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With a backdrop of only one prior foreign bid rejection under the Investment Canada Act (Canada), further bids by BHP or other foreign acquiring entities required to meet the “net benefit” test under that Act, may prove to…
On 2 June 2010, the Canadian Federal Government introduced a bill (C-32) to amend Canada’s Copyright Act. The legislative intention, is to enhanced protection for copyright holders and to provide stronger measures to address online infringement. This bill,…
CAMOGCDCA is the acronym for the Corporate Accountability of Mining, Oil and Gas Corporations in Developing Countries Act, otherwise known at Bill C-300. It is said to “represents the best chance we have as Canadians to assure that…
Last week, Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart, along with nine other privacy commissioners, released a public letter to Google CEO Eric Schmidt, expressing concern that the Internet giant was forgetting its privacy responsibilities arising, primarily, in relation to…
Today during parliamentary hearings, Konrad von Finckenstein, chairman of the CRTC, said “The control of the communications sector should stay in Canadian hands. No foreign entity should own more than 49 per cent”. Relying on committee discussion of…
Set out at the bottom of the first page of the linked document, “Countries with Double Taxation Agreements with the UK – rates of withholding tax for the year ended 5 April 2010”, are the operative withholding tax…
On March 12, 2009, the Budget Implementation Act received Royal Assent. The Act contains amendments that modernizes the Competition Act to better protect Canadians from the harm caused by anti-competitive conduct. Two amended provisions of the Competition Act…
On March 29, 2010, the Government of British Columbia announced that it intended to introduce into the British Columbia legislature, a bill to amend the Oil and Gas Activities Act and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act. Amendments…
Although the EU is Canada’s second most important goods trading partner, and Canada’s second most important investment partner, there has been little interest in discussions relating to the proposed Canada – EU Free Trade Agreement (“FTA”). Going the…
The State of Poisoned Pills in British Columbia
In the recent case of Re Icahn Partners LP and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., the British Columbia Securities Commission rejected any deviation from the orthodox position of the Canadian regulators, as set out in prior poison pill case…