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Welcome to the first issue of Competitive Edge, a monthly publication of the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group.

On April 30, the federal government (the Government) tabled the Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1 (the Bill), which was tabled as a Notice of Ways and Means Motion...

On October 24, 2026, the Department of Finance published the proposed Stablecoin Regulations (Proposed Regulations) in the Canada Gazette, Part I. The Proposed Regulations would bring into force the Stablecoin Act (SCA), which received royal assent in March 2026, and make related amendments to the Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAA).

On December 7, 2022, the Canadian federal government introduced Bill C-34, An Act to amend the Investment Canada Act, to modernize Canada's foreign investment review law, the Investment Canada Act (ICA).

On the heels of USMCA entering into force, another round of the U.S.-Canada trade war is upon us.

On March 11, 2021, Canada unveiled its Critical Minerals List. The list includes 31 minerals considered integral to the Canadian economy, all of which are available in Canada.

On April 21, 2026, the federal government introduced Bill C-28, the Canadian Space Launch Act, at first reading in the House of Commons. The bill would establish Canada’s first dedicated...

Despite the unusually well-frozen environs of Ottawa this winter, Canada's defence procurement machinery has been extremely active recently and there are several important developments to report.

In this annual review of Canadian foreign investment law, we discuss developments over the past year, including proposed amendments to the Investment Canada Act (ICA) and new government policies on the treatment of specific categories of investments.

The 2016-2017 annual report on the administration of the Investment Canada Act (the "Annual Report") was published on August 31, 2017.

The 2022 updates to the notification thresholds under Canada's Competition Act and Investment Canada Act have been announced.

On June 17, 2016, the Department of Finance released amendments to the regulations of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (the "New Amendments").

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an inter-governmental body that develops, monitors, and evaluates countries' compliance with 40 anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing...

Heading into 2025 and beyond, businesses will be subject to a variety of new and changing obligations in the anti-money laundering (AML) and anti-terrorist financing (ATF) sphere in Canada.

On September 23, 2021, the RCMP arrested and charged two former SNC-Lavalin executives – former Vice Presidents Normand Morin and Kamal Francis – with a number of offences under Canada's Criminal Code, namely forgery.

The Supreme Court of Canada recently struck down sections of the federal terrorist financing and money laundering law because it violated solicitor-client privilege.

On February 7, 2018, the Department of Finance released a consultation paper (Paper) reviewing Canada's anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regime (AML/ATF).

In preparation for the audit of Canada's anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regime by the Financial Action Task Force in the fall of 2015, FINTRAC have been very busy.