The CBA Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section’s FIR Committee presents:
Annual Town Hall with FIRES and CSIR
June 03, 2025 – 12:00 - 1.30 pm ET
In-person (& virtual option): Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, 1 First Canadian Place, 100 King Street West, Suite 6300 (elevators on concourse level)
In-person attendance is now sold out. We invite you to join us virtually and be part of the experience online.
Join the Foreign Investment Review Committee of the CBA Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section for the Annual Town Hall with representatives from the Foreign Investment Review and Economic Security Branch and Cultural Sector Investment Review.
Our speakers will discuss recent activities and events relating to foreign investment in cultural and other sectors, including national security, as well the experience to date with the amendments to the Investment Canada Act that were implemented in September 2024. We will also discuss the anticipated regulations to implement the mandatory pre-closing notification regime for certain sensitive investments.
The session will feature presentations by our speakers with a discussion to follow, in which FIRC members are invited to ask questions and speak to their experience in advising clients and navigating the processes under the Investment Canada Act.
Moderators:
Kaeleigh Kuzma, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Teraleigh Stevenson, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Fraser Malcolm, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Speakers:
Matthew Dooley, Senior Advisor, Foreign Investment Review and Economic Security Branch, ISED
Mehmet Karman, Senior Policy Advisor, Foreign Investment Review and Economic Security Branch, ISED
Terence Stechysin, Deputy Director of Investments, Cultural Investments and Director, Copyright Policy and Investment Review, Canadian Heritage
Bryan Cowell, Manager, Cultural Sector Investment Review, Canadian Heritage
In-person details:
The room has a limit of 50 people.
Lunch will be available from 12pm with program commencing at 12:15pm.
