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Featured Osler Updates May 11, 2026

Forever chemicals, forever liability? The rise of PFAS class actions in Canada

Canadian courts are now grappling with claims over alleged contamination from PFAS, or “forever chemicals.”

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Forever chemicals, forever liability? The rise of PFAS class actions in Canada
Featured Osler Updates April 29, 2026

Spring Economic Update 2026

The Spring Economic Update includes changes to the CCUS Investment Tax Credit and the employee ownership trust capital gains exemption.

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Featured Osler Updates April 16, 2026

Recent decision highlights need for precision in seller restrictive covenants in Canadian M&A transactions

Canadian courts will scrutinize restrictive covenants for reasonableness, rejecting those deemed unreasonable.

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Osler Update December 11, 2023

A new era for the Canadian GAAR

Canada’s general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) operates to negate tax benefits arising from “abusive” tax avoidance transactions.

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A new era for the Canadian GAAR
Osler Update December 11, 2023

Transfer pricing proposals infuse Canada’s tax laws with OECD concepts

Canada’s transfer pricing rules ensure that, for Canadian income tax purposes, the pricing of non-arm’s length cross-border transactions adheres...

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Transfer pricing proposals infuse Canada’s tax laws with OECD concepts
Osler Update December 11, 2023

Private to public and back again

Canadian initial public offering (IPO) activity boomed from 2018 to 2021, with transaction volumes peaking in 2021.

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Private to public and back again
Osler Update December 11, 2023

Private equity: developments in subscription line lending

In recent years, subscription line facilities have become a well-accepted tool used by private equity sponsors to manage their liquidity, reduce and...

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Private equity: developments in subscription line lending
Osler Update December 11, 2023

The wave of privacy and data legislation reform will continue in 2024

There are clear signals that privacy and artificial intelligence (AI) will continue to be focal points in the highly dynamic Canadian privacy arena...

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The wave of privacy and data legislation reform will continue in 2024
Osler Update December 11, 2023

Online streaming and news laws advance federal government’s digital agenda

The OSA requires platforms to pay for and promote Canadian content, while the ONA introduces a mandatory bargaining framework requiring platforms to...

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Online streaming and news laws advance federal government’s digital agenda
Osler Update December 5, 2023

Alberta introduces new ‘streamlined trial’ process, replacing summary trials

Last month, Alberta amended its Rules of Court to introduce a new “streamlined trial” process. We look at what’s behind the change, how it...

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Osler Update December 4, 2023

Revised EIFEL legislation in implementation bill

The Canadian federal government introduced an implementation bill and related explanatory notes on November 30, 2023, that includes the revised EIFEL...

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Revised EIFEL legislation in implementation bill
Osler Update December 4, 2023

Implementation bill for variety of Canadian tax measures introduced

The Canadian government introduced an implementation bill and related explanatory notes on November 30, 2023, for several tax measures, including the...

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Implementation bill for variety of Canadian tax measures introduced
Osler Update December 4, 2023

Canada introduces legislation to implement clean technology and carbon capture tax credits and provides update on remaining clean energy tax credits

The Canadian federal government has introduced an implementation bill and provided further details of its clean energy initiatives.

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Canada introduces legislation to implement clean technology and carbon capture tax credits and provides update on remaining clean energy tax credits

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