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On March 1, 2024, the Canadian government issued two policies that will be consequential for foreign investment in the Canadian gaming, virtual reality and digital media sectors...

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a wave of reform amongst foreign investment regulators, as governments attempted to secure their economies for unprecedented fallout.

The Court of Appeal has released a decision in an occupational health and safety case that reminds us that there is considerable risk for employers under that Ontario legislation.

The Government of Canada made a number of changes last month to its economic sanctions and anti-terrorism regimes. This blog summarizes the recent amendments, which illustrate:

On June 14, 2021, Canada and the European Union (EU) announced a new strategic partnership around critical mineral supply chains.

In our last international trade brief, we discussed the implications of the European Court of Justice decision that the investor-state dispute resolution mechanism in the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is compatible with EU primary law. In this international trade brief

The Government of Canada has recently introduced a package of regulatory amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Regulations...

As discussed in our previous post, on April 18, 2020, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry released a policy statement.

The Notice provides that FINTRAC is currently working with businesses to register certain payment service providers as MSBs or FMSBs.

The Government of Canada has introduced amendments to the Investment Canada Act (ICA) that propose to enhance the government's ability to review, block or modify foreign investments in Canada...

Effective July 31, 2020, certain national security review periods under the Investment Canada Act (ICA) have been temporarily extended in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reviews of foreign investments under the Investment Canada Act (ICA) remain a priority item in the current economic and political climate in Canada. On March 24, 2021, the Government of Canada...

From a public policy perspective, the promise of Fintech is that it can deepen financial markets by delivering banking and payment services to a wider audience, and at a lower cost,

On February 12, 2022, the federal government proposed, in the Canada Gazette, amendments to the National Security Review of Investments Regulations (the "Regulations").

In this edition: Merger notification and foreign investment review thresholds for 2023, Competition Bureau issues draft enforcement guidelines regarding new wage-fixing and no-poach provisions...

On May 23rd, the Canadian Government prohibited the $1.5 billion acquisition of Canadian construction company Aecon Group Inc., by China Communications Construction Company International Holding Limited (CCCC) ...

On July 4, 2015, the Canadian government published proposed amendments to the Proceeds of Crime and Terrorist Financing Regulations under the Proceeds of Crime and Terrorist Financing Act.