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The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions ("OSFI"), in collaboration with the Global Risk Institute ("GRI"), recently convened the second Financial Industry Forum on Artificial Intelligence ("FIFAI II").

On September 14, 2020, the Financial Action Task Force ("FATF") published its report on red flag indicators associated with virtual assets ("VAs")", following up on its guidance last year on virtual assets.

On July 16, 2019, the UK Open Banking Implementation Entity released a report titled, "Open Banking: Preparing for Lift Off", which covers current progress, future potential and challenges for Open Banking.

It seems like all anyone can talk about these days is the value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. But what does this mean for Canadians and the Canadian tax authorities?

The cryptocurrency market has been highly volatile for the past several years. In fact, it is one of the most volatile non-derivative financial assets on the market.

The race to launch Canada's first ETF is over, and the Purpose Bitcoin ETF is the winner. In regulatory filings published only a few days ago on SEDAR, the Purpose Bitcoin ETF disclosed that the...

On April 17, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") announced the adoption of amendments to National Instrument 81-102 – Investment Funds ("NI 81-102") and related changes...

On September 15, 2020, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) released a discussion paper regarding technology risks in the financial sector.

In this short piece, we will examine carbon tokens: a tool of increasing relevance in the battle to address climate change.

The Cyber Unit demonstrated its commitment to Chairman Clayton's direction by bringing two enforcement actions against ICOs in relatively short order.

The Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC") recently published its proposed Statement of Priorities for 2024-2025 (the "Statement")...

Of particular interest in corporate finance is the tokenization of securities, such as bonds, stocks, and derivatives.

The simplest way to understand blockchain is to think of it as a vast digital ledger of transactions or information that is shared among millions of computers, or other devices connected to the Internet.

As anticipated, the Retail Payment Activities Regulations (Regulations) are set to be published on Nov. 22, 2023...

The Government of Canada has introduced Bill C-30, proposing significant amendments to the Bank Act that would fundamentally alter how foreign bank investments in Canada are regulated. These changes would eliminate a decades-old exemption that has shielded certain foreign bank transactions from Investment Canada Act review, potentially subjecting them to both net benefit and national security scrutiny.

On June 1, 2023, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization ("CIRO") released its annual priorities for fiscal 2024 (the "Annual Priorities").

On October 17, 2026, the Department of Finance published the long-awaited proposed Non-Financial Activities Regulations (the “Regulations”) for (i) Banks and Bank Holding Companies, (ii) Foreign Banks, (iii) Insurance Companies, Societies and Insurance Holding Companies, and (iv) Trust and Loan Companies (“FRFIs”). The Regulations would operationalize the so-called “fintech amendments” to the Bank Act, the Insurance Companies Act and the Trust and Loan Companies Act (the “FRFI Statutes”) that were originally introduced as part of the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1.