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Following a consultation period with consumer groups and the banks, the federal government has amended the Financial Consumer Protection Framework Regulations under the Bank Act (the Amendments)...

The Canadian federal government delivered the 2023 Fall Economic Statement on November 21, 2023. Measures respecting consumer protection, banking, and financial crime were introduced...

Gifts of life insurance have long been one of the recognized ways in which donors can make gifts to charities.

On May 30, Bill C 13, which makes several changes to strengthen, protect and promote the French language, received its second reading before the House of Commons.

It's rare that you hear about a criminal conviction for fraud in the offering of intellectual property services, but that is precisely the subject of R. v. Varin, 2022 QCCQ 6675, a sentencing decision...

The Canada Border Services Agency has issued a preliminary determination imposing provisional anti-dumping and countervailing duties on forged grinding media imports from China, with rates varying significantly between cooperative and non-cooperative exporters. The determination triggers immediate duty collection while the Canadian International Trade Tribunal prepares for public hearings to assess whether these imports have injured or threaten to injure the domestic Canadian industry.

Such terms mitigate a company's risk of exposure to class proceedings, which can be very costly to defend, even when a claim lacks merit.

The Limitations Act, 2002 ("Act") has been in force since January 1, 2004. However, section 15 of the Act, which establishes an ultimate limitation period of fifteen years, has not yet had any practical impact.

The motion judge, Justice Conway, refused to grant the partial stay.

Many organizations have increased their online operations in the past few years in response to COVID-19.

Consumer protection reforms in Québec, Ontario, British Columbia, and New Brunswick will require many suppliers to update online sales practices in 2026.

​On January 23, 2017, Justice Claudine Roy of the Superior Court of Quebec rendered an important judgment on settlement approval motions in four related class actions.​ ​

The Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2, Bill C-86 (Bill), was introduced in the House of Commons on October 29.

The British Columbia Court of Appeal has restricted the application of the doctrine of "waiver of tort" in its recent decision in "Koubi v. Mazda Canada Inc."

In accordance with Ontario's 2019 Rebuilding Consumer Confidence Strategy, the Ontario government introduced Bill 142, Better for Consumers, Better for Businesses Act...

In June, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Canada will join other G8 countries and adopt mandatory reporting rules for mining and oil gas companies to disclose all payments they make to host governments for resource extraction projects.

On September 18, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission released its proposal for additional executive compensation disclosure.

On March 28, 2023, the Canadian federal government released the much-anticipated Budget 2023. The following summarizes certain consumer protection and financial crime measures included in the budget...