L’année 2020 a été dominée par un seul événement mondial : la pandémie de COVID-19. La législation et les lignes directrices en matière de réglementation qui s’appliquent aux institutions financières fédérales (les « IFF »)...more
2020 was dominated by a single global event: the COVID-19 pandemic. Regulatory guidance and legislation affecting federally regulated financial institutions (FRFIs) in Canada were no exception. Governments and regulators...more
On May 1, 2020, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), Canada’s prudential banking regulator, issued guidance on the use of internal capital buffers by small and medium-sized banks (SMS Banks) and...more
On March 27, 2020, and March 30, 2020, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) announced additional measures to support the financial and operational resilience of federally regulated financial...more
On December 5, 2019, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) released the final version of the updated Guideline B-6: Liquidity Principles (Guideline). The Guideline applies to banks and federally...more
Recently, the federal government published amendments to the regulations made under the United Nations Act (UN Act) and the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA), Canada’s key sanctions legislation. Among other changes, the...more
In 2018, financial institutions in Canada witnessed yet another year of significant expansion in legislation and regulatory guidance impacting their operations....more
On October 29, 2018, the federal government introduced Bill C-86, Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 (Bill C-86), the second omnibus budget bill of 2018. If passed, Bill C-86 will, among other things, amend the Bank Act...more
The amendments to the Bank Act that restrict the use of the words “bank”, “banker” and “banking” (Bank Words) by non-bank entities were recently proclaimed into force and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial...more