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Province of Manitoba renews its US$2.5 Billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme

Counsel to the dealers in connection with the update of Province of Manitoba's US.$2.5 Billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme  More

Dollarama Inc. Completes $300 million IPO

Counsel to the underwriters in connection with Dollarama Inc.'s $300 million initial public offering  More

NStein Technologies to be Acquired by Open Text

Counsel to NStein Technologies Inc., a technology firm developing next-generation, multilingual content management solutions, in its proposed acquisition by Open Text Corp., a global enterprise software solutions company.  More

Kingsway Financial Announces Sale of Jevco Insurance to The Westaim Corporation

Counsel to Kingsway Financial Services Inc. in connection with a definitive purchase agreement to sell all of the issued and outstanding shares of Jevco Insurance Company to The Westaim Corporation  More

Nortel Completes the Sale of its Enterprise Solutions Unit to Avaya

Canadian counsel to Nortel in connection with the auction sale of its Enterprise Solutions business unit to Avaya for US$900 million.  More

Dollarama Inc. Completes a Secondary Offering of an Aggregate of 13,150,000 Common Shares

Counsel to the underwriting syndicate, led by RBC Dominion Securities, in connection with Dollarama's $282,725,000 bought deal secondary offering of common shares  More

Videotron Completes $300 Million Private Placement of Senior Notes

Canadian and U.S. counsel to Videotron Ltd. in the institutional private placement in Canada and the United States of $300 million aggregate principal amount of Videotron's 7.125% Senior Notes due 2020  More

Emergis Sells its Assure Card Processing Business to CT-Payment

Counsel to Emergis Inc. in connection with the sale to CT-Payment Inc. of its Assure card processing business, which handles credit and debit transactions between merchants and financial institutions.  More

Warner Chilcott Acquires Procter & Gamble's Worldwide Pharmaceutical Business for US$3.1 Billion

Canadian counsel to Warner Chilcott plc in its acquisition and financing of Procter & Gamble's worldwide pharmaceuticals business for US$3.1 billion  More

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Completes Private Placement of Flow-through Common Shares

Counsel to the syndicate of underwriters, led by Dundee Securities Corp., in connection with a $7.3 million "bought deal" private placement of flow-through common shares of Sabina Gold & Silver Corp.  More

Virginia Mines Completes Sale of Additional Flow-through Common Shares

Counsel to Casimir Capital LP, the agent, in the $1,273,016.10 offering of flow-through common shares of Virginia Mines Inc.  More

Hydro-Québec Acquires a 60% interest in the McCormick Hydroelectric Facility

Counsel to Hydro-Québec in the $615 million acquisition of a 60% interest in the McCormick Hydroelectric Facility from Abitibi-Consolidated Company of Canada.  More

Nortel Selects Ciena as Successful Bidder for Optical Networking and Carrier Ethernet Business

Canadian counsel to Nortel in connection with its multi-jurisdictional insolvency proceedings including its agreement to sell substantially all of the assets of Nortel's global Optical Networking and Carrier Ethernet Businesses to Ciena Corporation.  More

The Code Project Acquires Lake Quincy Media

Counsel to Code Project in connection with its acquisition of all of the operating assets of Lake Quincy Media LLC  More

Negotiations to bring back Formula One to Montréal

Counsel to Ville de Montréal and Société du Parc Jean-Drapeau in connection with the negotiations with Formula One Administration Ltd. to ensure the presentation of the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix until 2014, and coordinating the contributions and sub  More

Power Financial Corporation Issues $150 million of Non-Cumulative First Preferred Shares

Counsel to the underwriters in connection with Power Financial Corporation's issuance of six million Non-Cumulative First Preferred Shares by way of a prospectus supplement to its base shelf prospectus for gross proceeds of $150 million  More

Quebecor World Emerges from Chapter 11 and CCAA Protection

Counsel to Quebecor World Inc. in its successful emergence from creditor protection under the CCAA in Canada and, in respect of certain U.S. subsidiaries, Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.  More

Domtar combines with Weyerhaeuser's Fine Paper Business

Counsel to Domtar in the combining of the company with Weyerhaeuser's fine paper business and related assets.  More

HF Eimskipfelag Islands Acquires Versacold Income Fund

Counsel to the lenders, led by Royal Bank of Canada, in the $1.2 billion acquisition of Versacold Income Fund by Hf. Eimskipafelag Islands  More

