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Recently, the federal government published amendments to the regulations made under the United Nations Act (UN Act) and the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA), Canada's key sanctions legislation.

Payment service providers and crowdfunding entities that were not previously subject to anti-money-laundering (AML) and anti-terrorist financing (ATF) legislation in Canada...

Legislative developments continue in the federal government's focus on strengthening Canada's anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regime.

On October 28, 2022, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, released Canada's new Policy Regarding Foreign Investments from State-Owned Enterprises in Critical Minerals under the Investment Canada Act.

The Canadian government has proposed legislation to update and reinforce its national security review process under the Investment Canada Act (ICA).

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada announced in a policy statement issued on April 18 that it will subject certain foreign investments into Canada to enhanced scrutiny

On March 24, 2021, Canada's Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry issued updated national security review guidelines under the Investment Canada Act.

The Canadian government has announced that it will apply enhanced scrutiny to foreign direct investments in certain businesses, and to all foreign investments by state-owned investors.

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is poised to make the most substantial revisions to its review process for foreign investments...

National security concerns have been cited by some countries as the motivation behind recent legislative and policy changes directed at regulating foreign investment.

2018 was the year in which the global move towards greater protectionism in economic and trade policy translated into significant developments in foreign investment regimes in a number of countries.

On September 28, 2023, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology (the "INDU Committee") presented its report on Bill C-34, An Act to amend the Investment...

The Minister of Industry has tabled amendments to the Investment Canada Act to permit the review of foreign investments that could compromise national security.

The Government of Canada has committed over $3.2 million through the Regional Defence Investment Initiative to establish the Manitoba Defence and Dual-Use Innovation Bridge, a program designed to help Manitoba businesses navigate the complex requirements of defence procurement and strengthen Canada's defence industrial base.

On September 3, 2024, another wave of amendments to the Investment Canada Act's (ICA) national security provisions came into effect. In particular, these amendments...

Few will have any idea and even fewer yet will remember that Canada's first spaceport was actually located in Churchill, Manitoba.

The Canadian government has been broadening anti-money laundering (AML) legislation and the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) has been intensifying its focus on AML...