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Canadian Competition Bureau’s Final Guidance Discourages Property Controls

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

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Le Bureau de la concurrence publie ses orientations définitives sur les contrôles de propriété visant des concurrents

Le 4 juin 2025, le Bureau de la concurrence (le « Bureau ») a publié la version définitive de ses orientations sur les contrôles de propriété visant les concurrents (les « orientations »), lesquelles donnent des précisions...more

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Lease Termination Clauses: Know the Target Before Pulling the Trigger

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In the glow of negotiating a commercial lease, no landlord or tenant wants to think about how it might end early. But recent developments again remind us that a nuanced termination clause will significantly affect if, when...more

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End Game: How a Sublease Can Survive Beyond its Head Lease

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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

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Key Changes to Property Control Rules: What Landlords and Tenants Need to Know Before October 7, 2024

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The Competition Bureau’s public consultation process in connection with new rules related to property controls on certain exclusivity and restrictive use provisions ends on October 7, 2024, and landlords and tenants alike...more

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The Double Default Rule in Real Estate Transactions

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"We're ready, willing and able to close. Are you?" These are familiar words to those who buy and sell real estate. They embody the notion that, on the time appointed for the closing of the transaction, a party is ready to...more

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Restricted Zoning: The BCCA Confirms Powers to Enact Rental-Only Bylaws Under the Local Government Act

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Last year, in V.I.T. Estates Ltd. v New Westminster (City), 2023 BCCA 183, the British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) dismissed a challenge to a municipal bylaw that restricted zoning to residential rentals. The court found...more

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But It’s "Just" An Option! Option Risks And The Tale Of Horn v. Xylem

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We all take real property purchase agreements seriously. We read only the title and we know that a transaction is likely to occur, perhaps a significant one. We can also reasonably expect that there will be a property, a...more

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Exécution en nature : un redressement pas si « extraordinaire » dans un contexte de différend immobilier

Introduction - Dans deux affaires récentes, la Cour supérieure de justice de l’Ontario (la « Cour ») a rendu des décisions qui s’éloignent de la position voulant que l’exécution en nature soit un redressement «...more

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Specific Performance: Not Too “Extraordinary” of a Remedy for Real Estate Disputes

Introduction - In two recent cases, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Court) endorsed a shift away from the view of specific performance as an “extraordinary” remedy in the context of commercial real estate disputes. In...more

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Industrial Property in Alberta: Considerations for Purchase and Lease

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The industrial real estate sectors in Calgary and specifically, Rocky View County, and Edmonton, have experienced a consistent demand for both purchase and lease transactions over the past several years. This is driven by a...more

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What's Next in Office Financing in Canada?

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Bennett Jones was pleased to host an oversubscribed NAIOP panel discussion on current issues in office financing, and I am happy to share my key impressions from what was a compelling and thoughtful dialogue....more

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Legal Trends: Commercial Real Estate

Lenders remain aggressive as competition for prime real estate lending opportunities in Canada intensifies. Borrowing rates remain at historical lows and other lending terms have become increasingly favourable for borrowers....more

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