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On July 6, 2023, staff of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published CSA staff Notice 81-336 Guidance on Crypto Asset Investment Funds That Are Reporting Issuers (the Notice).

On December 6, 2021, with global ransomware attacks at an all-time high, the federal government published an open letter to Canadian organizations urging them to adopt updated cyber security...

This was partly due to a small number of mega deals.

Although the first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, was invented 17 years ago in 2008, the regulations of cryptocurrencies and crypto platforms (also known as crypto exchanges) in Canada are still in their early stages.

In this video, Brigitte Goulard and Konata Lake provide a brief introduction to the series followed by a discussion on developments that are happening in the Canadian fintech space.

The Staff of the Canadian Securities Administrators (the "CSA") issued CSA Staff Notice 46-307 — Cryptocurrency Offerings (the "Notice") that outlines its views on the application of securities law to cryptocurrencies, such as "coins" and "tokens".

On August 31, 2017, the authors published an article A Brave New World: Regulation of Initial Coin Offerings describing the rise of initial coin offerings (ICOs) and their regulation by Canadian...

Generally speaking, when Delaware sneezes, everybody else gets a cold. That's because Delaware is the undisputed jurisdictional leader in corporate finance in the United States, with well over a million companies incorporated in that state.

In recent years Alberta has seen interest from, and entry of, data processors and bitcoin miners. Given the abundance of natural gas and related infrastructure...

In the early days of the Internet, there was much skepticism as to its utility, even while those in the vanguard promoted its revolutionary potential.

Class actions continue to pose a significant litigation risk for financial services businesses in Canada, with a noticeable uptick in claims focused on consumer protection issues.

On October 24, 2026, the Department of Finance published the proposed Stablecoin Regulations(the “Regulations”) under the Stablecoin Act (the “Act”). Together with the Act, the Regulations introduce a framework, to be overseen by the Bank of Canada (the “Bank”), that aims to mitigate risks associated with stablecoin issuance, including financial loss, inadequate risk management, issuer insolvency and threats to the security of sensitive personal information.

The increased popularity of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets has sparked an evolution in the market for derivative contracts referencing such digital assets.

On July 27, 2023, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) released its annual report outlining the work staff conducted in 2022/23 (to date). The report has four parts...

On May 20, 2025, the Canadian Payments Association (Payments Canada) announced the launch of its public consultation (the Consultation) on the bylaws, rules and policy elements that will govern its new and long-anticipated real-time rail exchange (RTR Exchange), and clearing and settlement system (RTR C&S, and together with RTR Exchange, RTR).

In recent years, Canada's Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) and its regulations have been amended with a view to strengthening Canada's anti-money laundering (AML) regime.

On June 15th, 2022 the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in British Columbia released its highly-anticipated Final Report which comes after years of work and a review of extensive evidence...

In an earlier article (Blockchain. What is it and what are its IP issues?), we provided an introduction to blockchain technologies and explored some of the IP issues surrounding this emerging field.