Investment Canada Act threshold: exemption increases to $1.5B for EU companies acquiring Canadian businesses

Investment Canada Act threshold exemption for European Union companies directly acquiring Canadian businesses increases to $1.5 billion effective September 21, 2017 Effective September 21, 2017, most of the provisions contained in the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Act), including those provisions amending the Investment Canada Act, will come into force. Currently,...… Continue Reading