Oaths Be Done!
Elina Hartshorne, Cheryl Kornder, Kelsey Marshall and Sean Tessarollo completed their articles with the firm on May 19, 2016. A celebratory reception was held for ... Continued
Societies Act Questionnaire
Societies Act
Societies need flexibility when managing incorporation, membership and governance matters. In response to this need, the legislation governing societies has changed. As part of this ... Continued
Update – Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
In our September 29, 2014 Construction Law Bulletin, we alerted readers to the projected implications of the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement. [“MASH Sector Needs ... Continued
Supershuttle Loses Rebuttal – Canadian Registration Scuttled
In a recent Federal Court of Canada (the “FC”) decision, 2015 FC 1259, the FC dismissed an appeal by Supershuttle International, Inc. (“Supershuttle”) to overturn ... Continued
Do The New Registration Thresholds in the U.S. Really Help? New Rule 12g-1
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (known as the JOBS Act), which became law in 2012, was intended to encourage investment in small businesses by ... Continued
Estop and Think Before Relying on Future Estate Interests
Recent BCCA case might signal return to more stringent application of the doctrine of proprietary estoppel.
Proposed New French Language Requirements in Québec
As discussed in our previous blog entry, after losing the battle in court over the requirement that businesses must add French language to English trademarks ... Continued
CSA Targets Brokers to Raise Conduct Standards
On April 28, 2016, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published CSA Consultation Paper 33-404 (“CP 33-404”) which proposes for discussion regulatory action to hold securities ... Continued
Hot Topics Seminar on Tax Issues Relating to Stock Options – May 18, 2016
Virgil Hlus and Angela Blake are speaking at an upcoming event being put on by Manning Elliott Accountants & Business Advisors.
TSX Venture Exchange Announces Four Character Stock Symbol Reservations
The TSX Venture Exchange has announced that it is accepting initial reservation requests for four letter root trading symbols.
CSA Targets Brokers to Raise Conduct Standards
CSA targets brokers to raise conduct standards.