October 22, 2021
The Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information, adopted on September 21 by the National Assembly of Quebec and assented to the following day (“Act 25”), amends the legal framework applicable not only to businesses but also to public bodies that are subject to the Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the protection of personal information (“Access Act”).
October 15, 2021
This article first appeared in French in the September 2021 issue of the Journal des Parcs industriels of the Corporation des parcs industriels du Québec.
Bill C-208 – An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (transfer of small business or family farm or fishing corporation) received Royal Assent on June 29 and the amendments came into force the same day.
October 14, 2021
Before using a trademark in Canada or applying to register a trademark, it is highly recommended to instruct a trademark agent to conduct an availability search on the Canadian Register and the Canadian market. Indeed, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) may block the registration of an application based on confusion with a prior entry on the Register, and there is a risk of legal proceedings from a third party having prior rights to a confusingly similar trademark.
