Publications
Securities Law Alert - New Insider Reporting Regime Effective April 30, 2010
March, 2010
Securities Practice Group
Important Changes to the Tax Treatment of Employee Stock Options
March, 2010
The 2010 federal budget tabled in the House of Commons last week contained proposals that significantly change the manner in which employees and employers are taxed in Canada on employee stock options.
Dion Legge
H1N1 - Employers Rights and Obligations in Alberta
October, 2009
This bulletin addresses the legal rights and obligations of employers regarding contagious illnesses such as H1N1 in the workplace and touches on the ways each the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Privacy Legislation, Employment Benefits and Employment Insurance relate to the topic. Additionally, a selection of common questions are addressed.
Rob Rakochey, Catherine McAteer and Holly Wuntke
Licensure and Telemedicine: National review of policies
September, 2009.
This article looks at the reasons why the cross-provincial / territorial practice of telemedicine in Canada is not more advanced and is an update to an article previously published in Canadian Healthcare Technology Magazine in February, 2009.
Madeleine Donahue
Protecting Your Right To Use Intellectual Property: A Legal Update
This bulletin addresses amendments to the Bankruptcy & Insolvency Act and the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act with respect to intellectual property licenses and what implications these amendments may have for licensees when negotiating and entering into license agreements.
Ron Lo
Ontario Introduces New Workplace Violence and Harassment Legislation
September, 2009
This bulletin addresses recently introduced Bill 168, the Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Violence and Harassment in the Workplace) and what it may mean for employers.
Robert Frank, Andy Robertson and Ryan Hauk
Alberta Carbon Capture and Storage Legal and Regulatory Update
August, 2009
This bulletin addresses the findings of the Final Report of the Alberta Carbon Capture and Storage Development Council - Accelerating Carbon Capture and Storage Implementation in Alberta - and identifies a number of issues that will need to be addressed to accommodate the implementation of CCS on a large scale in Alberta.
Alan Harvie, Lisa DeMarco and Dave Guichon
The Handbook of Competition Enforcement Agencies
2009
A Global Competition review special report published in association with:
Despacho de Abogados miembros de Macleod Dixon SC
Luis Andueza
Streamlining Renewable Energy Approvals
June 2009
This bulletin addresses Ontario's proposed regulatory reforms related to streamlining approvals for renewable energy projects.
Madeleine Donahue
A Review of Whiplash Decisions in Alberta: January 1994 to April 2009
May 2009
Alan Rudakoff and Kevin Barr
RSC Regulatory Reform in Ontario
April, 2009
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has proposed amendments to the Record of Site Condition (RSC) Regulation 153/04 under the Environmental Protection Act so as to implement the balance of Brownfield reforms. This newsletter is an overview of the proposed changes.
Madeleine Donahue
The Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009: A New Regulatory Paradigm?
On February 23, 2009, Ontario's Minister of Energy and Infrastructure introduced Bill 150; the Green Energy and Green Economy Act. This comment focuses on the impact of the proposed legislation on the way in which the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) regulates the electricity sector.
Ian Mondrow
Mine Africa
Surviving the Global Financial Crisis in the Mining Sector
Understanding the Key Legal and Regulatory Issues in the Current Environment
February 28, 2009
PDAC PowerPoint Presentation
Janne Duncan and Brian Levett
Alberta Appeal Fees Capped by Minister
Originally published by CPTA in 2009
This article looks at the new Alberta regulation that limits the amount municipalities can charge as filing fees for assessment complaints.
Jud Virtue
Licensure and Telemedicine: A national review of policies
Originally published by Canadian Healthcare Technology Magazine in February, 2009.
This article looks at the reasons why the cross-provincial / territorial practice of telemedicine in Canada is not more advanced.
Madeleine Donahue
Securities Law Alert Hostile Takeover Bid Blocked by Confidentiality Agreement, January 30, 2009
The January 19, 2009 decision of the Ontario Superior Court in Certicom Corp v. Research In Motion Limited enjoined the hostile takeover bid made by RIM for the shares of Certicom on the basis that RIM breached the provisions of two previously entered into confidentiality agreements by using information provided to RIM under those agreements to assess the desirability of making a hostile takeover bid.
