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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

The Future Of Fintech: Q&A With Jay Dorey

The fintech industry in Canada is experiencing a transformative moment with the introduction of the Retail Payments Activities Act, creating new opportunities for innovation and investment. Visa's Jay Dorey and Torys' Brigitte Goulard explore how regulatory clarity is reshaping the landscape, from AI-powered fraud detection to emerging agentic commerce. Discover which verticals are poised for explosive growth and how fintechs are leveraging new tools to serve previously underserved markets.

Canada Technology

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Torys LLP

Digital Payment Instruments And The Future Of Canadian Transactions

Blockchain-powered payment instruments are entering the mainstream Canadian financial landscape. Torys lawyers and a C.D. Howe Institute analyst examine how stablecoins, tokenized deposits...

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Torys LLP

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

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

Canada Insolvency

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Dentons Canada LLP

FINTRAC Provides Information On Recent Changes To Canada’s AML Regime

Canada Government

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Fasken

Semi-Annual Financial Reporting – A Preliminary Scorecard

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Clean Sweep: B.C. Supreme Court Dismisses Secondary Market Claims On Multiple Grounds

Canada Litigation

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon 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

DIY With OEO: But First, Read The Updated CIRO Guidance

Canada Strategy

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Canada’s Proposed Stablecoin Framework – Key Legal And Regulatory Takeaways

Canada Technology

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MLT Aikins LLP

Would The Real Guarantor Please Stand Up

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Bennett Jones LLP

Adoption De L’IA Dans Les Services Financiers : Points À Retenir De La 2e Édition Du FIASSF

Canada Technology

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Fasken (French)

The Federal Government And Musqueam Nation Sign Historic Agreements Recognizing Aboriginal Land Title | CityNews Interview With Anita Boscariol (Video)

Canada Government

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Watson Goepel LLP

Why Canada’s Workforce Math Doesn’t Work Without Immigration

Canada Immigration

Moving2Canada

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.

IESO's Long Lead Time Request For Proposals – Recent Developments And Next Steps

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Dentons Canada LLP

Update On The Capital Gains Exemption And Qualified Small Business Corporation Shares

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O'Sullivan Estate Lawyers LLP

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

Le 26 mars 2026, le projet de loi C-12, la Loi visant à renforcer le système d'immigration et la frontière du Canada (le « projet de loi »), a reçu la sanction royale.

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Engaging Your SME Suppliers To Achieve Your Climate Targets (Video)

Ben Stansfield: So listen, thank you very much for joining today's webinar. My name is Ben, I am a Partner at Gowling WLG, and I lead our sustainability group, and it is my pleasure to moderate today's panel...

Worldwide Commercial

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Gowling WLG

Loi d’exécution du budget : Faits saillants pour le secteur des services financiers

Le 26 mars 2026, la Loi no 1 d’exécution du budget de 2025 (la « Loi d’exécution du budget ») a reçu la sanction royale.

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Financing Canada’s Energy Superpower Ambitions

Project financing will play a critical role in meeting Canada’s energy superpower ambitions. The project finance landscape in Canada for 2026 is characterized by a shift from "high interest rate defense" to "strategic execution"...

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Torys LLP

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

Canada Real Estate

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Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

Adopting AI In Financial Services: Key Takeaways From The Second Financial Industry Forum On AI

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Fasken

Davies Comments On Proposed Amendments To National Instrument 81-102 Investment Funds

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

CIRO’s Digital Asset Custody Framework: Beyond Crypto, But Still A Ways To Go

Canada Technology

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Want To Deal With Canadian Clients Or Investors? What You Need To Know Before You Cross The Border

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Consumer-Driven Banking In Canada: Key Updates And Issues

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McMillan LLP

Le gouvernement fédéral lance des consultations sur le cadre de la Stratégie nationale antifraude ciblant les secteurs des banques, des télécommunications et des services numériques

Canada Criminal

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Open Banking In Canada Moves From Blueprint To Law

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Venture Financing Report 2026

Canada Commercial

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Torys LLP

Fintechs State Of Play: Q&A With Rob Khazzam

Canada Technology

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Torys LLP

Le gouvernement fédéral lance des consultations sur le cadre de la Stratégie nationale antifraude ciblant les secteurs des banques, des télécommunications et des services numériques

Dans la foulée du budget de 2025, le gouvernement fédéral a annoncé le 30 mars 2026 qu'il lançait des consultations sur la Stratégie nationale antifraude (la « Stratégie »), qui « vise à mettre en place...

