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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada ("OPC") has now decided that the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ("PIPEDA") does not require organizations to obtain separate express consent.

This is Part I of the series, which focuses the conceptual aspect of the tax voluntary disclosure programs around the world and discusses how tax voluntary disclosure programs have affected taxpayers and the governments.

The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) released its latest annual compliance report (the Report) which details areas of focus for CIRO-regulated dealers in 2026 and beyond.

On November 15, Public Safety Canada updated its online guidance for entities that report under the Canadian Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act.

Carbon Assessors is an intelligence company that helps to demystify the various compliance carbon markets across Canada and was founded by a group of individuals who recognized the opportunity...

The push towards energy transition and a net-zero future accelerated over the last year, promising significant new investment in Western Canada in 2023 and beyond.

The Government of Canada has published the long-awaited framework (the Framework) for an oil and gas sector emissions cap. If implemented, the proposed cap-and-trade system would limit 2030...

Following a reported 135 million–liter sewage spill into the Red River from a broken City of Winnipeg sewer pipe, Manitoba Environment Minister Tracy Schmidt made it known that her department was looking at amendments...

On 23 October 2026, the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment published the Draft National Environmental Management Laws (Administrative Penalties) Amendment Bill, 2026 (the Draft Administrative Penalties Bill) for public comment (Government Notice 8083, Government Gazette 55620).

Having closed the transaction which saw the amalgamation of Canada's two self-regulatory organizations effective January 1, 2023, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization...

Through the Client Focused Reforms set out in the revisions to National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations...

After 23 years, the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act (AAAMPs Act) has been extended to all food commodities with the extension of its scope to the Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA)

One of Canada's strongest and broadest lobbying laws is now in force in Yukon. CEOs, businesses, organizations and individual consultants have until January 13 to come into compliance.

This article is Part 3 of a four-part series on Canadian sanctions compliance. Part 1 — Overview covered the core legislative framework. Part 2 — Real Estate examined sanctions risk in real estate transactions. Part 3 focuses on the cross-border compliance conflict that arises when Canadian and U.S. Cuba sanctions obligations collide. Part 4 (July 21) will address Canada’s export control rules and recent amendments to the Export Control List.

The outcome of a recent Office of the Privacy Commissioner ("OPC") investigation confirms a number of important principles of Canadian privacy law

On September 22, 2023, the second set of amendments from Quebec's An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information (introduced as Bill 64 and sanctioned as Law 25)...

Navigating development near transit corridor lands can present significant complexities, particularly in light of the regulations established by Ontario's...