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Canadian Government Financing For Large Enterprises Impacted By US Tariffs And Canadian Countermeasures

Canada Development Investment Corp. (CDEV) has announced the launch of the Large Enterprise Tariff Loan (LETL) facility, a new government-backed loan facility to support large Canadian enterprises...

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Bennett Jones LLP

Qu'arrive-t-il Lorsqu'un Mandataire Manque À Ses Obligations Fiduciaires En Vertu D'une Procuration?Observations Tirées De L'affaire Holmes v. Modry

Êtes-vous un mandataire ou une personne qui envisage d'en désigner un en vertu d'une procuration?

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Miller Thomson LLP

CIRO's Handful Of Proposals: Phase 5 Of The Rule Consolidation Project

On March 27, 2025, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) published for comment Phase 5 of its Rule Consolidation Project (the Proposals) relating to the consolidation of the two sets of rules...

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Projet de loi n° 92 : Le Québec franchit une étape de plus dans la modernisation de l'encadrement de son secteur financier

Le 8 avril 2025, le ministre des Finances du Québec, Eric Girard, a déposé à l'Assemblée nationale le projet de loi n° 92, Loi modifiant diverses dispositions principalement dans le secteur financier (le « projet de loi »).

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

New Information Security Incident Framework For Quebec Financial Institutions

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Future Of Finance: Integrating AI In The Financial Services Sector

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Miller Thomson LLP

Le Futur De La Finance : Intégrer L'IA Dans Le Secteur Des Services Financiers

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Miller Thomson LLP

Financial Services Update: OSFI Guidelines And Payments Canada Consultation

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Fasken

OSFI Releases Updated Guideline On Climate Risk Management

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Financial Services Regulatory Update: Diversity Disclosures And NSF Fee Caps

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Fasken

Credit Insights: VTBs In Financing Transactions – Key Considerations

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Torkin Manes LLP

Notice To Developers – BCFSA Pilot Program Extends Early Marketing Period For Large Developments

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McMillan LLP

Further Expansion Of Canada's AML Regime

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Fasken

British Columbia Financial Services Authority Releases 2025/2026 Regulatory Roadmap

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Dentons

Anti-Money Laundering Amendments Accelerated: Businesses Face Unexpected Compliance Rush

Canada Government

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Employers Beware: B.C. Court Awards Former Employee $25,000 In Punitive Damages For Conduct In Severance Negotiations

Canada Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

What Is CRA's Regulation 105? An Overview On Withholding Tax On Payments To Non-Residents, Explained By Canadian Tax Lawyer

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Case Commentary: 1351231 Ontario Inc. v The King – Why GST/HST Must Be Paid On The Sale Of A Residential Unit Used For Airbnb

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Tax Court Agrees That Payments Recorded As "Salary" Were Actually Shareholder Loans

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McMillan LLP

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Secured Lending

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Capital Adequacy/BASEL

Mise À Jour Du Secteur Financier : Lignes Directrices Du BSIF Et Consultations De Paiements Canada

Les mises à jour réglementaires des services financiers du mois de février se sont concentrées sur la préparation économique et l'innovation dans le secteur des technologies financières.

Canada Technology

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Fasken (French)

Financial Services Update: OSFI Guidelines And Payments Canada Consultation

February updates to financial services regulation have emphasized economic readiness and fintech innovation.

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Fasken

OSFI Releases Updated Guideline On Climate Risk Management

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions ("OSFI"), Canada's principal bank and insurance solvency and prudential regulator, published an updated version of Guideline B-15...

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canada's Regulatory Regime Does Not Disadvantage U.S. Banks

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Torys LLP

OSFI Issues Updates For Mortgage Qualifying Rate, Culture Risk And Funding

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Fasken

Le BSIF publie des mises à jour concernant le taux admissible minimal applicable aux prêts hypothécaires, le risque lié à la culture et les liquidités

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Fasken (French)

OSFI 2023 – 2024 Annual Report: Major Developments At A Glance

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McMillan LLP

OSFI Releases Annual Report For Fiscal Year 2023 – 2024

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Goodmans LLP

Basel Committee Reaffirms OSFI's Guidelines For The Sound Management Of Third-Party Risk

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Torys LLP

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Debt Capital Markets

New Measures Adopted By Canadian Securities Administrators Aim To Support Canada's Capital Markets Competitiveness

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have adopted several new measures that are intended to support market participants who choose to go public, maintain a listing, and contribute to capital formation in Canada.

