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Hello and welcome to our Dickinson Wright Canada-U.S. Business Law Blog. We are very happy to be launching this business and legal resource for leaders and managers with Canadian or cross-border legal interests. Before I dive...
Welcome to the Dickinson Wright All Things Canada Blog. Our blog provides a forum for discussing Canadian legal issues and developments impacting the way your organization conducts business in Canada and across the Canada-U.S. border. Our posts cover Canadian corporate law, finance, tax, IP, immigration, cybersecurity, cannabis, trade issues, government procurement, product regulations and advertising, franchising, M&A, insolvency, employment law and real estate law. With our firm’s unique cross-border structure, our Canadian and U.S.-based lawyers will provide you with practical insights into managing your business’ local and cross-border legal concerns.
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Top RatedSupreme Court Confirms Shareholders Cannot Sue Professional Advisors for Corporation’s Losses
Just a few weeks ago, the Supreme Court of Canada released a decision which confirmed that shareholders cannot sue third parties such as accountants or lawyers for negligent advice that causes losses to the corporation they own...
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Latest2023 HR Checklist for Ontario Employers
New for 2023 Effective January 1, 2023, private companies incorporated in Ontario must establish and maintain a Register of individuals with significant control (“ISCs”). Significant Control means a direct or indirect interest...
2023 HR Checklist for Ontario Employers
New for 2023 Effective January 1, 2023, private companies incorporated in Ontario must establish and maintain a Register of individuals with significant control (“ISCs”). Significant Control means a direct or indirect interest...
Read MoreGood News for Creators: Canada Extends Copyright Term
Just under the wire, before the end of 2022, Canada enacted a significant change to its copyright law. December 30 was fixed[1] as the day on which section 281 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1 came into force. The...
Read MoreEntire Agreement Clauses Do Not Preclude Claims for Pre-Contractual Negligent Misrepresentations
In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal again held that an entire agreement clause in a contract is not a complete defence to claims involving pre-contractual misrepresentation claims. This decision comes on the heels...
Read MoreToronto’s New Vacant Home Tax – Deadline Fast Approaching
Toronto’s New Vacant Home Tax is an annual tax that will be levied on vacant Toronto residences starting in 2023. The Bylaw supporting the new vacant home tax came into effect on January 1, 2022, and the tax will become payable...
Read MoreSupreme Court Limits Government’s Ability to “Constructively Take” Land
This column was originally published by Daniel Waldman on the Real Estate News Exchange (Renx.ca). In a recent and long-awaited ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada has delivered an important decision on the de facto...
Read MoreAn Entire Agreement Clause Is Not a Complete Bar to a Fraudulent Misrepresentation Defence
An entire agreement clause clarifies that the document in which it appears (and any other documents specified) constitutes the whole agreement between the parties. This helps ensure contractual certainty: the parties know that...
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