Securities Practice Group
Securities Law Alert - OSC Decision on TSX Rules Relating to Shareholder Approval of Acquisition Transaction
In a decision released on January 23, 2009, the Ontario Securities Commission (the "OSC") overruled a prior decision of the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") and ordered a shareholder vote of Hudbay Minerals Inc. be held in connection with its proposed acquisition of Lundin Mining Corporation.
Securities Practice Group
Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies Non-Competition Law
It is common to try to claim as much protection as possible when an employer requires an employee to sign a restrictive covenant, promising not to compete. Overreaching is a dangerous thing. A recent case underscores how important it is to be careful when requiring an employee to sign a non-competition clause.
Employment & Labour Group
Securities Law Alert - New Corporate Governance Regime, January 2009
The Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") have released for comment a proposed new corporate governance regime that would replace NP 58-201 Corporate Governance Guidelines, NI 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices and NI 52-110 Audit Committees with new principles based governance, governance disclosure and independence regimes.
Securities Practice Group
Securities Law Alert - Update on Director Duties, January 2009
On December 19, the Supreme Court of Canada released its long-awaited reasons in BCE Inc. v. 1976 Debentureholders (2008 SCC 69). Click on the title to see more details.
Securities Practice Group
Alberta Carbon Capture and Storage Legal and Regulatory Update
December, 2008.
This bulletin identifies a number of issues with respect to Alberta CCS legal and regulatory matters that will need to be addressed to accommodate the implementation of CCS on a large scale in the Province.
Alan Harvie, Lisa DeMarco and Dave Guichon
Uranium Mining in Kazakhstan and Pervasive State Participation: A Canadian Comparative Perspective
Originally published by Investors' Voice in 2008
This article looks at the uranium industry in Kazakhstan from the comparative perspective of another uranium-rich industry leader nation, Canada.
Crae Garrett and Zhibek Aidymbekova
Making sure your 2008 Compensation, Discussion & Analysis is complete
Making sure your 2008 Compensation, Discussion & Analysis is complete, compliant and clear is going to be a challenge for every company, no matter how simple or complicated your compensation practices are.
21st-Century Transformation of the Venezuelan Oil Industry
This article explores the evolution of Venezuela’s oil industry during the period 2005–2007 and addresses the related regression in the use of and respect for arbitration in oil industry projects. This article first appeared in the November 2008 issue of the Journal of Energy and Natural Resources and is reproduced by kind permission of the International Bar Association, London, UK.
Alert - Employment Agreements
November 2008
Employment and Labour
Aboriginal Consultation-The Challenges for Industry
Presentation to CBA Corporate counsel Subsection, October 15, 2008
Aldo Argento
Executive Compensation
A presentation on executive compensation. Topics include: Compensation programs and policies; overview of Canadian rules; best practices in compensation policy and what is required, October 2008
Securities Practice Group
New Executive Compensation and CEO/CFO Certification Rules
Discusses the new executive compensation rules and the new CEO and CFO certification rules.
Securities Practice Group
Transnational Dispute Management
A presentation given on the Six Degrees of Separation: Arbitrator Independence in International Arbitration.
Jack Marshall, Mary Comeau and Andrea Sparkes
Litigation Alert - Honda Canada Inc. v. Kevin Keays
The Supreme Court of Canada handed down its eagerly awaited decision in the controversial case of
Kevin Keays v. Honda Canada on Friday, June 27, 2008.
Litigation Practice Group
Securities Alert - Recent BCE Decision: Summary and Implications
On May 21, 2008, the Quebec Court of Appeal released a decision relating to the proposed going private transaction of BCE Inc. that surprised many in Canada's business and legal circles.
On June 20, 2008, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously set aside the decision of the Quebec Court of Appeal and affirmed the trial judge's approval of the plan of arrangement. The court reserved its reasons
Securities Practice Group
A Review of Whiplash Decisions in Alberta: January 1994 - June 2007 (UPDATED)
May 2008
Alan Rudakoff and Kevin Barr
Securities Law Alert New Proposed NI 52-109 - CEO and CFO Certifications April 2008
On April 18, 2008, the Canadian Securities Administrators published for comment a new proposed NI 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuer’s Annual and Interim Filings and related companion policy. Click on the title to see more details.
