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In 2025, the USPTO updated its computer-implemented invention guidance on assessing subject matter eligibility, which has practical impacts particularly on machine learning or artificial intelligence innovations.
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Canadian (and other) foreign private issuers (FPIs), including Multijurisdictional Disclosure System issuers, with equity securities registered in the United States will be subject to new insider reporting obligations with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States.
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The Alberta Securities Act has been amended to protect Alberta issuers from greenwashing claims related to their climate-related disclosures and to protect investors from misleading “finfluencer” activity.
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As of November 27, 2025, provincially regulated employees in British Columbia are entitled to a new unpaid leave of absence for serious personal illness or injury.
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Since the 2024 amendments to Ontario’s Construction Act under Schedule 4 of Bill 216 (Building Ontario For You Act (Budget Measures), 2024) received royal assent, project owners and construction companies have been holding their breath for the amendments to come into force.
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The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently released its decision in 1154557 B.C. Limited v. Skychain Technologies Inc., a case in which the court addressed the invalidation of shareholder proxies in connection with a contested annual general meeting, and provided guidance on interpreting advance notice provisions in company articles or by-laws
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