online marketplace facilitators, following similar...

Site-specific disclosure is critical to mitigating risk in franchising

Did you know that Canadian franchisors should disclose material site-specific information at the time of granting a franchise, during a franchise...

Automation can help track key dates for franchise disclosure and contracting

You can automate tracking and reminders for key dates including agreement expiry, renewal, and any applicable cooling off periods between disclosure...

Federal Plastics Ban

The Government of Canada took a major step towards finalizing its proposed ban on non-essential single-use plastics by the end of 2021.