As a rule, Canadian courts will enforce forum selection clauses. In a recent decision, however, the Ontario Court of Appeal found justification to derive from the general principle. In the case of Quickie Convenience Stores Corp. v. Parkland Fuel Corporation, the appellant (Quickie Convenience Stores) owned and operated a chain of convenience stores, several of [...]

In an effort to increase the flexibility of public and private Ontario corporations, the Government of Ontario proposed to amend the Ontario Business Corporations Act (the “OBCA”) by introducing Bill 213, the Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020 (the “Bill”). Bill 213 seeks to make Ontario a more welcoming province for business. If [...]