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Privacy risk on social media platform TikTok
January 20, 2023 | By Avneet Nehel, Craig Zawada, Troy Baril Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) has taken center stage of 2023. Most countries are preparing, or have already passed, legislation to regulate the use of AI. While recent in terms of regulation, AI technology has been in commercial use, particularly Data Mining, for at least 20…
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Suspending limitation periods through tolling agreements
January 26, 2023 | By Kevin Mehi and Troy Baril In the first two parts of this blog series, we have explored whether commercial parties can agree to extend, reduce, exclude, or otherwise vary a statutory limitation period (in Ontario and Western Canada), and whether shorter contractual survival periods in M&A transactions violate statutory limitation…
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Changes in Privacy Legislation
January 20, 2023 | By Avneet Nehel and Craig Zawada This year will be big for privacy law around the world. While Europe and UK are planning new legislation on Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) to promote responsible innovation, Canada is coming out with its own legislation to strengthen privacy laws and create a better environment for…
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Do shorter contractual survival periods in M&A transactions violate statutory limitation periods?
January 16, 2023 | By Kevin Mehi and Troy Baril A common feature in many share or asset purchase agreements is a contractual survival period for representations and warranties. However, these contractual survival periods are often shorter than the limitation periods set out in applicable provincial legislation.[1] This blog post explores whether a contractual survival…
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Can commercial parties agree to extend, reduce, exclude, or otherwise vary a statutory limitation period?
January 10, 2023 | By Kevin Mehi and Troy Baril Limitation periods determine the period of time within which one party (whether and individual, corporation, or other entity) must commence a lawsuit against another party. In Canada, limitation periods are primarily defined by provincial statutes and, effectively, act as time limits for commencing such lawsuits.…
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Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System
January 6, 2022 | By: Avneet Nehel, Brady Chapman, Chad Eggerman In May 2022 the Federal government passed regulations to generate Federal offset credits called Canada’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Offset Credit System pursuant to the Federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (the “GGPPA”) and Federal Environmental Violations Administrative Monetary Penalties Act. The Canadian Greenhouse Gas…
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The year ahead: the introduction of the Clean Electricity Regulations by the Government of Canada
January 5, 2022 | By: Avneet Nehel, Brady Chapman, Chad Eggerman The Government of Canada is pursuing the target of overall net-zero emissions across Canada by 2050. The Federal government are pursuing the target of net-zero electricity production by 2035 across the country through the introduction of the Clean Electricity Regulations (“CER”). The first CER…
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Carbon offsets in Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan’s move towards a voluntary carbon offset program
December 23, 2022 | By Brady Chapman, Kevin Mehi, Chad Eggerman The Government of Saskatchewan has been discussing its release of a provincial carbon offset framework for several years. Until very recently, the Government of Saskatchewan has suggested, and stakeholders have been anticipating, that the emissions offset program would be similar to what has existed…
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Frequently Asked Questions Regarding The Power Corporation Act (Saskatchewan): Why Understanding the Act is Critical to your Energy Project in Saskatchewan
November 23, 2022 | By Chad Eggerman, Tyson Acoose, Kevin Mehi, Brady Chapman Below is a series of frequently asked questions – and answers – regarding The Power Corporation Act (Saskatchewan) (the “Act”). Please note that the below questions and answers are of a general nature only, and are not intended to constitute specific legal…
