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Cross-Border: A Consumer Products Industry Guide to Doing Business in Canada


February 27, 2025Publication

Businesses entering and operating in the Canadian consumer products sector face rigorous rules and requirements. From trade and environmental regulations to consumer protection laws, IP issues, cybersecurity compliance and more, the potential legal and regulatory risks are high. So are the opportunities.

The latest edition of our Cross-Border: A Consumer Products Industry Guide to Doing Business in Canada is your trusted resource for succeeding in this dynamic space. Authored by members McCarthy Tétrault’s leading Retail and Consumer Markets Group, the 2025 edition updates you on the all the important developments, giving you business-friendly guidance to confidently navigate this vibrant sector.

Designed for lawyers and business professionals, the guide provides insightful analysis of the full suite of consumer products concerns, including:

  • Entering the Canadian market
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Competition and Pricing
  • Branding and intellectual property protection
  • Packaging and labelling
  • Supply chains, trade and customs
  • Labour and employment
  • Business immigration
  • E-Commerce
  • Dispute resolution and conflict management
  • Direct to consumer
  • Three special cases (natural health, cannabis, alcoholic beverages)
  • Franchising
  • Product liability and regulatory compliance
  • Cybersecurity, privacy and data protection
  • Loyalty programs
  • Consumer protection laws
  • Property development and leasing
  • Advertising, marketing and contests
  • Language

Cross-Border: A Consumer Products Industry Guide to Doing Business in Canada, 2025 Edition

Cross-Border: A Consumer Products Industry Guide to Doing Business in Canada was developed by McCarthy Tétrault’s Retail and Consumer Markets Group as a basic guide to the legal aspects of establishing and operating a consumer products business in Canada.

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Cross-Border: A Consumer Products Industry Guide to Doing Business in Canada, 2025 Edition

About McCarthy Tétrault’s Retail & Consumer Markets Group

With unmatched industry experience, practical and contextual advice, and an integrated industry-focused team, our Retail and Consumer Markets Group helps clients overcome the daily challenges inherent in the industry and take advantage of emerging trends that benefit their businesses. Our deep-rooted knowledge and global business experience enables us to advise on significant mandates across practice areas and connect clients with the most experienced and capable professionals to provide top-tier legal and strategic business advice, whatever the challenge. Find out how we can help you.

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