British Columbia Chapter

The ACC British Columbia (ACCBC) Chapter serves the needs of nearly 100 in-house lawyers who represent more than 50 organizations through networking, knowledge sharing, and continuing legal education on behalf of the in-house profession. Started in July 2012, ACCBC is the premier networking organization for in-house counsel in British Columbia.

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Federal Court strikes out union's attempt to challenge temporary foreign workers

May 22, 2013 - In the latest legal development impacting the temporary foreign workers program, the Federal Court struck out an attempt by the United Steelworkers

No consolidated taxation of corporate groups in Canada

May 22, 2013 - Canada does not have a formal system of corporate group taxation like the United States and other jurisdictions. Although Canadian corporate groups

Alternative routes to challenge procurement decisions - part 1

May 21, 2013 - The 2011 BC case of Metercor Inc. v. Kamloops shows a different way for a disgruntled bidder to challenge a procurement decision that has gone

Beyond mining royalties: environmental protection, transparency and northern development

May 21, 2013 - In the midst of the recent and long-awaited announcement of the new Quebec mining royalties regime, the government also announced that it intends to

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