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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 June 28, 2022

Quality evidence and consent-based decision-making – Indigenous Law Insights June 2022 (webinar)

The recent decision in Reece v. Canada, 2022 BCSC 865 demonstrates the importance of quality evidence in a case.

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Osler Update June 27, 2022

Government of Canada’s Artificial Intelligence and Data Act: Brief Overview

Osler lawyers provide an overview of the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) proposed by Bill C-27, which if passed, would be the first law...

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Osler Update June 24, 2022

First round of amendments to the Competition Act now in effect

Amendments to Canada’s Competition Act received Royal Assent on June 23, including increased penalties for anti-competitive conduct, among other...

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Osler Update June 23, 2022

Commercial real estate sector faces a complex outlook

The economic and financial outlook has rarely been as uncertain as it is today.

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Commercial real estate sector faces a complex outlook
Osler Update June 23, 2022

Weighing the advantages of arbitration vs. litigation in construction disputes – webinar

Osler lawyers discuss the pros and cons of arbitration versus litigation in resolving construction disputes during a Construction and Infrastructure...

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Osler Update June 23, 2022

Série de webinaires sur les litiges en matière de construction et d’infrastructures : pratiques et procédures spécialisées

Les litiges relatifs aux contrats de construction peuvent retarder les projets et entraîner des coûts supplémentaires.

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Osler Update June 22, 2022

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...

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Osler Update June 22, 2022

Canadian Court again rejects problem-solution approach to subject-matter eligibility of computer-implemented patents

The Federal Court of Canada has once again rejected the problem-solution approach to determining eligibility for computer-implemented patent...

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Canadian Court again rejects problem-solution approach to subject-matter eligibility of computer-implemented patents
Osler Update June 21, 2022

Supreme Court releases Collins Family Trust decision: Equitable remedies largely unavailable to correct tax mistakes

Osler lawyers Adam Hirsh, Marc Roy and Evan Belfer provide their analysis of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Collins Family Trust.

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Osler Update June 17, 2022

PDAC 2022 – Moving beyond COVID into the new reality

For the most part, few people had lofty expectations for the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada’s 2022 conference.

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