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No time like the present: Provinces mandate paid time off for COVID-19 vaccination

As provinces begin to vaccinate a larger portion of the workforce, read more about how governments are faced with how they will incentivize mass...

Alberta Energy Regulator’s New Directive 067 increases scrutiny on licence eligibility

In July 2020, the Alberta government issued its new Liability Management Framework , aimed at reducing the province’s inventory of orphan and...

Federal budget injects fiscal stimulus into energy transition

The long-awaited federal budget released on April 19, 2021 (the Budget) took aim at supporting the transition of Canada’s energy industry to a low...

Federal budget briefing 2021

A summary of the significant tax proposals included in Budget 2021. Find out how these tax changes will affect Canadians and Canadian businesses.

Manitoba proposes expanded sales tax collection and remittance requirements in 2021 budget

In its 2021 budget, Manitoba proposed certain changes that will expand the scope of the requirements for businesses to collect and remit Manitoba...

Federal and provincial governments reach partial agreement on AgriStability program

On March 25, 2021, federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced that all provincial and territorial governments have agreed to certain...

Federal government issues updated guidelines on national security review of foreign investments

On March 24, 2021, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry released a statement accompanying an updated version of the Guidelines on the...

Choice of Law for Arbitration Agreements: A Case Comment on Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi AS v. OOO Insurance Company Chubb, [2020] UKSC 38

A recent decision of the U.K. Supreme Court may help clarify which law governs an arbitration clause in a commercial contract when the...