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A Look at Canada’s Ongoing Efforts to Combat Bribery and Corruption

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In October 2023, the Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions for the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released and adopted a report evaluating Canada’s enforcement of the...more

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Clarity and Confusion: Updates to Canada's Guidance on Forced Labour Reporting Requirements

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As businesses finalize their reports under the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the Act) in advance of the May 31, 2024, statutory deadline, Public Safety Canada has updated its...more

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Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise Publishes First Final Investigation Report

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On March 26, 2024, the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) published a final report on its investigation into allegations that a Canadian mining company, Dynasty Gold Corporation (Dynasty), operating in...more

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Canada’s Modern Slavery Bill Nears Final Approval: New Reporting Requirements Are Coming

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Canada’s proposed “modern slavery” legislation – the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (“New Act”) – is currently awaiting consideration by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign...more

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Court of Appeal Refines the Corporate Attribution Doctrine

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The corporate attribution doctrine concerns the attribution of the actions of a corporation’s directing mind to the corporation itself.  On March 10, 2022, in Ernst & Young Inc. v. Aquino [Aquino], the Court of Appeal...more

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Europe and Canada Seek to Mandate Human Rights Due Diligence and Transparency Obligations on Companies and Their Global Partners

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This year has seen a number of international and regional legislative efforts imposing human rights due diligence and transparency obligations on multinational employers. ...more

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Corporations are not Entitled to the Constitutional Right Against Cruel and Unusual Punishment

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On November 5, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Quebec (Attorney General) v 9147-0732 Québec Inc, 2020 SCC 32, in which the court decided that the constitutional protection against being subject to...more

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Alberta Amends its Approach to Liability Management

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Since the release of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Orphan Well Association et al v. Grant Thornton Limited et al (Redwater), the energy industry has been awaiting legislative direction on the approach to be taken...more

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Insuring Autonomous Vehicles in the Fabulous New

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In Blade Runner 2049, Nexus-9 replicant Luv asks the LAPD’s Lieutenant Joshi, “In the face of the fabulous new your only thought is to kill it? For fear of great change? You can't hold the tide with a broom.”...more

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Doing Business in Canada

This Guide provides non-Canadians with an introduction to the laws and regulations that affect the conduct of business in Canada and, in particular, in the province of Ontario. In some cases, this Guide also identifies issues...more

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Canadian Government Suspends Private Right of Action Under Anti-Spam Law

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In an order dated June 2, 2017, the Canadian government indefinitely suspended a key provision in Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL), which was set to take effect on July 1, 2017. While CASL initially came into force in...more

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Business and Human Rights in Foreign Operations: The Stakes Just Got Bigger

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Canadian courts took another step in further opening the country’s courts to civil claims by foreign victims of alleged human rights abuses against Canadian corporations for acts committed abroad. In a January 26, 2017,...more

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The Corporate Veil Matters

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In two related decisions, the Ontario Court has said, resoundingly, that it will respect the corporate veil, even for complicated corporate groups with numerous subsidiaries. Both decisions involve the enforcement of foreign...more

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Host Liability, 10th Edition

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This booklet is intended as a basic guide to host liability, which is the potential for personal and corporate liability for injuries sustained by employees, clients and other persons as a result of alcohol intoxication. This...more

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Cyber-Security Corporate Governance: Three Essential Steps To Form A Cyber-Security SWAT Team

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Last year, Canadian Lawyer InHouse Magazine posed the question, "Should in-house counsel be asking more questions about the strength of their company's cyber systems…" and they cited the Association of Corporate Counsel 2012...more

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