Finance Law and Banking Law

Canadian crude exports by rail have seen a sharp increase since 2017 and are at an all-time high (see table below). This steady increase has been driven by a lack of pipeline infrastructure

British Columbia's Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that declined to apply a "best efforts" requirement to the fulfillment of a financing condition in a real estate purchase agreement.

On October 4, 2018, the Canadian securities administrators published the final version of the amendments that will create a new regime for liquid alternative mutual funds (alt funds).

On June 26, 2025, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) published a notice of consultation regarding changes to certain fees and penalties prescribed by the Securities Act (Québec) and the Derivatives Act (Québec).

Law firms lose thousands of billable hours every year to manual translation processes that drain productivity and increase costs.

Financial institutions are under growing pressure to deliver accurate, timely, and bilingual regulatory disclosures. Increased regulatory complexity means 2025's...

On December 12, 2024, the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") filed a proposed rule change with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") to modify Nasdaq Listing Rules 5405 and 5505 (the "Proposal").

The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) has published for comment proposed amendments to the TSX Company Manual (the Manual)

On June 6, 2024, the Ontario legislature passed the Homeowner Protection Act, 2024 ("Bill 200"). Schedule 2 of Bill 200 amends the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18...

It’s difficult to know for certain what percentages of transactions fail to close, because investment bankers don’t like to disclose their failure rate.

Unlike most countries, each province and territory in Canada has established its own securities commission. As a result, carrying out the business of an investment fund manager in different Canadian provinces and territories requires compliance with several regulatory schemes administered by different securities commissions.

Many companies are currently taking a hard look at their operations after one of the worst economic downturns in nearly half a century.