Comme un peu partout ailleurs, le Canada possède lui aussi des lois visant la restitution de biens non réclamés à leurs propriétaires légitimes. Lorsque les efforts pour retrouver ces propriétaires échouent, ces lois...more
Like many jurisdictions, Canada has laws that aim to connect unclaimed property with their rightful owners, and where those efforts are unsuccessful, to deliver the property to a government authority. Given the broad reach of...more
The Ministry of Finance recently released Protecting and Modernizing Ontario’s Mortgage Broker Industry, a report on the legislated five-year review of the Mortgage Brokerages, Lenders and Administrators Act, 2006 (MBLAA) led...more
On March 19, 2019, the Government of Canada released its 2019 budget plan (2019 Budget) before the federal election later this year. The 2019 Budget includes several proposals that impact federally regulated financial...more
In 2018, financial institutions in Canada witnessed yet another year of significant expansion in legislation and regulatory guidance impacting their operations....more
The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) recently published the final version of its Supervision Framework (2018 Framework), which took effect October 1, 2018.
The 2018 Framework outlines the principles and processes...more