Doing Business in Atlantic Canada (Spring 2013)(Canadian Lawyer magazine supplement)

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Doing Business in Atlantic Canada (Spring 2013)(Canadian Lawyer magazine supplement)

Doing Business in Atlantic Canada (Spring 2013)(Canadian Lawyer magazine supplement)

March 5, 2013

IN THIS ISSUE:

A New Brunswick business lawyer’s perspective by Peter Klohn
Why Canada’s immigration rules matter to your business by Andrea Baldwin
Financing Energy Projects during the Project Lifecycle by Lydia Bugden, Colm St. Roch Seviour and Tauna Staniland

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