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CSA's Grounded Year In Review

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released its 2024-2025 year in review, describing its activities throughout its fiscal year ended on June 30, 2025.

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

CIRO's New Proposed Guidance Allowing OEO Dealers More Cover

On August 22, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) proposed updated guidance for order execution only (OEO) dealers...

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

CSA 2025-2028 Business Plan: Enriching The Ecosystem

This past summer, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released their latest three-year business plan (the Plan). The Plan includes four strategic goals, namely (i) focus on the capital markets...

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Borden Ladner Gervais 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

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Shelf Life Extended: CSA Finalizes Permanent Prospectus Regime For Well-Known Seasoned Issuers

Worldwide Finance

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Borden Ladner Gervais 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 New Normal: FRFIs To Prepare For More Frequent Enforcement Through Administrative Monetary Penalties

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McMillan LLP

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

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Cassels

Credit Where Credit Is Due – Except In Cases Of Fraud

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Aird & Berlis LLP

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

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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

Your Tech Stack Is Only As Strong As Your Contracts

Canada Technology

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Tariffs Up, Tariffs Down: What Businesses Need To Know

Canada International

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Addressing Tariffs And Other Impediments To Market Access With Investor-State Dispute Settlement Claims

Canada International

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Mergers And Acquisitions In The Defence Sector: A Strategic Lever Under High Surveillance

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

US Suspends De Minimis Duty-Free Treatment

Canada International

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Millar Kreklewetz

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Capital Adequacy/BASEL

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

On August 1, 2025, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published its latest Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) report for Canada.

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Torys LLP

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

On Sept. 11, 2025, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) published updates to several guidelines and initiatives as part of its Quarterly Release Day.

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) issued its quarterly release of regulatory changes on September 11, 2025, covering updates to the Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) Guideline...

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Fasken

Episode 75: From Idea To Impact: The Power Of Storytelling In Startup Growth (Podcast)

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

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

Canada Technology

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Fasken (French)

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

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

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Debt Capital Markets

The CRA Issues A New 'Income Tax Folio' On How Shareholder Loans And Debts Are Treated

In April 2025, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) issued the Income Tax Folio S3-F1-C1, Shareholder Loans and Debts, which can be relied upon as the accurate summary of the CRA's interpretation regarding subsection 15(2) of the Income Tax Act (ITA) and its related provisions.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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

Top Trends In Private Capital Fundraising

The latest Pitchbook Global Private Market Fundraising Report offers a comprehensive look at the evolving dynamics of private capital markets and identifies trends in the first half of 2025.

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Bennett Jones LLP

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

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Fasken

Scaling Smarter: How Tech Startups Can Boost Growth With Venture Debt

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

OSC Adopts Framework To Return Disgorged Funds To Harmed Investors

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Cassels

Law Students And Money: Your Financial Curriculum

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Lawyers Financial

From Draft To Disclosure: Streamlining Multilingual Regulatory Reporting In Finance And Legal Teams

Alexa Translations

« Jusqu'à Ce Que La Mort Nous Sépare » : Suis-je Responsable De La Facture Fiscale De Mon Partenaire?

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Miller Thomson LLP

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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 Canada LLP

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

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

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

British Columbia's new Mortgage Services Act (MSA) is set to replace the Mortgage Brokers Act (MBA) on October 13, 2026. The Mortgage Services Rules (Rules) and Mortgage Services Regulation...

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 15 – 19, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

A Walk-Through Of Parcel Registers

Canada Real Estate

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Casey & Moss LLP

Release Provisions Prohibiting Regulatory Complaints Deemed Unenforceable - Case Comment: 2724582 Ontario Inc V Gold, 2025 ONCA 531

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McCague Borlack LLP

Legal Pulse - Summer 2025

Canada Real Estate

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Robins Appleby LLP

Why Life Insurance Beats Mortgage Insurance

Canada Insurance

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Lawyers Financial

Is A Witness Required For Personal Guarantees Or Signatures?

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

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Latest Videos

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Arrangements With Third-Party Creditors: Secured Creditor Of A Target On An Acquisition (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Arrangements With Third-Party Creditors: Inter-Creditor And Priorities Agreements (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 – November 2023 (Video)

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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