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We have written numerous blogs over the years on the difference between inspections vs. investigations. This blog is a reminder on the general distinction between an inspection as opposed to an investigation.

In Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth and Resilience, as expected, the federal government announced its commitment to work with the provinces to table draft legislation...

The financial services sector has been in a state of change in Canada with respect to regulatory scrutiny.

Employers in Canada struggling to fill vacancies are turning to the international labour market to recruit and hire temporary foreign workers under various federal and provincial or territorial immigration programs.

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) came into force on July 1, 2020. It features modernized customs procedures intended both to reduce administrative burdens on exporters

After numerous false starts, Canada's Parliament on May 3, passed a human rights and supply chain transparency law, formerly Bill S-211, the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour...

Two overarching trends in trade law have been building throughout 2024 and are likely to pose significant challenges for businesses in the coming year and beyond.

In NEP Canada ULC v MEC OP LLC, 2021 ABQB 180 (NEP), the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench rendered an important judgment ruling on the interplay between an action for a deceitful contractual representation...

In Yinghe Investment (Canada) Ltd. v CCM Investment Group Ltd., 2025 BCSC 2113, the Supreme Court of British Columbia granted CCM's first application to strike pleadings, confirming that repeated...

Ontario's regulated gaming market is no longer in launch mode. With record-breaking wagering volumes, structural legislative changes, and sharper enforcement activities...

On May 19, 2020, the Competition Bureau (the Bureau) announced that Facebook Inc. (Facebook) has entered into a consent agreement with the Commissioner

The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario ("IPC") regularly releases guidance material designed to help organizations meet their privacy obligations under provincial privacy legislation...

Under new rules finalized by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) on December 8, 2016, Canadian fund managers must adopt by September 1, 2017...

From 2020 to 2025, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has significantly increased the use of administrative penalties as a core enforcement tool.

On December 10, 2024, the Ontario Securities Commission (the OSC) issued Staff Notice 33-757 – Review of Restricted Dealer Crypto Asset Trading Platforms' Compliance with the Account Appropriateness...

Le 28 novembre 2022, l'UE a adopté la Directive (UE) 2022/2555 (« SRI 2 »)...

The Compliance and Registrant Regulation Branch (the "CRR") of the Ontario Securities Commission (the "OSC" or the "Commission") has released OSC Staff Notice 33-755 – Summary Report for Dealers...

Organizations developing, procuring or permitting personnel to use AI systems for business purposes should have a responsible AI policy to guide consistent...