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Canadian Securities Administrators’ proposed climate-related disclosure requirements

The Canadian Securities Administrators recently (CSA) proposed National Instrument 51-107 Disclosure of Climate-related Matters and companion policy.

Fueling a cleaner future: clean fuel standard rules and opportunities

Canada is expected to bring a Clean Fuel Standard into law in the very near future. Osler’s Sander Duncanson and Maeve O’Neill Sanger...

Ontario’s new excess soils legislation: legal obligations and risk management (webinar)

In their recent webinar, Osler’s Jennifer Fairfax and Andrew Wong outlined the new regime and its implications for project owners, contractors and...

Opportunity knocks: lithium and graphite development in Canada

Global electric vehicle usage is expected to increase dramatically in the coming years in support of the transition to a clean energy environment....

Privacy class actions gaining popularity

The past decade has seen a significant increase in the number of Canadian class actions filed following data breaches.

A discordant jurisprudence: what does it mean to be ‘Acting in Concert’?

Under the Income Tax Act (Canada) taxpayers are deemed to not deal at arm’s length if they are “related”. In all other circumstances, taxpayers...

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.

Understanding recent changes to non-GAAP and other financial measure disclosure

In their Osler Update, authors Daniel Kolibar, Kelsey Armstrong and Lindsay Hofer comment on National Instrument 52-112 – Non-GAAP and Other...