Reference Guide
Doing Business in Canada, Your complete guide
If you are considering doing business in Canada, this guide may assist you. It is intended to provide the reader with general legal information about doing business in Canada, based on our firm's extensive experience helping North American and international clients wishing to do business in Canada.
This guide covers the laws of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Québec and the federal laws of Canada.
- Doing Business in Canada (February 25, 2009)
- Doing Business in Canada, Chinese Version (November 7, 2008)
Establishing a Business in Canada
A reference Guide rich in information for companies around the globe interested in doing business in Canada. Topics covered include Canadian legal structure; federal/provincial jurisdictions; employment, taxation, real estate and technology law; and the regulation of foreign investment.
Doing Business in Western Canada
This paper focuses on the federal laws of Canada and the provincial laws of British Columbia and Alberta (the jurisdictions in which the largest Western Canadian economic centres, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton, are located). The laws of other relevant jurisdictions (in particular, the territories of Canada) are discussed to the extent that certain specific commercial activity, such as resource extraction, is governed by those laws.
Doing Business in Northern Canada
This paper focuses on the federal laws of Canada and the territorial laws of the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut (the jurisdictions in which the largest Northern Canadian economic centre, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit, are located).
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Reference Guides
These guides are intended as an introductory summary of the legal frameworks governing business in Canada, Europe and China. Specific advice should be sought in connection with particular transactions. |
Doing Business in Canada provides non-Canadians with an introduction to the laws and regulations that affect the conduct of business in Canada and, in particular, in the province of Ontario. |
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Doing Business in Canada Online Version |
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Doing Business in Quebec An introduction to the laws and regulations that affect the conduct of business in the province of Quebec. |
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Investitionen in Kanada A German-language guide for German investors looking to invest in Canada. |
Practice Guides
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Litigation and Dispute Resolution Guide provides non-Canadian business people with an introduction to the civil litigation and dispute resolution system in Canada. |
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Environmental Law in Canada |
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Blakes 15th Annual Overview of Environmental Law and Regulation in British Columbia 2010 |
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Overview of Electricity Regulation in Canada |
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Overview of Environmental Regulatory Regime Related to Alberta Oil Sands |
