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On December 7, 2012, Industry Canada released widely anticipated revisions to guidelines on the review of proposed investments by foreign state-owned enterprises under the Investment Canada Act.

In June, 2012 Canada's privacy regulators issued a joint document titled Cloud Computing for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Privacy Responsibilities and Considerations.

1258917 Ontario Inc. (417 Truck Centre) v. Daimler Truck Financial 2012; Chrysler Financial Service Canada Inc. v. Misner, 2012; CNH Capital Canada Ltd., v. Diamond 4 Holdings Ltd., 2012; KBA Canada Inc. v. 3S Printers Inc., 2012...

A great service has been done for the profession and our creditor clients by Associate Chief Justice Rooke of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench in his 188 page analysis of the various types of arguments raised by these vexatious litigants.

Domain Name as Property

1. Bulk Sales Exemption Order for Securitization 2. The Double Dip and Flip and Fifteen Day PMSI Rule 3. Invoice was Demand Obligation for Limitations Act, 2002 4. Ontario Statute Barred Debt Can be Used for BIA Claim 5. Personal Exemption for $5,000 in Owned Vehicle

1. Bill 55 - Finding Minister’s Orders and Registrar’s Orders 2. Amending Bank Act Security Priority Rules

On November 25, 2011, the Canadian Securities Administrators published for comment proposed changes to the rules on the marketing of prospectus offerings (the proposed rules).

In February 2012 the TSX Venture Exchange published a new Corporate Governance Bulletin and new Policy Amendments Bulletin.

In a unanimous opinion released on December 22, 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada sank the federal government’s attempt to create a national securities regulator. The Court ruled that the proposed Canadian Securities Act, “as presently drafted”, is ultra vires the federal government.