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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 31, 2019

New guidance on soliciting dealer arrangements

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) — the investment dealer self-regulatory organization — recently published...

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Osler Update May 30, 2019

Important changes to Alberta’s workplace legislation

On May 27, 2019, Alberta's newly elected government executed an Order in Council, amending Alberta's Employment Standards Regulation by reducing the...

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Osler Update May 29, 2019

Québec Minister of Finance introduces additional measures to further counter aggressive tax planning

As part of its comprehensive strategy to combat aggressive tax planning, the Ministère des Finances du Québec released Information Bulletin 2019-5...

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Osler Update May 24, 2019

Canadian Anonymization Network launched

CANON is an informal network, comprised of data custodians from across private, public and health sectors, whose primary purpose is to promote...

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Osler Update May 24, 2019

Supreme Court to hear arguments about enforceability of arbitration clauses

The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal in Uber Technologies Inc., et al. v. David Heller. At issue is an arbitration clause in the Uber driver...

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Osler Update May 20, 2019

Changes to the planning and development system in Ontario

On May 2, 2019, the Government of Ontario released the results of its Housing Supply Action Plan consultation.

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Osler Update May 15, 2019

Health Canada announces changes to the federal cannabis licensing process

As of May 8, 2019, Health Canada will require new applicants for cannabis licences under the Cannabis Act to have a fully built site that meets all...

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Osler Update May 15, 2019

How to draft exclusive vs. non-exclusive jurisdiction clauses

A recent decision from the Court of Appeal for Ontario reminds us that parties using their contracts to select a jurisdiction for hearing disputes...

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Osler Update May 10, 2019

Ontario government proposes sweeping changes to the planning and development system

On May 2, 2019, the Government of Ontario released its Housing Supply Action Plan called “More Homes, More Choice.” It consists of sweeping...

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Osler Update May 7, 2019

Prompt payment and adjudication for federal projects

Building on the momentum of Ontario’s new Construction Act, the federal government now proposes the Federal Prompt Payment for Construction Work...

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