Transcom Worldwide Acquires The NuComm Corporation

Counsel to Transcom Worldwide S.A., a European CRM and debt collections specialist, in its 100% share acquisition of The NuComm Corporation, a leading North American provider of contact center solutions.  More

Royal Dutch Shell plc Acquires the Minority Interest of Shell Canada Limited

Counsel to the special committee of directors of Shell Canada Limited in connection with Royal Dutch Shell plc's $8.7 billion offer to acquire the minority shareholding in Shell Canada - one of the largest minority acquisitions in Canadian history.  More

Canpages Acquires Gigpark

Counsel to Canadian local search firm Canpages in connection with its acquisition of all of the operating assets of online social networking company GigPark Inc.  More

Nortel Selects Avaya as Successful Bidder for Enterprise Solutions Unit

Canadian counsel to Nortel in connection with the auction sale of its Enterprise Solutions business unit to Avaya for US$900 million.  More

Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Agrees to Purchase Sepracor

Canadian counsel to Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma in its estimated US$2.6 billion purchase, by way of agreement and plan of merger, of Sepracor.  More

L'Occitane en Provence Acquires the Assets Related to L'Occitane Products in Canada

Counsel to L'Occitane en Provence in connection with its acquisition from Stroms' Enterprises Inc. of the assets and business related to the distribution of L'Occitane en Provence products in Canada.  More

Canpages Acquires ZipLocal

Counsel to Canpages in connection with its acquisition of all of the operating assets of ZipLocal Inc. (TSXV: ZIP) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Zip411 Enterprises Inc.  More

Canpages Acquires ypOne Enterprises Canada

Counsel to Canpages in connection with its acquisition of all of the operating assets of ypOne Enterprises Canada, Inc. from A. Farber & Partners Inc., the court-appointed Interim Receiver of the assets, property and undertaking of ypOne.  More

Rio Tinto Alcan Receives US$2.025 Billion Binding Offer for the Majority of Alcan Packaging Businesses

Canadian counsel to Rio Tinto Alcan with regards to a binding offer from Amcor to acquire the majority of the Alcan Packaging businesses for a total consideration of US$2.025 billion.  More

Otto Bock HealthCare and Victhom Human Bionics Establish Neurostream Technologies Joint Venture

Canadian Counsel to Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH in connection with the establishment of a joint venture with Victhom Human Bionics Inc.  More

Nortel Selects Ericsson as Successful Bidder for Purchase of CDMA Business and LTE Access Assets for US$1.13 Billion

Canadian counsel to Nortel in connection with the auction sale of its CDMA business and LTE Access assets to Ericsson for US$1.13 Billion.  More

Aeroplan Participates in a $600 Million Air Canada Credit Facility

Counsel to Aeroplan Canada Inc. in connection with a $600 million secured credit facility entered into by Aeroplan as a lender, which facility provided financing to Air Canada.  More

Rio Tinto Alcan sells Alcan Packaging Food Americas Division

Canadian counsel to Rio Tinto Alcan in connection with the sale of its Alcan Packaging Food Americas division to Bemis Company, Inc. for a total consideration of US$1.2 billion.  More

HearUSA Inc. Sells Canadian Operations to Helix Inc.

Counsel to HearUSA Inc. in connection with the sale of the assets of its Canadian subsidiaries to Helix Inc. for $28,625,000.00.  More

Sabina Silver Completes "Bought Deal" Private Placement of Common Shares and Flow-through Common Shares

Counsel to the syndicate of Underwriters, co-lead by Dundee Securities Corporation and BMO Capital Markets, in connection with a $18 million "bought deal" private placement of common shares and flow-through common shares of Sabina Silver Corporation in Ca  More

ATCO Ltd. combines ATCO Structures, ATCO Frontec and ATCO Noise Management

Counsel to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of ATCO Ltd in connection with its agreement to combine ATCO Structures and ATCO Noise Management, both wholly-owned subsidiaries of ATCO Ltd., with ATCO Frontec, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cana  More

Aeterna Zentaris' Registered Direct Offering of Common Shares and Warrants

Counsel to Aeterna Zentaris Inc. in the issuance, in the United States, of units comprised of common shares and common share purchase warrants by way of registered direct offering, for gross proceeds of US$10 million.  More

