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On September 6, 2023, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions ("OSFI") issued a letter to industry describing the steps OSFI intends to take to implement new provisions...

Now that the July 15, 2020, implementation date for the licensing, traceability and preventive controls requirements under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations...

Amendments to Canada’s Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA), summarized in our previous bulletin, Canada’s New Border Bill to Combat Money Laundering...

The Department of Finance Canada released a sweeping consultation paper with respect to Canada's anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regime (AML/ATF regime)...

On April 16, 2026, FINTRAC published information on the new initiatives and updates it is implementing as a result of recent or upcoming legislative amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations.

Canadian organizations face complex and often overlapping compliance requirements. Failure to comply may be met with stiff penalties and, in some cases, prison terms.

Starting a financial advisory practice is an exciting venture that comes with both challenges and opportunities. As you build your business, there are a number of considerations...

The Law Society of Upper Canada, which governs the practice of law in Ontario, has rewritten one of its rules of professional conduct to create greater clarity for lawyers on how assertively they may represent clients...

On March 21, 2024, the Federal Court of Appeal ("FCA") released its decision concerning Sigma Chi Canadian Foundation v Canada (National Revenue). The fraternal organization (the "Appellant")...

The Canadian Parliament recently passed Bill S-201, the Genetic Non-Discrimination Act, which protects individuals from having to disclose information related to genetic testing and test results.

On May 20, 2021, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) announced the release of a privacy report reviewing the compliance of CoreFour Inc., which operates an educational software...

The Digital Privacy Act amends the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ("PIPEDA") in several key ways.

The Condominium Authority Tribunal's ("CAT" or the "Tribunal") recent decision in Peel Condominium Corporation No. 96 v. Psofimis ("Psofimis") should bring relief to condominium corporations...

In Couillard Construction Limitée v. Le Procureur Général du Québec (MTQ), 2022 QCCS 2069, the Superior Court of Québec granted a general contractor payment in full...

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has recently revised its administrative guidance on the application of third-party penalties under section 163.2 of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (ITA), broadening the circumstances in which the CRA may apply penalties.

Presumably experienced professional advisors will not require that kind of discussion.

On February 1, 2024, the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (Committee) began its study of Bill C-26, An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act...