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Cannabis and Co-operatives – A Traditional Business Model in a New Agricultural Sector

October 1, 2019 | Mary Childs

Co-operatives are an important part of Canada’s agricultural sector and they offer a useful business structure for small and medium-sized growers in the developing cannabis industry. Producer members of a co-operative can pool resources and share profits through their ownership...

Event Announcement – Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show

September 12, 2019

CANADA’S OUTDOOR FARM SHOW – September 10 – 12, 2019 (Woodstock, Ontario) Miller Thomson LLP is again looking forward to being a part of the 26th annual Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show. Please come by our booth to say hello or ask...

Changes to Health Canada Licensing Application Requirements

June 27, 2019 | Robert Graham, Erin Fray

Modifications to Health Canada’s licensing application requirements represent a significant new burden to hopeful license applicants. On May 8, 2019, Health Canada issued a statement identifying significant changes to the Federal cannabis licensing process. While a significant number of licenses...

Cannabis Legalization and Farm Safety Considerations

June 28, 2018 | Amy Groothuis, Carol S. VandenHoek

The occupational health and safety risks associated with farming have long been known. The introduction of recreational (legalized) cannabis, which will take effect on October 17, 2018, adds uncertainty for farmers, even if they are not part of the cannabis...

Securing Water Rights: Analyzing the Water Act, Case Law and Lessons for Lenders in Alberta

February 20, 2018 | Stefan Mirkovic, John MacKay

Water rights vary from province to province; in Alberta water rights are primarily covered by the Water Act (the “Act”).[1] Under the Act, there are three primary ways that an agricultural business may divert water: Water License Exempted Agriculture User...

Pacific Agriculture Show 2018

January 31, 2018

Once again Miller Thomson was present at this year’s Pacific Agriculture Show that took place at Tradex in Abbotsford, British Columbia from January 25 to 27, 2018. Miller Thomson lawyers manned the booth for three days reaching out and connecting...

Another Harsh Lesson Learned Under the Farm Debt Mediation Act – This Time by a Landlord: HCI Ventures Ltd. v. S.O.L. Acres (2017 SKQB 264)

January 9, 2018 | David G. Gerecke, Q.C., Julian Nahachewsky

Introduction In a previous Food Web post entitled Things You May Not Know About the Farm Debt Mediation Act, we discussed several aspects of how the federal Farm Debt Mediation Act (referred to throughout as the “FDMA” or the “Act”)...

Mario Côté inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2017 FCA 36, leave to appeal to SCC refused, 37526 (November 9, 2017)

December 12, 2017 | Shahdin Farsai, Katherine Barbacki

The Plaintiff Mario Coté inc. (“MCI”), a trucking company specializing in the transport of farmed pigs in Quebec, applied to the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal (CART) for review of 12 Notices of Violation and administrative penalties issued under the Health...

The Act to Implement CETA Comes Into Force and Extends Protection to Additional Geographical Indications

October 17, 2017 | Alexandre Ajami

Most of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act (“CETA Implementation Act”) came into force on September 21, 2017. Among other things, this Act expands protection for geographical indications (GIs) and is of interest for anyone involved...

Farm Succession Planning: Can Unpaid Farm Work Give Children an Interest in the Family Farm?

September 29, 2017 | Brian P. Kaliel

The answer to this question is likely “no” in most provinces except where the farm chores amount to “exploitation”, or a provincial statute varies general common law rules. A recent British Columbia Court of Appeal decision, McDonald v. McDonald, 2017...

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