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Election finance rules in British Columbia, Manitoba and New Brunswick have undergone significant reform over the past several months.

A growing number of Canadian companies are seeking to participate in projects in developing markets.

The Canadian government is taking steps to strip the citizenship from a former Guatemalan military commander who actively participated in the 1982 massacre that left 75,000 dead and 250,000 displaced.

Two recent cases, Bank of Montreal v. Mathivannan, 2021 ONSC 2538 (CanLII) and Johansen v Wallgren, 2021 ABCA 234 (CanLII), highlight some procedural pitfalls to avoid when trying to have a claim survive a debtor's discharge.

Taylor & Lieberman ("T&L") was an accounting firm which also performed business management and account oversight services for various clients, including the client in issue.

Bill S-226 will be officially known as the "Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act" and generally called "Canada's Magnitsky Act". Third reading is scheduled for 3:00PM (with other bills).

The Quebec Court of Appeal recently overturned a Superior Court ruling and found a lawyer and his firm jointly liable to pay nearly $7 million in damages as a result of his advice given...

What duties do financial institutions potentially owe to third-party investors when their banking systems are used in an allegedly fraudulent scheme?

Several clients have contacted me in recent weeks after receiving telephone calls from individuals who claim to be from the Canada Revenue Agency.

The recent release of the "Pandora Papers" marks the third database leak containing confidential banking information regarding alleged off-shore tax havens and the identities of those who benefit from these accounts.

On February 21, 2024, LexisNexis Risk Solutions published its True Cost of Financial Crime Compliance Study, reporting on the results of a global online survey to evaluate the cost...

The Commissioner of Competition, who is the head of the Bureau, is responsible administering and enforcing of Canada's Competition Act (the "Act"), including its criminal cartel provisions.

The recent decision in Re Conrad M. Black et al. illustrates how the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) will use its inter-jurisdictional enforcement authority...

Imagine this, you own a multi-million dollar house and drive a luxury vehicle. You possess a designer watch collection amongst other high-end art collectibles.

The Supreme Court of Canada has rendered its highly anticipated decision in Sinclair-Desgagné v. Canada (Chief Electoral Officer), 2026 SCC 31. In a 6-3 majority decision, the Court has issued the reasons supporting its February 13, 2026 order setting aside the result of the federal election held on April 28, 2025 in the riding of Terrebonne.

As tax-reporting season nears, millions of tax returns will be filed. At the same time, a similar number of criminal type offences will be committed with little or no appreciation of their implications and often even unwittingly.

In my first article in this series, I expressed the opinion that the entire Harmonized Sales Tax system and its legal framework are fundamentally flawed.

The Accused, Michael Scholz, was charged with three counts of violating the Excise Tax Act, under Sections 327(1)(a), 327(1)(c), and 327(1)(d).