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Saskatchewan’s Franchise Disclosure Act receives its third reading

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Published: April 18, 2024

Authors: Ahmed Malik, Melissa Cattini, Nicole Graham

The Saskatchewan legislature has made quick work of the Franchise Disclosure Act (the “Franchise Disclosure Act”), by reading it for the third time only a day after being adopted, subject … Read More

Saskatchewan’s Franchise Disclosure Act proceeds through Committee

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Published: April 17, 2024

Authors: Ahmed Malik, Melissa Cattini, Nicole Graham

Categories: Franchising

On April 15, 2024, the Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice Committee (the “Committee”) adopted Bill No. 149 The Franchise Disclosure Act (the “Franchise Disclosure Act”), subject to a single amendment. Insight from … Read More

Fair play – The duty of fair dealing and its impact on the franchise relationship

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Published: March 21, 2024

Authors: Ahmed Malik, Melissa Cattini, Nicole Graham, Brandon Forbister

Categories: Corporate / Commercial, Franchising

British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island as well as Saskatchewan’s proposed franchise disclosure legislation (discussed in our recent blog) impose the statutory duty of fair dealing … Read More

Saskatchewan’s franchise disclosure legislation progresses through second reading

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Published: March 6, 2024

Authors: Melissa Cattini, Ahmed Malik, Nicole Graham

Categories: Franchising

The Saskatchewan Legislature started its spring sitting off strongly on Monday by completing its second reading of Bill 149, The Saskatchewan Franchise Act (the “The Franchise Disclosure Act”). MLT Aikins Franchise … Read More

When can a director or officer of a franchise become personally liable?

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Published: February 15, 2024

Authors: Melissa Cattini, Carter Liebzeit, Sipy Brar

Categories: Corporate / Commercial, Franchising

As we discussed in a recent article, franchisees sometimes have access to powerful potential remedies against franchisor corporations in cases of franchise disclosure issues. The purpose of this article is to … Read More

What are material facts and changes? Why does disclosure matter in franchise law?

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Published: February 2, 2024

Authors: Melissa Cattini, Carter Liebzeit, Sipy Brar

Categories: Corporate / Commercial, Franchising

In this article, we highlight the importance of the obligation under Canadian franchise law to disclose all material facts and all material changes. Franchisors are required by law to disclose certain … Read More

Saskatchewan’s franchise disclosure legislation: How does it measure up?

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Published: January 12, 2024

Authors: Melissa Cattini, Ahmed Malik, Nicole Graham

Categories: Corporate / Commercial, Franchising

On November 9, 2023, the Government of Saskatchewan introduced Bill 149, The Franchise Disclosure Act. For a general overview of what is proposed for The Franchise Disclosure Act, please see … Read More

Franchise case law highlights and noteworthy decisions during 2023

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Published: January 9, 2024

Authors: Melissa Cattini, Ashley Bains

Categories: Corporate / Commercial, Franchising

In this article, we highlight and discuss some of the noteworthy decisions in the Canadian franchise law sphere over this past year. With the range of subject matter and highly fact-specific … Read More

What Saskatchewan’s new franchise disclosure legislation means for franchisors

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Published: November 23, 2023

Authors: Ahmed Malik, Melissa Cattini, Nicole Graham

Categories: Franchising

On November 9, 2023, the Government of Saskatchewan introduced Bill 149, The Franchise Disclosure Act (the “Franchise Disclosure Act”). Currently, Saskatchewan has no franchise-specific legislation in place; instead, principles of contract … Read More

Which franchise model is best for you?

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Published: June 2, 2023

Author: Melissa Cattini

Categories: Franchising

Once you’ve decided that franchising is the best way to expand your business, you’ll have to decide on the franchising model you’ll use – a single-unit model or a multi-unit … Read More