The press reported that former Roman Catholic priest and Oblate missionary Eric Dejaeger has been convicted on 24 of 80 sex-related charges involving Inuit children.

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published CSA Staff Notice 31-317 "Reporting Obligations Related to Terrorist Financing for Registrants, Exempt International Dealers and Exempt International Advisers" regarding monthly reporting obligations and other matters relating to terrorist financing and "United Nations Act" sanctions on certain countries under the Criminal Code of Canada and related regulations.

All Canadian resident taxpayers are required to file Form T1135 if at any time in the year the total cost amount to the taxpayer of certain foreign property was C$100,000 or more.

On November 17, 2016, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and a subsidiary, JPMorgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited, agreed to pay more than $264 million to settle claims that they infringed the U.S. FCPA.

Canadian businessman John Bennett appeared in a US court last week after his extradition to the US to face bid-rigging, fraud, conspiracy, and kick-back charges.

The Province has made it possible for employees and volunteers to rely on a single criminal record check for a five year period with multiple employers, yet an employer’s right to require a criminal record check in every case is preserved.

Big Brothers (now known as Big Brothers Big Sisters) is a non-profit organization that provides services to youth, including matching pre-screened and approved adult male volunteers with boys.

Canada has formally repealed its exception for "facilitation payments" under its foreign anti-corruption legislation (the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act).

The Canadian government announced on October 30, 2017, that it is repealing the exception for "facilitation payments" to the offence of bribery under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA).

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers found approximately 273kg of cocaine on board a 29 foot boat, calling it "unusual" that such a small vessel had that much of a load.

Bill S-14: The Fighting Foreign Corruption Act, recently received Royal Assent, thereby bringing into force the most significant changes to Canada's anti-corruption legislation, the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, since its inception

The Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) is currently investigating reported historic sexual assaults involving a Thunder Bay man, Jose Antonio Dasousa PIMENTEL, a 62-year-old boxing coach.

​Recent decisions by financial-sector regulators raise a significant question for Canadian investors and markets: Is there value in offering rewards to encourage whistleblowers to step forward?

In certain circumstances, loan, debt or credit arrangements can take the form of purchase agreements. A party seeking to charge criminally high rates of interest...

In a decision released on August 21, 2023 in Sase Aggregate Ltd. v. Langdon, Ontario's top court affirmed the decision below denying a defrauded company's attempt to recover from the wife...

The Canada Revenue Agency ("CRA") can examine and make copies of items seized by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ("RCMP") pursuant to search warrants issued during a criminal investigation...

The government of Canada announced on October 30 that the exception allowing for facilitation payments under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA) will be eliminated effective October 31, 2017.

Financial crime compliance costs have skyrocketed this past year, with the United States increasing total spending by $8.8 billion in 2020 alone, as reported in a recent LexisNexis Global Report ...

October is here, and over the next few months, there will be a number of family gatherings and work events that may involve the consumption of alcohol/drugs.

Brandon Courneyea, the defendant, admitted to interfering with a flight attendant last month. His actions opened him up to a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 USD fine.