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L’avenir de la gouvernance des régimes de retraite canadiens : nouvelles perspectives juridiques

Le paysage de la réglementation au Canada évolue de façon dynamique comme en témoignent certaines mises à jour relatives à la réglementation, aux politiques et à la gouvernance. Celles-ci d’ailleurs exigent une attention...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Canadian Competition Bureau Releases Final Guidance on Environmental Claims

The Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau) recently released the final version of its guidance titled Environmental claims and the Competition Act (Guidelines). The Guidelines follow draft guidance, released in December 2024,...more

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Impacts on Doing Business in Canada: Newly Effective Provisions of Quebec Bill 96

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Although English and French are both recognized as official languages of Canada, Quebec continues to enact laws which are directed to maintaining its unique cultural identity through the use of the Charter of the French...more

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Update on biosimilars in Canada – June 2025

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This article provides an update on developments in the biosimilar space in Canada—regulatory, approvals, pending submissions, litigation, and market access—since our March 2024 update. Consultation on revised biosimilar...more

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Le Bureau de la concurrence publie des lignes directrices concernant les déclarations environnementales

Le 5 juin 2025, le Bureau de la concurrence (le « Bureau ») a publié la tant attendue version définitive de ses lignes directrices sur les nouvelles dispositions relatives aux déclarations environnementales, aussi appelées...more

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Canada Refines Focus on Greenwashing Prosecutions

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Recently, the Canadian Competition Bureau published updated guidelines concerning its approach to environmental claims following last year's amendments to Canadian law that specifically targeted greenwashing. These...more

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Refonte majeure du cadre des sanctions établi dans la législation canadienne sur le recyclage des produits de la criminalité

Le 3 juin 2025, le nouveau gouvernement fédéral du Canada a présenté le projet de loi C-2 (le « projet de loi »), la Loi visant une sécurité rigoureuse à la frontière, en première lecture à la Chambre des communes. Le projet...more

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Competition Bureau Releases Guidelines on Environmental Claims

On June 5, 2025, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) released its highly anticipated final guidance on the new environmental claims provisions, also known as greenwashing, under the Competition Act (Act) (Guidelines)....more

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Major Change in Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Scene Disturbance Law

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In a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment in April 2025, the Government of Alberta issued a Director Order that significantly altered the legal landscape concerning work site incident scene disturbances. In essence, we have...more

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Bill 96: New Rules for the Use of Trademarks on Commercial Signage and Product Packaging Soon to Come into Effect

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The final amendments to the Québec Charter of the French Language (“Charter”) introduced by Bill 96 will come into force on June 1, 2025. These changes relate to how non-French trademarks can appear on commercial signage and...more

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Nouveau cadre relatif aux incidents de sécurité de l’information à l’intention des institutions financières québécoises

Le 23 avril 2025, le Règlement sur la gestion et le signalement des incidents de sécurité de l’information de certaines institutions financières et des agents d’évaluation du crédit (le « Règlement ») est entré en vigueur au...more

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Health Canada publishes Guide to the precision regulating authorities under the Food and Drugs Act

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In March 2025,  Health Canada published a Guide to the precision regulating authorities under the Food and Drugs Act. The Guide sets out the principles, policies, considerations and standards that Health Canada should follow...more

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New Information Security Incident Framework for Quebec Financial Institutions

On April 23, 2025, Quebec’s Regulation respecting the management and reporting of information security incidents by certain financial institutions and by credit assessment agents (Regulation) will come into force. Issued by...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Changes to Québec’s Consumer Protection Regime: Monetary Administrative Penalties and Increased Penal Fines

Significant changes to the Québec consumer protection regime came into effect earlier this year. The president of the Office de la protection du consommateur (OPC), Québec’s consumer protection regulator, can now impose...more

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Alberta’s Insurance Regulators Tighten Registration Requirements for Motor Vehicle and Equipment Dealers Offering Warranties,...

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On December 19, 2024, the Alberta Superintendent of Insurance published a revised version of Bulletin 05-2024 (“Superintendent’s Bulletin”) on the treatment of motor vehicle warranty contracts, dealership loyalty programs and...more

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Effective January 1, 2024, Employers in British Columbia, Canada Have Duties to Cooperate and to Maintain Employment Regarding...

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On November 24, 2022, Bill 41 – 2022: Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2022 (Bill 41), which introduced changes to British Columbia’s Workers Compensation Act, received Royal Assent. Effective January 1, 2024, Bill...more

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Clean Fuel Regulations in Canada: How to Prepare for Compliance

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The new clean fuel regulations in Canada aim to lessen carbon intensity of transportation fuel by 2030. This paper discusses how primary fuel suppliers can prepare and comply with the forthcoming regulations. The following...more

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Ontario, Canada Proposes Minimum Wage Rate Increases Effective January 1, 2022

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Provincial minimum wage rates were increased to their current rates on October 1, 2021.  Just one month later, on November 2, 2021, Ontario announced that because the cost of living has increased considerably due to the...more

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