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Lessons From The U.K.: Potential Reforms To Canadian Banks' Fraud Prevention Responsibilities

Fraud rates continue to rise in Canada, with recent Statistics Canada data showing a 12% increase in police-reported fraud from 2022 to 2023.

Canada Criminal

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 20 – 24, 2025)

The appellants argued that the motion judge erred in her contextual analysis.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Reminder: New FINTRAC Requirements Effective October 1, 2025

New reporting, verification, and other compliance obligations are now in force for money services businesses ("MSBs"), title insurers, real estate professionals, and acquirers of private automated banking machines ("ABMs").

Canada Technology

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

FINTRAC Publishes Resources To Support Mortgage Sector Compliance

As we previously reported, persons and entities in the mortgage sector (mortgage administrators, mortgage brokers, and mortgage lenders) became subject...

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Goodmans LLP

OSFI Updates And Expands Scope Of Guideline E-23 For AI Governance

Canada Technology

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Torys LLP

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

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Dentons Canada LLP

Indemnity Costs

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Lindsay Kenney LLP

Model Risk Governance For Financial Institutions: New Guidance For A New Era

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McMillan LLP

Des organismes de réglementation financière évaluent la résilience climatique des institutions financières canadiennes

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The 7 Steps Of Estate Administration In Canada – Guidance From A Canadian Tax Lawyer

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

When A Real Estate Deal Falls Through: What To Do (Or Not To Do)

Canada Real Estate

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Miller Thomson LLP

A Turning Point For Canadian M&A: Rebound And Resiliency Characterize Q3 Findings

Canada Commercial

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Torys LLP

The Going Public Alternative

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Goodmans LLP

CIRO TCR Rules: In The Clearing

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

A Broken Vase Can't Always Be Fixed: When Employees Lie In The Workplace

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

Reality Check: Alberta Court Weighs Costs Award Against Counsel For AI-Generated Case Law Hallucinations

Canada Technology

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Acceptable Use Policy, Personal Use, And Employee Privacy: Ten Questions Answered

Canada Employment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Canada Opens 2026 TRQ Applications

Canada International

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Millar Kreklewetz

Fall Tax Briefing: Trust Tax Structures, Mutual Fund Trust Eligibility, Director Liability And More

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Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

CSA Proposals To Prune The Use Of Chargebacks

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) are consulting on proposed amendments to National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Requirements...

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

CIRO Sprouts New Exams

In July, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) published additional syllabuses and practice exams in furtherance of its new proficiency model...

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

When A Client-advisor Relationship Gets Too Close

How to know if a client relationship poses a potential conflict and what to do about it...

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Babin Bessner Spry LLP

No Regulation By Enforcement Of Digital Assets In Québec: The U.S. Approach Travels North

A recent decision by Québec's Financial Markets Administrative Tribunal (the "FMAT") in Autorité des marchés financiers v. Gagnon (2025 QCTMF 56) ("Gagnon") adds...

Worldwide Technology

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McMillan LLP

AMF Proposed Fee Changes

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Shedding Ill-gotten Gains: CIRO Proposes To Clarify Mutual Fund Dealer Disgorgement Rules

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

CSA's Grounded Year In Review

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

CIRO's New Proposed Guidance Allowing OEO Dealers More Cover

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

How Stablecoins And AI Agents Could Transform Payments In Canada: Legal And Regulatory Implications

Worldwide Technology

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Miller Thomson LLP

CSA 2025-2028 Business Plan: Enriching The Ecosystem

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Transferring Trust: Consultation On Bulk Account Transfers

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Le BSIF publie la ligne directrice E-23 définitive sur la gestion du risque de modélisation et le recours à l'IA par les IFF

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Les répercussions de la loi Mortgage Services Act de la Colombie-Britannique sur les prêteurs demeurent incertaines

Canada Real Estate

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 29 – October 3, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Transferring Trust: Consultation On Bulk Account Transfers

The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) recently released proposals to modernize the requirements for account transfers and bulk account movements.

