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Financial services regulation in 2020: Convergence, disruption and acceleration

The year 2020 can be divided into three phases: pre-COVID-19 pandemic; the initial COVID-19 phase which was marked by short-term emergency measures;...

Enhanced foreign investment scrutiny and a busy year for the Competition Bureau

The Canadian government’s approach to reviews of foreign investment and competition matters is in large part unchanged as a result of the ongoing...

CUSMA comes into force and Biden is elected President: Calmer seas ahead for U.S.-Canada trade?

After a rocky 2019, global trade faced another challenging year in 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic and continued aggressive trade actions by the...

Economic recovery stimulates the Canadian construction and infrastructure sector

In response to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments across the globe have committed to significant spending measures to...

Pursuing renewable projects in Alberta in 2021: 5 things you need to know

Alberta is the fastest growing jurisdiction in Canada from the perspective of renewable power development. Renewable developers, offtakers and other...

Federal and provincial battles continue over climate change regulation

The year 2020 featured significant legal developments in Canadian climate change regulation. This article explores the most important ones.

“Location, location, location” replaced by “COVID, COVID, COVID”

The fairly robust performance of the Canadian real estate market in 2019 continued into 2020 … and then the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

COVID-19 tax measures and proposed international tax reform

Two significant tax developments in 2020 were Canada’s measures in response to COVID-19 and Canada’s participation with the OECD’s pursuit of...

From treaty shopping to FAPI and transfer pricing: Notable international tax cases

Three decisions of the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) released during the COVID-19 pandemic have caused renewed interest in certain fundamental...

2020: A year of clarity for Canadian life sciences and software patents

Two industries in which patents play an undeniable strategic role are life sciences and software. Canada has historically been a strategic...