Tom Nichini, Author at Dentons Canada Regulatory Review

Dentons Canada Regulatory Review

The latest information and developments on regulatory law across Canada.

The Supreme Court of Canada defines the scope of parliamentary privilege

By Tom Nichini | May 4, 2026

The constitutional imperative of legality review: Democracy Watch v. Canada (Attorney General)

By Brandon Barnes Trickett, Mélanie Power, and Tom Nichini | July 31, 2026

Supreme Court of Canada holds that the Vavilov framework applies to the review of subordinate legislation

By Brandon Barnes Trickett, Laurie Livingstone, Mélanie Power, and Tom Nichini | November 14, 2024

Toronto's Employment Areas Official Plan Amendment (OPA) 804 referred to the Ontario Land Tribunal for recommendation

Canada: On July 29, 2026, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) referred OPA 804 to the Ontario Land Tribunal (the Tribunal) for a recommendation under subsection 17(55) of the [...]

No single rulebook: AI risk in cross-border Canada-US M&A – Part one

Artificial intelligence is no longer the concern of a niche category of self-described “AI businesses” – it is now embedded across the economy and surfaces in virtually every transaction. Increasingly, [...]

Canadian Securities Administrators Consultation Paper 51-406: A ground-up review of public company regulation in Canada

Canada: On July 16, 2026, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) published CSA Consultation Paper 51-406, Modernizing the Regulation of Public Companies (the Consultation Paper), the broadest review of the continuous [...]