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On June 29, 2021, the Government of Canada announced it is setting a mandatory target for all new light-duty cars and passenger trucks sales to be zero-emission by 2035.

On December 7, 2007, the Honourable Minister of Industry, Jim Prentice, gave a speech to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce in which he delivered further insights into the federal government’s view of foreign investment by state-owned enterprises (SOEs).

The Canada Investment Summit generated nearly $500 billion in investment commitments, but the critical challenge now lies in converting this momentum into active development. This analysis examines the legal, commercial and strategic conditions required to move investment commitments toward execution, exploring how economic sovereignty, project readiness and sector-specific opportunities will shape Canada's path from capital allocation to operational delivery.

Two months ago, Jim Prentice, Canada’s Minister of Industry, announced that the Government of Canada would develop new guidelines for acquisitions in Canada by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) such as sovereign wealth funds and national oil companies.

The Canadian securities administrators (the CSA) recently finalized National Instrument 23-102 Use of Client Brokerage Commissions, along with an accompanying Companion Policy

It is a long-standing best practice for advisors to keep notes of material conversations with their clients, especially those that relate to KYC, suitability and risk disclosure.

Maybe it's the vocabulary: mutual funds, stocks, bonds, cleafs (ok, that last one is made up). Or maybe you're stuck on images of 1980s Wall Street bros with sweaty foreheads giving each other high fives.

Non-residents frequently invest in Canada through foreign intermediaries. A key consideration in structuring such investments is whether the intermediary will be subject to reduced rates of Canadian withholding tax in respect of payments received from Canadian parties.

Earlier today the Competition Policy Review Panel (Panel) released its report entitled “Compete To Win”.

Our next two articles examine the new Ontario regime of statutory civil liability for misrepresentations in the disclosure record of reporting issuers. The regime went into effect on December 31, 2005.

Finance has evolved from a supporting function to a strategic driver in aerospace and defence, shaping how organisations fund innovation, manage risk and deliver complex programmes. As capital requirements grow and economic pressures mount, financial strategy is becoming central to competitiveness and long-term resilience in an increasingly uncertain global market.

The SEC has amended its cross-border tender offer rules governing transactions involving non-U.S. targets.

The 2019 tax filing season has arrived and with that comes changes and reminders which can impact your tax return. Here are four changes you should be aware of:

The term "investment fund manager" is defined in Ontario securities regulation as "a person or company who has the power and exercises the responsibility to direct the affairs of an investment fund". We expect further clarifications from the CSA on the scope of the phrase "investment fund manager" will be necessary.

In draft amendments to National Instrument 31-103 "Registration Requirements and Exemptions" published for comment in October 2010, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) set out proposed rules that would require registration of both international and Canadian-based investment fund managers as "investment fund managers" (IFM) in potentially multiple Canadian jurisdictions.

On January 22, 2010, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) published the final version of National Instrument 55-104 "Insider Reporting Requirements and Exemptions" (NI 55-104), together with a Companion Policy and related consequential amendments, which will come into effect on April 30, 2010.

The recently-proclaimed amendments to the Ontario Securities Act that create causes of action for investors in the secondary market with respect to misleading, insufficient or late disclosure will become effective on December 31, 2005. This update considers how the new regime will affect mutual funds and other investment funds that are reporting issuers.