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Lumina Metals Corp. Closes Its Upsized $406 Million Initial Public Offering

On April 30, 2026, Lumina Metals Corp. (TSX: LMCU) ("Lumina Metals" or the "Company") completed its upsized initial public offering and secondary offering of common shares ("Common Shares")...

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Federal Spring Economic Update 2026: Highlights Affecting Financial Services

The 2026 Spring Economic Update and its related Bill C-30, tabled last week, include several initiatives relevant to the financial services sector, including new measures to support national investment, enhance competition, support housing, and reduce financial crime. They also include various other measures that may be of interest to financial service providers in banking, insurance and payments.

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Fasken

Competition, Crypto, And Crime: Financial Services And Technology Highlights From The Spring Economic Update 2026

On April 28, 2026, Canada's government tabled the Spring Economic Update 2026, titled Canada Strong For All. Building on the themes introduced in Budget 2025, the Spring Economic Update signals continued progress...

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Gowling WLG

Ground Breaking: Canada Launches Its First National Sovereign Wealth Fund

Canada has launched its first national sovereign wealth fund, the Canada Strong Fund, with $25 billion in federal capital to co-invest alongside private and institutional investors in infrastructure, energy...

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McMillan LLP

Quebec’s AMF Issues Guideline On The Use Of AI For Financial Institutions

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

CIRO Issues Stiff Penalties For Dealer Conduct

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Bennett Jones LLP

Lending Under The Canada Small Business Financing Program: Eligibility Requirements For Borrowers

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Digital Payment Instruments And The Future Of Canadian Transactions

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Torys LLP

Five Times Litigation Finance Can Change The Conversation With Your Client

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Omni Bridgeway

TMX Group Limited Announces Agreement To Acquire Cboe Australia And Cboe Canada From Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

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Dentons Canada LLP

All Grain, No Gain: The Cost Of Failing To Register A Security Interest In A Conditional Sale Contract For Financiers

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Cassels

Why Canada Is A Ripe Growth Market For Equipment & Technology Finance

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Cassels

Would The Real Guarantor Please Stand Up

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Bennett Jones LLP

Lutte contre le recyclage des produits de la criminalité au Canada : augmentation des pénalités et nouvelles violations

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Tax Court Of Canada Overturns CRA’s Denial Of GST/HST Input Tax Credits: Fiera Foods Company v The King

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

How The Canadian Foreign Accrual Property Income (FAPI) Regime Works—and Why It Matters To Foreign Corporations, Foreign Trusts

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Understanding CRA Form T106 And How It Compares To U.S. Reporting Requirements

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

A Degree In Deception: Alberta Court Upholds Termination For Cause

Canada Employment

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Cassels

CRA Information Requests - Shopify 1

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Millar Kreklewetz

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Secured Lending

Project Finance

Banking Regulation

Capital Adequacy/BASEL

Moins De Formalités Et Plus De Dynamisme Sur Les Marchés : Les ACVM Redéfinissent Le Cadre De Déclaration Des Émetteurs Émergents

Le 19 mars 2026, les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM ») ont annoncé la mise en œuvre d’un projet pilote autorisant les émetteurs émergents admissibles...

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

Is Semi-Annual Financial Reporting Right For You? The CSA's Pilot Project For Venture Issuers Is Now Live

Voluntary semi-annual financial reporting (SAR) for public companies in Canada is now live, at least for eligible venture issuers.

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Federal Financial Institutions Legislative And Regulatory Reporter – January 2026

The Federal Financial Institutions Legislative and Regulatory Reporter provides a monthly summary of Canadian federal legislative and regulatory developments of relevance...

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Federal Financial Institutions Legislative And Regulatory Reporter

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Federal Financial Institutions Legislative And Regulatory Reporter - September 2025

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Broad Support For Infrastructure Investments In Canada: New OSFI Capital Adequacy Guidelines For Life Insurers

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Dentons Canada LLP

IMF Publishes 2025 Financial System Stability Assessment For Canada: Why Certain Recommendations Should Not Be Adopted

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Torys LLP

OSFI's Q3 Quarterly Release: A Suite Of Regulatory Updates To Address Emerging Risks

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

OSFI Quarterly Release: Updates For Capital Adequacy, Model Risk Management And Insurer Peer Review

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Fasken

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Debt Capital Markets

Gill V. The King -Transferring Property Among Family Members, When You’re In Debt To CRA? That Triggers Secondary Tax Liability (Because It Appears To Be A Tax Dodge)

Section 160 of the Income Tax Act (ITA) is one of the most potent collection tools available to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). While most tax liabilities are personal to the individual who earned the income, section 160 creates a form of “derivative” or secondary liability.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Lending Under The Canada Small Business Financing Program: Eligibility Requirements For Borrowers

Starting a small business can be difficult; competition with established companies, shifting economic demands, and consumer expectations can culminate in an unpredictable and costly endeavour.