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Le BSIF publie la ligne directrice E-23 définitive sur la gestion du risque de modélisation et le recours à l'IA par les IFF

Le 11 septembre 2025, dans le cadre de sa publication trimestrielle de modifications réglementaires, le Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières (le « BSIF »)...

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Les répercussions de la loi Mortgage Services Act de la Colombie-Britannique sur les prêteurs demeurent incertaines

La nouvelle loi de la Colombie-Britannique intitulée Mortgage Services Act (la « MSA ») remplacera la loi Mortgage Brokers Act (la « MBA ») le 13 octobre 2026.

Canada Real Estate

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 29 – October 3, 2025)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of September 29, 2025.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Proceeds Of Crime? From Suspicion To Belief: Key Points For Financial Institutions

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Reporting Frequency: Change Is Coming For Canada's Capital Markets

Canadian regulators and exchanges have long debated whether venture issuers should continue to file quarterly financial reports.

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Cassels

Five Questions In-house Counsel Should Ask About Agentic AI In Financial Services

It hasn't been long since the generative AI boom first shook the market, requiring businesses, legislators and courts to urgently consider how to adapt to, adopt and manage this technology...

Canada Technology

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Torys LLP

Credit Where Credit Is Due – Except In Cases Of Fraud

Letters of credit are one of the most widely used financial tools in international commerce.

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Whose Tractor Is It Anyway? Quebec Decision Clarifies Ownership Claims In Receivership

A recent Quebec Court of Appeal's decision in Séquestre de Bois BSL inc. / BSL Wood Products Inc., 2025 QCCA 993, builds on the Superior Court's ruling1 and revisits the dissenting opinion in Maschinenfabrik Rieter AG c. Canadian Fidelity Mills Ltd., 2005 QCCA 1033

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Bennett Jones LLP

B.C. Mortgage Services Act: Impact On Lenders Remains Unclear

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canadian Loan Trends: 2025 And Beyond

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Torys LLP

Financial Services Dealmaking Trends: Developments And Considerations In M&A Transactions

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Torys LLP

President Trump's Executive Order On Alternative Assets For U.S. Defined-Contribution Retirement Plans—And What It Means For The Secondaries Market

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Torys LLP

Class Actions Landscape In Financial Services

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Torys LLP

Incentivizing Institutional Investment In Canada

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Torys LLP

Consumer Protection In Canada: Where We Are And Where We're Going

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Torys LLP

Stablecoins In Canada: Regulatory Evolution And Industry Momentum In 2025

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Torys LLP

AI And Insurance: Navigating AI Adoption

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Torys LLP

OSFI Releases Final Guideline E-23 For Model Risk Management And AI Use By Federally Regulated Financial Institutions

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

An Expanding Regulatory Perimeter For Fintechs: A Case Study

Canada Technology

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Torys LLP

Reducing Regulatory Barriers In The Financial Services Sector

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Torys LLP

Proposed New Federal Rules May Ban Large Cash Donations: What Charities And Non-Profits Need To Know

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

CSA Finalizes Expedited Shelf Prospectus Regime For Well-Known Seasoned Issuers

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Top Trends In Private Capital Fundraising

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Bennett Jones LLP

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When The CRA Says, "No": Exploring Judicial Review For Denied Taxpayer Relief From Penalties, Interest Payments On Tax Debt

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

FSRA's New Supervisory Framework For Life And Health Agents Means More Proactive Supervision

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Walker Sorensen

OSFI Final Reinsurance Guidelines

Canada Insurance

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Walker Sorensen

OSFI Consultation On Draft Guideline B-13 - Technology And Cyber Risk Management

Canada Technology

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Walker Sorensen

OSFI Lifts Restrictions On Canada's Federally Regulated Financial Institutions Related To Increasing Dividends, Share Repurchases And Raising Executive Compensation

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Walker Sorensen

Updated Requirements For Federally Regulated Financial Institutions' Technology And Cyber Incident Reporting Obligations

Canada Insurance

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Walker Sorensen

Further Update On Employee Stock Options

Canada Commercial

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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Arrangements With Third-party Creditors: Subordination Of Security Interests (Video)

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Gowling WLG

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

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Torys LLP

Retail Payment Activities Act

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt 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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