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On November 26, 2015, the Ontario government released its 2015 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review (Economic Statement).

Alberta's President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance announced intention to "briefly hit the pause button" on two pieces of pension reform legislation.

On July 22, 2014, the Alberta government approved the long-awaited regulations to its new Employment Pension Plans Act (New Act).

In its 2016 budget (Budget), the federal government announced a number of pensions matters, which are discussed below.

On May 19, 2017, the Ontario government announced that it is implementing a new funding framework for defined benefit pension plans, which includes:

On August 11, 2015, the Ontario government released further details about the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) that will be relevant to employers with employees in Ontario.

On July 31, 2017, OSFI published for comment a new draft guideline, titled: Derivatives Sound Practices for Federally Regulated Private Pension Plans (Draft Guideline).

The British Columbia government has introduced for First Reading a new Pension Benefits Standards Act (the PBSA), marking a long-anticipated major step towards comprehensive pension reform in the province and in neighbouring Alberta.

Ontario's Ministry of Energy and Mines has proposed exempting electricity transmission projects procured by the Independent Electricity System Operator from the traditional leave to construct approval requirement. This regulatory change could significantly streamline the development timeline for bulk system transmission infrastructure, including the pending Toronto Third Line procurement, while maintaining environmental assessment and Indigenous consultation requirements.

On November 16, 2015, Ontario released details of its proposed cap-and-trade program.

On September 30, 2013, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada announced revised criteria for determining whether it will publicly name a reporting entity that has been the subject of an administrative monetary penalty for contravening the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and associated regulations.

On June 28, 2013, Finance Minister Charles Sousa announced the appointment of Parliamentary Assistant, MPP Steven Del Duca to lead the first five-year review of Ontario's Mortgage Brokerages, Lenders and Administrators Act, 2006 (the Ontario Act).

In its December 21, 2017 Contract Policy Notice, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat published an updated set of procurement thresholds that have been indexed for inflation and came into effect on January 1, 2018.

Sponsors of Alberta-registered defined benefit (DB) pension plans received welcome news on September 21, 2012.

The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement is now in force, on a provisional basis, creating new opportunities for Canadian businesses

Nitro is an innovative new program that provides access to top-tier legal services for emerging technology companies.

The Supreme Court of Canada has recently denied leave to appeal the decisions of the Ontario Court of Appeal in Fulawka v. Bank of Nova Scotia and Fresco v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

On May 31, 2018, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued its report on the future of programming distribution in Canada.