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OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework reaches high-level agreement on two-pillar approach to international tax reform

In their Osler Update, authors Patrick Marley, Peter Macdonald, Kaitlin Gray and Taylor Cao comment on the statement by the OECD/G20 Inclusive...

Canada and EU announce critical minerals alliance

In their Osler Update, authors Sadie-Rae Werner, D’Arcy White, Gajan Sathananthan and Alan Kenigsberg comment on the new strategic partnership...

Federal UNDRIP Bill becomes law

On June 16, Canada’s Senate voted to pass Bill C-15, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act into law.

Canadian Animal Health Market Update: Companion animals are getting a lot of attention during COVID-19

Work from home has led to an explosion in pet adoption during the pandemic. This is good news for those involved in Canadian animal health.

Exchangeable share structures – an overview

Exchangeable share structures have been a fixture in structuring cross-border share exchange mergers and acquisitions involving Canadian corporations...

What’s criminal? Lenders beware – amendments to Criminal Code under Bill C-274

An Act to amend the Criminal Code Bill-C-274 entered first reading in the House of Commons on May 11, 2021.

Amendments to reduce certificate requirements for Alberta limited partnerships now in force

The Amendments also address the applicability of the laws of other jurisdictions to limited partnerships registered as extra-provincial limited...

G7 Finance Ministers back international tax reform (Pillar One and Pillar Two), including introducing a global minimum tax of at least 15%

On June 5, 2021, the Finance Ministers from the G7 group of leading economies (including Canada) committed to the principal design elements for the...