Nortel Networks Enters into Stalking Horse Agreement to Sell CDMA Business and LTE Assets to Nokia Siemens Networks

Canadian counsel to Nortel Networks Corporation and Nortel Networks Limited in connection with its "stalking horse" agreement to sell substantially all of its CDMA business and LTE Access assets to Nokia Siemens Networks B.V. for US$650 million.  More

Niagara Health System's $1.42 Billion Alternative Financing and Procurement Project Reaches Financial Close

Counsel to Borealis Infrastructure, who provided the majority of the equity in the Alternative Financing and Procurement project, for the design, build, finance and maintenance of a new state-of-the-art health care complex to be located in St. Catherines  More

Power Corporation of Canada Issues $400 Million of Debentures

Counsel to the agents in the issue by Power Corporation of Canada of $250 million of 7.57% debentures due April 2019 and of $150 million of 8.57% debentures due April 2039  More

Videotron's US$260 Million Private Placement of Senior Notes

US and Canadian counsel to Videotron Ltd. in the institutional private placement in the United States and Canada of US$260 million aggregate principal amount of Videotron's 9.125% Senior Notes due 2018.  More

Andlauer Management Group Commences its Insider Bid to Acquire ATS Andlauer Income Fund

Counsel to Andlauer Management Group Inc. in connection with its insider bid to purchase ATS Andlauer Income Fund.  More

Bowater Merges with Abitibi Consolidated

Counsel to Bowater Inc. in its US$9 billion merger of equals with Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.  More

Visa Canada Integrates with Visa International

Counsel to Visa Canada Corporation in connection with a global restructuring of Visa International Service International, Visa U.S.A. Inc., Visa Canada Association (now known as Visa Canada Corporation) and other members of the Visa enterprise  More

Rio Tinto Acquires Alcan

Counsel to Alcan in connection with its US$38.1 billion acquisition by Rio Tinto plc, the largest all-cash takeover in Canadian history.  More

Wajax Acquires Weir Process Equipment

Counsel to Wajax through its business units Kinecor Limited Partnership and Spencer Industries Inc., as purchasers, in the $25M+ purchase of the assets and property of Weir Process Equipment.  More

RBC Completes Acquisition of Commercial Leasing Division of ABN AMRO Bank N.V. - Canada Branch

Counsel to Royal Bank of Canada in connection with its acquisition of ABN AMRO's Canadian commercial leasing division.  More

Cirque du Soleil in New Partnership with Dubai World

Acted for Cirque du Soleil in the acquisition of a 20% stake by Istithmar World and Nakheel, units of Dubai World.  More

RBC to Offer Up to ZAR 15M Royal Bank of Canada Fixed Rate Deposit Notes in the Uridashi Market

Canadian counsel to Royal Bank of Canada in connection with the offering in Japan of up to ZAR 15m Fixed Rate Deposit Notes due November 1, 2010.  More

Royal Bank of Canada Completes Issue of ZAR 30M Fixed Rate Deposit Notes in Uridashi Market

Counsel to RBC in issuing ZAR 30,000,000 (approx. CDN$4,398,000) Royal Bank of Canada Fixed Rate Deposit Notes due November 15, 2011.  More

Basell Sells its Corunna Site to Shell Chemicals

Counsel to Basell Canada in connection with the sale of certain assets to Shell Chemicals Canada.  More

Domtar Enters Agreement to Sell its Forest Products Business for Approximately $285M

Counsel to Domtar Corporation in its agreement for the sale of its forest products business to the newly created Conifex Inc. for approximately $285 million including an estimated $50 million of working capital.  More

Andlauer Management Group Proposes to Acquire ATS Income Fund

Counsel to Andlauer Management Group Inc. in connection with its proposed acquisition of ATS Andlauer Income Fund.  More

Four Seasons Hotels Privatization

Four Seasons Hotels Inc. was taken private by affiliates of Cascade Investment, L.L.C., Kingdom Hotels, and Isadore Sharp in a transaction valued at US $3.8 billion.  More

Québec Issues $1 Billion in Global Notes Series QG

Represented the underwriters in Quebec's issuance of US$1 Billion in Global Notes.  More

