4,751 results found

The Canadian federal government continues to introduce stricter environmental regulations impacting business practices. These regulatory updates demonstrate Canada's focus...

Staying ahead in the ever-evolving landscape of climate change legislation can be challenging. Canada is engaged in 123 international agreements and both federal and provincial bodies...

With Canada's environmental landscape in constant flux, staying up to date on related legislative changes and potential pitfalls is vital for businesses.

Canada's financial services and payments sector is experiencing a surge of regulatory updates, impacting the Code of Conduct for the Payment Card Industry (Code)...

One of the proposals announced in the federal budget last week was the introduction of measures to help ensure Canadians have access to safe, reliable and lower-cost remittance services.

Regulatory updates to Canada's payments ecosystem are reshaping operational risk, compliance obligations and commercial terms across the sector. From interest rate thresholds to anti-money laundering safeguards...

On October 17, 2012, the British Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Greg Clark, delivered a written statement to Parliament regarding the Wheatley Review of LIBOR.

On October 17, 2019, three additional forms of cannabis became legal in Canada: edibles, extracts and topicals. In this video interview with BNN Bloomberg, Blakes Associate

The Government of Canada announced in its 2014 federal budget that it intends to modernize the compositional standards for beer under the Food and Drug Regulations.

On June 7, 2018, the Senate passed Bill C-45, Canada's cannabis legalization bill, the Cannabis Act (Bill), but not before making a number of amendments.

As many professionals who follow Canadian anti-money laundering legislation are aware, on June 17 and June 30, 2017 respectively, new provisions of the Regulations under the Proceeds of Crime...

From shifts in legislation to timeline approvals, it's still not business as usual for foreign investors looking to acquire Canadian businesses.

On June 3, 2021, Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Bills of Exchange Act, the Interpretation Act and the Canada Labour Code (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation) received Royal Assent.

Businesses that deal with Canada's public sector face growing compliance obligations as rules related to supplier integrity, foreign influence and election finance evolve. These changes reflect policymakers.

The law on Indigenous rights and interests in Canada continues to evolve based on court decisions and government policies and legislation.

The effects of COVID-19 and concerns about unforeseen events have caused both owners and contractors of infrastructure projects to re-evaluate how to best mitigate risk and manage disputes more efficiently.

The turbulent COVID-19 economy has put a spotlight on the complex and often delicate insolvency process on both sides of the border. Listen to partners Linc Rogers, ...

On October 14, 2020, the Government of Canada added an additional 31 names to the list of sanctioned individuals under the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations.