Finance Law and Banking Law

The unfolding trade tensions initiated by the new U.S. administration have galvanized the Canadian public to address various overdue internal housekeeping matters to prepare for a future...

The new National Instrument 51-107 Disclosure of Climate-related Matters (NI 51-107), if released year as announced by the legislators, will be a significant development for Canadian capital markets...

Convertible debentures and SAFEs are important financing tools for startups, allowing founders to raise capital without immediately issuing equity and simultaneously deferring valuation discussions to future investment rounds.

Major changes to Canada's Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (the "Act") will come into effect earlier than expected, on April 1, 2025.

On March 7, 2025, Transport Canada issued a policy statement to encourage more private investment in Canada's airports.

On November 30, 2024, the Department of Finance announced new proposed amendments to regulations made under Canada's Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorism Financing Act (PCMLTFA).

Last week, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association released a letter it submitted to the Ontario government in support of the Ontario Bar Association's proposal to provide an automatic first priority ranking to financial institutions that have a security interest in cash in financial accounts perfected by control.

On May 4, the Ontario Securities Commission released a statement regarding a meeting held in Toronto earlier this month and attended by various international regulatory agencies regarding the regulation of OTC derivatives.

In comparison to the ongoing regulatory onslaught in Europe and the United States, we in Canada appear to have gotten off pretty lightly and may even have felt that this was completely justifiable given our country’s performance and the high performance standards maintained by Canadian assets throughout the financial crisis.

The unfolding trade tensions initiated by the new U.S. administration have galvanized the Canadian public to address various overdue internal housekeeping matters to prepare for a future...

Lochan v Biance Holdings Limited was an appeal from the certification of a class action brought on behalf of investors who purchased cryptocurrency derivative products through an asset trading platform operated...

We are pleased to share our 2025 Canadian Crypto Outlook article with our Fintech clients and TechLex blog readers. This article was published as a chapter in McCarthy Tetrault Technology Perspectives Outlook 2025.