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Competition Bureau updates competitor collaboration guidelines

May 31, 2021 | Eric Dufour, Reema Mahbubani

Competition/Antitrust and Foreign Investment

On May 6, 2021, the Competition Bureau (the “Bureau”) released its updated Competitor Collaboration Guidelines (the “Guidelines”),[1] providing refined insight into enforcement efforts under the criminal conspiracy (section 45) and civil agreement (section 90.1) provisions of the Competition Act (the “Act”). Tracing its […]

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Trademarks on signage – proposed changes in Québec under Bill 96

May 31, 2021 | Lonnie Brodkin-Schneider

Technology, IP and Privacy Newsletter

After much media coverage about anticipated changes to the Charter of the French Language (the “Charter”), the Québec government tabled Bill 96: An Act Respecting French, The Official and Common Language of Québec (the “Bill”) on May 13, 2021 in […]

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Bill 96: An act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec

May 31, 2021 | Lonnie Brodkin-Schneider, Emily Cruz Isgro

Marketing, Advertising & Product Compliance Communiqué

After much media coverage about anticipated changes to the Charter of the French Language (the “Charter”), the Québec government tabled Bill 96: An Act Respecting French, The Official and Common Language of Québec (the “Bill”) on May 13, 2021 in […]

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Changes in “occupants” found not to be a material change in risk for the purpose of voiding a home insurance policy

May 25, 2021 | Fareeha Qaiser, Matthew E. Wray

MT Insurance Law Blog

The British Columbia Supreme Court in Dubroy v. Canadian Northern Shield Insurance Co., 2021 BCSC 352 held that a home insurance policy was not rendered void because there was no material change in risk arising from a change in occupants. […]

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Lessons for lenders: Personal knowledge and addressing the evidentiary burden remains key

May 21, 2021 | Bryan Hosking, Spencer Norris, Kenneth R. Rosenstein

Financial Services & Restructuring Communiqué

Introduction It is common for a special loans officer of a secured lender to swear an Affidavit on behalf of their financing institution in connection with enforcement proceedings.  However, a recent Master’s decision, Meridian OneCap Credit Corp v Nikos Directional […]

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The benefits of special assessment insurance

May 20, 2021 | Jason Rivait

MT Condominium & Strata Brief

Condominium unit owners have ownership interests in their units together with an undivided interest in the common elements. These common elements generally include, but are not limited to, the lobbies, hallways, recreational rooms and parking garages of the condominium. In […]

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Clarity on the duty to exercise contractual discretion in good faith: Wastech Services Ltd. v Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7

May 20, 2021 | Adrienne S. Funk

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Western Canada

Overview The Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Wastech Services Ltd v Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District [1] (the “Wastech Decision”) on February 5, 2021. The Wastech Decision was heard together with the case of C.M. Callow […]

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Accountability for the section 7(4) accounting report: When is it ‘reasonable and necessary’?

May 18, 2021 | Helen D.K. Friedman, Emily Compton

MT Insurance Law Blog

The requirement under section 7(4) of the Ontario Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule [1] for insurers to fund accounting reports on behalf of insured persons is a reasonable one. To be eligible for funding by the insurer, the reports must be: […]

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Canadian organizations take note – Data Protection Authority fines foreign-based business under GDPR for not having “Article 27” representative

May 17, 2021 | David Krebs, Samantha Santos

MT Cybersecurity Blog

As we have discussed in several previous articles, Canadian businesses and other organizations can be subject to the European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) for a number of reasons and in a number of different contexts, be it as a […]

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Free rapid COVID-19 testing for eligible workplaces

May 13, 2021 | Catherine Phelps

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Recently, a number of initiatives have been unveiled that will provide free rapid antigen testing to small and medium-sized businesses. Federal On May 7, 2021, the Federal Government announced that certain businesses and organizations can apply for free rapid tests […]

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