COVID-19 Knowledge Centre: Weekly Summary - April 20 - 24

To help our clients and business partners navigate this situation, we have centralized all of our COVID-19 related materials and information about webinars into one main Knowledge Centre.

To help you quickly access these materials we will be sending weekly summaries, a snapshot listing the latest national bulletins, blogs and other communications. In order to share information with our clients as quickly as possible, many of our bulletins are currently available in English only, however, the French translations will be provided as soon as possible on the COVID-19 Knowledge Centre.

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Labour, Employment and Human Rights 

• Daily Workplace Wrap-up on COVID-19 for April 24, 2020
• Daily Workplace Wrap-up on COVID-19 for April 23, 2020
• Daily Workplace Wrap-up on COVID-19 for April 22, 2020
• Daily Workplace Wrap-up on COVID-19 for April 21, 2020
• Daily Workplace Wrap-up on COVID-19 for April 20, 2020
• Weekend Workplace Wrap-up on COVID-19 for April 18 and 19, 2020

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Tax 

• Update on Recent Canadian and Quebec Tax Measures

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Financial Services 

• Covid-19 Economic Response: Measures Impacting Banks and Federally Regulated Trust Companies

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Franchising 

• Beyond COVID-19: A Different World and Improved Collaboration Between Businesses and Within Networks

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Litigation and Dispute Resolution 

• The Impact of COVID-19 on Canadian Class Actions

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Energy 

• Financial Stimulus for the Energy Sector and Legislative Changes to the Management of Alberta's Inactive and Orphan Wells

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International Trade 

• Canadian Trade Controls Compliance – COVID-19 Considerations

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Intellectual Property  

• Covid-19: Effective Innovation And Patent Management In Crisis Situations

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Health Law 

• Canadian Health Sector: Weekly COVID-19 Update

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Agribusiness, Food & Beverage  

• Agri-Relief: Initiatives for Producers, Agribusinesses, and Food Producers

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Real Estate 

• Canadian Government Announces Joint Initiative With Provinces to Implement Canada Emergency Rent Assistance

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Blog Posts 

• Proxy Voting Guidelines in the COVID-19 Context (Timely Disclosure)
• Work From Home Tax Relief – $500 Non-Taxable Reimbursement for Personal Computer Equipment (TaxEd International)
• Several Issuers Using CSA's Local Blanket Relief From Reporting Deadlines (Timely Disclosure)
• Enhanced Scrutiny of all Foreign Investments in Canada by State-Owned Investors (Competition Chronicle)
• The Impact of COVID-19 on Interim Operating Covenants – Don't Jump the Gun! (Competition Chronicle)
• Update – Public Disclosure in the Time of COVID-19 (Timely Disclosure)
• 2020 Virtual AGM Proxy Season : Key Takeaways to Date (Timely Disclosure)

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Webinars (Access to webinar content may be available on request from the event page.)

• COVID-19: Impact on executing contracts and human resources issues
• COVID-19 Webinar Series: Pivoting your Business Model to Become an Essential Service
• COVID-19 Webinar Series: Environment, Health and Safety
• The Impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. – Canada Business Relationship
• COVID-19 Webinar Series: Government Relations (and Lobbying Compliance) in a Time of Crisis
• COVID-19 Webinar Series: Relief for Businesses During The COVID-19 Pandemic and Tax Planning for the Future
• COVID-19 Webinar Series: COVID-19 Employment Update – A Review of Workforce Planning in the Pandemic (so far)
• COVID-19 Webinar Series: M&A in the Context of COVID-19
• Understanding New Developments relating to COVID-19 applicable to Ontario Health Care Providers and Organizations
• Antitrust/Competition, Foreign Investment & Marketing Laws in the Face of COVID-19: Where We Are, Where We Are Going
• Understanding Emergency Orders applicable to the Ontario Healthcare System

 

Please Note: Bulletins that miss the cut off for the weekly summary can be found on the COVID-19 Knowledge Centre.

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We will continue to provide timely insights based on the latest developments. If there is anything we can do to assist you at this time, please reach out to your Fasken relationship partner. We are here to help.