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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 March 19, 2020

Canada ratifies CUSMA: Tax implications

On Friday, March 13, Canada ratified the trade agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States (CUSMA).

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Osler Update March 19, 2020

Les sociétés ouvertes canadiennes, les lois sur les valeurs mobilières et la pandémie de la COVID-19

La propagation mondiale de la COVID-19 continue d’avoir des répercussions importantes sur les entreprises canadiennes dans une variété de...

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Osler Update March 18, 2020

Réponse des organismes de réglementation des marchés des capitaux et financiers à la COVID-19

Les organismes de réglementation des marchés financiers et des capitaux ont entrepris des démarches pour atténuer les perturbations majeures...

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Osler Update March 17, 2020

Obligations et droits contractuels dans le contexte de la COVID-19

Les importantes perturbations causées par la pandémie mondiale de COVID-19 menacent la stabilité des relations contractuelles et les attentes...

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Osler Update March 17, 2020

Réponse judicieuse à la crise liée au nouveau coronavirus (COVID-19)

Les organisations doivent cerner et gérer de façon réfléchie les risques entraînés par cette « crise », précipitée par la flambée, en...

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Osler Update March 13, 2020

Law Commission of Ontario recommends sweeping changes to law of defamation to address challenges of internet age

On March 12, 2020, the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) released its long-awaited final report on Defamation Law in the Internet Age (along with...

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Osler Update March 9, 2020

PDAC 2020: The search for certainty in a time of uncertainty

It is difficult to identify a prevailing theme for the 2020 PDAC Convention. The year began with a real sense of optimism in the mining industry....

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Osler Update March 5, 2020

OSC proposes restrictions on use of DSC option in the sale of mutual funds

The Ontario Securities Commission has published for comment proposed Ontario Securities Commission Rule 81-502 Restrictions on the Use of the...

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Osler Update March 5, 2020

B.C. announces newly extended registration requirements for its provincial sales tax

In its 2020 Budget and Fiscal Plan, dated February 18, 2020, British Columbia (B.C.) announced that it would be imposing newly extended registration...

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Osler Update March 4, 2020

Supreme Court of Canada opens door to liability for alleged human rights abuses abroad

On February 28, 2020, a five-justice majority of the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that Canadian corporations can be sued in Canada for breaches of...

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