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In recent weeks, the federal government of Canada has increasingly indicated that COVID-era type supports would be established as part of Canada's broader response...

The Court of Appeal of Ontario found in Toronto-Dominion Bank v. Konga that the interpretation of a guarantee is a question of mixed fact and law, entitled to deference on appeal. Further, for a guarantor to obtain a discharge from the guarantee, he must establish that the bank's demand caused the debtor's default.

In the bulletin, we discussed potential concerns with respect to whether consumer deposits would be part of the eligible debt responsible for bailing-in a bank.

Partner Michael Feldman and Associate Sharon Au have co-authored "Why We Don't Have Twenty-Five Year Mortgages in Canada," an article for the August issue of the National Banking Law Review.

This October, Canada's Minister of Health, the Honourable Jane Philpott MP, along with HSFC and MaRS Centre for Impact Investing, announced Canada's first ever federally-funded SIB.

On June 10, 2020, the final version of the Regulations Amending the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, 2019...

As we previously reported, amendments made earlier this year to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) allow reporting entities under the PCMLTFA...

The degree of risk a First Nation is willing to take on in a joint venture depends on whether it has the lead role. This was a key observation made during a joint venture trends...

In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Western countries and their allies have weaponized the global financial system to target the worldwide assets of Russia and its wealthy oligarchs.

One of the most vexing commercial insolvency issues is the competition between creditors with security on environmentally troubled property and environmental authorities looking for deep pockets...

On October 7, 2015, the British Columbia Court of Appeal reversed the Supreme Court of British Columbia's decision in Barafield Realty Ltd. v. Just Energy (B.C.) Limited Partnership.

On September 30, 2018, Canada and the United States announced that they, together with Mexico, agreed to a trilateral United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Lawson Lundell lawyer Michelle Casey was interviewed on the PodBean podcast hosted by LexisNexis Canada. Michelle was interviewed alongside her co-authors James T. Casey and Jason Kully...

Recently, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (“CIRO”) approved Wealthsimple to offer forecast contracts. Forecast contracts are investment products that offer investors binary “yes” or “no” options...

The CRTC issued its first "Notice of Violation" under Canada’s anti-spam law, assessing an administrative monetary penalty of $1.1 million against Compu-Finder.

Attornment grants authority or jurisdiction to a party even if no legal right exists. It is a legal device that is comparable to an assignment.

The significant increase in costs and interest rates in 2022, along with the lingering impact of COVID-19, has created additional challenges to operating businesses, consultants,...

In this episode, Ellen Bessner and Brendan Monahan dig into one of the biggest barriers to effective financial planning: lack of communication between investors and advisors. Both sides often avoid reaching out — investors don't want to "bother" their advisor, and advisors worry about appearing intrusive.