Sentences with phrase «canadian authorities on»

The whistleblower's revelation, first reported by the Observer last May, prompted Canadian authorities on Thursday to launch yet another investigation into AggregateIQ and Facebook dealings, to see if the «organizations are in compliance with Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and [British Columbia's] Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).»
Their correct investment categories according to the Canadian Investment Funds Standards Committee (CIFSC), the Canadian authority on Mutual Fund Investment Classifications are Natural Resource and Canadian Small / Mid Cap respectively.
Nevertheless, the confession obtained from the suspect during the Mr. Big operation in R v Proulx, 2005 BCSC 184 conducted by Canadian authority on UK soil was admissible for the purposes of an extradition proceeding in the UK, where the accused was extradited and tried in Canada (Proulx at para 28).
While there is no Canadian authority on point, the American experience indicates that a Canadian law firm should be able to establish a solicitor - client relationship with its own ethics counsel.
Brian Ludmer is a prominent Toronto family law lawyer and a Canadian authority on parental alienation.

Not exact matches

Everyone comments on how authorities such as Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. only now are starting to gather data on the extent to which international buyers are responsible for the price escalatio — an inexcusable example of bureaucratic inertia and old - fashioned Canadian complacency.
The conflict: Americans and Canadians are battling it out over the Peace Bridge, which links Fort Erie, Ont., to Buffalo, N.Y. Americans on the binational authority overseeing the bridge are accusing Canadians of foot - dragging on a redevelopment project on the U.S. side, and Cuomo said the bridge is a «metaphor for dysfunction.»
Among Canadian cities, only Vancouver has a single transportation authority with the ability to co-ordinate between all four congestion solutions on a regional basis.
Robin serves on a variety of boards and committees, including the Association of Canadian Port Authorities; Greater Vancouver Gateway Council; Greater Vancouver Board of Trade; Western Transportation Advisory Council; Canada West Foundation; and British Columbia Business Council.
One of Canada's foremost authorities on Canadian social housing, Dr. Greg Suttor, has just authored a book on the history of Canadian social housing policy.
Barry Sookman, a Toronto - based lawyer and a leading authority on IP law, recently conducted a survey of 16 Canadian law schools.
Currently, the Monetary Authority of Singapore - the de facto central bank - spearheads a cross-border payment system concept built on a blockchain platform called Project Ubin, in partnership with its Canadian counterpart.
The arrests ordered by Connecticut authorities are likely to be merely the first of a number that will send shock waves through Florida, Rhode Island and Nevada, where betting on jai alai is also legal, and perhaps put a fatal crimp in the sport's plans to invade Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland and about a dozen other states and two Canadian provinces.
CATSA (Canadian Air Transport Security Authority) and EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) all recommend car seats on planes, but do not have this level of governance over their airlines — they defer to the individual airlines» policies.
Congressman Brian Higgins and Canadian Consul General John F. Prato have weighed in on the US - Canada dispute among members of the Peace Bridge Authority.
Indeed, Hoyt served as Cuomo's point man during a bitter 2013 dispute with Canadian members of the binational authority over the pace of development on the Buffalo plaza.
He has become without a doubt the authority in the U.S. House on anything and everything related to the northern border and U.S. - Canadian relations, and it's going to be important that whoever his successor is, we make sure that they are as strong on that.
Speaking in Buffalo on Wednesday, Governor Cuomo addressed Canadian concerns that dissolving the authority could jeopardize the construction of pre-clearance inspection booths slated for Fort Erie.
He is a former Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island, former governor of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, former member of the Alberta Premier's Council on Carbon Capture and Storage and former member of Board of Management of the Alberta Economic Authority.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward - looking statements include, without limitation, possible product defects and product liability, risks related to international sales and potential foreign currency exchange fluctuations, the initiation or outcome of litigation, acts or potential acts of terrorism, international conflicts, significant fluctuations of quarterly operating results, changes in Canadian and foreign laws and regulations, continued acceptance of RIM's products, increased levels of competition, technological changes and the successful development of new products, dependence on third - party networks to provide services, dependence on intellectual property rights, and other risks and factors detailed from time to time in RIM's periodic reports filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and other regulatory authorities.
The principal broker is Ron Alphonso who is viewed as an authority on the Canadian real estate sector.
No less an authority than Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney has been travelling the country telling Canadians to resist the temptation to load up on low - interest debt.
OTTAWA — Canadian tax authorities are on track to recover at least an additional $ 400 million this year as part of a campaign to crack down on tax evasion by big international companies and wealthy individuals, particularly those using offshore tax havens, a top official says.
Sherry is an award - winning authority on finance and economics with over 30 years of bringing economic insights and clarity to Canadians.
