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By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read June 11, 2014

New penalties for businesses that use illegal electronic sales suppression software

The Canada Revenue Agency is aware that electronic sales suppression software is being marketed and sold to Canadian businesses. As part of its efforts to combat the underground economy, it has introduced new measures to address this problem.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting / Business, Canada Revenue Agency, Canada's tax system, Canadian businesses, computer records, CRA, electronic cash registers, electronic sales suppression software, ESS, ESS software, GST/HST and income tax obligations, Income Tax Act, penalties, point-of-sale systems, risk management, tax laws, underground economy, zapper software

By Occasional Contributors | 5 Minutes Read May 26, 2014

Sweeping changes to Canadian Trade-marks Act: At what cost to trademark owners?

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On March 28, 2014, the Canadian government proposed in Bill C-31, the Economic Action Plan 2014, No. 1, the most important changes to the Trade-marks Act since 1953. Bill C-31 is an omnibus bill comprising 375 pages that if enacted would also amend more than 60 other unrelated laws.
The last time that Canada’s trademark law was substantially amended, the Canadian government created a panel of experts called the Trade Mark Law Revision Committee, who received submissions from the public and deliberated changes to the legislation during a period of five years. Their comprehensive report became the foundation of the current Trade-marks Act, which has stood the test of time. In contrast, the current government engaged in only limited public consultation before Bill C-31 was made public, despite proposing changes far more reaching in scope than those of the Trade Mark Law Revision Committee.
If the legislation is enacted in … Continue reading “Sweeping changes to Canadian Trade-marks Act: At what cost to trademark owners?”

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business / advertisement, Bill C-31, Canada's trademark law, Canadian businesses, Canadian intellectual property law, Combating Counterfeit Products Act, date of first use, goods and services, Madrid Protocol, Nice Classification, omnibus bill, the Economic Action Plan 2014, Trade Mark Law Revision Committee, Trade-marks Act, trademark registration

By Occasional Contributors | 2 Minutes Read February 20, 2013

Making Canada’s asylum system faster and fairer has potential ramifications for Canadian businesses

The refugee determination process has been a hotly debated topic in Canadian immigration. These changes could affect the Canadian workforce, which has been experiencing a shortage of skilled labour in a number of provinces. It is too early to say whether these change will be a good move or a bad one for Canada, but it is evident that Canada will be accepting more refugees than ever before.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Immigration / asylum system, Business, Canadian businesses, Canadian immigration, Canadian workforce, Citizenship and Immigration, company culture, competitive advantage, employment law, Foreign workers, Hiring foreign workers, human resource development, legitimate refugees, Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act, skilled labour, small businesses, work permits

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