Non-French signage issue in Quebec continues

Last updated on June 29th, 2022 at 12:08 pm On May 8, 2014, the Office Québécois de la Langue Française (OQLF) appealed the Superior Court’s decision allowing English-only trade-marks on store signs in Quebec. On April 9, 2014, the Quebec Superior Court issued its decision allowing English-only trade-marks on store signs in Quebec. This decision
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Canada implements Bitcoin legislation

Last updated on June 29th, 2022 at 12:01 pm On June 19th, the federal government gave Royal Assent to Bill C-31, An Act to Implement Certain Provisions of the Budget Tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and Other Measures. This legislation makes Canada one of the first countries to regulate digital currencies. This bill includes provisions which make virtual currencies
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Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL) comes into effect tomorrow, July 1, 2014

Last updated on June 29th, 2022 at 11:58 am We wrote about this new law late last year, and now CASL will be coming into effect tomorrow. The past 2 weeks, businesses have been sending out “opt-in” emails to clients asking for consent to email out messages. CASL affects businesses that send emails, text messages
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