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New rights for employees
A number of new employment laws came into force in April 2024 to provide greater flexibility for employees, including enhanced flexible working rights and new leave entitlements.
Global | Publication | May 2017
Treaty/Act: CETA/Bill C-30 (An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States and to provide for certain other measures)
With Canada moving closer towards implementing the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), major reforms to Canada’s Patent Act are coming soon, including the availability of Certificates of Supplementary Protection (CSPs): a new form of patent protection (i.e., patent term restoration) for pharmaceuticals in Canada. A CSP may extend the patent term of eligible pharmaceutical products by up to two years.
While further details of the CSP regime will be prescribed by regulations, which have yet to be published, based on Bill C-30 the following considerations can inform preparedness:
Are you CETA ready? Contact Norton Rose Fulbright with all your CETA questions.
Bill-30, Third Reading (House of Commons)
Text of the final Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
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A number of new employment laws came into force in April 2024 to provide greater flexibility for employees, including enhanced flexible working rights and new leave entitlements.
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On 24 April 2024, the European Parliament voted to adopt the long-awaited EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD or the Directive).
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We are delighted to announce that Al Hounsell, Director of Strategic Innovation & Legal Design based in our Toronto office, has been named 'Innovative Leader of the Year' at the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) Awards.
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