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On March 22, 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) amended its rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (U.S. Exchange Act) to shorten the standard trade settlement...

On March 22, 2017, the U.S. SEC amended its rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (U.S. Exchange Act) to shorten the standard trade settlement window from three business days (T+3)...

On October 5, 2023, the federal government launched the Consultation on Cracking Down on Predatory Lending Faster by Further Lowering the Criminal Rate of Interest and Increasing Access...

The Law Society of Upper Canada v Abbott, 2017 ONCA 525, holds that delay in initiating investigatory and disciplinary proceedings does not necessarily justify a reduction in sanction.

Production orders under the Criminal Code are powerful investigative tools used by law enforcement to compel documents from organizations that are not themselves under investigation.

In a contest between two innocent creditors over the proceeds of shares credited to an investment account which were traceable to fraudulently obtained funds, the Supreme Court of Canada held in favour of the Bank of Montreal ("BMO"), a secured creditor.

On February 29, 2024, the BC Financial Services Authority ("BCFSA") released Advisory 24-003. The Advisory informs administrators of defined contribution (money purchase)...

Pension plans registered in Ontario are prohibited from directly or indirectly investing or lending more than 10% of the book value of the assets of the pension fund in or to any one person, two or more associated persons, or two or more affi ted corporations, subject to limited exemptions.

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions released a policy advisory to provide guidance to administrators of federally regulated defined benefit pension plans.

In R. v. 1137749 Ontario Ltd. (operating as Pro-Teck Electric) 2018 ONCJ 502, an appellate court lifted the corporate veil and imposed total fines of $430,000 ...

With the downturn in oil prices and lower exchange rates, US and international private equity funds are looking for opportunities in Canada’s energy sector and the view of many of the funds largely in the US is that "Canada is for sale".

The Ontario Energy Board (the "OEB") announced yesterday that it has opened its Innovation Sandbox (the "Sandbox").

The Resource Revenue Transparency Working Group released final recommendations on mandatory transparency standards for mining companies.

On December 18, 2024, the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) released its final framework for voluntary climate-related reporting (CSDS 2, Climate-related Disclosures). After receiving extensive comments.

This October, Canada's Minister of Health, the Honourable Jane Philpott MP, along with HSFC and MaRS Centre for Impact Investing, announced Canada's first ever federally-funded SIB.

On June 10, 2020, the final version of the Regulations Amending the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, 2019...

As we previously reported, amendments made earlier this year to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) allow reporting entities under the PCMLTFA...