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On October 22, 2024, the Ontario government released its latest energy policy statement: Ontario's Affordable Energy Future: The Pressing Case for More Power.

It will become effective on the same effective date as the FCPF and its regulations come into force, on June 30th, 2022.

On March 1, 2021, the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada ("FCAC") made a submission to the Department of Finance Canada's Advisory Committee on Open Banking (the "Committee")

On August 9, the federal government published a consultation paper (the Consultation) seeking feedback on proposals related to the criminal rate of interest and the provision...

The Ontario Ministry of Finance (“MOF”) has released a consultation proposing significant amendments to the province’s licensing framework for Life and Health Managing General Agents (“L&H MGAs”). The consultation represents the latest stage in a regulatory initiative that began in 2024, when the Ontario government amended the Insurance Act (Ontario) (the “Act”) to establish a dedicated licensing regime for L&H MGAs in response to consumer protection concerns identified within the life and health insurance distribution channel.

Major amendments to Canada's Trademarks Act are set to broaden the ability of brand owners to protect fluid marks, but will also introduce new obstacles to slogans, which are currently more easily registered.

The COVID-19 pandemic, and the physical (social) distancing measures implemented to help fight it, have meant that courts have had to limit their operations...

On April 4, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Telus Communications Inc. v. Wellman. The decision involved the consideration of a series of arbitration agreements,

In its 2019 budget the government of Ontario announced its intention to bring legalized, online gambling to the province ("iGaming")...

At first glance, ticketing systems and subscription platforms may not seem to have much in common. But in recent years, both of these have undergone rapid evolution...

The Ontario provincial government has introduced new legislation in the form of the More Homes Built Faster Act (Bill 23) to support Ontario's newest Housing Supply Action Plan.

Consumers are entitled to explanations if organizations are using AI to make decisions about them.

In one of the first decisions of its kind in Canada — and anywhere in the world — a company has been found liable for its AI chatbot providing misinformation.

In Part III of our series on the right to repair, we examined the European Union's regulatory initiatives to support the right to repair. Some notable provisions include mandatory spare parts availability for periods of up to ...

It has been approximately 10 years since the G20/OECD High-Level Principles on Financial Consumer Protection (Principles ) were first introduced.

This information that follows is taken from sources including The Car Connection, Autoweek, Green Car Reports, and other industry sources.

On December 1, 2020, the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (the Ministry) issued a consultation paper...

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario ("FSRA") released its Annual Business Plan for 2021-2024 ("Business Plan") on May 21, 2021, outlining the agency's priorities and strategic...