RBC Issues AUD 100M of 8.5 % Deposit Notes

Represented RBC in its issuance of AUD 100M of Deposit Notes.  More

RBC Completes Issue of €3 Billion of 5.75 % Deposit Notes

Counsel to RBC in its issuance of €3 Billion of Deposit Notes.  More

RBC Renews its $40 Billion Programme for the Issuance of Notes

Canadian and EU securities counsel to RBC in renewing its programme for the issuance of notes.  More

RBC Issues Samurai Bonds

Acted as Canadian Counsel to RBC in its issuance, in Japan, of Yen Bonds.  More

Videotron Completes US$455 Million Private Placement of Senior Notes

Counsel to Videotron Ltd., the third largest cable operator in Canada, in connection with its completion of a US$455 million private placement of senior notes.  More

The Brock Group Acquires All Outstanding Securities Of Steeplejack Industrial Group Inc.

Acted as Canadian counsel for The Brock Group in connection with its successful $122 million acquisition of all of the outstanding securities of Steeplejack Industrial Group.  More

Mecachrome Initiates IPO

Advised Mecachrome International Inc., for both the Canadian and U.S. aspects of the transaction, in its filing of a final prospectus for an initial public offering.  More

Quebecor World Inc. Issues High Yield Senior Notes

Advised Quebecor World Inc. on its high-yield offering of US$400 million 9¾% Senior Notes due January 15, 2015, which were issued and sold on a private placement basis in the United States and to a limited number of accredited investors in  More

JDSU Acquires Innocor

Acted for Innocor, a provider of broadband test solutions for network equipment manufacturers, in its acquisition by JDSU.  More

Goldman Sachs Capital Partners Finances CanWest MediaWorks Purchase of Alliance Atlantis Communications

On January 10, 2007 Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and CanWest MediaWorks announced CanWest MediaWorks' agreement to purchase Alliance Atlantis Communications.  More

Yellow Pages Group Acquires Print and Online Directory and Directory Data Services Business of MTS Allstream

Represented Yellow Pages Group (YPG) in its $275 million acquisition of the print and online directory and directory data services business of MTS Allstream, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Manitoba Telecom Services.  More

Bank of America, N.A., Finances BCBG Max Azria Group Inc. and BCBG Max Azria Canada Inc.

Acted as counsel to Bank of America, N.A., as agent and lender, in the US$187 million and CAN$12 million financing of BCBG Max Azria Group, Inc. and BCBG Max Azria Canada Inc.  More

SGF Takes Part in TPG Capital's $1.3-Billion Privatization of Axcan Pharma

Société générale de financement announced that it would invest $60 million directly into Axcan Pharma Inc. debt and equity.  More

Quebecor Media Successfully Completes its Privatization of Nurun Inc.

Acted as counsel to Quebecor Media in the context of a take-over bid. The total value of the transaction was approximately $76 M.  More

Yellow Pages Group Acquires TBayTel

Acted as counsel to Yellow Pages Group Co. in the $17M acquisition of the telephone directories business of TBayTel.  More

KR Wind Holdings (Canada) Inc. Completes Purchase of 2064807 Ontario Inc., a private holding company for R.J.S. Mechanical Inc. and Q.C. Enterprise Inc.

The vendors, Robert and Janice Scoffield, were represented by Ogilvy Renault LLP with a team comprised of Michel Carle, Anthony Milazzo, Sarah Crossley and Fiorella Bellissimo.  More

Ogilvy Renault Acts for CHC in $3.7 Billion Deal

The largest ever buy-out in the oil field services industry  More

Royal Bank of Canada's Sale of $4 Billion of Six-Year Extendible Notes

Acted as Canadian counsel to RBC in connection with the sale of $4B of six-year extendible notes in a 144a private placement.  More

TVA Group Repurchases $51M in Class B Non-Voting Shares

Acted as counsel to TVA Group Inc. in its $51,000,000 offer to repurchase up to 3,000,000 of its Class B Non-Voting Shares under a substantial issuer bid.  More

Nortel Completes Offering of US$675 Million Senior Notes

Represented Nortel, in Canada, with regards to its offering of 10.75% Senior Notes due 2016.  More

Kendle International Inc. Acquires DecisionLine Clinical Research Corporation

Represented Kendle in its acquisition of DecisionLine through a wholly owned Canadian subsidiary.  More

National Bank of Canada Completes Public Offering of Preferred Shares

Represented underwriters in National Bank of Canada's public offering of $150 million of Non-Cumulative Fixed Rate First Preferred Shares.  More

