Criminal Law

On December 21, 2011, the Canadian federal government released a consultation paper (the Consultation Paper) containing certain proposals to strengthen Canada’s anti-money laundering (AML) and anti-terrorist financing (ATF) legislative framework, which is administered through the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLA) and related regulations (collectively, AML Legislation).

On November 8, 2011 the Department of Finance (the "Department") issued a consultation paper seeking input on some proposed amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Regulations (the "Regulations") related to ascertaining identity (the "Consultation Paper").

CSA release revised staff notice regarding terrorist financing reporting obligations As reported in our post of July 30, 2010, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published CSA Staff Notice 31-317 (Revised) – Reporting Obligations Related to Terrorist Financing on July 30, 2010 (the Revised Notice), updating their initial release of April 16, 2010

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) operates a dedicated unit known as the Criminal Investigations Program. This division is responsible for investigating tax fraud, tax evasion, and other tax-related offences.

Earlier this month, the Ontario Court of Appeal in Wong v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada (2024 ONCA 874) upheld an insurer's denial of automobile coverage as a result of deceptive and fraudulent conduct.

On June 9, 2025, the U.S. Deputy Attorney General released new guidelines [PDF] for the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) criminal investigation and enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

In response to the growing complexity and scale of global financial crime, Canada is overhauling its anti-money laundering ("AML") and sanctions regime.

For a summary of Bill C-2's proposal to enact provisions in the Criminal Code that will give law enforcement access to an individual's "subscriber information"...

On any journey towards healing from a traumatic event there are bound to be setbacks. Hopefully, they will be minor; but sometimes these setbacks might be so destabilizing that you may be left wondering how you will find the resolve to move forward.

The Government of Canada's revised Ineligibility and Suspension Policy (Ineligibility Policy), which came into effect on May 31, 2024, expands the circumstances under which vendors...

Lawyer-client administrative information, including payments into and out of trust accounts, is presumptively and rebuttably privileged.

Developed by our Corporate Crime, Compliance and Investigations group, Focus on Investigations covers some of the key issues that investigators should take care to consider when undertaking internal investigations.