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Don’t miss this complimentary webinar spotlighting the five most pressing regulatory developments reshaping compliance in Canada’s financial sector. From board-level liability, to shifting enforcement priorities, get up to...more
Le paysage de la réglementation au Canada évolue de façon dynamique comme en témoignent certaines mises à jour relatives à la réglementation, aux politiques et à la gouvernance. Celles-ci d’ailleurs exigent une attention...more
On June 18, 2025, the Minister of Public Safety introduced Bill C-8, An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts (Bill C-8). If passed, Bill C-8...more
L’évolution de la technologie de l’intelligence artificielle (« IA ») entraîne des changements considérables dans bien des secteurs au Canada, au point de nécessiter une évaluation des cadres juridiques en place. Que ce soit...more
The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the body responsible for enforcing Québec’s legislation concerning the financial sector, recently adopted a Self-Reporting and Cooperation Policy. The policy, adopted on May 20,...more
The evolving field of artificial intelligence (AI) is significantly reshaping various sectors across Canada, prompting a critical evaluation of our legal frameworks. From intellectual property to financial markets, AI...more
Le 23 avril 2025, le Règlement sur la gestion et le signalement des incidents de sécurité de l’information de certaines institutions financières et des agents d’évaluation du crédit (le « Règlement ») est entré en vigueur au...more
Welcome to Blakes Data Governor, a new publication of the Blakes Privacy & Data Protection group. Blakes Data Governor provides actionable insights and practical overviews of recent developments impacting privacy,...more
On April 8, 2025, Quebec’s Minister of Finance, Eric Girard (Minister), tabled Bill 92, An Act to amend various provisions mainly with respect to the financial sector (Bill 92), before the province’s National Assembly....more
De nombreuses entreprises de services financiers sont tenues en vertu de lois et de règlements de vérifier l’identité de leurs clients. Il existe des outils technologiques novateurs qui simplifient le processus de...more
Many financial services businesses are subject to legal or regulatory obligations that require them to verify the identity of their customers. Although innovative technological tools, including those using artificial...more
Le 8 avril 2025, le ministre des Finances du Québec, Eric Girard, a déposé à l’Assemblée nationale le projet de loi n° 92, Loi modifiant diverses dispositions principalement dans le secteur financier (le « projet de loi »). ...more
The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (“CIRO”) has published for comment Phase 5 of its rule consolidation project (the “Rule Consolidation Project”). Phase 5 involves rules relating to outsourcing and service...more
Canada’s Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Regulations are being amended to introduce anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing obligations for factoring, financing and leasing, and cheque...more
L’année 2025 pourrait se révéler porteuse d’importants changements dans le secteur des paiements au Canada en raison de l’élargissement de l’admissibilité à participer aux systèmes de Paiements Canada, ainsi que du...more
2025 may prove to be a year of significant change to the Canadian payments landscape due to the expansion of Payments Canada membership and further development of the Real-Time Rail (RTR) payment system....more
On January 28, 2025, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (“FSRA”) published Proposed Rule 2025-001 (the “Proposed Rule”), which builds on recent amendments to the Insurance Act (the “Act”). Those amendments...more
The Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) completed a focused compliance review of the know-your-client (“KYC”), account appropriateness assessment and Client Limit (as defined below) practices of crypto asset trading...more
Change continues to be the trend in financial services regulation. As we close in on the end of January, we set out below a summary of some notable developments in financial services regulation from 2024 into the new year....more
Canada’s new Retail Payment Activities Act (the “RPAA”), which governs Payment Service Providers (“PSPs”), requires registration with the Bank of Canada (the “BoC”) within a registration window that runs from November 1, 2024...more
The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (“CIRO”) recently published the Annual Report (“Report”) of the Joint Regulators Committee (“JRC”) of the Ombudsman for...more
On October 4, 2023, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (“OSFI”) released details of a new supervisory framework (“New Framework”) that will apply as of April 1, 2024 to federally-regulated financial...more
I INTRODUCTION TO THE LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK - Canada currently has no comprehensive framework governing the regulation of digital assets. Securities and derivatives regulation has emerged as the main regulatory...more
Following a comment period and further review, CNSX Markets Inc. (the CSE) has received approval from the Ontario and British Columbia securities commissions to implement significant changes to its listing policies and forms....more
In this post we discuss disclosure obligations under Canadian economic sanctions and anti-terrorism laws, including in respect of financial services providers. As discussed below: There are disclosure obligations...more