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ACC Alberta serves more than 700 In-house lawyers in the province by offering educational programs, networking opportunities and resources specific to the needs of In-house counsel in Alberta and the prairie provinces. The chapter also hosts networking events around professional interests to support our local community of in-house colleagues.

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Dec 11

Calgary Petroleum Club

The GC as the Organizational Change Agent

11:45 AM - 1:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time

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Jan 16

Edmonton, Stantec Tower

Privilege and Communications: Best Practices for In-house Lawyers

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time

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ACC Canada Newsstand

An update on biometrics in Canadian immigration

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In 2018, biometrics (fingerprints and a photo) became compulsory for citizens from Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Asia-Pacific and the

Have We Reached the Tipping Point?

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Industry-wide factors have had professionals predicting a flood of insolvency in the Canadian cannabis sector throughout 2019, but no Canadian

A Comma-dy of Errors: Ontario Superior Court Dismisses Pensioners' Class Action

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Justice Mason once remarked that “the comma has earned its notoriety as a troublemaker.” True to that observation, in Austin v. Bell Canada

New Developments Regarding the Application of Registered Plan Advantage Rules

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Recent developments regarding taxes on investments placed in registered plans provide further guidance on the ways in which taxpayers can and cannot

Estate Planning And Online Accounts - An Information Sheet

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In the 21st century, most people have some sort of online presence, whether it is public (often through the use of social media accounts) or private

Madrid Protocol Filings in Canada: Take Steps to Avoid Non-Use Cancellation

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Madrid trademark filings are proving to be popular means to secure protection in Canada. Since June 17, 2019 over 6800 filings with the World

New Bad Faith Challenges - are they enough to discourage abusive trademark filings?

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Among the many recent amendments to Canada’s Trademarks Act are new provisions that allow for opposition to trademark applications and expungement of

A Powerful brand: interlocutory injunction protects residual goodwill after 15 years of non-use

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An interlocutory injunction can be sought to prevent a defendant from making inroads in a market while an infringement proceeding is pending

Condo Forms About to Get a Lot Simpler

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Breaking news for anyone who has ever attempted to fill out one of the Government of Ontario’s condo forms

More changes to Canadian trademark practice: new limits on extensions of time in examination

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The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has announced that it will soon be changing its practice regarding extensions of time to respond to

Supreme Court of Canada Bulletin - December 2019

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Crystal Square is a mixeduse retail complex, office tower, residential tower and hotel complex in Burnaby, B.C. Its developer, the Crystal Square

SEC proposes amendments to proxy rules applying to proxy advisory firms

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In November 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued proposed amendments to its proxy rules to regulate certain

OSC Orders Approval of Prospectus for Canada’s First Bitcoin Investment Fund

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In a ground-breaking decision, the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) overturned the decision of the Acting Director of the Investment

“I quit! Wait, I changed my mind.” The Impact of Rescinded Resignations on Length of Service

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A resignation must be clear and unequivocal to effectively end employment. Sometimes employees change their mind and try to rescind a resignation

Desgagnés Transport v Wärtsilä Canada: Canadian Maritime Law Enters Uncharted Waters

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The Supreme Court of Canada has plotted a new course for Canadian maritime law in Desgagnés Transport v Wärtsilä Canada, 2019 SCC 58. Distinguishing

Ontario Court of Appeal Restores Challenge to Validity of Global Adjustment Charges

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On November 27, 2019, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in National Steel Car Limited v. Independent Electricity System Operator

See Something, (Don’t) Say Something: New Research on Witnessing Workplace Harassment

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Time and again we see a familiar story play out in the media and in our work as workplace investigators: troubling behaviour on the part of one or

First Nations Class - Response Statement

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In the class action matter of Xavier Moushoom and Jeremy Meawasige v. The Attorney General of Canada, Sotos LLP, Kugler Kandestin, LLP, and Miller

Know Your Legal Obligations for Co-Op Students

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Cooperative education programs have become a crucial part of the educational experience as students and institutions recognize that on the job

Agences de placement de personnel et de recrutement de travailleurs étrangers temporaires : un nouveau Règlement change la donne, préparez-vous

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Le 27 novembre 2019, le Gouvernement du Québec publiait le nouveau Règlement sur les agences de placement de personnel et les agences de recrutement

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