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Diversity Disclosure Practices: How are TSX-listed companies stacking up?

Institutional shareholders, regulators and legislators are increasingly prioritizing gender diversity in corporate leadership roles in Canada and...

Ontario introduces amendments to franchise legislation

The Ontario government recently introduced Bill 154, the Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017 (Bill 154), which includes amendments to the Ontario...

Frequently Asked Questions – Franchising in Québec

Franchisors looking to expand business operations into Québec need to be mindful of the key differences in the franchise model unique to the...

The OSC’s prospectus filing deadlines – explained

The OSC has recently reminded issuers of its filing deadlines for prospectuses and the procedures for requesting a prospectus receipt on the day of...

Is a franchisee an employee?

The nature of the franchise agreement is that the franchisor exercises some control over the way the franchisee operates its company.

Un franchisé est-il un salarié?

La Cour d’appel confirme qu’un contrôle serré sur la façon dont le franchisé exploite son entreprise peut mener à la qualification du...

Confidentiality and misconduct considerations related to employee workplace recordings

In Hart v. Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited [2017] MBQB 68, the trial judge considered an employee’s secret recordings with senior management in...

Welcome to the Canadian pharmaceutical patent dance

For nearly 25 years, Canada’s Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations have been the cornerstone of pharmaceutical patent litigation...

OSC Staff’s latest views have implications for capital markets transactions – Highlights from the 2016-2017 Annual Report of the Corporate Finance Branch

The Corporate Finance Branch of the Ontario Securities Commission released its latest Annual Report on September 21, 2017. We highlight 6 areas of...

« Avec qui ai-je fait affaire? » – la suite : la Cour d’appel du Québec confirme l’autorisation d’une action collective pour fausses représentations contre un franchiseur

Une tendance selon laquelle les tribunaux québécois, au stade de l’autorisation, se montrent réticents à décider s’il existe un lien de...