Business
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September 09, 2025
Taking security over digital assets in Canada: The question can no longer be ignored
In secured financing transactions, lenders have long relied on a broad spectrum of collateral classes, and over time have progressively incorporated new forms of financial innovation. In recent years, the composition of collateral pools is again shifting.
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September 08, 2025
Court restores denial of patent reinstatement, affirms patent agent due care obligation
The Federal Court of Appeal has restored a decision denying a request to reinstate a patent application, confirming that the obligation to exercise due care to prevent patent abandonment applies to both the applicant and its patent agent.
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September 08, 2025
Atlantic Canada to receive $80 million from tariff response program
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that $80 million from the Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) will be dedicated to businesses in Atlantic Canada, including the seafood, manufacturing and steel sectors.
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September 08, 2025
Court orders CRA to redetermine taxes for U.S. citizen living in Canada
The Federal Court has remitted a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) decision for redetermination in a case where the employer of a U.S. citizen living in Canada withheld taxes from her pay for U.S. governments.
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September 08, 2025
Justice Amy Peck joins B.C. Supreme Court as associate judge
A new associate judge has been appointed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia, according to an announcement from the province. Justice Amy Peck’s appointment was effective Sept. 5, 2025, and she will be located in Vancouver.
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September 08, 2025
DLA Piper adds Jerónimo Zabala as foreign legal consultant
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP has announced that Jerónimo Zabala has joined its Toronto office as a foreign legal consultant.
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September 05, 2025
Carney pauses 2026 EV mandate amid tariff stress, announces comprehensive Buy Canadian policy
Prime Minister Mark Carney has paused the 2026 electric vehicle (EV) mandate target for automakers and auto importers as part of a strategy to support sectors impacted by U.S.-imposed tariffs. The automobile sector in Canada has been one of the hardest hit by the imposition of U.S. tariffs, with Canadian cars facing 25 per cent tariffs in the U.S. Carney said that protectionist measures put in place by the U.S. were fundamentally reshaping all its trading relationships but noted that Canada currently has the best deal of any U.S. trading partner, with 85 per cent of trade between the two countries being tariff-free.
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September 05, 2025
Court finds request for audited statements time-barred despite company never providing them
The Ontario Court of Appeal has found that the demand by a shareholder to request audited financial statements from a corporation dating back over a decade is time-barred by two years, despite the company never having complied with the obligation to provide audited statements.
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September 05, 2025
B.C. top court orders new trial in contractual dispute, finding trial errors on mitigation, damages
The B.C. Court of Appeal has set aside a ruling that denied an equipment maker a set-off for costs and lost profits in a dispute over partial payments for a manufacturing contract repudiated by the buyer.
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September 05, 2025
Court finds foreign service union did not adequately consider grievance on children’s education
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a decision by the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board, finding that the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers failed to adequately consider a grievance related to an education allowance for a member’s stepdaughters, thereby breaching its duty of fair representation.