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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 September 20, 2019

Québec Court of Appeal limits the Court of Québec’s jurisdiction

Québec’s Court of Appeal rendered its ruling on the scope of the Court of Québec’s jurisdiction and concluded that the Court of Québec’s...

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Osler Update September 20, 2019

Competition class actions in Canada: The Supreme Court resets the ground rules

In its decision involving a twin set of appeals in Pioneer Corp. v Godfrey, the Supreme Court has provided new guidance and resolved appellate...

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Competition class actions in Canada: The Supreme Court resets the ground rules
Osler Update September 20, 2019

Diversity Disclosure Practices in corporate Canada: Is progress being made in 2019?

Our fifth annual comprehensive report on diversity disclosure practices by TSX-listed companies relating to women in leadership roles reveals a...

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Osler Update September 13, 2019

Becoming an adjudicator under the Ontario Construction Act

The Ontario Dispute Adjudication for Construction Contracts (ODACC) will begin operations on October 1, 2019, and is now inviting individuals to...

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Osler Update September 4, 2019

Deemed trusts and priming charges: The Alberta Court of Appeal affirms the priority of CCAA charges over Crown deemed trusts in Canada North Group

The majority of the Alberta Court of Appeal held in Canada v. Canada North Group Inc., 2019 ABCA 314 that priming charges granted in a CCCA Initial...

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Deemed trusts and priming charges: The Alberta Court of Appeal affirms the priority of CCAA charges over Crown deemed trusts in Canada North Group
Osler Update August 29, 2019

Franchisee or employee? The Supreme Court renders a decision

On May 3, 2019, the justices of the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed in majority the appeal filed by Modern Concept d’entretien inc. (Modern)...

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Osler Update August 29, 2019

Multilateral Instrument (MLI) will enter into force for Canada on December 1, 2019

Canada announced today that the Multilateral Instrument or MLI will enter into force for Canada on December 1, 2019.

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Osler Update August 28, 2019

SEC issues guidance regarding activities of proxy advisory firms

Last week, the SEC issued guidance that voting advice communications from proxy advisory firms are generally solicitations subject to SEC antifraud...

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Osler Update August 26, 2019

Deadline to disclose nominee agreements to Revenue Québec has been extended

On August 22, 2019, the Québec Revenue Agency announced that the deadline for filing the information return to disclose the requested information...

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Osler Update August 21, 2019

Where is Canada on climate change disclosure? More guidance; but old rules

On August 1, 2019, the CSA issued Staff Notice 51-358 Reporting of Climate Change-related Risks (the Staff Notice). We highlight key takeaways of the...

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