Doing Business in Canada

Canada welcomes international participants in its economy and business community. A focus of Aird & Berlis is to represent international clients investing in Canada and to assist domestic clients in their business and financial dealings with international participants. At Aird & Berlis, we have extensive experience and expertise in acting for international and Canadian clients.

We are the Canadian gateway for our international clients. We represent a broad range of business entities and individuals. We are dedicated to providing counsel to our clients with respect to their international business activities with a particular focus on taxation, corporate finance (including mergers and acquisitions), securities, financing and real estate investments. We make your business our business, and we are ready to assist you at any time.

For more information, please contact:
Jill Fraser, Managing Partner
T 1.416.865.7744
jfraser@airdberlis.com

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Constitution, Government and Legal System

Vehicles for Doing Business

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For more information, visit our Corporate web page.

Advertising

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Cannabis

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For more information, visit our Cannabis web page.

Commercial Leasing

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Communications (Media 
and Telecommunications)

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For more information, visit our Communication & Media web page.

Energy

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For more information, visit our  Energy web page.

Environmental

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For more information, visit our  Environmental web page.

ESG

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For more information, visit our  ESG & Sustainability web page.

Financial Services

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For more information, visit our  Financial Services web page.

Foreign Investment 
and Merger Regulation

Franchising

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For more information, visit our  Franchising web page.

Infrastructure

To view the Infrastructure Opportunities in Canada PDF.

For more information, visit our  Projects & Infrastructure web page.

Intellectual Property

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For more information, visit our  Intellectual Property web page.

Labour and Employment Regulation and Benefits

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Litigation - Commercial Arbitration

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Litigation - Dispute Resolution

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For more information, visit our  Litigation & Dispute Resolution web page.

Privacy and Data Protection Laws

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For more information, visit our  Privacy & Data Security web page.

Real Estate, Municipal and Land Use Planning

Securities Regulation

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For more information, visit our  Capital Markets web page.

Tax - Canadian Income 
Tax Considerations

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For more information, visit our  Tax web page.

Tax - Income and Other Taxes

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For more information, visit our  Tax web page.

Technology/E-Commerce

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For more information, visit our  Technology web page or  Intellectual Property web page.