Business
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May 23, 2025
At a fork in the road: Politics and the Canadian regulatory landscape
To say we are in a new era of regulatory enforcement is beyond understatement. These days, in almost every realm, the Canadian regulatory world has been transformed.
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May 23, 2025
CEOs expect economy to ‘weaken’ over next six months, BCC survey suggests
A survey conducted by the Business Council of Canada (BCC) notes that business leaders across the country are “concerned about global instability and trade uncertainty.”
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May 23, 2025
G7 finance ministers, central bank governors release communiqué emphasizing ‘unity’
On May 22, G7 finance ministers and central bank governors reached an “agreement on a communiqué which emphasized, above all, the importance of G7 unity in the face of complex global challenges.”
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May 23, 2025
Manitoba introduces legislation to decrease interprovincial trade barriers
The Manitoba government has brought in new legislation to break down interprovincial trade barriers and help grow the province’s economy, as announced on May 22 by Business, Mining, Trade and Job Creation Minister Jamie Moses.
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May 23, 2025
Clicking beyond death: Who gets your digital life after you’re gone?
In Jamaica, where I’m from, there’s often a mix of amusement and uneasy reverence when people discuss what to do with a person’s “belongings” when their “number has been called”: dead leff. Now, here’s the modern twist: what happens when your dead leff isn’t just a house or jewellery, but an entire digital life?
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May 22, 2025
Court dismisses appeals regarding derivative action in case of insolvent company
The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed two appeals relating to the dissolving of a company importing goods from Asia, arising from a shareholder’s leave application to bring a derivative action.
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May 22, 2025
Manitoba launches task force on implementation of new and emerging tech
Manitoba has launched an innovation and productivity task force to advise the government on the implementation of new and emerging technologies and the promotion of data-driven decision-making according to a release issued by the province on May 22.
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May 22, 2025
Federal Court grants standing to P.E.I. fishers, upholds ‘broad discretion’ of minister: lawyer
A fishing body in P.E.I. was recently granted standing by Canada’s Federal Court — but that victory was tempered by the court’s decision to not interfere with the federal government’s refusal to review the province’s catch limit for bluefin tuna.
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May 22, 2025
Alberta Court maintains financing statement registration for contingent claims citing ‘broad’ GSA
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has held that contingent claims arising from ongoing litigation were sufficient to allow a creditor’s financing statement registration to be maintained under the Personal Property Security Act (PPSA), citing a broadly worded general security agreement (GSA).
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May 22, 2025
Common law’s residual role in setting aside international arbitral awards
In common law systems, statutory interpretation is never a purely textual exercise. Canada implements the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (Model Law) through the International Commercial Arbitration Act, 2017 (ICAA). This article explores that tension in Canadian arbitration law, where parties have invoked residual common law principles to resist enforcement or set aside awards outside the grounds listed in Article 34 of the Model Law.