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Privacy Notice

Effective: January 1, 2004Last modified: Nov 14, 2023 (see changelog at bottom). This Notice explains how Siskinds LLP and our affiliates, including our QuΓ©bec office, Siskinds, Desmeules s.e.n.c.r.l., (β€œwe”, β€œus”, or β€œour”) collect, use, retain, share and delete (collectively, β€œprocess”) your Personal Information, which is broadly defined to include any information about an identifiable individual....

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Published on: 13 Sep 2022 By

Can MLM businesses ever sell on third-party sites? Never say never.

Every MLM business knows that selling products through third-parties such as Amazon or eBay should never be allowed… but is this actually the case? What if MLM companies did sell products in big box stores or on Amazon? This blog post considers the legal and practical consequences of when an MLM company does exactly that....

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Published on: 10 Oct 2014 By

Data Breaches: Do class actions pose a viable remedy?

In 2014, data breach occurrences have increased by approximately 30%. As web-based services become more prominent, protection against and remedies for breaches of privacy will become necessary. Does class action litigation have a place in this shifting landscape? Introduction During the first half of September 2014, the following data breaches, among others, occurred or were...

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Published on: 30 Aug 2018 By

Federal Court of Appeal Quashes Order in Council Approving Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion in Tsleil-Waututh Nation v. Canada (Attorney General), 2018 FCA 153

On August 30, 2018, the Federal Court of Appeal released its decision concerning the judicial review of an Order in Council approving the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project (the β€œExpansion Project”). The Order in Council, dated November 29, 2016, was based on a report and recommendation of the National Energy Board (β€œNEB”), and...

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Published on: 14 Sep 2016 By

Municipal orders under section 100.1 of the EPA

The seemingly never-ending litigation related to a spill of furnace oil fuel in the City of Kawartha Lakes is inching closer to resolution. In Technical Standards and Safety Authority v Kawartha Lakes, 2016 CanLII 41685 (ON ERT) the Environmental Review Tribunal (the β€œTribunal”) tackled the issueβ€”apparently for the first timeβ€”of who can be ordered by...

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Published on: 16 Apr 2020 By

Emergency order provides interim flexibility for corporations’ meeting requirements

On March 31, 2020, the government of Ontario issued an emergency order pursuant to the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act in response to the province’s Declaration of Emergency.Β The emergency order is welcomed amongst many Ontario corporations seeking flexibility in connection with the meeting requirements prescribed by governing statute or its constating documents.Β In particular, the...

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Published on: 23 Aug 2023 By

Ozempic for weight loss? Know the risks of off-label prescriptions

OzempicΒ (semaglutide) is a prescription drug approved to treat type 2 diabetes that has become one of the most in-demand medications in North America in recent years. Demand for Ozempic, which is manufactured by Novo Nordisk, has driven shortagesΒ in the United States. Health Canada observed a significant surge in demand for the drug in 2023, prompting...

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Published on: 25 May 2010 By (Dianne Saxe)

More on approvals reform

Bill 68, theΒ  166 page Open for Business Act [i] is now available for download. The Bill establishes a framework for reform of environmental approvals, as part of a three-year initiative intended to foster more efficient government services to business, while continuing to protect the environment and the public interest. This long-overdue Bill received first...

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