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- Avoidable drafting pitfalls in First Nation custom election codes
By default, First Nations elections are governed by the Indian Act. Many Nations are choosing to step out from under the Indian Act and into self-determined governance, through the creation of custom election codes. Custom election codes provide Nations with the ability to design governance structur … Read more »
- Has a new court decision changed the rules for design marks in Canada?
A recent Federal Court of Appeal decision, Therme Development v. Nordik Spa Village (2026 FCA 85), may make it harder to register trademarks that contain descriptive wording – even where the mark also includes significant graphic or logo elements. For many years, trademark owners have relied on th … Read more »
- Implications of Canada’s proposed privacy overhaul Bill C-36 for organizations
This article prepared with the assistance of summer student Zoë Goetz. On June 15, 2026, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-36, which would enact the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act (PPCDA), amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and make re … Read more »
- Update: MLT Aikins advises Amex Exploration Inc. on closing of $80-million private placement
MLT Aikins is pleased to have acted as Canadian legal counsel to Amex Exploration Inc. (Amex) in connection with a private placement for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $80 million to fund the development of its flagship Perron Gold Project in Quebec and exploration of its properties in On … Read more »
- AI data centres in Canada: Legal and regulatory considerations for developers and investors looking to build
Our previous Insight, AI data centres and the law: What you need to know, addressed the “digital” side of AI data centres, including data privacy, cybersecurity, commercial contracting, government procurement and cross-border data transfer. This second volume turns to the “physical” side: The corpor … Read more »