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

To view the complete version of Doing Business in Canada - 2025, click here.

To view a specific section by area of expertise, please click on the topic of interest below.

Constitution, Government and Legal System

To view the Constitution, Government and Legal System PDF, click here.

Vehicles for Doing Business

To view the Vehicles for Doing Business PDF, click here. 

For more information, visit our Corporate/Commercial web page.

Advertising

To view the Advertising PDF, click here.

Cannabis

To view the Cannabis PDF, click here. 

For more information, visit our Cannabis web page.

Commercial Leasing

To view the Commercial Leasing PDF, click here. 

For more information, visit our Commercial Leasing web page.

Communications (Media and Telecommunications)

To view the Communications (Media and Telecommunications) PDF, click here. 

For more information, visit our Telecommunications web page.

Energy

To view the Energy PDF, click here. 

For more information, visit our Energy web page.

Environmental

To view the Environmental PDF, click here. 

For more information, visit our Environmental web page.

ESG

To view the ESG PDF, click here. 

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

Financial Services

To view the Financial Services PDF, click here. 

For more information, visit our Financial Services web page.

Foreign Investment and Merger Regulation

To view the Foreign Investment and Merger Regulation PDF, click here. 

For more information, visit our Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment web page.

Franchising

To view the Franchising PDF, click here. 

For more information, visit our Franchising, Distribution and Licensing web page.

Infrastructure

To view the Infrastructure Opportunities in Canada PDF, click here. 

For more information, visit our Infrastructure web page.

Intellectual Property

To view the Intellectual Property PDF, click here. 

For more information, visit our Intellectual Property web page.

Labour and Employment Regulation and Benefits

To view the Labour and Employment PDF, click here. 

For more information, visit our Labour & Employment web page and Workplace Law web page.

Litigation - Commercial Arbitration

To view the Commercial Arbitration PDF, click here. 

For more information, visit our Mediation/Arbitration Services web page.

Litigation - Dispute Resolution

To view the Dispute Resolution PDF, click here. 

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

Privacy and Data Protection Laws

To view the Privacy and Data Protection Laws PDF, click here. 

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

Real Estate, Municipal and Land Use Planning

To view the Real Estate, Municipal and Land Use Planning PDF, click here. 

For more information, visit our Real Estate web page and Municipal & Land Use Planning web page.

Securities Regulation

To view the Securities Regulation PDF, click here. 

For more information, visit our Capital Markets web page.

Tax - Canadian Income Tax Considerations

To view the Canadian Income Tax Considerations PDF, click here. 

For more information, visit our Tax web page.

Tax - Income and Other Taxes

To view the Income and Other Taxes PDF, click here. 

For more information, visit our Tax web page.

Technology/E-Commerce

To view the Technology/E-Commerce PDF, click here. 

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