Securities Practice Group
Pay Attention to Filing Deadlines
This article appeared in Canadian Property Tax Association Communication Update March / April 2008
Jud Virtue
Supreme Court Decision Which Fundamentally Alters the Approach to Judicial Review in Canada, March 2008
A decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 2008 SCC 9
Jud Virtue
Seeking an Increase of an Assessment at an MGB Hearing
This article appeared in Canadian Property Tax Association Communication Update January / February 2008
Jud Virtue
Alert-Supreme Court Decision Important for Employers, May 2008
A decision released by the Supreme Court of Canada important to all Canadian employers.
Employment and Labour
Megaprojects and Alliance Agreements, March/April 2008
This article appeared in Construction Business Magazine (reprinted with permission from Construction Business magazine)
Doug Graham
Site Remediation: The Ministry's Policy Dilemma, March 2008
This article appeared in Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine.
Madeleine Donahue
Final Federal Regulatory Framework for Industrial Greenhouse Gas Emissions, March 2008
A summary of the highlights of the federal government's Final Framework, the climate change plan for large emitters, released on March 10th, 2008.
Elisabeth DeMarco
Securities Law Alert - OSC Guidance on Environmental Disclosure, March 2008
When preparing financial statements, MD&A and AIFs, issuers should consider whether their environmental disclosure meets the guidelines provided in a staff notice recently issued by the Ontario Securities Commission. Click on the title to see more details.
Securities Practice Group
Securities Law Alert - Amendments to Obligations to File Material Contracts Effective March 17, 2008, March 2008
Amendments to the obligation to file material contracts under National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations ("NI 51-102") and the related Companion Policy come into effect on March 17, 2008. Click on the title to see more details of these amendments in the attached Securities Alert.
Securities Practice Group
Commission Appeals Ruling of Alberta Court of Appeal, March 2008
Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission Appeals Ruling of Alberta Court of Appeal. The Appeal Court held that pre-employment drug screening, with automatic consequences in the event of failure, does not violate the Human Rights, Citizenship & Multiculturalism Act in a case dealing with a safety-sensitive workplace. The Commission seeks to reverse that decision.
Andrew Robertson
Commentary: Alberta's New Royalty Structure, February 2008
Macleod Dixon's analysis of the key changes and impact of the Government of Alberta's changes to the province's royalty structure.
Chrysten Perry and Lori Bevan
Securities Law Alert - New Proposed Compensation Disclosure Rules, February 2008
The CSA has released for comment a revised set of compensation disclosure rules. Click on the title to see more details of these proposed amendments in the attached Securities Alert.
Securities Practice Group
Secondary Market Liability of Directors and Officers, February 2008
Alberta and other provinces have enacted or are in the process of enacting virtually identical legislation to that of Ontario's Securities Act which, in 2005, created new statutory causes of action in favour of the "secondary market" against directors, officers and others for misrepresentation and failure to comply with disclosure obligations. This paper provides an overview of the new liability regime as well as some risk management suggestions for directors and officers.
Steve Leitl and Matt Vernon
Commentary: Public's land use recommendations may hurt oil industry, The Lawyers Weekly, January 2008
Macleod Dixon's analysis of the impact of Alberta's land-use strategy to resolve the tension between its rapidly population growth and booming oil and gas industry.
Trent Mercier
Asbestos - Old Substance, New Requirements, January 2008
Building owners, tenants, employers, project owners, contractors, workers involved in construction and demolition projects, consultants and lawyers need to be aware of the new requirements concerning "non-friable" asbestos that came into force in November 2007.
Madeleine Donahue
Publications & Bulletins from our Caracas Office
Publications & Bulletins from our Kazakhstan Offices
Publications & Bulletins from our Moscow Office
Publications & Bulletins from our Rio do Janeiro Office