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Health Canada must redetermine exemption requests for psilocybin (magic mushroom)-assisted psychotherapy training

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TheraPsil, a patient advocacy organization, and 73 healthcare practitioners (HCPs) have succeeded in the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) to overturn the refusal of the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate...more

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Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2025 - Trump’s Plan B for Tariffs

On May 28, 2025, the United States’ Court of International Trade (CIT) struck down the President’s use of the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs. This includes tariffs imposed on Canada,...more

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Two Federal Courts Temporarily Strike Down President Trump’s IEEPA Tariffs

On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled that President Trump lacks authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose his most sweeping tariffs against U.S. trading...more

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IEEPA Tariff Litigation: What You Need to Know About the Federal Court Decisions Threatening the Trump Administration’s Tariff...

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Last week, two federal courts struck down sweeping tariffs that the Trump Administration had recently imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). ...more

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Federal Court Strikes Down Trump’s Border Emergency and Global Tariffs

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President Trump exceeded his emergency authority when he imposed tariffs on Canadian, Chinese, and Mexican origin goods citing border issues, and global reciprocal tariffs the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) said on...more

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Trump Tariffs Permanent Injunction - What it Means and What to Expect

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On May 28th, 2025, the Court of International Trade issued a judgment striking down several of the worldwide tariffs imposed by President Trump in the first and second quarters of 2025. ...more

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US Court of International Trade Strikes Down IEEPA Tariffs

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A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled on Wednesday, May 28, that tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) – namely the tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China to...more

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“Federalism is Fundamental to Canada’s Existence”: Impact Assessment Act is Unconstitutional According to the Alberta Court of...

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On May 10, 2022, the Alberta Court of Appeal released its decision on the constitutionality of the Impact Assessment Act and Physical Activities Regulations (collectively, the "IAA"). The IAA was enacted with the purpose of...more

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Confidential rebate reporting and new price regulatory factors of the amended Patented Medicines Regulations declared invalid by...

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On February 18, 2022, the Court of Appeal of Quebec released its decision in Merck Canada Inc c Procureur général du Canada (2022 QCCA 240). This is the appeal of the Quebec Superior Court decision declaring price and revenue...more

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Injunction Test Reconsidered: Rare Five-Member Panel of Alberta Court of Appeal Clarifies Test for Injunctions that Challenge...

On April 3, 2021, a rare five-member panel of the Alberta Court of Appeal (ABCA) issued its decision in AC and JF v Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Alberta (the Decision). The lower court had granted an injunction that...more

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The Federal Court Of Appeal Upholds Canada’s Anti-spam Legislation As Constitutional

On June 5, 2020, the Federal Court of Appeal (“FCA“) released its decision in 3510395 Canada Inc. v. Attorney General of Canada et al., 2020 FCA 103, in which it upheld the constitutionality of Canada’s anti-spam legislation...more

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Littler Global Guide - Canada - Q2 2018

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British Columbia Extends Family Leave Policies - New Legislation Enacted - On May 17, 2018, British Columbia amended legislation to give employees in the province pregnancy, parental, and compassionate care leaves. ...more

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Rx IP Update - 2017 Highlights in Canadian Life Sciences IP

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The year 2017 was one of the most significant years for Canadian Life Sciences IP and Regulatory Law in Canada’s history. The year saw major developments in patent linkage, patent term, and substantive patent issues. As we...more

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Rx IP Update - December 2017

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PMPRB News - PMPRB releases scoping paper relating to proposed amended Regulations - As previously reported, on December 2, 2017, Canada’s Governor-in-Council published proposed Regulations Amending the Patented...more

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Federal Court finds PMPRB unreasonable in finding Galderma patent 'pertains to' medicine in DIFFERIN

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In a November 9, 2017 decision, Justice Phelan of the Federal Court found that the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Panel (Board) was unreasonable in its assessment that a patent ‘pertained’ to Galderma Canada’s DIFFERIN...more

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Rx IP Update - February 2017

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Federal Court of Appeal rules on non-infringing alternatives and apportionment as defences to an accounting of profits from patent infringement - On February 2, 2017, the Federal Court of Appeal released a...more

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