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A Canadian court has found a site supervisor guilty of criminal negligence causing death following a workplace accident that resulted in the death of a young construction worker.

Canadian stock exchanges and securities regulators are likely to scrutinize option grants as a result of the latest governance scandal in the United States—backdating option grants to give executives a windfall.

The US Deputy Attorney General, Sally Quillian Yates, recently released a memorandum (Yates Memo) in which she outlined a new strategy to help combat corporate fraud and other wrongdoing.

Fraud is a growing problem in many food and beverage businesses. Most organizations only take steps to improve their controls after a fraud has been discovered and the damage has been done.

The historical background of money laundering legislation began with the drug trade. Initial AML efforts were introduced primarily to curb the ability of drug cartels to use the proceeds of their crimes to process money from illegal drug activity and build larger drug businesses.

Canada's money laundering, terrorism financing and fraud laws are highly developed.

In response to a request from Ukraine, the Canadian government has imposed economic sanctions in the form of asset freezes against former President Viktor Yanukovych and 17 others.

Amendments to Canada’s Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA), summarized in our previous bulletin, Canada’s New Border Bill to Combat Money Laundering...

The federal government recently introduced Bill C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 21, 2023...

On April 16, 2026, FINTRAC published information on the new initiatives and updates it is implementing as a result of recent or upcoming legislative amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations.

The anti-terrorist financing provisions of the Criminal Code (the "Code") are the critical elements of Canada's counter-terrorism efforts.

Since the Supreme Court of Canada's landmark ruling...those directly affected by the prospect of physician-assisted death have been awaiting legislative and parliamentary response.

IRCC has removed the arranged employment points from the Express Entry system, a big change in Canada's immigration strategy. Originally introduced to combat fraud related to Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) that were being bought rather than obtained legitimately, this has far-reaching implications that go way beyond that.

If you have been convicted or arrested for a white collar crime, you may be criminally inadmissible to Canada.

In Singh v Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2022 BCCA 320, the BC Court of Appeal reaffirmed the test for civil fraud in the insurance law context. Specifically, the court dismissed...

During the holiday season, many private businesses will see an increase in seasonal workers, an influx in sales activity and out-of-the-ordinary work schedules...

Dealing in counterfeit goods hurts the Canadian and global economies and has proven ties to organized crime and the funding of terrorism.