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In an increasingly uncertain world, Canada could be an attractive destination and a safe haven for the biggest international charities – if our leaders think big and make the right changes.

With the Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAA) set to significantly reshape the regulation of payment service providers in Canada, the time to prepare is now. Starting on November 1, 2024, all Payment Service Providers...

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently released proposals to modernize the continuous disclosure regime for investment funds...

In March 2024, a group of associations in the fund finance industry announced the release of the latest addition to the Sustainable Lending Library, A Guide to the Application..

Effective October 9, 2024, Intellectual Property Ontario (IPON) has expanded its eligibility criteria to offer funding to support Ontario-based businesses in three pivotal sectors...

On an annual basis, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) delivers a multi-year business plan addressed to the Minister of Finance, which among other items, includes the OSC's Statement of Priorities (SoP)...

On September 19, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") released a Notice and Request for Comment regarding proposed amendments to National Instrument...

After the feverish pace of 2021, the Canadian private equity (PE) market cooled down significantly in 2022. Deal activity and deal values both suffered in comparison to the record...

The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) has released guidance for general partners (GPs) and limited partners (LPs) in respect of continuation funds.

Private equity funds are big business in Canada. According to PitchBook, there are almost 500 private equity funds in Canada, and that does not include the significant number of foreign funds...

In the world of private equity investing, the most common and well-known transactions are traditional fund investments or co-investments, where third-party limited partners pool capital...

National Instrument 93-101 – Derivatives: Business Conduct (the "Instrument") came into force on September 28, 2024, establishing a comprehensive framework for the conduct of dealers and advisers in the over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives market.

When the MFDA and IIROC merged, the impact on the Rules governing the day-to-day business of existing Member dealers was not significant.

In June 2022, we summarized the key recommendations that came out of the Final Report of the Cullen Commission in our blog, The Cullen Commission Releases Its Final Report...

In just six months time, the Bank of Canada's (the "Bank") operational framework for payment service providers ("PSPs") goes live under the Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAA) and Retail Payment Activities Regulations...

A Search Fund is an investment vehicle through which one or two entrepreneurs (the "Searcher(s)") raise funds from investors in order to search for, acquire, and lead a privately held company for the medium to long term, normally in anticipation of an exit down the line, by way of a sale.

The Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") is modernizing the electronic filing and data access systems that underpin Canadian securities regulation. The System for Electronic Data Analysis...

The timeline of a private equity or venture capital fund can vary significantly based on factors unique to the fund in question, such as the size of the fund, the investment strategies...