Business
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May 22, 2025
Ombud releases report on ‘best value’ in procurement
The Office of the Procurement Ombud (OPO) has published a new research study examining the “often misunderstood concept” of “best value” in procurement, traditionally focused on the lowest price or the highest combined score of price and technical merit.
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May 22, 2025
Proposed $21-million class action settlement reached for victims of Ottawa doctor
The end of a long-running class action against a former Ottawa family doctor who sexually abused and secretly filmed numerous female patients is potentially in sight with the announcement of a proposed $21-million settlement.
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May 22, 2025
Opening Iran to tourism and technology: Economic potential, strategic implications
This article examines the transformative potential of opening Iran’s tourism and technology sectors to international investment and co-operation.
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May 22, 2025
Larissa Roche returns to BD&P’s business law team
Larissa Roche has rejoined Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer, LLP (BD&P) as an associate.
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May 22, 2025
Samantha Lucifora, Miguel Mangalindan promoted at Monkhouse
Samantha Lucifora and Miguel Mangalindan are now senior partners at Monkhouse Law.
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May 21, 2025
Federal Court rules Iranian films in rights dispute not protected by Canadian copyright law
The Federal Court ruled that Iranian films at the centre of a copyright dispute between IPTV rivals are not protected by Canadian law, finding the defendants failed to establish the works’ authors or makers were from a treaty country.
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May 21, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal dismisses constitutional challenge to provincial spill regulations
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal launched by three major railways challenging the constitutionality of provincial spill regulations applied to interprovincial railways transporting crude oil and diluted bitumen.
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May 21, 2025
Ontario investing over $11 million in northeastern forestry projects
The Ontario government is investing $11.3 million in five “research, innovation and modernization” projects in northeastern Ontario relating to wood products made in the province.
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May 21, 2025
Appeal allowed in case of 30-day dispute resolution clause
The Ontario Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal finding that the application judge erred in interpreting that a mediation and arbitration clause required parties to resolve disputes within 30 days.
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May 21, 2025
CFIB raises tariff, trade and tax concerns of small businesses as Parliament set to resume May 26
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is calling on the federal government to act on small business concerns as Parliament is set to reconvene on May 26. The federation, Canada’s “largest association of small and medium-sized businesses with 100,000 members,” has highlighted tariff, trade and tax issues it says Ottawa should address.