Canada: Dodd-Frank, Consumer Protection Act

Canada's new national AI strategy, 'AI for All,' promises sweeping regulatory reforms across privacy, online safety, and consumer protection. With ambitious economic targets and a commitment to modernize digital legislation, the government aims...

The Canada Border Services Agency has issued a preliminary determination imposing provisional anti-dumping and countervailing duties on forged grinding media imports from China, with rates varying significantly between cooperative and non-cooperative exporters. The determination triggers immediate duty collection while the Canadian International Trade Tribunal prepares for public hearings to assess whether these imports have injured or threaten to injure the domestic Canadian industry.

As detailed in a prior Fasken bulletin, BC Bill 4 passed into law important amendments to the BPCPA that took effect in 2025, including new restrictions on mandatory arbitration clauses, class action waivers, and contractual limits on consumer reviews. This bulletin focuses on additional, consumer-contracting and direct-sales amendments, and regulatory requirements that will take effect on August 1, 2026, giving businesses limited time to adapt.

This case deals with the aftermath of a breakdown in the relationship between an insurer and a brokerage. Since 2014, BrokerLink has marketed and sold Commonwell insurance products; however...

Le 6 février 2026, Canadian Tire a été condamnée à payer près de 1,3 M$ après avoir plaidé coupable à 74 chefs d'accusation...

On February 6, 2026, Canadian Tire was ordered to pay just under $1.3 million after pleading guilty to 74 counts of violating Quebec's Consumer Protection Act in connection with misleading reference prices on selected...

On September 5, 2025, the Office de la protection du consommateur (OPC) published a guidance (Guidance) on the warranty of availability of replacement parts...

Canada's financial industry is undergoing a period of rapid change. Driven by the rise of fintechs, digital currencies, artificial intelligence (AI) and open banking initiatives, federal and provincial regulators...

As fintechs' presence and scope of activities expands, the regulatory landscape in Canada, as well as internationally, grows increasingly complex.