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Kevin Bianchini, Joseph Takhmizdjian; Borden Ladner Gervais LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 3, 2012, previously published on March 2012 On March 20, 2012, the Minister of Finance, Raymond Bachand, tabled the 2012-2013 Budget of the Québec government. This Budget, Raymond Bachand’s third, and the Liberal government’s eleventh, has “two pieces of excellent news for Québecers”. First, according to...
| | Merchant Beware: The Costs of Misleading Advertising
Adèle D'Silva, Alexandra Nicol; Borden Ladner Gervais LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 9, 2012, previously published on March 2012 Although advertising campaigns which use flashy representations to grab consumers’ attention might be effective, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) recently ruled that they might also entitle those consumers to compensatory and punitive damages against the merchant. In Richard...
| | The 2012 Rx&D Code Of Ethical Practices
Louis Clément, Bonnie Freedman, Manon Gauthier, P. Jeffrey S. Graham; Borden Ladner Gervais LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 8, 2012, previously published on February 2012 Effective March 31, 2012, the members of Canada’s Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (“Rx&D”) will be subject to a new Code of Ethical Practices (the “New Code”).
| | Amendments to Derivatives Legislation in Québec
Julie (Hesse) Mansi, Yaniv Saragosti; Borden Ladner Gervais LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 8, 2012, previously published on February 2012 Market participants in Québec’s derivative industry are bracing for changes to the regulatory framework governing their activities. 2011 saw the introduction of two pieces of legislation that will have an impact on the industry.
| | The Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Initiates a Consultation on the Compensation of Consumers of Financial Products and Services
Éric Lapierre; Borden Ladner Gervais LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 18, 2012, previously published on January 2012 In the wake of the scandals of Norbourg, Earl Jones and Mount Real, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) initiated a public consultation on December 9, 2011, regarding the compensation of victims of financial crimes. At the request of the Québec Minister of Finance and of...
| | Does Your Contest Violate Canadian Laws?
Alexandra Nicol, Victoria Prince; Borden Ladner Gervais LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 18, 2012, previously published on January 2012 In designing a contest that is open to residents of Canada, there are a number of legal issues to consider.
| | Federal Privacy Commissioner Issues Guidance to Online Advertisers
Eva Chan, Barbara A. McIsaac, Alexandra Nicol; Borden Ladner Gervais LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 15, 2011, previously published on December 2011 The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada recently released new online advertising Guidelines to help organizations ensure that their online behavioural advertising practices are fair, transparent and in compliance with Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents...
| | Proposed Amendments to the Québec Consumer Protection Act Will Have an Important Impact on Consumer Credit
Alexandra Nicol; Borden Ladner Gervais LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 21, 2011, previously published on November 2011 In June 2011, the Québec government introduced Bill 24 entitled “An Act mainly to combat consumer debt overload and modernize consumer credit rules.” The bill was adopted in principle on November 8, 2011 and is now being studied in parliamentary committee. With this bill, the...
| | Notice and Access: Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing the Transmission of Proxy Related Materials to Shareholders
Yaniv Saragosti, David R. Surat; Borden Ladner Gervais LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 10, 2011, previously published on October 2011 On June 17, 2011, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) published for comment revised proposed amendments to National Instrument 54-101 Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer (NI 54-101), National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations (NI...
| | Québec Takes Significant Measures to Battle Corruption
Marc-Antoine Edger, Yvan Houle; Borden Ladner Gervais LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 13, 2011, previously published on July 2011 Over the last few years, the public sector of the Quebec province has been confronted by numerous corruption and collusion scandals. Various allegations and concerns have been raised more particularly with respect to the construction industry and its relations with the public sector in various...
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