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La Juriclinique pour entreprises en démarrage de l’Université d’Ottawa a le plaisir de publier son rapport d’activité de 2025. Aucours de trimester de l’automne, nos étudiantes et étudiants chargés de dossiers ont travaillé dur pour servir la communauté innovante d’Ottawa et d’ailleurs. Voir le rapport ci-dessous :
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The uOttawa Startup Law Clinic is pleased to publish its Activity Report for 2025. Over the fall semester, our student caseworkers have worked hard to serve the innovation community in Ottawa and beyond. See below for the report:
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By Areesha ArshadStudent Caseworker AI-assisted legal tools have improved efficiency in routine business tasks like contract generation and ensuring early-stage compliance. But their rise has uncovered a structural deficit in Canada: Compared to foreign jurisdictions, Canadian small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) face a lack of reliable, jurisdiction-specific legal AI tools. As of 2021, Canada…
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By Victoria Zbrzezniak Student Caseworker As the clinic winds down its office hours with startup founders, we are turning our attention toward one of the next phases of the clinic’s work: researching and developing policy papers that dive deeper into the questions and challenges we heard about firsthand. In speaking with my fellow student caseworkers,…
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By Ella LimStudent Caseworker For the past two months, the student caseworkers at the uOttawa Startup Law Clinic spoke to over 15 founders and entrepreneurs in Ottawa and in the Greater Toronto Area. During these calls, a common theme of question was related to employment—Is it legal to hire unpaid interns or student volunteers? What…
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By Sebastian WooStudent Caseworker This month, our Startup Law Clinic is gearing up for a townhall on one of the most exciting and complex topics in the startup world: raising capital. The session will bring together founders, students, and mentors to unpack the legal and strategic questions that come with fundraising. Although our team hasn’t…
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By Tyler LiStudent Caseworker Earlier in October, I attended Canada’s Competition Summit held in Ottawa, which brought together policymakers, economists, and business leaders to talk about how Canada can address issues such as productivity and innovation. This year’s summit made clear that Canada’s growth depends on new entrants willing to challenge the status quo. That…
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By Adam MawjiStudent Caseworker On October 2, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government launched a new agency, the Defence Investment Agency (DIA). The DIA’s mandate, to overhaul Canada’s defence procurement, comes in line with the government’s commitment to increase defence spending to roughly 2% of GDP (about $63 billion) in 2025–26, and to 5% by 2035.…
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By Mahdi NaimiStudent Caseworker “Congratulations! You’ve been selected to pitch your startup to investors overseas.” For most founders, receiving that line in their inbox feels like a dream come true. The chance to showcase your idea on a global stage can unlock funding, partnerships, and recognition. But here’s the catch: it can also open the…
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