Category Archives: Sectors – Media

January 10, 2022

We Are Pleased To Announce the Launch of Our New Website: Competitionlawyer.ca

We are pleased to announce our new website launch: www.competitionlawyer.ca. Our new website will make it easier for existing and prospective clients to search and access our services and resources in our core areas of practice: Canadian competition, advertising and regulatory law. This includes accessing … Read the rest of this entry »

January 9, 2022

We Are Pleased to Announce the Launch of Three New Canadian Contest Law Legal Precedents

Are you planning to run a promotional contest/sweepstakes in Canada? Our firm has published three new Canadian contest law precedents: a random draw contest law package for operating contests in Canada (including Quebec), a precedent contest influencer/indemnification agreement to limit liability for sponsors and set … Read the rest of this entry »

January 6, 2022

Competition Bureau Obtains Court Order In NuvoCare Weight Loss Claims Investigation

On January 5, 2022, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) obtained a Federal Court production order to advance its ongoing investigation into weight loss performance claims made by NuvoCare Health Sciences Inc. (NuvoCare) relating to its WeightOFF Max!, Forskolin+ and Forskolin Nx natural health products. This follows … Read the rest of this entry »

January 5, 2022

New Canadian Contest/Sweepstakes Law Precedents, Forms and Checklists 2021

Are you planning to run a promotional contest/sweepstakes in Canada? In Fall 2021, our firm released all new and revised contest precedent packages and individual precedents for operating contests in Canada, excluding Quebec. Our contest precedents/forms can be modified with ease for future use and … Read the rest of this entry »

January 5, 2022

New Canadian Contest Indemnification Agreement Precedent

Is your company or brand running contests or other promotions in Canada with third party influencers or third party marketing partners and want to mitigate risk? Our firm has developed a Canadian Contest Indemnification Agreement to set out the obligations between a sponsor and influencer … Read the rest of this entry »

December 30, 2021

New Canadian Random Draw Contest Precedent (Including Quebec)

Is your company or brand planning to run a random draw contest in Canada, including Quebec? Our firm has developed a new Canadian Random Draw Contest Precedent (Including Quebec). This Canadian random draw contest forms package includes short rules, long rules, entry form, winner release … Read the rest of this entry »

December 22, 2021

Significant Proposed Changes For Real Estate Services Advertising In Ontario

On March 4, 2020, the Ontario Trust in Real Estate Services Act, 2020 (TRESA) received Royal Assent, amending the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act, 2002 (REBBA). REBBA governs real estate brokerages, brokers and salespersons (real estate services registrants) in Ontario. Certain provisions under TRESA … Read the rest of this entry »

December 21, 2021

New CASL (Anti-Spam Law) Checklists, Precedents & Template Compliance Program For Canadian CASL Compliance

Does your business send commercial electronic messages (CEMs) to existing or prospective customers or other parties? Our firm has developed and published a selection of new checklists and precedents, including a detailed CASL Corporate Compliance Program, for sending CEMs in Canada and mitigating risk under … Read the rest of this entry »