Canada Criminal

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Open Banking In Canada Moves From Blueprint To Law

As we have written about previously (here, here, here, here, here and here), the Canadian journey toward open banking (also called consumer driven banking) has been stop and go for quite some time.

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Venture Financing Report 2026

The 2025 Canadian venture capital market was defined by a contraction in both deal volume and total capital deployed. In a difficult exit environment, secondary transactions emerged as an increasingly...

Canada Commercial

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Torys LLP

Fintechs State Of Play: Q&A With Rob Khazzam

Brigitte Goulard: The opening of Payments Canada to new payment service providers, including Float, is an important development for players within the space. What does this mean for Float?

Canada Technology

TL

Torys LLP

L’AMF publie sa ligne directrice sur l’utilisation de l’intelligence artificielle : ce que les institutions financières doivent retenir

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Full Court Press: Changes To The New Brunswick Securities Act

Key changes are in the works to the New Brunswick Securities Act which registered firms in the Province should note. An Act to Amend the Securities Act received Royal Assent from the Province on December 12, 2025.

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Reading The Defence: The 2025 Systemic Risk Report

The Canadian Securities Administrators Systemic Risk Committee (SRC) has released its 2025 Annual Report on Capital Markets (Report), which includes an analysis of capital market trends and vulnerabilities...

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Dropping The Double-double: CIRO Proposes To Retire Dual Registration

On February 12, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) proposed to end the dual registration model, enabling investment dealers to operate a mutual fund division without separate...

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

OSFI Pivots To “AGILE” Framework For Effective Management Of AI Risks And Opportunities

The fast pace of technological change and AI adoption presents a strategic opportunity to strengthen Canada’s financial system while simultaneously posing risks.

Canada Technology

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McMillan LLP

Budget Implementation Act: Financial Services Highlights

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

FCA Confirms Motor Finance Redress Scheme: What You Need To Know About Timing And Eligibility

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Gowling WLG

Why Going Viral Isn't Always A Win: CSA And CIRO's Finfluencer Guidance

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

One Rulebook To Rule Them All: CIRO Publishes Consolidated Rule Book For Comment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

CSA Oversight 2025 – CIRO And CIPF – Key Highlights

Canada Technology

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McMillan LLP

Lending In Canada's Defence And Dual-Use Sector: Aligning Risk And Structure

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Commercial Certainty Prevails: Ontario Court Upholds Consent To Receivership In Peace Bridge

Canada Insolvency

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Technology Perspectives Outlook 2026

Canada Technology

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

More Capital, Less Friction: Rethinking OSFI Rules For Canadian Growth

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Torys LLP

CSA Launches Semi-Annual Reporting Pilot Project For Smaller Venture Issuers

Canada Commercial

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Semi-Annual Reporting Has Arrived: The CSA Adopts Pilot For Eligible Venture Issuers

Canada Commercial

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Cassels

The TSX Venture Exchange Removes Sponsor Requirement

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

Interview – Everything You Need To Know About Predictive Markets

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

PSPs: Reminder Annual Report Due In One Week & Other RPAA-Related Updates

Canada Technology

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Liquidity Risk Management (LRM) In Focus: Key Issues For Stakeholders To Evaluate Under The CSA’s Proposed Framework

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McMillan LLP

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Highlighted Content

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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Devry Smith Frank LLP

A Conversation With Curt Sigfstead (Video)

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Designing A Solid Security Package: Limited Recourse And Limited Amount Guarantees (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

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