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
Update: Bill C-70, the Countering Foreign Interference Act, has been passed by Parliament and received Royal Assent on June 20, 2024. The only amendment made to the Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act, as...more
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
The United Kingdom, Canada, and Germany have unveiled updates to their foreign investment screening regimes to improve each country’s ability to address foreign investments involving critical technology. These updates will...more
Les examens des investissements étrangers en vertu de la Loi sur Investissement Canada (la « LIC ») demeurent une priorité dans le contexte économique et politique actuel au Canada. Le 24 mars 2021, le gouvernement du Canada...more
Reviews of foreign investments under the Investment Canada Act (ICA) remain a priority item in the current economic and political climate in Canada. On March 24, 2021, the Government of Canada (Government) updated its...more
Against the background of UK policy moving towards a more nationally-led trade and investment policy following this summer’s referendum, the new UK government is still in the process of establishing its policies regarding...more
When Chinese and Canadian companies come together, whether it’s through a merger, joint venture or another arrangement where cultures will be meshed, tackling the cultural differences is critical. Culture isn’t about...more
The October blog post will be broken up into two parts. This October 15th post will comment on the TPP Agreement signed today and well as President Xi Jinping’s recent trip to the US and my impressions from Beijing, China...more