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Those who first come into contact with the criminal justice system often want to know – will I end up having a criminal record? The typical answer has been that you will only have a criminal record...

The recent Hockey Canada trial has raised questions relating to how criminal and civil cases involving sexual assault allegations can differ.

As previously reported, the growth in cross-border transactions has been significant in 2017 thus far.

On Christmas Eve, 2009, four workers died and a fifth was seriously injured when the scaffold they were standing on to effect repairs to the exterior of an apartment building in Etobicoke, Ontario collapsed and fell thirteen stories to the ground below.

According to the Canadian Department of Justice, approximately 10% of Canadian seniors are victims of consumer fraud each year. Seniors continue to be a rapidly increasing segment of the population

He is the author of 12 books, including Corporate Crime, Accountability and Social responsibility in Canada.

While many large public corporations have taken the necessary steps, many private businesses in the middle market have not turned their attention to this issue, yet.

Bill C-21, the "Standing Up for Victims of White Collar Crime Act", received Royal Assent just prior to May’s federal election. The Act introduces new sentencing provisions related to fraud, creating a two-year minimum sentence for fraud over C$1-million among other important amendments.

Police practices are about to change, now that the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that police investigating a suspected marijuana grow-op now require a search warrant to obtain hydro record from utility companies.

The digital revolution that has occurred since the invention of personal computers and mobile devices has led to numerous benefits for individuals and organizations seeking to maximize...

Women continue to be statistically at a far greater risk of sexual violence in Canada. The Canadian Women's Foundation summarizes statistics of gender-based violence in Canada.

This is common with driving offences such as impaired driving and dangerous driving causing death. The driver will be subject to a criminal investigation and possibly a trial.

This week, White Collar Post features a guest post from internationally known compliance and anti-corruption expert Marc Y. Tassé.

Canada has been subject to ongoing criticism by NGOs, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD"), and others for lagging behind peer countries...

It's not often that political party leaders will keep the promises they have made to the public.

By now we have all been subjected to the tragic details of television star Jussie Smollett's alleged attack in Chicago earlier this year.

On October 21, 2019, the BC provincial government announced sweeping and significant changes to the BC Securities Act which are intended to give the BC Securities Commission ...

The Alberta Court of Appeal issued a decision on June 14, 2013, in a private action for damages under section 36 of the Competition Act, reversing the trial court’s decision that Husky and ExxonMobil, had illegally conspired to lessen competition for purchases of fluid hauling services, contrary to section 45 of the Act.