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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 May 9, 2023

Implementing Budget 2023: key developments for financial services providers

Victoria Graham, Elizabeth Sale and Madison Kerr share their insights on Bill C-47 which proposes to implement many of the federal government’s key...

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Osler Update May 5, 2023

Ruby River Capital LLC initiates NAFTA claim for ‘gross procedural unfairness’, ‘manifest arbitrariness’ and ‘double standards’ employed by Québec and Canada in rejecting GNLQ LNG project

A recent international arbitration claim against the government of Canada could have important implications for future environmental assessment...

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Ruby River Capital LLC initiates NAFTA claim for ‘gross procedural unfairness’, ‘manifest arbitrariness’ and ‘double standards’ employed by Québec and Canada in rejecting GNLQ LNG project
Osler Update April 27, 2023

News and insights from Osler’s market-leading Real Estate team – Spring 2023

Stay current on developing legislation and news from Osler’s Commercial Real Estate lawyers and learn about our team and what they have been...

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Osler Update April 27, 2023

Lowering the ceiling: the new reality for interest rate provisions in credit agreements

On April 20, 2023, the Canadian federal government proposed amending the criminal rate of interest as part of its Budget Implementation Act, 2023. We...

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Osler Update April 27, 2023

First climate lawsuit against a commercial bank: NGOs take legal action against BNP Paribas for funding fossil-fuel development

In an Update, Osler lawyers Jennifer Fairfax, Ankita Gupta and Joaquin Arias provide their analysis of the first climate-related lawsuit involving a...

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Osler Update April 25, 2023

Canadian mandatory disclosure rules update: implementing bill and explanatory notes

Significant development for Canada’s income tax mandatory disclosure rules: implementing bill and explanatory notes released

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Osler Update April 25, 2023

Traditional Indigenous Knowledge in Canadian law (webinar)

In the April session of our Indigenous Law Insights webinar series, Osler partners Richard King and Mary Buttery, KC, discussed the role of...

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Osler Update April 24, 2023

TSX introduces new standards for pricing of public offerings

Osler lawyers discuss recent Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) amendments which set new standards relating to the pricing of public offerings.

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TSX introduces new standards for pricing of public offerings
Osler Update April 21, 2023

Final rules for Total Cost Reporting released with important changes

On April 20, 2023, the Canadian Securities Administrators, jointly with the Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators, released final amendments to...

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Final rules for Total Cost Reporting released with important changes
Osler Update April 10, 2023

Policy refresh – Ontario government proposes key changes to provincial planning policy

On April 6, 2023, the Ontario government unveiled the latest of its policy and legislative proposals as part of its Housing Supply Action Plan.

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Policy refresh – Ontario government proposes key changes to provincial planning policy

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