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Navigating the Legal Complexities of Canadian-Origin Marketing Claims

Canada - March 4 2025 Amid changing global trade policies and fresh off Canada’s thrilling Four Nations Cup hockey victory over the U.S., national pride is running high…

Government of Canada Raises Net Benefit Review Thresholds for 2025

Canada - January 20 2025 Under the Investment Canada Act (“ICA”), non-Canadians who acquire control of a Canadian business that exceeds the applicable prescribed thresholds…

Competition Authorities shining the light on AI

Canada, United Kingdom - May 1 2024 The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming businesses around the world, offering unprecedented opportunities for innovation and…

Canada Threatens to Challenge SRG Proposed Redomiciling Plan Removing the Need for Investment Canada Review

Canada - April 5 2024 Despite SRG’s belief that redomiciling would obviate the need to obtain the Government of Canada’s approval of the proposed deal, Minister Champagne…

The National Security Review of Investments Modernization Act Receives Royal Assent

Canada - March 28 2024 On March 22, 2024, Bill C-34 received Royal Assent, becoming the National Security Review of Investments Modernization Act. First introduced in the…

Canada to Subject Interactive Digital Media Investments to Enhanced Scrutiny

Canada - March 8 2024 On March 1, 2024, the Government of Canada unveiled two new foreign investment policies relating to the interactive digital media sector: one…

Merger Transaction-Size Threshold Remains Frozen at C$93M; Investment Canada Act Review Thresholds Increased

Canada - March 1 2024 The Canadian Government has announced that the transaction-size threshold for pre-notification under the Competition Act will remain at C$93M for…

Canada Proposes a Significant Expansion of Private Competition Litigation: the Breakdown and Takeaways

Canada - December 13 2023 On November 27, 2023, the Federal Government passed a Notice of Ways and Means Motion to introduce a bill entitled An Act to implement certain…

Proposed amendments to the merger review process in Canada: Implications for businesses

Canada - December 11 2023 Merger review under the Competition Act (the “Act”) is undergoing significant change. As discussed in our previous blog post, the Federal Government…

Significant Competition Act Amendments on the Horizon

Canada - December 1 2023 On November 27, 2023, the Federal Government passed a Notice of Ways and Means Motion to introduce a bill entitled An Act to implement certain…