The total number of Canadian M&A deals declined in the second quarter of 2025 as tariff disruption and uncertainty hampered dealmaking activity. However, the overall value of announced Canadian deals was up considerably in...more
7/17/2025
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Canada ,
Capital Markets ,
Foreign Investment ,
International Trade ,
Mergers ,
Oil & Gas ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Tariffs ,
US Trade Policies
On June 22, 2023, Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1 (formerly Bill C-47) received Royal Assent. Among the various other measures in this omnibus bill, the Act made significant amendments to Canada's autonomous sanctions...more
On April 20, 2023, Canada's federal government introduced Bill C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023. Among the numerous legislative changes contained in this...more
On February 21, 2022, Russia formally recognized the purported independence of two regions in Eastern Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk. The next day it ordered Russian troops into the separatist-occupied territories, and the...more
10/3/2022
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Belarus Sanctions ,
Canada ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Policy ,
Foreign Relations ,
Military Conflict ,
National Security ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
Ukraine ,
Vladimir Putin
International trade and investment is a crucial channel through which economies and individual businesses specialize, innovate, become more productive, and grow incomes, output and employment while also containing input costs...more