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Asset joint venture monetizations: unlocking capital while keeping control

Canada - December 4 2025 Companies are using asset joint ventures (JVs) to balance the need for capital with the desire to maintain operational control…

Beyond tariffs: compliance implications of shifting U.S. trade relations

Canada, USA - December 4 2025 Canada's Economic Crime enforcement landscape in 2025 was heavily influenced by its evolving relationship with the U.S., leading to increased…

Powering AI: Canada’s evolving electricity grid connection policies

Canada - December 4 2025 AI is driving unprecedented demand for electricity in Canada, forcing provinces to rethink grid connection policies…

Data sovereignty: looking to the past as Canada decides how to move forward

Canada - December 4 2025 If Canada’s AI strategy prioritizes data Sovereignty, there will be significant implications for public sector organizations and private sector…

Shareholder activism in Canada: trends and outlook for coming years

Canada - December 4 2025 Shareholder activism targeting board composition and company leadership is increasing in Canada, influenced by structural features that favour…

Reconciling Aboriginal title and private property rights on unceded land

Canada - December 4 2025 Recent cases in Canada, such as Cowichan and Wolastoqey, are impacting the relationship between Aboriginal title and fee simple ownership interests…

How 2025 rewrote the rules of corporate governance for 2026 and beyond

Canada, USA - December 4 2025 In 2025, corporate governance in Canada and the U.S. evolved due to political shifts, especially around diversity and sustainability initiatives…

Restructuring the Canadian tobacco industry: a model for the future?

Canada - December 4 2025 On March 6, 2025, the Ontario Superior Court sanctioned three CCAA plans for Imperial Tobacco and two other tobacco companies, resolving over $900…

Canadian M&A outlook: cautious optimism in a reshaped market

Canada, USA - December 4 2025 Backlogged opportunities are expected to restart in 2026, supported by complex and creative deal structures…

Navigating the new Competition Act: early impacts and emerging challenges

Canada - December 4 2025 The amendments to the Competition Act result in increased scrutiny of transactions, requiring early-on proactive measures from merging parties…