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Prediction Markets And Event Contracts: Where Gambling Meets The Financial Markets

The recent surge in interest in prediction markets has attracted the expected regulatory attention from securities and commodity futures regulators in Canada.

Canada Commercial

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Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

Related, But Not Protected: Alberta Court Denies CCAA Stay Extension And Permits Receivership

Canada Insolvency

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Dentons Canada LLP

Working In Law? Three Questions To Ask About Your Financial Protection

Canada Insurance

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Lawyers Financial

Project Samara: Canadian Regulators Approve Distributed Ledger Bond Issuance Experiment

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Dentons Canada LLP

Regulatory Reforms: What 2025 Changed For Canadian Capital Markets

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Miller Thomson LLP

Le point sur la réglementation canadienne en valeurs mobilières de 2025 : ce que les émetteurs et les investisseurs doivent savoir

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Miller Thomson LLP

To SAR Or Not To SAR? The Pros, Cons And Complexities Of Semi-Annual Reporting By Public Companies

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

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Charges, Mortgages, Indemnities

Drafting Cautiously: Waiving Statutory Protections

In Alberta, it is common for mortgage agreements to include clauses waiving statutory protections under Sections 49 and 52 of the Expropriation Act.

Canada Real Estate

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Bennett Jones LLP

Would The Real Guarantor Please Stand Up

Not all guarantees are created equal. There is considerable confusion amongst mortgage lenders when structuring a mortgage loan highlighted by a recurring tendency to insist...

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Bennett Jones LLP

Selling Or Buying Properties Under Power Of Sale: Ensuring A Commercially Reasonable Sale Process

Higher interest rates and unfavourable mortgage renewals have resulted in increased defaults, leading lenders to more frequently enforce their security through a power of sale proceeding.

Canada Real Estate

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Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

Discharging A Mortgage On Your Property 101

Canada Real Estate

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Mortgagee Can Discharge Certificate Of Pending Litigation To Enable Power Of Sale (MCAN Home Mortgage Corporation v. Broad)

Canada Real Estate

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Working In Law? Three Questions To Ask About Your Financial Protection

Canada Insurance

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Lawyers Financial

Private Credit Northbound: Key Legal And Structural Considerations For U.S. Lenders Lending Into Canada

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 2 – 6, 2026)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

The Federal Court Sets Aside A $1.6 Million Administrative Monetary Penalty By The Commissioner Of The Financial Consumer Agency Of Canada

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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Financial Services

Lumina Metals Corp. Closes Its Upsized $406 Million Initial Public Offering

On April 30, 2026, Lumina Metals Corp. (TSX: LMCU) ("Lumina Metals" or the "Company") completed its upsized initial public offering and secondary offering of common shares ("Common Shares")...

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Fintech Patents: Allowance Trends At The Canadian Patent Appeal Board

Banks, fintech companies and payment processors who engage in R&D and file patents regarding computer-implemented inventions will want to take note of the Federal Court's Dusome v. Canada (Attorney General)..

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Bennett Jones LLP

Federal Spring Economic Update 2026: Highlights Affecting Financial Services

The 2026 Spring Economic Update and its related Bill C-30, tabled last week, include several initiatives relevant to the financial services sector, including new measures to support national investment, enhance competition, support housing, and reduce financial crime. They also include various other measures that may be of interest to financial service providers in banking, insurance and payments.

F

Fasken

Competition, Crypto, And Crime: Financial Services And Technology Highlights From The Spring Economic Update 2026

GW

Gowling WLG

Ground Breaking: Canada Launches Its First National Sovereign Wealth Fund

ML

McMillan LLP

Quebec’s AMF Issues Guideline On The Use Of AI For Financial Institutions

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Blockchain Powered Payments: How Stablecoins, Tokenized Deposits, And Digital Payment Instruments Can Reshape The Canadian Payments Landscape

Canada Technology

TL

Torys LLP

The Creation Of Canada’s Financial Crimes Agency: A New Era In Financial Crime Enforcement

Canada Criminal

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Contractual Holdbacks Are Not A Means Of Financing Projects

Canada Real Estate

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Miller Thomson LLP

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Latest Videos

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What Happens If You Default On A Car Loan In Ontario? (Video)

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Arrangements With Third-Party Creditors: Postponement Of Payment (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Real Estate Joint Ventures For Investors: Liquidity Provisions (Video)

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Torys LLP

News And Insights From Osler's Market-Leading Financial Services Group – July 2023 (Video)

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Navigating Lending Transactions: The 49th Parallel (Video)

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Gowling WLG

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