On November 9, 2021, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) launched a three-month public consultation on a new Draft Guideline B‑13: Technology and Cyber Risk Management (Draft Guideline). The...more
Le 4 novembre 2021, le Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières (« BSIF ») a déclaré qu’il ne s’attendait plus à ce que les institutions financières fédérales (« IFF ») suspendent temporairement l’augmentation des...more
On November 4, 2021, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) announced an end to its expectation that federally regulated financial institutions (FRFIs) will not increase capital distributions to...more
Au chapitre des lois canadiennes sur les sanctions, deux nouveaux développements importants concernent les institutions financières canadiennes et d’autres entreprises canadiennes exerçant des activités au Canada et à...more
Le Canada, comme d’autres grands pays, dispose d’une vaste gamme de sanctions économiques et financières à l’égard d’États étrangers et de leurs ressortissants, de même que de diverses organisations terroristes.
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8/18/2021
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There have been two key recent developments in Canadian sanctions laws relevant to Canadian financial institutions and other Canadian businesses operating in Canada and abroad....more
Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations.
Given that Canada is in many ways a...more
8/16/2021
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Le 30 avril 2021, le projet de loi C-30, Loi no 1 d’exécution du budget de 2021 (le « projet de loi C-30 »), a été déposé en première lecture à la Chambre des communes. Le projet de loi C-30 édicte les nouvelles mesures...more
Comme il était prévu et comme il a été annoncé le 30 avril 2021 dans le Budget 2021 : Une relance axée sur les emplois, la croissance et la résilience, le gouvernement fédéral a publié le projet de loi C-30, qui renferme...more
Bill C-30, Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1 was introduced to the House of Commons for first reading on April 30, 2021. Bill C-30 will enact into legislation new policy measures outlined in the 2021 federal budget...more
As was expected and announced in Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth and Resilience, on April 30, 2021 the federal government released Bill C-30 containing, among other things, a draft of the long-awaited Retail...more
INTRODUCTION -
Comme la plupart des Canadiens le savent, le gouvernement fédéral a publié son budget de 2021, intitulé Budget 2021 : Une relance axée sur l’emploi, la croissance et la résilience (le « Budget ») le 19 avril...more
INTRODUCTION -
As most Canadians are aware, the federal government released its 2021 budget - Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth and Resilience on April 19, 2021 (Budget). This bulletin will summarize the...more
Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations. Given that Canada is in many ways a...more
4/8/2021
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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
Le Canada, comme d’autres grands pays, dispose d’une vaste gamme de sanctions économiques et financières à l’égard d’États étrangers et de leurs ressortissants, de même que de diverses organisations terroristes.
Puisqu’à...more
Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations.
Given that Canada is in many ways a...more
1/26/2021
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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
Le 27 octobre 2020, le Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières (« BSIF »), soit l’organisme de réglementation des institutions financières fédérales du Canada, a lancé une consultation publique sur le nouveau...more
On October 27, 2020, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), Canada’s federal financial institutions regulator, launched a public consultation on new Draft Guideline E-4: Foreign Entities Operating...more
Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations.
Given that Canada is in many ways a...more
Le 29 septembre 2020, le gouvernement du Canada a imposé des sanctions en vertu de la Loi sur les mesures économiques spéciales (la « LMES ») à des responsables du gouvernement du Bélarus relativement aux élections...more
On September 29, 2020, the Government of Canada imposed sanctions under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) against officials of the Government of Belarus, in connection with Belarusian presidential elections on August...more