Ogilvy Renault Represents the Shareholders of Thibodeau Group of Companies

TransForce Income Fund completed the acquisition of all of the shares of Groupe Thibodeau inc., a privately held company headquartered in Portneuf, Quebec.  More

Events

Legal Matters Seminar Series - Important 2010 Federal Budget Tax Changes Affect Compensation and Incentive Plans

Join Ogilvy Renault partners Adrienne Oliver and Dawn Whittaker for a discussion of the implications of the new 2010 Federal Budget tax changes.  More

Let's Do Lunch Seminar Series

Ogilvy Renault is pleased to invite you to a luncheon seminar featuring our experts who will discuss "Employer and Employee Rights and Obligations" and "Immigration and Tax Considerations for Business Travellers".  More

Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario Annual Conference 2008

Joan van Zant, Kelly Friedman, and Barry Segal present sessions on Navigating Your Way through the Patenting Process, The Sedona Canada Principles, and Demystifying Tax Rollovers.  More

Publications

Finally Some Relief - Elimination of Section 116 Certificate Requirements and Canadian Income Tax on Gains from Sale of Certain Shares by Non-Residents

On March 4, 2010, the Canadian federal government tabled its Budget. Included in the Budget is a proposal which would eliminate, with effect from March 5, 2010, what has been a longstanding thorn in the side of foreign private equity and venture...  More

Federal Budget 2010 - Income Tax Measures

On March 4, 2010, the federal government tabled its Budget. This bulletin summarizes the principal income tax measures affecting businesses contained in the Budget.  More

GST/QST on Investment Manager Fees

On April 16, 2009 the Federal Court of Appeal released its decision which dealt with whether fully-discretionary investment management services were taxable supplies subject to GST.  More

SCC Confirms No Crown Priority For Unremitted GST/QST in a Bankruptcy

On October 30, 2009, the Supreme Court of Canada released its long-anticipated decision in Quebec (Revenue) v. Caisse populaire Desjardins de Montmagny. At issue in this case (and two companion cases) was the legal characterization of Crown rights...  More

Online Income of eBay Sellers Taxable

Announcement by Minister of National Revenue confirms that Canada Revenue Agency will begin to enforce the taxation of certain users of popular online marketplace eBay.  More

Stock Savings Plan II

In 1979, the Quebec Government introduced the Quebec Stock Savings Plan (SSP) with the aim of helping Quebec companies to attract investor capital. Over the years, the Government restricted access to the plan and ultimately imposed a moratorium...  More

2009 Ontario Budget

A summary of the principal tax measures contained in the 2009 Budget tabled by the Ontario Government on March 26, 2009.  More

Highlights of the Quebec Budget 2009 - 2010

On March 19, 2009, the Quebec Minister of Finance, Monique Jérôme-Forget, tabled the Quebec Government's 2009 - 2010 Budget. The Ogilvy Renault Tax team has prepared a summary of the principal tax measures announced in the Budget.  More

Federal Budget 2009

On January 27, 2009, the federal government tabled its much-anticipated Budget. This Bulletin summarizes the principal income tax measures contained in the Budget and highlights certain non-income tax measures.  More

Protocol Amending the Canada-US Tax Treaty Enters Into Force

Last month, the Canadian Minister of Finance and the US Treasury Secretary announced the entry into force of the Fifth Protocol to the Canada-United States Income Tax Convention, 1980, which updates and amends the Treaty.  More

Ontario Government introduces the Ideas for the Future Act

On September 23, the Ontario government released the Ideas for the Future Act, 2008, fulfilling a promise included in the 2008 Ontario Budget.  More

Proposed Income Trust Conversion Rules

On July 14, 2008, following up on a promise made on December 15, 2006, the Department of Finance released draft legislation to amend the Income Tax Act (Canada) to facilitate the conversion of income trusts to public corporations.  More

Federal Budget 2008

On February 26, 2008, the Conservative Government tabled its third budget. Budget 2008 contains targeted corporate and personal income tax measures, as well as measures to improve the efficiency of the tax system.  More

Elimination of Withholding Tax on Arm's Length Payments of Interest

On December 14, 2007, the legislation to eliminate Canadian withholding tax on interest paid or credited to arm's length non-resident lenders became law.  More

