Publications

SECURITIES ALERT – Enhanced Capital Raising Opportunities for Ontario Based Corporations

By David Lowdon

Ontario’s Proposed Offering Memorandum Exemption The Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) recently published a notice and request for comment…

Foreign Cooks, Chefs and Restaurant Workers in Canada

By Warren L. Creates

We specialize in assisting foreign cooks, chefs and restaurant workers obtain temporary or permanent status in Canada. With the recent changes to…

Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program: More Controversy, More Change

By Warren L. Creates

The Canadian federal government has wasted no time in responding to the controversy surrounding McDonalds’ alleged abuse of the temporary foreign worker…

Canada’s New Anti-Spam Legislation

By Margaret R. Truesdale

Is your business in the habit of sending unsolicited promotional emails or updates? If so, you need to know about Canada’s new anti-spam legislation…

Debunking Some Common Arbitration Myths: Benefits over court proceedings include cost, flexibility

By John Siwiec

This article was originally published in the March 29, 2013 issue of the Lawyers Weekly published by LexisNexis Canada Inc. Arbitration has been dogged by…

Securities Alert: BETTER CAPITAL RAISING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND START-UPS

By David Lowdon

A New Family, Friends and Business Associates Exemption for Ontario The first source of funding for many small businesses or start-ups is the owner’s…

Important Amendments to Canadian Trade-mark Law

By Paul W. Braunovan

On March 28, 2014, the Canadian Government introduced Bill C-31, the Economic Action Plan 2014, Part 1. The stated purpose of the bill is “to implement…

SECURITIES ALERT – Better Access to Capital for Listed Issuers? New Prospectus Exemption Proposed

Staff of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) recently published a Notice and Request for Comment (the “Notice”) containing an update on the…

Better Access to Capital for TSXV Issuers? New Prospectus Exemption Proposed

By David J. Lowdon

The securities regulatory authorities in all jurisdictions except Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador (the participating jurisdictions) have recently…

Anti-Corruption Compliance: How well are your overseas agents behaving?

By Conor J. Cronin

On August 15, 2013, Nazir Karigar was convicted of bribing an Indian official in order to facilitate the execution of a multi-million dollar contract…

International Guidelines Aim to Ensure Fairness

By John Siwiec

  This article was originally published in the February 14, 2014 issue of the Lawyers Weekly published by LexisNexis Canada Inc. When parties and…

Supreme Court of Canada: Pension Benefits Not Deductible From Wrongful Dismissal Awards

By Karin Pagé

Canada’s highest court released an important decision last December (IBM Canada Limited v. Waterman, 2013 SCC 70) on whether pension benefits should be…