2017 marked another year of prodigious development of legislation and regulatory guidance impacting federal financial institutions in Canada.
The new wave of initiatives in 2017 included the second stage of the...more
2/8/2018
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In November 2017, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) released for public comment a revised draft of its Corporate Governance Guideline (CG Guideline). The proposed revisions follow...more
On August 11, 2017, Canada’s Department of Finance (Finance Canada) launched the second stage of its consultation process to review the legislative and regulatory framework of the federal financial sector, by releasing its...more
On June 30, 2017, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI) issued an advisory (Advisory) regarding the Bank Act (Canada) restrictions on the use of the words “bank”, “banker” and “banking” and...more
Moves Towards Regulatory Modernization -
The rapidly evolving nature of banking — and the financial services sector in general — has seen Canada’s Department of Finance make several moves towards modernization. What will...more
The regulation of federally regulated financial institutions (FRFIs) continued intensifying in 2016 with a new wave of legislative and regulatory initiatives impacting mortgage lending, the bank resolution regime, the life...more
1/19/2017
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On December 21, 2016, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), released for comment a new draft Guideline E-23 on enterprise-wide model risk management (Guideline). The draft Guideline aims to...more
On August 9, 2016, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) posted revised transaction instructions on its website for reinsurance on an assumption basis (Assumption Reinsurance). OSFI stated that the...more
Canada has a highly concentrated financial sector with six large Canadian domestic banks holding 93 per cent of all bank assets — one of the highest concentration levels in G7 countries, according to the International...more
Financial institutions in Canada witnessed yet another year of significant growth in legislation and regulatory guidance impacting their operations, while the financial marketplace is continuing to adapt to the impact of...more
1/21/2016
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On December 11, 2015, the Canadian Department of Finance, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) and the Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation (CMHC) announced forthcoming changes to existing federal...more
On August 20, 2015, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) released Draft Guideline E-21: Operational Risk Management (Draft Guideline) for comments. With the Draft Guideline, OSFI aims to provide a...more
2014 was a year replete with new legislative and regulatory initiatives impacting federally regulated financial institutions. The key initiatives introduced or implemented in 2014 are outlined in our annual year in review....more
1/21/2015
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