Why Canada’s regulatory crackdown on unregistered cryptocurrency exchanges is good news for investors
In Staff Notice 21-329 Guidance for Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms: Compliance with Regulatory Requirements (“SN 21-329”), the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) issued an ultimatum to crypto asset platforms operating within Canada or with Canadian users: Register, or else. Published on March 11, 2021 jointly with IIROC1, SN 21-329 attempts to fully integrate these crypto asset trading...
Continue reading the post titled Why Canada’s regulatory crackdown on unregistered cryptocurrency exchanges is good news for investorsBalance needed in franchise laws, judicial process
As judges have taken a technical and pro-franchisee approach to the interpretation of Canada’s franchise legislation, most recent developments have not proven positive for franchisors, franchise lawyer Peter Dillon says in Corporate LiveWire’s Franchise Law 2014 Virtual Round Table. “This has resulted in fairly easy access by franchisees to the right to rescind the franchise agreement within two...
Continue reading the post titled Balance needed in franchise laws, judicial processHow to trim eDiscovery costs part five: Archive unnecessary data from your workspace
In my previous blog posts How to trim eDiscovery costs part one: laying the groundwork, How to trim eDiscovery costs part two: review fewer documents and review efficiently; How to trim eDiscovery costs part three: leverage technology by adding tools and apps to your review and How to trim eDiscovery costs part four: set your review...
Continue reading the post titled How to trim eDiscovery costs part five: Archive unnecessary data from your workspaceGuidance from the Canadian Securities Regulators on crypto-platforms
Last week, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”) published guidance on situations when securities legislation may apply to entities that facilitate crypto-currency trading. The CSA is an umbrella organization of securities regulators from each of the provinces and territories. The CSA’s mandate is to protect Canadian investors from unfair, improper or fraudulent practices, and to foster...
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Entering Canada as a business visitor: Essential requirements
In this blog, I will discuss the prerequisites for entering Canada as a business visitor, while also touching upon instances where a work permit is necessary or where a work permit exemption may be applicable. Our immigration team consistently receives inquiries from Canadian companies and organizations seeking to host foreign nationals on business visits to...
Continue reading the post titled Entering Canada as a business visitor: Essential requirementsProtecting one’s information on social media
Siskinds technology, privacy and cybersecurity lawyer Peter Dillon, was recently interviewed by AdvocateDaily.com regarding the recent scandal that erupted after Facebook data was harvested and used by a political consulting firm. Read the full article below. Protecting one’s information on social media By Mia Clarke, Associate Editor The recent scandal that erupted after Facebook data...
Continue reading the post titled Protecting one’s information on social mediaBlackoutSpeakout: It worked for Wikipedia
BlackoutSpeakout: Canadian environmental organizations are using Wikipedia’s protest tactic of darkening their websites on June 4 to protest federal government 2012 Budget plans to slash environmental protection and environmental protest, anything that stands in the way of the oil sands and their pipelines.
Continue reading the post titled BlackoutSpeakout: It worked for WikipediaAnti-Fluoride in Drinking Water: Litigation Update
Will citizen group litigation and the threat of personal liability stop fluoridation of drinking water in Ontario? In our earlier blog post, we described a threat by an advocacy group called Concerned Residents of Peel to End Water Fluoridation (Concerned Residents) against Peel municipal councillors. The group threatened the councillors with personal liability if they did not stop the Region from...
Continue reading the post titled Anti-Fluoride in Drinking Water: Litigation UpdateEnergy East Pipeline v Belugas, Part 2
The threatened white beluga whales of the St. Lawrence or high-noise pipeline work? Earlier this month we blogged about Justice Claudine Roy’s decision granting a temporary injunction to environmental groups, blocking Energy East Pipeline Ltd. and TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. from conducting exploratory work in the St. Lawrence River near Cacouna, QC until October 15, when a...
Continue reading the post titled Energy East Pipeline v Belugas, Part 2Waterkeepers want notice of sewage bypasses
Congratulations to Lake Ontario Waterkeeper for their innovative application to the Ontario Environmental Commissioner, to force Toronto to give public notice when it bypasses sewage into Lake Ontario due to wet weather- about three times a month. The Environmental Bill of Rights allows anyone to filed a request for review of an existing practice or policy....
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