September 28, 2017
McInnes Cooper congratulates AquaBounty on receiving the Gold Leaf Award for Emerging Agriculture Company from BIOTECanada, Canada’s national biotechnology industry association. The award was presented during the BioAlliance kick off to Global Biotech Week in Charlottetown. The Gold Leaf awards are given annually to recognize both companies and individuals who have made significant contributions to the biotech industry in Canada.
AquaBounty is a small company with a belief that modern genetics, married with technological advances in aquaculture production, can spur a radically more responsible and sustainable way of farming Atlantic salmon.
Jun 24, 2022
The New Brunswick Court of Queen’s Bench has issued a court order to stop Indigenous fishers (all apparently members of the Wolastoqey Nation)…
Jun 6, 2022
The Federal Court’s April 22, 2022 decision in Mowi Canada West Inc. v. Canada (Fisheries, Oceans and Coast Guard) has implications for the…
Oct 19, 2021
Canada’s aquaculture industry is poised for growth but that growth is being challenged by regulatory uncertainty and a lack of confidence…
Jan 20, 2021
This publication has been updated as at July 8, 2022. 2020 was a year filled with challenges, including in the relationship between…
Dec 22, 2020
The long-awaited amendments to federal fisheries regulations codifying key aspects of the Department of Fisheries & Oceans (DFO) PIIFCAF…
Jan 22, 2020
All issuers must comply with both periodic and ongoing securities law corporate governance (and other) disclosure requirements. This can,…
Jan 15, 2020
NOTE: In December 2020, the federal government published the long-awaited final amendments to federal fisheries regulations codifying key…
Jun 26, 2019
Information disclosure is a key theme that emerges from Canada’s new cannabis regulatory regime: the government wants lots of information from…
Apr 29, 2019
The growing global population is feeding global demand for seafood. Growing demand is likely to drive investment, particularly mergers and…
Nov 16, 2018
Companies engaged in the cannabis supply chain are highly regulated by federal and provincial cannabis-specific laws as well as a myriad of…
Jun 29, 2018
The Crown’s duty to consult Indigenous Peoples has evolved considerably since the Supreme Court of Canada’s first detailed articulation of…
Feb 9, 2018
NOTE: On June 21, 2019, Bill C-68, An Act to Amend the Fisheries Act and other Acts in consequence, took effect. On February 6, 2018, Bill…
Oct 11, 2017
The fourth round of NAFTA negotiations is set to start on October 11, 2017. But in the meantime, the Canada-European Union Comprehensive…
Sep 29, 2017
Atlantic Canada is at a turning point. The region’s history and economic development have historically been inextricably linked to the ocean.…
Jul 11, 2017
The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) is making waves in Canada, and for good reason: it casts the net of…
Apr 20, 2017
On April 13, 2017, Canada’s federal government introduced legislation that, if passed into law, will legalize recreational cannabis in Canada.…
Apr 5, 2017
NOTE: Consultants who were already lobbying and in-house lobbyists already employed by an organization when the new Act took effect were…
Mar 31, 2017
Legal uncertainty is never a good thing for industry: it’s a barrier to investment, and thus an adversary to growth. Unfortunately, the law is…
Jul 7, 2016
On July 6, 2016, the Federal Department of Fisheries and Ocean’s (DFO) accepted the Ministerial Advisory Panel (MAP) recommendation in the…
Jun 20, 2016
As of July 1, 2016, packed cargo containers to which the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), Chapter VI, Regulation…
Jul 17, 2015
On the heels of National Aboriginal Day, we pause to take a look back at two significant Aboriginal law cases decided in the last year, how…
Jul 10, 2015
On April 15, 2015, British Columbia’s Court of Appeal confirmed that First Nations can make certain legal claims grounded in Aboriginal rights…
Mar 15, 2013
Recent developments in Ontario and Yukon are an important reminder of the practical implications of the Crown’s legal Duty to Consult with…
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