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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 May 20, 2020

The role of the board in responding to a crisis

Sooner or later, every enterprise will face a crisis. When it hits, the ability to side-step disaster depends on the effectiveness of your...

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Osler Update May 20, 2020

Commercial contracting 101: The impact of COVID-19

The misalignment of commercial contracts with actual events resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be an issue for many emerging and high...

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Osler Update May 19, 2020

Préparer la réouverture de l’économie canadienne : meilleures pratiques pour la reprise des activités et la gestion des risques

Alors que les gouvernements à travers le Canada annoncent leurs programmes de réouverture de l'économie et que les provinces commencent à...

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Osler Update May 14, 2020

Resource projects and the honour of the Crown: More than just consultation about a project’s impacts

Two recent court decisions highlight that the principle of the honour of the Crown may form the basis for successful challenges to regulatory...

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Osler Update May 12, 2020

Supreme Court of Canada releases reasons for its decision in Bluberi: Improper purpose and litigation funding in CCAA proceedings

On May 8, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada released its written reasons in 9354-9186 Québec Inc. v. Callidus Capital Corp.

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Osler Update May 7, 2020

La campagne de rappel du Galaxy Note 7 fait échec à une action collective

Le 9 avril dernier, la Cour supérieure du Québec a rejeté une demande d’autorisation d’exercer une action collective à l’encontre de...

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Osler Update May 6, 2020

International tax: Loblaw successful at Federal Court of Appeal

In a decision released on April 23, 2020, the Federal Court of Appeal (the FCA) unanimously allowed Loblaw’s appeal from a 2018 Tax Court of Canada...

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International tax: Loblaw successful at Federal Court of Appeal
Osler Update May 5, 2020

Ontario introduces significant amendments to the Pesticides Act and the Pesticides Regulation

The Ontario government has passed significant amendments to the Pesticides Act and the Pesticides Regulation

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Osler Update May 5, 2020

Le risque de corruption et la pandémie COVID-19 : assurer la conformité à l’ère de la « nouvelle normalité »

La pandémie de COVID-19 augmente le risque pour les entreprises qui opèrent dans un contexte économique nouveau et incertain.

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Osler Update May 5, 2020

Les « audiences » écrites comme alternative pendant l’urgence COVID-19

Comme résumé dans notre publication périodiquement mise à jour concernant les réponses des tribunaux d'appel face à la COVID-19, certains...

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