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The Revised Guidelines added "critical minerals and critical mineral supply chains" and "sensitive personal data" to the list of non-exhaustive factors that will be considered by the government in applying the ICA's national security powers.

The 2023 Fall Economic Statement, tabled on November 21, 2023, provided much-anticipated updates on many of the federal government's proposals presented in Budget 2023 [PDF].

In August 2019, Genworth Financial, Inc. (Genworth) announced that it had agreed to sell its approximate 57% shareholding in Canadian subsidiary Genworth ...

In response to the growing complexity and scale of global financial crime, Canada is overhauling its anti-money laundering ("AML") and sanctions regime.

On February 17, 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy (“the Strategy”), a foundational policy framework that links Canada’s national defence...

This is the second of a two part series on the potential application of the Investment Canada Act to transactions involving Canadian businesses.

For Canadian Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), accessing research and development funding is often a challenge. As part of Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) and its generational reinvestment...

FINTRAC expanded its regulatory scope to include the mortgage industry starting on October 11, 2024 — and it is crucial to comply with FINTRAC's obligations to avoid strict penalties.

As announced in past bulletins, the Regulations Amending the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Regulations and the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations came into effect on October 11, 2024.

On March 24, 2021, the Canadian government announced the release of revised Guidelines on the National Security Review of Investments ("Revised Guidelines") under the Investment Canada Act ("ICA").

The 2014 federal budget addressed, inter alia, Canada’s anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regime.

Canada has marked the two year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine with the implementation of new sanctions and related measures. These include additional sanctions listings...

In November 2024, draft amendments to the regulations under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (the "PCMLTFA") were published. These amendments were not unexpected...

Canada's defence landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation through Bill C-31, which proposes to establish the Defence Investment Agency as a standalone statutory entity with unprecedented procurement, financing and investment powers.

The Investment Canada Act (ICA) applies to all investments in Canada by non-Canadians. The purpose of the ICA is "to provide for the review of significant investments in Canada by non-Canadians...

Economic security considerations could apply to investments from any country, including US investors who until now have received a "light touch" in national security reviews. It is clear that the Minister's statements...

On February 16, 2012, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global standard setter in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, released revised FATF Recommendations through the publication of the "International Standards on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism & Proliferation – The FATF Recommendations".