Information Technology (IT) Insights

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Aiding by Omission in CASL? Good Enough, CRTC Says

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Published: August 8, 2018

Authors: Nathan Schissel, Kristél Kriel

Categories: CASL, Information Technology (IT), Science & Technology

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)’s recent enforcement action serves as a reminder that organizations can be liable under Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) for failing to take appropriate steps… Read More

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Stablecoins: The Solution to Cryptocurrency Price Volatility?

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Published: June 11, 2018

Author: Tom Provost

Categories: Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Corporate Finance & Securities, Information Technology (IT)

One of the latest trends in cryptocurrencies is a new breed of token that aims to tackle the problem of volatility in the market price of cryptocurrencies.1 They are known… Read More

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How Blockchain & Other IT Companies Can Recruit Foreign Workers

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Published: May 22, 2018

Authors: Reis Pagtakhan, Steven Robertson

Categories: Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Immigration, Information Technology (IT), Labour & Employment

Companies that develop blockchain and mine for cryptocurrencies are, at their core, IT companies. While there are certainly issues surrounding the marketability of cryptocurrencies, the multiple uses of blockchain technology,… Read More

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Yahoo! Settles Cyber-Breach Securities Class Action

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Published: May 15, 2018

Authors: Jason Mohrbutter, Nathan Schissel, Chase Salembier

Categories: Information Technology (IT), Science & Technology

Yahoo! Inc. has announced that it has accepted a proposed settlement of $80 million to settle a securities class action in the United States. This settlement represents the first substantial… Read More

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What is an Initial Coin Offering?

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Published: January 22, 2018

Authors: Steven Robertson, Tessa Rowland

Categories: Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Corporate Finance & Securities, Emerging Growth Companies, Information Technology (IT), Science & Technology

An Initial Coin Offering (“ICO”) – also sometimes referred to as an Initial Token Offering – provides a nascent business (typically a startup) with a crowdfunding vehicle to raise the… Read More

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Ethereum, Ether and Smart Contracts

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Published: January 15, 2018

Author: Mahdi Shams

Categories: Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Corporate Finance & Securities, Emerging Growth Companies, Information Technology (IT), Science & Technology

Authors: Kimberly Burns, Mahdi Shams Blockchain has led to serious consideration of how its decentralized technology can be applied in the finance sector and beyond. In this post we explore three… Read More

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Cryptocurrency: What Is Bitcoin and Why Is It Valuable?

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Published: January 8, 2018

Author: Mahdi Shams

Categories: Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Corporate Finance & Securities, Emerging Growth Companies, Information Technology (IT), Science & Technology

Authors: Kimberly Burns, Mahdi Shams Bitcoin is the world’s first and most well-known cryptocurrency and decentralized payment system. Its functional basis is the distributed ledger technology known as blockchain through which Bitcoin… Read More

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What is Blockchain?

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Published: January 2, 2018

Author: Mahdi Shams

Categories: Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Corporate Finance & Securities, Emerging Growth Companies, Information Technology (IT), Science & Technology

Authors: Kimberly Burns, Mahdi Shams Blockchain was the new vocabulary word for 2017. Constantly in the news, and on all of our lips, interest in blockchain dramatically increased over the past… Read More

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Competition Bureau Releases FinTech Report

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Published: December 26, 2017

Authors: Aaron Runge, Jeremie Roussel, Nathan Schissel

Categories: Credit Unions & Cooperatives, Information Technology (IT), Science & Technology

In May of 2016 the Competition Bureau (the “Bureau”) launched a market study into technology-led innovation in the Canadian financial services sector, better known among industry players as “FinTech.” Recognizing that… Read More

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CASL is Constitutional (And Some Guidance on How to Interpret It)

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Published: November 28, 2017

Authors: Nathan Schissel, Kristél Kriel, Marc Unger

Categories: CASL, Information Technology (IT), Science & Technology

Authors: Nathan Schissel, Kristél Kriel, Marc Unger, Lanai Seigo We previously wrote about the significant administrative monetary penalty (AMP) of $1.1 million issued by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)… Read More