Overview of the Investment Canada Act with a Focus on Investments in Canada's Upstream Oil and Gas Industry

Authors

  • M. Jacqueline Sheppard
  • Mungo Hardwicke-Brown

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/alr682

Keywords:

Energy Law, Petroleum Law

Abstract

Foreign investment has always played a significant role in Canada's petroleum industry. The authors trace the history of the regulation of foreign investment in general through its various phases: the early laissez-faire regime, followed by the Foreign Investment Review Act, followed in turn by the present Investment Canada Act. They then present a detailed review of the present regime as it applies to oil and gas acquisitions, with examples of recent cases.

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Vol 30, No 1: Petroleum Law Edition

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