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Canada's anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing regime has seen a rapid evolution with the introduction of numerous regulatory and legislative amendments since 2022.

The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada ("FINTRAC") has recently updated its guidance on (1) compliance program requirements, (2) methods to verify the identity of persons and...

•Updated Methods to verify the identity of an individual and confirm the existence of a corporation or an entity other than a corporation published by FINTRAC on November 14, 2019 ...

As our world becomes increasingly globalized, digitalized, and technologically advanced, new avenues are emerging for foreign actors to covertly insert themselves into Canada's...

Canada has quietly but dramatically expanded the breadth and depth of its review of foreign investments in response to the unprecedented health, safety and economic challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

On April 21, 2023, the Canadian government introduced the Notice of Ways and Means Motion to implement certain provisions of the 2023 federal budget. As we noted earlier this month...

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) has released its Guide to Administrative Monetary Penalties (the Guide)...

On June 7, 2017, the federal government unveiled its new defence policy, outlining its plan to increase the annual defence budget by 73 per cent over the next decade, from C$18.9-billion in...

The new Aviation Industry Indemnity Act gives the Government of Canada the ability to insure against war risks.

On September 13–15, 2026, the Government of Canada hosted its inaugural Canada Investment Summit, convening global business leaders, institutional investors and senior government officials to showcase Canada as a premier destination for foreign direct investment. It marks the next step in federal economic policy — one that places investment, productivity and business competitiveness at the centre of Canada's agenda. The Summit was co-led by the two largest federal pension funds in Canada.

On April 16, Canada's federal government (the Government) released its 2024 budget (the Budget).

On January 22, 2026, McCarthy Tétrault was pleased to host our annual panel event, The Inside Scoop: What is Government Thinking about Infrastructure.

Ministre de l'Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté du Canada.

The Honourable Sean Fraser Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada.

The Canadian Press summarised the new policy and divestiture orders with the headline "Federal government moves to cut China out of Canadian critical mineral industry."

The Supreme Court of Canada is rightly praised worldwide for its jurisprudence respecting the protection of individual rights. Its constitutional work, particularly in the area of equality rights, has been described recently by the distinguished American legal scholar Owen Fiss as "profound and inspiring," providing "Americans with a standard by which to measure the work of our own Supreme Court."

Canada's defence sector is undergoing significant transformation as increased investment and a renewed focus on domestic industrial capacity create opportunities across defence, aerospace, space and advanced manufacturing. The federal government's Defence Industrial Strategy prioritizes building domestically in areas of Canadian strength, partnering with allies where collaboration makes sense, and buying from abroad where necessary.