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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 9, 2021

Staff successfully appeals decision of its own self-regulatory organization

Staff of the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada successfully appealed a decision of its own self-regulatory organization hearing panel last...

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Osler Update December 7, 2021

Location-specific disclosure requirements following Freshly Squeezed and Yogurtworld

The issue of location-specific disclosure in franchising has become an understandably popular topic.

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Location-specific disclosure requirements following Freshly Squeezed and Yogurtworld
Osler Update December 7, 2021

Alberta well cleanup: Directive 088 comes into effect with new mandatory closure spending targets for oil and gas operators

Alberta Energy Regulator takes major step towards reducing province’s inventory of orphan and inactive well sites with Directive 088.

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Alberta well cleanup: Directive 088 comes into effect with new mandatory closure spending targets for oil and gas operators
Osler Update December 3, 2021

Loblaw Financial wins tax appeal at Supreme Court of Canada

Loblaw Financial wins tax appeal at Supreme Court of Canada, with implications for tax planning and Canadian parent companies with subsidiaries...

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Osler Update December 3, 2021

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.

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Osler Update November 26, 2021

Supreme Court releases Alta Energy decision: taxpayer wins, application of GAAR to tax treaties clarified

Earlier today, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Canada v. Alta Energy Luxembourg S.A.R.L., 2021 SCC 49.

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Osler Update November 24, 2021

Supreme Court tightens discrimination and strengthens freedom of expression

In a recent civil liability case, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that not all offensive comments are discriminatory, even if they are based on a...

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Supreme Court tightens discrimination and strengthens freedom of expression
Osler Update November 18, 2021

Andrew MacDougall and Jennifer Jeffrey on diversity disclosure practices in Canada and what’s promoting change at the top – Lexpert TV

Osler’s Andrew MacDougall and Jennifer Jeffrey recently spoke with Lexpert TV about the firm’s seventh annual Diversity Disclosure Practices...

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Osler Update November 17, 2021

Alexandre Fallon on proposed changes to Québec’s Charter of the French Language – Lexpert TV

Osler’s Alexandre Fallon speaks to Lexpert TV about proposed changes to Québec’s Charter of the French Language and what it means to employers...

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Osler Update November 15, 2021

Navigating issues in cross-border investigations

Osler lawyers suggest organizations involved in cross-border investigations consider engaging with each foreign authority involved to mitigate the...

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