Archive for the 'Developments' Category
December 22, 2021
On March 4, 2020, the Ontario Trust in Real Estate Services Act, 2020 (TRESA) received Royal Assent, amending the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act, 2002 (REBBA). REBBA governs real estate brokerages, brokers and salespersons (real estate services registrants) in Ontario. Certain provisions under TRESA have yet to come into force and are tied to proposed new regulations under the legislation.
December 20, 2021
Are you planning to run a promotional contest/sweepstakes in Canada? Our firm has released all new and revised contest precedent packages and individual precedents for operating contests in Canada, excluding Quebec. Our contest precedents/forms can be modified with ease for future use and have been used by many of our local, national and international clients across different industries.
December 15, 2021
Do you need a precedent to run a random draw contest/sweepstakes in Canada? Our firm offers many types of precedents/forms to operate Canadian contests/sweepstakes, including our Canadian Random Draw Contest Package.
December 14, 2021
Practical Law Canada Competition, of which I am Lawyer Editor, published a new Legal Update, which discusses the Canadian Competition Bureau’s submission to a recent Compendium of Approaches to Improving Competition in Digital Markets published by G7 competition authorities. Below is an excerpt with a link to Practical Law’s full Legal Update.
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This Legal Update discusses the Canadian Competition Bureau’s (Bureau) submission to a recent Compendium of Approaches to Improving Competition in Digital Markets published by G7 competition authorities (Compendium). The Update discusses key aspects of the Compendium and recent Bureau enforcement, advocacy and institutional capability building efforts in relation to digital markets.
December 10, 2021
Does your business send commercial electronic messages (CEMs) to existing or prospective customers or other parties? Our firm has developed and published a selection of new checklists and precedents, including a detailed CASL Corporate Compliance Program, for sending CEMs in Canada and mitigating risk under Canada’s federal anti-spam legislation (CASL).
December 9, 2021
On December 8, 2021, the CRTC announced that global apparel retailer Gap Inc. (Gap) had agreed to a settlement to pay $200,000 for allegedly violating Canada’s federal federal anti-spam legislation (CASL) (see: Gap Inc. agrees to pay $200,000 for allegedly violating Canada’s anti-spam legislation).
December 8, 2021
We are pleased to announce the launch of a new CASL (anti-spam law) precedent available for sale and download: CASL Corporate Compliance Program.
December 5, 2021
Do you need checklists and precedents to help your company or organization comply with the express consent requirements of Canada’s federal anti-spam legislation (CASL)?
Templates/precedents and checklists to run promotional contests in Canada
Templates/precedents and checklists to comply with Canadian anti-spam law (CASL)