Borneo Divers Training Institute's program is recognized by higher education bodies such as the American Council on Education, National Vocational Qualification (UK), Australian National Training Authority, Canadian Learning Bank and other local institutions.
Country - Rock (Wing - Mirror)(1999), a piece that depicts a tunnel, on which an unknown artist, for more than two decades has painted a rainbow, which authorities were constantly trying to remove, is a familiar landmark in Toronto, which confirms the influence that Canadian scenery left on him.
Canadian biologist Dr. Mitchell Taylor, one of the foremost authorities on polar bears, says: «We're seeing an increase in bears that's really unprecedented, and in places where we're seeing a decrease in the population it's from hunting, not from climate change.»
But if executive agencies want to move forward with market - based solutions to climate change, there is no reason to wait for new legislation: the GWSA already provides the authority for the administration to implement market - based solutions, either on our own or in partnership with our partners in RGGI states and Canadian provinces.
So asks the Wired GC, riffing on my recent post about Yahoo's decision to give Chinese authorities access to user e-mails and news that Russia has shown «contempt for the rule of law by seeking the expulsion of Canadian lawyer Robert Amsterdam.»
One of the two men accused of an al Qaeda - backed plan to derail a passenger train in Canada questioned the authority of Canadian law to judge him, telling a court on Wednesday the Criminal Code is imperfect and is not a holy book.
The competent Canadian authority is indeed only bound to make certain information available on its website.
Canadian officials handed over information used by the US military authorities and this information may be part of the case on which Mr. Khadr is currently held, and may be used at his ultimate trial.
Although this case was brought under the Federal legislation, the Canadian Human Rights Act (the «Act»), the principles of law are transferrable to the individual provincial human rights contexts, including Ontario, and this case should be viewed as the leading authority on the protected ground of family status with respect to child care obligations.
Normally, one had to be on Canadian territory to assert Charter rights, and Canadian authorities operating outside of Canada were thought not to be bound by the Charter.
Ontario authorities arrested three people, including two Canadians and one Costa Rican, all of whom are now being held on drug crime charges.
It would also provide authority to revoke Canadian citizenship from dual citizens and deny it to permanent residents who are convicted of terrorism, high treason, treason or spying offences, depending on the sentence.
«The authority of the judiciary in any democratic society rests on public confidence and public confidence can not exist in the absence of displaying the highest norms of conduct and ethical principles for judges,» says Norman Sabourin, executive director and senior general counsel for the Canadian Judicial Council.
Arar, a Syrian - born Canadian engineer, had been intercepted by U.S. authorities in 2002 on his way home via the U.S. from a trip abroad.
Prior to the passage of the Constitution Act, 1982, the Canadian constitution served primarily as a check on governmental power to the extent that the governmental actor acted outside of its constitutionally - allocated authority.
My husband, Maher Arar, a Canadian citizen born and raised in Syria, faced a public trial in 2002 while he was the victim of extraordinary rendition initiated by U.S. authorities with the complicity of Canadian law enforcement as well as Jordanian and Syrian authorities, official and de facto allies of the U.S. war on terror.
A management restriction on employees wearing blue jeans and shorts at the office was found by an arbitrator to be a contravention of the employer's established workplace attire policy in Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 1767 v. BC Assessment Authority (Workplace Attire Grievance), [2015] B.C.C.A.A.A. No. 67 (Dorsey) and the restriction was ordered to be rescinded.
In this case, a Canadian company refused to provide pilot training to an individual on the basis of a decision by U.S. authorities.
It does not rely on the general domain name resolution providers and instead uses the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) to handle these disputes.
In late 2014 (and as reported on this blog), the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published «comply or explain» rules (the CSA Rules) regarding the representation of women in director and executive officer positions that were adopted by the securities regulatory authorities in a majority of Canadian provinces and territories.
(We recently reported on the review of these disclosures made by certain Canadian securities regulatory authorities).
Canadian officials also knew that the U.S. authorities would have full access to the contents of the interrogations (as Canadian officials sought no restrictions on their use) by virtue of their audio and video recording (CSIS's Role in the Matter of Omar Khadr, at pp. 11 - 12).
While much attention was focused on the fact there is little precedent for global court orders to take down «content», the Court looked at a large body of decisions supporting the authority of Canadian courts to make orders with global effects.
After catching a half - dozen young vegans disguised in powdered wigs, Canadian immigration authorities have begun stopping buses and quizzing the supposed senior - citizen passengers on Perry Como and Rosemary Clooney hits to prove they were alive in the 1950's.
«A claim made or an «action» brought by a Canadian resident «employee» on whose behalf contributions are made by or required to be made by you under the provisions of any Canadian provincial or territorial workers» compensation law, if cover or benefits have been denied by any Canadian Workers» Compensation Authority
The OECD common reporting standard involves rules governing the exchange of information on non-resident account holders of accounts among Canadian financial institutions and tax authorities of a number of participating countries.
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