Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 72 - Cultural Roots, Belonging, and the Fear of Change: What’s Next for Inclusion?
Daily Compliance News: June 24, 2025, The Questions, Questions, and More Questions Edition
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Adapting to Tariffs and Other Trade Policy Shifts Under the Trump Administration
A Brief Primer on Tariffs Under the Trump Administration
Protect, Prepare, Prevail: Navigating a Complex Cybersecurity World
Private M&A 2024: Key Trends and Forecasts
Patent Considerations in View of the Nearshoring Trends to the Americas
Examining E-Discovery in Competition Law
No Password Required: Education Lead at Semgrep and Former Czar for Canada’s Election Security
Shifting Dynamics in Private Equity
4 Key Takeaways | Major U.S. Supreme Court Trademark & Copyright Decisions
Hidden Traffic : New Human Trafficking and Child Labor Regulation in Canada with Sean Stephenson
[Podcast] Catching Up on Canadian Environmental Regulation
[Podcast] USMCA in Review, with C.J. Mahoney, Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
Episode 4 - USMCA and the trade relationship between the U.S.A, Mexico, & China
Five Questions, Five Answers: Electric Mobility Canada on Its Promises for a Cleaner Economy
Five Questions, Five Answers: The Voice of Canadian Automotive Parts Manufacturers
The Great Green North: A Discussion on Canada’s Environmental Regulations
Once again, cottage season is upon us—and like the return of the season, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Court) has returned to the well-settled law of adverse possession, which continues to surface in modern property...more
The Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau) raised concerns in its 2023 market study of the grocery sector about the use of competitor property controls (i.e., terms in commercial leases or covenants that run with the land) to...more
On July 2, 2025, the Court of Appeal of Alberta set aside a C$228 million judgment against Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CPKC) and the Province of Alberta (the Province), arising from a failed real estate transaction....more
Les tendances récentes observées dans les opérations immobilières au Canada révèlent l’évolution des pratiques de négociation et de nouvelles approches en matière de gestion des risques, de réglementation et de vérification...more
Recent trends in Canadian real estate transactions reveal evolving negotiation practices and shifting approaches to risk, regulation and due diligence....more
The Court of Appeal for Ontario recently reaffirmed in Ross v. Luypaert 2025 ONCA 236 that a co-owner of a jointly owned property located in Ontario may bring an application for a partition or sale under Section 3 of the...more
A translation of this post will be available soon. Dans la décision Grains Boivins inc. c. Élevages St-Georges inc. (2025 QCCS 25), datée du 10 janvier 2025, la Cour supérieure a rendu une décision rappelant que le...more
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has recently reaffirmed the importance of good faith—or the lack thereof—and reasonableness in real estate transactions, particularly when disputes arise over title defects, third-party...more
Dans l’affaire récente Epix Developments Ltd. v. Bonnis Development Union Street Limited Partnership (l’« affaire Epix ») (en anglais), un tribunal en Colombie-Britannique s’est penché sur l’interprétation d’une nouvelle...more
Corporate and property searches are an essential starting point for tenant due diligence when negotiating a commercial lease. Due diligence search results can provide tenants with a clearer picture of the property, the...more
In the recently released decision of Ross v. Luypaert, 2025 ONCA 236, the Ontario Court of Appeal reaffirmed that a co-owner of real estate can compel the sale of jointly owned property under the Partition Act. The only...more
La décision récente rendue dans l’affaire 1164708 B.C. Ltd. v. British Columbia (l’« affaire 1164708 B.C. Ltd. ») traite de l’applicabilité de la taxe supplémentaire sur les transferts de biens (property transfer tax) (la «...more
In light of recent caselaw, and despite popular belief, it may be time to reframe specific performance as a perfectly ordinary remedy rather than an extraordinary one. The decision of Justice Rees in The Decorators Choice...more
The recent decision in 1164708 B.C. Ltd. v. British Columbia (1164708 B.C. Ltd.) addressed the applicability of the additional property transfer tax (ATT), commonly known as the “foreign buyer tax,” under British Columbia’s...more
Lessons from Centurion Apartment Properties v Piquancy Enterprises - In November 2024, the British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) released its decision in Centurion Apartment Properties (Scott Road 1) Inc v Piquancy...more
With the global downturn in certain asset class valuations, hotels are experiencing something of a renaissance and have re-emerged as a preferred asset class. With challenges in all but the best in class and transit-oriented...more
In the world of commercial leasing, the relationship between landlords and tenants and, by extension, subtenants, is at the heart of the leasing arrangement. But what happens when arrangements change and relationships shift?...more
To ensure that future borrowers and lenders alike are aware of a potentially significant change in Mortgage registration fee calculations at the Alberta Land Titles Office, and to help prevent any registration fee surprises...more
In 2177 23rd Avenue Holdings v. Pival International inc. (2025 QCCA 19) dated January 9, 2025, the Quebec Court of Appeal rendered an enlightening decision on the obligation of a landlord to negotiate the terms and conditions...more
Canadians who emigrate to the United States or elsewhere face many decisions and considerations associated with departure, but careful tax planning should not be an afterthought. When an individual ceases to be resident in...more
On January 20, 2025, the Government made regulations under the Act (the regulations) and launched the short-term rental registry (the Registry)....more
Les coentreprises immobilières sont indispensables dans le marché volatil d’aujourd’hui : elles permettent aux intervenants de mettre en commun leurs ressources et de répartir les risques. Toutefois, la structuration de...more
Real estate joint ventures are critical in navigating today’s volatile market, allowing stakeholders to pool resources and share risks. However, structuring these ventures requires careful planning to address challenges such...more
While the incoming administration has blanketed the news cycle with newly threatened tariffs against typical targets like China, and against neighboring allies like Canada and Mexico, the current administration has quietly...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER CANADIAN (QUÉBEC) LAW - Unlike the other Canadian provinces and territories, which are all common law jurisdictions, Québec is a civil law jurisdiction. It is governed by the...more