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ArticleOSC Provides Relief To Clear Swaps In Accordance With CFTC MandateDerivatives, Securities and Derivatives Regulation.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawStikeman Elliott LLP
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ArticlePossible Participation Fee Relief From OSCThe Ontario Securities Commission has indicated that it will consider providing relief on the participation fee charged to certain small registered firms.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBlake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
ArticleProposed Amendments To The British Columbia Business Practices And Consumer Protection ActOn February 25, 2025, Bill 4 was introduced into the British Columbia legislature for the purpose of effecting a number of proposed amendments to the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act (British Columbia)...CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawAird & Berlis LLP
ArticlePublication Par L'OSBI Du Rapport De 2019 Du Comité Mixte Des Autorités De RéglementationUne traduction de ce billet sera disponible prochainement.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawStikeman Elliott LLP
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ArticleThere's A New Syrup In Town: Update On CIRO's Incorporated Advisor Compensation OptionThe industry has been carefully watching the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) publications on advisor compensation options. Recently, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA)...CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleTSX Private Markets Launched By TMX GroupIn late 2014 the TMX Group launched TSX Private Markets, a new business that offers capital raising and trading services to provide public and private companies the opportunity to access capital in early stages of development in Canada's exempt market.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleUpdate: Revised Mortgage Prepayment Penalty Disclosure Guidance From FCACFurther to our March 2012 "Update on Federal Consumer Protection Measures" in which we reported on the new CG-8 Mortgage Prepayment Penalty Disclosure Guidance (Guidance) published by the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), enhancing disclosure of mortgage prepayment charges, on April 13, 2012, the FCAC announced revisions to the Guidance, likely in response to early feedback from affected Federally Regulated Financial Institutions (FRFIs).CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawBlake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
ArticleRace To Judgment: Mareva Injunctions Do Not Give A Proprietary Interest In Affected AssetsThe motion judge held that the Mareva injunction did not give Trade Capital a proprietary interest in the funds, and the Court of Appeal agreed. CanadaCriminal LawBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleFSRA Releases Its Proposed FY 2019-20 FSRA Priorities And Budget For Public ConsultationThe Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario ("FSRA") has released its Proposed FY 2019-20 FSRA Priorities and Budget for public consultation (the "Proposal").CanadaEmployment and HRStikeman Elliott LLP
ArticleOntario Superintendent: Pension Plan Not Expressly Excluding Vacation Pay From Average Earnings Formula Must Include ItOntario's Superintendent of Financial Services has issued a Notice of Intended Decision that would require a company plan to count vacation pay ...CanadaEmployment and HRStikeman Elliott LLP
ArticleTurning Over A New LEEFF: Federal Government To Provide Financing To Canada's Biggest EnterprisesOn May 11, 2020, the Federal Government announced a support program for Canada's largest companies: the Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF).CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesBurnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP
ArticleThe Investment Fund Rules BookThe Canadian investment fund industry is regulated by, among other things, a number of National Instruments. The Investment Fund Rules Book, prepared by members of BLG's Investment Management Group...CanadaFinance and BankingBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
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ArticleA Comparison Of Bail-In Regimes – Canada And The UKThe Canadian government has taken the next step towards implementation of the bail-in regime for domestic systemically important banks in Canada (D-SIB(s)).CanadaFinance and BankingNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP