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Build Canada Homes one year later: Insights in its evolution and investments to date

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

One year has passed since Build Canada Homes was established. How has it evolved, and what can developers, builders and industry professionals take away from its investments to date?

Building Canada’s critical minerals advantage: Moving from resource potential to project delivery

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Canada has no shortage of critical minerals. What it needs is a faster, more coordinated path from discovery to production. That was one of the central themes to emerge from Building Canada’s Critical Minerals Advantage: Capital, Infrastructure and Project Delivery, a forum co-hosted by Dentons and Invest Alberta during the Canada Investment Summit.

Central America enters a new M&A cycle: strategic acquisitions

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Costa Rica: The next M&A cycle in Central America could reshape the way a company's value is understood. Its appeal will no longer lie solely in its EBITDA, valuation multiples, or current market position, but also in its ability to become a platform for regional growth. In fragmented markets, a local company can be much more than an asset: it can serve as a gateway to new markets, customers, capabilities, and consolidation opportunities. In his latest article, Eduardo Zúñiga from our Costa Rica office explores this new dynamic and examines Central America's potential amid increasing strategic capital activity.

Pulse Newsletter September 2026

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Netherlands: Welcome to the September edition of the Pulse Newsletter of Dentons Amsterdam office.

Tanzania's trademark recordation regime: Fair Competition Commission (FCC) clarifies key issues for trademark owners

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Tanzania:Trademark recordation is a border enforcement mechanism through which trademark owners record details of their trademarks with a designated authority to facilitate the identification and interception of counterfeit goods entering a country.

Update: “With great power comes great responsibility”: Ontario’s Municipal Accountability Act, 2025 moves forward

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Ontario has taken another step toward establishing a province-wide framework governing the conduct of municipal councillors and certain local board members (Municipal Officials), with Bill 9, Municipal Accountability Act, 2025, having received Royal Assent in June 2026.

"Are we nearly there yet?" The Reformed National Pricing Delivery Plan and ongoing reform of GB wholesale electricity market regulation

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

United Kingdom: As in many other jurisdictions, the UK's electricity wholesale arrangements were put in place when generation was dominated by large, fossil-fuelled plant, and the only ways to store electricity at scale involved dams or mountains.

Consumer apps, social media and online services – Canadian regulation to watch

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Digital services operating in Canada have seen an uptick in regulations – newly in force, pending and proposed – with implications for their business.

Ireland in a strong position as EU-Canada ties deepen

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Ireland: It is tempting to see an Irish hand in the European Union’s carefully-choreographed move to open the door to Canada becoming its first "associate member".

Priority tax rulings and the Productivity Mega Deduction

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

On September 14 and 15, 2026, the Government of Canada announced two significant measures aimed at strengthening Canada’s tax competitiveness for new business investment: the prioritization of advance income tax rulings for investments of CA$1 billion or more, and the Productivity Mega Deduction, a permanent immediate expensing regime for a broad range of depreciable property.