Plan Nord – Parti Québécois advances reform of Québec’s Mining Act *

Canada - June 14 2013
On May 29, 2013, after eight months of work and two reform attempts by the former Liberal government, the Parti Québécois (the PQ)…

Co-authors: Hugo-Pierre Gagnon, François Paradis, Alexandre Fallon.

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Plan Nord – Québec’s new mining royalty regime *

Canada - May 9 2013
On May 6, 2013, the Québec government revealed its long-awaited mining royalty and tax regime in an official document titled “A New Mining Tax…

Co-authors: Hugo-Pierre Gagnon, François Paradis.

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Indalex – priorities and pension deficiencies *

Canada - February 7 2013
On Friday, February 1, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada released its highly anticipated decision in Indalex Limited (Re). The ruling stemmed from an…

Co-authors: Richard Borins , Kevin J. Morley, Scott Horner, Michael De Lellis.

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Supreme Court of Canada affirms federal paramountcy in insolvency but leaves uncertainty for the credit community regarding provincial statutory deemed trusts *

Canada - February 1 2013
The Supreme Court of Canada released its highly anticipated decision in Indalex Limited (Re) this morning. The ruling stemmed from an appeal of an…

Co-authors: Anthony Devir.

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When can environmental regulatory orders be compromised claims under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act? Supreme Court of Canada provides clarification *

Canada - December 11 2012
In its decision released on December 7, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada held that claims in respect of provincial environmental clean-up orders can be compromised under the federal Companies Creditors’ Arrangement Act (CCAA).

Co-authors: Jennifer Fairfax, Mary Paterson, Stephanie Fujarczuk, Daniel Kirby, Jack Coop.

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