Business
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June 10, 2025
N.L. construction companies getting help with employee health, safety, recruitment
Newfoundland and Labrador is launching a new digital project aimed at providing more effective health and safety training to small construction companies in the province.
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June 10, 2025
Miller Thomson names Enzo Di Iorio as new chair
Miller Thomson has announced that Enzo Di Iorio will assume the role of the firm’s new chair, effective July 1, 2025.
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June 10, 2025
Drew Lambert joins MLT Aikins as associate in Winnipeg
MLT Aikins has announced the addition of Drew Lambert as an associate lawyer in its Winnipeg office.
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June 10, 2025
Competition Bureau sues DoorDash for alleged drip pricing
The Competition Bureau is suing DoorDash Inc., and its subsidiary DoorDash Technologies Canada Inc., for “promoting their online delivery services at a lower price than what consumers actually have to pay.”
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June 10, 2025
Canada enforces fourth round of sanctions against individuals in West Bank
On June 10, the federal government announced new sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Extremist Settler Violence) Regulations against “facilitators of extremist settler violence against civilians in West Bank.”
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June 10, 2025
INTERPRETATION - Need for ambiguity - Ordinary meaning - Custom - Surrounding circumstances - Commercial reasonableness
Appeal by appellant RMC Construction Materials Ltd. (RMC) concerning the interpretation of an agreement between it and RBee Aggregate Consulting Ltd. (RBee).
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June 10, 2025
OPC’s annual report: Actions, frustrations with AI, digital data
On June 5, 2025, the federal privacy commissioner, Philippe Dufresne, delivered his office’s annual report to Parliament, titled “Prioritizing privacy in a data-driven world.” The report contains a comprehensive summary of the activities of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) over the year ending March 31, 2025, under its legislative jurisdictions of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and the Privacy Act.
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June 10, 2025
Support for capital raising efforts announced by Canadian securities regulators
On April 17, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced three coordinated blanket orders (“Blanket Orders”) designed to reduce regulatory burdens and create a more cost-effective capital raising system in Canada while still providing adequate protections for investors. The Blanket Orders introduce targeted exemptions from certain prospectus and disclosure requirements, with the intention of enhancing the efficiency of capital raising for issuers in Canada.
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June 10, 2025
Ontario’s Bill 5: Undermining Indigenous rights, species at risk protections in name of growth
On June 4, 2025, Ontario’s Ford government enacted Bill 5: Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025, despite widespread opposition from Indigenous communities, environmental advocates and the broader public. This sweeping omnibus bill amends or enacts 10 different laws, including:
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June 09, 2025
Court dismisses Telus’s motion to amend class action certification on consumer definition
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has denied Telus’s motion to amend a class action certification that alleged that its customers “were subjected to the undisclosed practice of ‘rounding up’ the charge on calls to the next minute.”