New Effective Date for the Elimination of Withholding Tax on Interest

A Notice of Ways and Means Motion tabled in Parliament on November 13, 2007 has moved forward the effective date for the elimination of Canadian withholding tax on interest payments to arm's length non-resident lenders.  More

Update on Canada-US Tax Treaty - Hybrid Entities

On September 21, 2007, the Minister of Finance announced the signing of the Fifth Protocol to the Canada-United States Income Tax Convention, 1980 (the "Treaty"), which updates and amends certain provisions of the Treaty.  More

Highlights of the Quebec Budget 2007-2008

On May 24, 2007, the Quebec Minister of Finance, Monique Jérôme-Forget, tabled the Quebec Government's 2007-2008 Budget.  More

Cross-border Transactions: Proposed Elimination of Canadian Withholding Tax

On March 19, in its second budget, the federal Conservative Government announced significant measures to eventually eliminate withholding tax on interest paid by Canadian-resident corporate borrowers to arm's length non-residents...  More

Federal Budget 2007

On March 19, 2007, the Conservative Government tabled its second budget.  More

Highlights of the Quebec Budget 2007-2008

On February 20, 2007, the Quebec Minister of Finance, Michel Audet, tabled the Quebec Government's 2007-2008 Budget.  More

Supreme Court Denies Deduction for Foreign Exchange Losses on Foreign Currency Debt

On October 20, 2006, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision in the cases of Imperial Oil Ltd. v. The Queen and Inco Ltd. v. The Queen.  More

Ontario and Federal Government Sign Agreement for Combined Ontario Corporate Tax Administration - A Blessing and A Curse?

On October 6, 2006 the federal and Ontario Ministers of Finance signed an agreement under which the federal government will collect and administer Ontario's corporate income tax.  More

Canadian Withholding Tax on Loans Between Non-Residents

A non-resident planning to expand its business into Canada must decide whether to carry on the business directly (i.e., through a branch, partnership or joint venture) or to incorporate a Canadian subsidiary.  More

2006 Federal Budget Highlights

On May 2, 2006, the Conservative Government tabled its inaugural budget.  More

Federal government announces moratorium on providing advance income tax rulings on flow-through structures, including income trusts

On September 8, 2005, the federal government issued a paper and launched consultations with the public on the tax treatment of income trusts.  More

Recent Developments regarding Canadian Unlimited Liability Companies

US businesses that establish operations or acquire businesses in Canada often make use of a Canadian unlimited liability company (ULC). This newsletter highlights some recent ULC developments.  More

The Quebec Stock Savings Plan (QSSP) To Be Replaced by the SME Growth Stock Plan

In 1979, the Quebec Government introduced the Quebec Stock Savings Plan (QSSP) with the aim of helping Quebec companies to attract investor capital. Over the years, the Government restricted access to the plan and ultimately imposed a moratorium on its...  More

2005 Federal Budget Tax Highlights

As expected from this minority government, this Budget proposes changes that provide a little something for almost everyone.  More

Federal Budget Proposes New Tax Treatment for Non-Resident Holders of Mutual Funds

The 2004 Federal Budget proposes significant changes to the income tax treatment of non-residents who hold units of mutual fund trusts and shares of mutual fund corporations.  More

Trusts Provide Probate Planning Opportunities for Seniors

Avoiding probate has long been a key consideration in developing estate plans for individuals and their families.  More

Stock Options - Dealing with Declining Share Price

Stock option plans are effective compensation when share prices are rising. However, in a climate of declining share prices, stock options often require "repricing" in order to maintain their incentive effect.  More

Media Highlights

Un click sur le budget

In an interview conducted before and after the federal budget announcement, Jules Charette explains to Droit-inc.com how closely tax specialists follow the announcement.  More

An Easier Way To Give, And Be Remembered For It

Barry Segal talks to the Globe and Mail about options to manage personal wealth including setting up a foundation.  More

Crossing The 49th

Tough employment conditions lead to a crackdown on foreign employees. Yusra Siddiquee and Barry Segal discuss in Canadian Lawyer InHouse.  More

Les nouvelles mesures contre les PFA vues par Jules Charette

On droit-inc.com, Jules Charette analyzes the recent measures introduced by the Government of Quebec to fight aggressive tax planning.  More