Canada Commercial

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Back To School, Back In Debt: Piekut v Canada (National Revenue), 2025 SCC 13

When you go back to school, does your government student loan debt come with you? According to the Supreme Court of Canada's recent decision in Piekut v Canada (National Revenue), 2025 SCC 13 ("Piekut")...

Canada Insolvency

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Tax Debt In Canada: Bankruptcy, Consumer Proposals, Uncollected Taxes, And The CRA's Approach

Uncollected taxes, encompassing unpaid personal income taxes, GST/HST, payroll source deductions, or corporate taxes, create significant challenges for taxpayers and the CRA.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Credit Insights: VTBs In Financing Transactions – Key Considerations

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Torkin Manes LLP

As Trade Tensions Rise, Canadian Lawmakers Should Better Protect Investors In Canadian Public Companies

Worldwide Commercial

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Fasken

ESG Disclosure In Prospectuses Part 2: What Are The Trends In Canada?

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Convertible Debentures And SAFEs: Advantages And Disadvantages For Startup Financing

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McMillan LLP

2024 Year In Review: Capital Markets & Securities Law

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

CSA Provides Guidance On The Use Of AI In Capital Markets

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Cassels

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Corporate Finance

Defensive Tactics – Public Interest Powers Of Securities Regulatory Authorities Continue To Evolve – The Fibrek Decision

In what has been one of the most litigated and acrimonious takeover bids of the past year, the Bureau de décision et de révision (Québec) (the "Bureau") exercised its public interest discretionary power to cease trade the issuance of shares by Fibrek Inc. ("Fibrek") to a "white knight".

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McMillan LLP

In Brief - Canadian Legislative Framework Introduced For Covered Bonds

On April 26, 2012 the Canadian government introduced legislation which provides a framework for the issuance of covered bonds by Canadian financial institutions.

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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

First Phase Of CSA’s Investment Fund "Modernization Project" Comes Into Force April 30

On April 30, 2012, amendments (the Amendments) will be made to the following National Instruments as part of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) project to modernize the product regulation of publicly offered investment funds (the Modernization Project):

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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

CSA Issues Prospectus Disclosure Guidance For Issuers With Short-Term Liquidity Concerns Or Raising Insufficient Proceeds

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Dentons

New Regulatory Regime For Credit Rating Organizations

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Bennett Jones LLP

Intellectual Property Issues In Corporate-Commercial Transactions

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Field LLP

Proposed Amendments To The Society Act (BC)

Canada Commercial

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DLA Piper

On-line Sales Of Insurance Products: Where Does Quebec Stand?

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

ISDA Master Agreement, Section 2(a)(iii): Interpretation By The English Court Of Appeal

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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Charges, Mortgages, Indemnities

Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 14-18, 2025)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of April 14, 2025. Family law was the theme of the week.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 31 – April 4, 2025)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of March 31, 2025 to April 4, 2025.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 10-14, 2025)

In Adelaide Metcalfe (Township) v. Strathroy-Caradoc (Municipality), the Court affirmed that absent clear language indicating a right of appeal from an interlocutory decision, legislation conferring a right of appeal...

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Super Priority Liens: What Commercial Mortgage Lenders Need To Know

Canada Commercial

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Designing A Solid Security Package: Charge/mortgage (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Mortgage Meltdown: The Rise In Interest Rates Leads To Surge In Mortgage Defaults

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McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP

Alberta Mortgage Registration Levies Increase Again: Land Value Now Valueless

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Fasken

Changes In Effect To The Cost Of Collateral Mortgage Registration

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Bennett Jones LLP

Increased Costs For Registering A Mortgage At The Alberta Land Titles Office (Effective January 31, 2025)

Canada Real Estate

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Cassels

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Latest Videos

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Arrangements With Third-Party Creditors: No Interest Letters vs PPSA Estoppel Letters (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

Findings And Tips From Canada's First Survey Of Fund Managers On ESG (Podcast)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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