Canada’s New Transparency Register Reporting Requirements
By Alexandra Madden Since June 2019, most corporations incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “Act”) have been required to maintain a register of ... Continued
Canadian Copyright 2.0: A look back at the 2019 statutory review recommendations for guidance on the future of copyright reform in Canada
In the summer, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (the “Committee”) released its report on the Statutory Review of the ... Continued
Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in British Columbia
On Tuesday, November 26th, the British Columbia legislature unanimously passed Bill 41[1], the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (the “Act”), making British ... Continued
Reimbursement for Surrogates: Upcoming Changes to the Assisted Human Reproduction Act
As the use of reproductive technologies becomes more mainstream, the law (which is often slow to catch up with science) is evolving to recognize the ... Continued
These are the Canadian Trademark Decisions from 2018 That You Need to Know
2018 saw a number of interesting decisions of the Federal Court, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and British Columbia Supreme Court, including cases dealing with ... Continued
Did you notice? When a notice is not a notice under the Notice and Notice regime.
Introduction – the monkey in the middle The Notice and Notice regime under the Canadian Copyright Act is a made-in-Canada solution to a particular problem, ... Continued
From delay comes opportunity – it’s time for a CASL compliance check-up
In an increasingly connected society, the channels available to businesses to connect with consumers have reached unprecedented heights. This digital accessibility to consumers and their ... Continued
New 2017 Competition Act and Investment Canada Act Merger Thresholds
There are various thresholds for review of acquisitions of control of Canadian businesses by non-Canadian businesses. The review thresholds in the Competition Act and the ... Continued
Bill C-30 and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement – Implications on the Trademark Act
Bill C-30 was introduced on October 31, 2016, to implement the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (“CETA”) between Canada and the European Union (“EU”). CETA ... Continued
New Fee Proposal for Trademarks in Canada
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has published a Fee-for-service proposal (the Proposal), seeking public input by July 5, 2016. As previously reported on this ... Continued
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
Federal Court of Appeal considers “special circumstances” in appeal of trademark expungement
Federal Court of Appeal considers “special circumstances” in appeal of trade-mark expungement