Written by John M. Davidson
In late June 2019, Health Canada commenced a public consultation period on the potential market in Canada for health products containing cannabis. This new class of product is referred to as “Cannabis Health Products” or “CHPs".
Topics: Cannabis
The employment standards legislation in Alberta[1] changed January 1st, 2018. As the first big update to employment standards legislation in Alberta in almost 30 years, the 2018 Code created a number of new forms of employee leave, in addition to making changes to existing forms of employee leave. By now, many employers and employees are aware of the changes, but often they are not aware of the extent of those changes, or the obligations and entitlements relating to them.
Topics: Employee leave
Pipelines, transmission lines or utility lines running across private land present a number of potential legal issues for landowners. One of the most important steps a landowner can take if a pipeline, transmission line or utility line is being proposed on their land is to retain experienced legal counsel, in order to help them understand their rights and obligations as landowners and to assist in navigating this process.
Topics: Landowner
The highly-anticipated amendments to the Cannabis Regulations[1] (the “Amended Regulations”) were released by Health Canada today, and officially come into force on October 17, 2019.
Topics: Cannabis
