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Budget 2023: Proposed GST/HST Amendments Affect the Scope of Financial Services

Mar 31, 2023

Budget 2023 proposes to amend the Excise Tax Act (the “ETA”) to expressly subject supplies of “payment card network” services to Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (“GST/HST”).

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Budget 2023: Employee Ownership Trust Measures Unveiled

Mar 31, 2023

Consistent with the Federal Government’s (the “Government”) prior statements in Budget 2022, Budget 2023 proposes amendments to the Income Tax Act (Canada)

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Canada’s Budget 2023: Compromise and Competition – Climate, Carbon and CCfDs

Mar 29, 2023

An update on Canada’s Budget 2023 and the future of carbon contracts for differences (CCfDs) in Canada.

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Proposed Working for Workers Act, 2023: Second Reading and Debate Adjourned

Mar 29, 2023

Update on Bill 79, Working for Workers Act, 2023, as it continues to progress towards becoming enacted.

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Change is in the Air: Government of Canada proposing changes to Air Passenger Protection Regulations

Mar 29, 2023

The Canadian federal government announced its intention to make significant reforms to strengthen the Air Passenger Protection Regulations (“APPR”).

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Settlement Counsel – valuable addition to the dispute-resolution toolkit

Mar 28, 2023

Settlement Counsel is litigation counsel engaged for the sole purpose of resolving a dispute or settling a case.

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Bidders can Structure Offers to Discourage the Use of Rights of First Refusal

Mar 27, 2023

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision considers the duty of good faith and honest contractual performance in the context of an asset sale involving ROFRs.

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Update for Ontario Employers: Proposed Changes Related to Remote Workers

Mar 24, 2023

Ontario employer's should note proposed amendments to the province's employment laws that would clarify remote employees' entitlements in mass terminations.

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Trademark of Foreign Owner Invalidated on the Basis of Bad Faith

Mar 22, 2023

Awareness of a senior rights holder’s trademark and its prior use of such trademark in Canada is relevant to the assessment of bad faith.