Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP (LexBlog Canada)

Canada’s anti-spam law (CASL), enforced by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), requires that businesses and organizations secure a recipient’s express or implied consent before sending “commercial electronic messages” (CEM). A CEM is any electronic message that encourages participation in a commercial activity, such as a coupon or message about a promotion of...

In late 2015 or early 2016, significant changes will occur in Canada under the Canadian Trade-Marks Act. Entities holding a Canadian trademark registration that has a renewal date close to this time period will face issues regarding the renewal term period and potential fee increases. Under the current provisions of the Canadian Trade-Marks Act, registrations...

If you are sending emails or other electronic communications to Canadian residents, you need to be aware that Canada is moving closer to finalizing the last set of highly anticipated regulations implementing Canada’s Anti-spam Legislation (CASL) . On Jan. 5, 2013, Industry Canada published regulations for a 30-day comment period, closing Feb. 4, 2013. CASL...

Frequently on this site we have discussed legislation introduced in Congress that would have an impact on Nanotechnology, most recently just a few weeks ago with the introduction of S.3117, the Promote  Nanotechnology in the Schools Act of 2010. Legislation affecting nanotechnology, nanoparticles, nanomaterials or nanoindustry are also being introduced in other national legislatures. Recently, ...

CBC News in Canada is reporting that a Canadian long-term disability insurance carrier recently terminated the long-term disability benefits a Quebec woman was receiving for “major depression” after photos she posted on her Facebook page showed her “having a good time at a Chippendales bar show, at her birthday party and on a sun holiday.”...

“How have Canada and other jurisdictions reacted to the recent emergence of nanotechnology-based products in the marketplace (and what is the current state of affairs)?” That was the question that the Carlton University Regulatory Governance Initiative posed. To answer it, Jennifer Pelley and Marc Saner produced “International Approaches to the Regulatory Governance of Nanotechnology”, which...

The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, via Nanowerk, is reporting that Canada will announce, in February, that it will release a national regulation aimed at requiring the submission of the “use of engineered nanomaterials” by manufacturers and users.  “The information gathered under the requirement will be used to evaluate the risks of engineered nanomaterials and will help...

On May 9, 2008, Citizenship and Immigration Services published a proposed regulation to extend the permitted period of admission in TN status for Canadian and Mexican professionals under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) up to three-years. NAFTA allows individuals from Canada or Mexico to enter the United States to work for or provide...

One March 16, 2007, the Canadian Institute of Environmental Law and Policy conducted a one-day symposium on policy considerations related to nanotechnology.  The Institute recently released a discussion paper summarizing the thoughts concerning nanotechnology regulation in Canada.  The paper identifies those areas that the Institute believes will help drive a nanotechnology policy framework. The...

The American Bar Association Section’s of Environment, Energy, and Resources held the fifth in its series of eight Quick Teleconferences on Nanotechnology this afternoon. This particular teleconference dealt with “Nanotechnology and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act” (“FIFRA”). Mark Duvall, Managing Counsel for The Dow Chemical Company moderated the teleconference, which...