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The Spring Economic Update (“Update”) was tabled in the House of Commons against a backdrop of heightened global instability, particularly oil price market volatility caused by the conflict in the Middle East...

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have proposed amendments to the prospectus requirements under Canadian securities laws, as well as certain consequential amendments to other rules.

The article provides guidance on the general principles applied by the Bureau when it seeks, designs and implements remedies, and sets out the "essential elements" it will consider in cases requiring remedial action.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative Government has followed through with pre-election promises to amend Canada’s competition and foreign investment laws.1 On February 6th, Bill C-10, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on January 27, 2009 and related fiscal measures, was tabled in the House of Commons and proposes fundamental changes to the Competition Act and Investment Canada Act.

There are multiple thresholds for the net benefit review of direct acquisitions of control of a Canadian business by a non‑Canadian WTO investor...

The Investment Canada reviews of these two investments have required a delicate balancing act for Prime Minister Harper, particularly for the CNOOC transaction.

The Federal Government delivered its Fall Economic and Fiscal Update ("Economic Update") on Wednesday, November 21, 2018.

On January 27, 2009, the Minister of Finance presented his budget titled Canada's Economic Action Plan.

On October 3, 2008, the Autorité des marchés financiers (the AMF) published for comment a draft of the Derivatives Regulation (the Regulation) under the "Derivatives Act (Québec)" (the Act).

After an extensive, two-stage consultation by the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), on March 12, 2026 the self-regulatory agency published the updated Guidance on Order Execution Only (OEO) account services and activities (the Updated OEO Guidance). The Updated OEO Guidance replaces the previously published 2021 Guidance Note 3400 21 003 and addresses the evolving needs of the growing do-it-yourself (DIY) investor population.

Under new rules finalized by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) on December 8, 2016, Canadian fund managers must adopt by September 1, 2017...

On October 31, 2003, the Canadian Department of Finance released amendments to the Canadian Income Tax Act which, if implemented in their proposed form, could significantly affect the treatment of losses under the Act and, in particular, losses from the deduction of interest.

A Co‐Owners’ Agreement (COA) for a heavily lopsided bi‐lateral co‐ownership (such as when one co‐owner holds a 75% undivided interest and the other co‐owner holds 25%) should look quite different than a COA for a 50/50% co‐ownership.

This year has seen several significant developments related to the "Investment Canada Act" (the Act). These include the enhancement of the enforcement powers of the Minister of Industry (the Minister) and the expansion of the Minister's power to now also review transactions on the grounds they may be injurious to Canada's national security.

On September 19, 2008, the Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC") issued a temporary order prohibiting the short sale of securities of a number of financial sector companies (the "Temporary Order").

Bill 77, the Derivatives Act, received royal assent on June 20, 2008 and will come into force on dates to be set by the Government.

Canada's new Taxonomy and Transition Planning Council marks a pivotal development in sustainable finance, establishing voluntary guidelines for classifying green and transition investments across six priority sectors.