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OSFI's New Normal: FRFIs To Prepare For More Frequent Enforcement Through Administrative Monetary Penalties

On September 11, 2025, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions ("OSFI") published guidance relating to their updated approach to Administrative Monetary Penalties ("AMPs")...

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McMillan 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

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

Tariffs Up, Tariffs Down: What Businesses Need To Know

Canada International

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canada-U.S. Trade: Canada Rolls Back Retaliatory Tariffs On CUSMA-Compliant Goods, Matching Current U.S. Approach

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Torys LLP

Le Canada retire les tarifs douaniers sur certaines marchandises américaines

Canada International

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Streamlining Labour: Ontario's Legislative Shift On Labour Mobility

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

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

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

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Capital Adequacy/BASEL

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)

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them.

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

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)

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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.

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

Dealing with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) can often feel like navigating a complex maze.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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

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)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of September 15, 2025.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

A Walk-Through Of Parcel Registers

In my last blog, we explored on how to pull a parcel register without a PIN (Property Identification Number) via ONLAND.

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

Bill 92: Quebec Takes Another Step In Modernizing Its Financial Sector Framework

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Mortgage Assumptions: A Practical Guide To Taking Over A Commercial Loan

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Blaney McMurtry 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

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

The Dawn Of A New Era For Payment Service Providers: Navigating The Retail Payment Activities Act Regime

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Gowling WLG

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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