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OTTAWA, Ontario -- The following information was released by the Government of Canada: Today, the Honourable Francois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, made the following statement: 'Foreign investment [...]

Welcome to the September issue of Blakes Competitive Edge, a monthly publication of the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group. Blakes Competitive Edge provides an overview of recent developments [...]

Recent and upcoming reforms to the Investment Canada Act (ICA) introduce significant changes that will impact various sectors. These changes reflect a heightened emphasis on national security reviews, signalling a [...]

Effective September 3, 2024, the Minister of Industry ('Minister') has significant new powers when conducting national security reviews under the Investment Canada Act ('ICA').1 These new rules: allow the Minister [...]

Important amendments to the Investment Canada Act (the ICA) came into force this week. These amendments are largely designed to strengthen the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development's (the [...]

On September 3, 2024, another wave of amendments to the Investment Canada Act's (ICA) national security provisions came into effect. In particular, these amendments: (i) significantly alter the landscape for [...]

Byline: LOUI ANASTASOPOULOS Chief executive of the Toronto Stock Exchange and global head of capital formation of TMX Group It's an unfortunate truth: Canada is facing economic challenges, including weak [...]

Canada's mining community is on edge after two years of decisions by the Canadian federal government turning away minority investments from Asia in Canadian miners. The trend was confirmed in [...]

To listen to an audio recording of this article, click here. Introduction On July 4, 2024, the Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Francois-Philippe Champagne (the 'Minister'), approved the [...]

The Investment Canada Act (ICA) mandates that non-Canadians must notify or apply for a review by the Canadian government when they establish a new business or acquire control of an [...]

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 companies engaged in [...]

On July 4, 2024, the Canadian federal government reaffirmed its protective policy on foreign direct investment, announcing a new approach to the review of certain investments in Canada's critical minerals [...]

Executive Summary A recent approval under the Investment Canada Act ('ICA'), and a policy statement by the Minister, signals important developments for investors into Canada, including: The 'market' length for [...]

ENPNewswire-July 16, 2024--Paladin Energy receives Canadian Competition Act clearance for Acquisition of Fission Uranium (C)2024 ENPublishing - http://www.enpublishing.co.uk Release date- 15072024 - On 24 June 2024, Paladin Energy Limited (ASX:PDN [...]

ENPNewswire-July 15, 2024--Paladin Energy receives Canadian Competition Act clearance for Acquisition of Fission Uranium (C)2024 ENPublishing - http://www.enpublishing.co.uk Release date- 14072024 - On 24 June 2024, Paladin Energy Limited (ASX:PDN [...]

On July 4, 2024, Canada's Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (the 'Minister') released a Ministerial Statement on Net Benefit Reviews of Canadian Critical Minerals Companies (the 'Ministerial Statement'). The [...]

OTTAWA, Ontario -- The following information was released by the Government of Canada: As Canadians will know, the Government of Canada expressed strong objections to the attempt last year by [...]

Byline: ANJA KARADEGLIJA; THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA -- The federal government ordered a national-security review of popular video app TikTok in September but did not disclose it publicly. 'This is [...]

OTTAWA, Canada -- The following information was released by the Government of Canada: The Honourable Francois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, made the following statement: 'In accordance with [...]

TORONTO -- Tricon Residential Inc. (NYSE: TCN, TSX: TCN) ('Tricon' or the 'Company') today announced receipt of Investment Canada Act approval in connection with the previously announced statutory plan of [...]

On March 22, 2024, Bill C-34, An Act to Amend the Investment Canada Act, received Royal Assent. As we reported in our December 2022 and October 2023 bulletins, the Investment [...]

Substantial amendments to the Investment Canada Act (ICA) were enacted on March 22, 2024, with the passing of Bill C-34, the National Security Review of Investments Modernization Act. These amendments, [...]

On March 1, 2024, the Canadian government issued two policies that will be consequential for foreign investment in the Canadian gaming, virtual reality and digital media sectors, indicating that such [...]

Canada is a destination of choice for foreign investment as a result of its technologically advanced and open economy, its skilled workforce and its world-class research community. While foreign investment [...]