The Pocket Test for Business Travelers

Companies planning to send foreign employees to Canada for business purposes need to consider the immigration implications and plan accordingly. Yusra Siddiquee and Barry Segal comment in Benefits Canada.  More

Les planifications sous la loupe de l'impôt

The Lipson judgment could change fiscal and succession planning, explains Dominic Belley in Finance et Investissement.  More

Argent Le Matin - Interview With Wilfrid Lefebvre

Interview by François Gagnon of Canal Argent following Wilfrid Lefebvre's recent election as Chair of Canadian Tax Foundation.  More

Ogilvy Renault's Wilfrid Lefebvre Elected Chair of Canadian Tax Foundation

Senior Partner Wilfrid Lefebvre, QC, has been elected Chair of the Canadian Tax Foundation, an independent tax research and education organization. As Chair, responsibilities will include reporting to the members on the foundation's activities.  More

Hardship For Banks, Oil Patch To Cost Ottawa $6.5-Billion In Lost Corporate Tax Revenue

Len Farber is quoted in the Globe and Mail analyzing the federal government's projection that it will lose significant corporate tax revenue.  More

Autoroute 30 - Ogilvy Renault Represents the International Syndicate of Lenders

Ogilvy Renault acted on behalf of the international syndicate of lenders, including the Royal Bank of Canada, which acted as Administrative Agent. The banking syndicate provided a $1.1 billion financing for the completion of Autoroute 30.  More

Chief Justice Bowman: Repertoire of a Jurist

Wilfrid Lefebvre is quoted in Lexpert magazine, where he reflects on the career of the Honourable Donald George Hugh Bowman, who recently retired as Chief Justice of the Tax Court of Canada.  More

Flaherty Says Canada's Energy Resources Will Buffer it From Global Slowdown

Adrienne Oliver was quoted in several Canadian news outlets talking about the unlikelihood of the federal government changing its stance on the controversial tax on income trusts.  More

Canada Says Trusts Can Convert Without `Undue' Taxes

Senior advisor and tax spokesperson Len Farber responds to the federal Finance Department's announcement on draft regulations to allow income trusts to be converted to corporations ''without undue tax effects'' for investors.  More

Still the Ones

Wilfrid Lefebvre, senior partner on the Tax team, is featured on the May cover of Lexpert magazine addressing the career longevity of senior tax litigators and the impact it has on young associates.  More

Ogilvy Renault Acting for Alcan in US$38.1B Deal with Rio Tinto

When it comes to Canada's biggest deals, Ogilvy Renault LLP is there. Our firm is representing Alcan on the US$38.1 billion offer of acquisition by Rio Tinto.  More

Domtar to sell its forest products business for approximately CDN$285 million

Domtar Corporation announced that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of its forest products business to the newly created Conifex Inc. for approximately CDN$285 million including an estimated CDN$50 million of working capital.  More

Tax Expert Len Farber Receives Distinguished Service Award

Ogilvy Renault's Len Farber, one of Canada's foremost authorities on tax policy and tax legislation, has received a distinguished service award for his career accomplishments and public service from the Tax Executives Institute Inc. (TEI) based in...  More

Ogilvy Renault LLP and Séguin Racine, Attorneys advising Garda in its acquisition of ATI Systems International to become second largest cash handling company in North America.

Ogilvy Renault LLP, along with Garda World Security Corporation's long-time legal counsel, Séguin Racine, Attorneys (Laval, Québec), are representing Garda in connection with its proposed acquisition of ATI Systems International to become the second ...  More

Ogilvy Renault represents Bowater Incorporated in merger with Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.

Ogilvy Renault, LLP acted as Canadian legal adviser to Bowater Incorporated (NYSE: BOW) in connection with its merger of equals with Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.  More

Ogilvy Renault LLP Represents Domtar in Largest Fine Paper Deal in North America

Ogilvy Renault acted as counsel to Domtar Inc. in their $3.3-billion (U.S.) combination with Weyerhaeuser Co.  More

Top Canadian Tax Official Len Farber to Join Ogilvy Renault

Ogilvy Renault LLP is pleased to announce that Len Farber will be joining the firm as a Senior Advisor on January 3, 2006.  More

Ogilvy Renault Appoints Adrienne Oliver As Tax Co-Chair

Ogilvy Renault LLP is pleased to announce that Adrienne Oliver has been appointed as Co-Chair of the firm's national Tax group.  More