Kate McNeece host of CBA’s Counterfactual Podcast: Fair Trade?: North American Competitiveness, Tariffs and Trade with Professor Meredith Lilly

Goodmans Counsel Kate McNeece hosts CBA’s Counterfactual podcast episode 22, Fair Trade?: North American Competitiveness, Tariffs and Trade with Professor Meredith Lilly.

Canadian Securities Regulators Publish Temporary Exemptions For Derivatives Data Reporting Requirements

On February 20, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) introduced temporary exemptions from certain derivative data reporting requirements relating to unique product identifiers for commodity derivatives. The temporary exemptions allow market participants to continue using existing unique product identifiers for commodity derivatives...

The Investment Canada Act in Rapidly Changing Times

The decision of the U.S. government to at least temporarily impose 25% tariffs on most Canadian exports raises novel questions about the treatment of U.S. investments into Canada. This update summarizes the framework for treatment of U.S. investment into Canada and considers how recent developments might impact that treatment. It also describes...

Changes to Trademark Proceedings Coming into Effect April 1, 2025

Amendments to the Trademarks Regulations will take effect on April 1, 2025. These changes are part of broader updates to the Trademarks Act, introduced through the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 (Bill C-86), and will impact trademark proceedings in Canada.

Competition Bureau Continues Enforcement Against Restrictive Covenants in Grocery Leases

The Competition Bureau has announced an agreement with Empire Company (i.e., Sobeys) for the removal of a ‘property control’ that the Bureau says restricted grocery competition in a small Alberta town. This action follows recent legislative changes that expanded the Bureau’s ability to challenge anticompetitive agreement. This action may presage...