OTTAWA, Ontario -- The following information was released by the Government of Canada: Significant changes to the Investment Canada Act will address evolving national security concerns while ensuring economic prosperity [...]

In this edition: Merger notification and foreign investment review thresholds for 2024, Commissioner of Competition advocates for further amendments to the merger regime under the Competition Act, new Investment Canada [...]

OTTAWA, Ontario -- The following information was released by the Government of Canada: Technical briefing Officials from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada will hold a technical briefing on the [...]

Thresholds for mergers and acquisitions under the Competition Act and Investment Canada Act have been announced for 2024. For a third consecutive year, the two monetary thresholds under the Competition [...]

The 2024 updates to the notification thresholds under Canada's Competition Act and Investment Canada Act have been announced. For the third year in a row the Minister of Innovation, Science [...]

The Honourable Franois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage, made the following statement to provide additional direction on the application [...]

(JURIST) - Canadas Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Franois-Philippe Champagne and Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge announced in a statement Friday additional measures aimed at strengthening guidelines on [...]

OTTAWA, Ontario -- The following information was released by the Government of Canada: New policies provide clarity to investors and Canadian businesses March 1, 2024 -- Ottawa, Ontario Today, the [...]

McCarthy Tétrault's Competition/Antitrust & Foreign Investment Group has recently released its Competition/Antitrust & Foreign Investment Outlook 2024, which highlighted proposed amendments to the Investment Canada Act's national security regime. Below [...]

Foreign investment review in Canada, like in many other jurisdictions, is increasingly emphasizing national security considerations, including economic security. This trajectory will be amplified as a result of the amendments [...]

Canada is the world's second largest producer of uranium and has one of the largest uranium reserves in the world. Most Canadian uranium is mined in the Athabasca Basin in [...]

On September 28, 2023, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology (the 'INDU Committee') presented its report on Bill C-34, An Act to amend the Investment Canada [...]

Introduction In our December 15, 2022 publication, Protecting Canada's National and Economic Security Interests: Bill C-34, which you can access here, we highlighted three of the most significant proposed amendments [...]

On September 28th, 2023, the Director of Investments to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (the 'Minister') published the Annual Report on the administration of the Investment Canada Act [...]

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology has completed its study of Bill C-34 (the 'Bill') - the most consequential set of amendments to the Investment Canada [...]

Byline: NIALL McGEE; Staff Lone wolf Mike Tremblay is one of Canada's most successful mining prospectors. In the 1980s, he discovered the Borden Lake gold deposit in northern Ontario, which [...]

TORONTO: Tecpetrol has issued the following news release: Tecpetrol Investments S.L. ('Tecpetrol'), a member of the Techint Group, today announced the following updates to shareholders of Alpha Lithium Corporation ('Alpha') [...]

The Investment Canada Act ('ICA') has two key strings to its bow - National Security reviews and Net Benefit reviews. Recently, the National Security issues have been attracting all the [...]

ENPNewswire-June 9, 2023--UNI-SELECT ANNOUNCES RECEIPT OF INVESTMENT CANADA ACT APPROVAL (C)2023 ENPublishing - http://www.enpublishing.co.uk Release date- 08062023 - Uni-Select Inc. (TSX: UNS) ('Uni-Select') is pleased to announce the receipt of [...]

Byline: STEVEN CHASE, NIALL McGEE The Canadian government is proposing to toughen scrutiny of foreign takeovers, citing national security concerns, just weeks after its new Indo-Pacific policy identified China as [...]

The following are some frequently asked questions (FAQs) concerning the application, administration and enforcement of the ICA. These FAQs and responses are of a general nature, and cannot be regarded [...]

Overview In April 2020, the federal government announced it would be using the Investment Canada Act (ICA) to 'subject certain foreign investments into Canada to enhanced scrutiny and over the [...]

In this edition: Merger notification and foreign investment review thresholds for 2023, Competition Bureau issues draft enforcement guidelines regarding new wage-fixing and no-poach provisions, Federal Court of Appeal dismisses Commissioner's [...]

There are multiple thresholds for review of direct acquisitions of control of a Canadian business by a non-Canadian WTO investor: Direct acquisition of a publicly-traded entity - $1.287 billion* or [...]