Publications

Last Call: Supreme Court Limits Interprovincial Trade in Alcohol

By John Siwiec & Trent McBain

On April 19, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada delivered its decision in R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15, and upheld a New Brunswick law that limits the amount…

Genetically Modified Biological Materials

By Wendy Lamson

Patenting isolated, naturally-occurring biological sequences still a green light in Canada As U.S. patent practitioners can tell you, patent claims…

Enhancing Your Employee Compensation Plan – Digital Currency and Other Non-Cash Alternatives

By Paul A. Lalonde

A key concern for many startups is how to fairly compensate staff, especially in the early stages when the budget is tight. Many businesses have taken…

Patenting Dosage Regimes in Canada: The Patent Office Loosens its Reins

By Wendy Lamson

Overview Similar to Europe, methods of medical treatment are generally not considered patentable subject matter in Canada.[1]    Usually converting a…

Start up financing: Play it SAFE, or take notes?

By Brian Kells

If you want to make your business dream a reality your company probably needs to raise or borrow money. Your family, friends, and close business…

Changes to the Voluntary Disclosures Program Effective March 1, 2018

By Alanna T. Mar

On March 1, 2018, a revised Voluntary Disclosures Program (“VDP”) run by the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) will come into effect that will narrow…

China & India Make Software Patenting Easier

By Adrian C. O’Donnell

No matter the path to establishing intellectual property rights one reaches a “put up or shut up” point where we reach a final deadline to file in any…

National Capital Region Top Employer for 2018

For the sixth consecutive year, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall has been recognized as a National Capital Region Top Employer. The National Capital…

Listed Issuer Considerations Before Thinking About an ICO

By Conor J. Cronin

Companies are raising millions of dollars in capital through Initial Coin Offerings, Token offerings and other cryptocurrency offering. Regulators are…

Firm Immigration Lawyer Speaks to MacLean’s Magazine

Firm Partner and Head of the Immigration Law Group at Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall, Warren Creates, Certified by the Law Society as a Specialist…

A Business Health Check for the New Year

By Megan D. Wallace

Over the past few weeks many of us will have taken some time to pour ourselves a glass of wine and think about where we are personally as we start 2018.…

Report: Ottawa Businesses View Immigrants as Valuable to Local Economic Growth

The Ottawa Chamber of Commerce released a report on how Ottawa businesses view immigrants in the workforce today at the 4th Bi-Annual Immigration…