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Canada Signals High Bar for Investment Canada Act Approvals for Acquisitions of Critical Minerals Businesses

Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (Minister) recently issued a Ministerial Statement on Net Benefit Reviews of Canadian Critical Minerals Companies. Transactions involving important Canadian mining...more

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Securing investment: FDI screening and the mining & metals sector

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In the world of shifting geopolitical tensions and supply chain vulnerabilities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the push for mineral & metal security is changing the way governments, regulators, sector participants and...more

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Q1 2023 Update on the UK’s Investment Screening Regime

As the UK’s investment screening regime starts to bed down following over a year of being in effect, we have been tracking the developments in the last quarter relevant to the operation of the regime. It has been a tumultuous...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Canadian Foreign Investment Law in 2023: National Security Is (Still) Paramount

In this annual review of Canadian foreign investment law, we discuss developments over the past year, including proposed amendments to the Investment Canada Act (ICA) and new government policies on the treatment of specific...more

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Foreign Investment in the Critical Minerals Sector to Face Enhanced Scrutiny

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In recent months, the critical minerals sector has been at the top of government legislative and regulatory agendas and has been subject to substantial media attention. "Critical minerals" is a generic term that refers to a...more

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Canadian Government Signals Enhanced Scrutiny of Foreign Investments in the Critical Minerals Sector

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There have been significant recent developments related to the treatment of foreign investments in the critical minerals sector, particularly by foreign state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and foreign-influenced private investors....more

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Canada Clamps Down on Foreign SOE Investments in Critical Minerals

The Canadian government announced a new policy on October 28, 2022 (the Policy) under the Investment Canada Act (ICA) governing investments by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Canada’s critical minerals sector....more

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Canadian Government Releases New Policy Regarding Foreign Investments from State-Owned Enterprises in Critical Minerals Under the...

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On October 28, 2022, the Government of Canada released a policy providing additional clarity about how the Investment Canada Act (ICA) will be applied to investments in Canadian entities and assets in critical minerals...more

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