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Structured Finance Canada – 2025 Year In Review

In 2025, the Canadian structured finance and securitization market demonstrated resilience amid ongoing global economic uncertainty.

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

FINTRAC's AMPs: Where Are They Heading?

Administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) have become the key tool for the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada's (FINTRAC's) enforcement of Canada's anti-money laundering (AML) regime.

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Torys LLP

La Banque du Canada donne des précisions sur les exigences de déclaration annuelle des FSP enregistrés

La Banque du Canada (la « Banque ») a récemment tenu une séance d'information et publié un guide détaillé à l'approche de la date limite à laquelle les fournisseurs...

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada Moves Forward On Its Consumer-Driven Banking Framework

Canada's consumer-driven banking framework is entering a pivotal phase, marking a turning point towards modernizing Canada's financial sector. Consumer-driven banking, also known as open banking, is a secure framework...

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Goodmans LLP

Refonte de la conformité des prêts hypothécaires : Le projet de loi 29 de la Colombie-Britannique et l'évolution du régime de LRPC du Canada (Podcast)

Worldwide Finance

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canadian Securities Administrators Modernize Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure: Final Amendments Released

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Dentons Canada LLP

Navigating Canada's Expanding AML Framework In Real Estate And Lending

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Toronto Stock Exchange Original Listing Amendments: Key Changes And Practical Guidance

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Cassels

Bank Of Canada Outlines Annual Reporting Requirements For Registered PSPs Under The Retail Payment Activities Act

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Video Conferencing Vestiges Of COVID-19: Can You Still Execute A Guarantee Acknowledgment Certificate Remotely?

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Dentons Canada LLP

Why 2026 Will Be A Make-or-break Year For Financial Innovation In Canada

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Gowling WLG

Federal Financial Institutions Legislative And Regulatory Reporter - December 2025

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Changes To Canada's Bank Regulatory Environment To Promote Efficiency And Competition

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Fasken

New Year, New Compliance Obligations: CRA Releases Updated CRS Guidance

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Evolving Needs For Emerging And High Growth Companies: Series A Stage (Video)

Canada Commercial

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Aboriginal Title Gives Way To Private Interests In New Brunswick

Canada Government

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Gowling WLG

CRA Introduces Software-Specific Controls For EFILE Accounts, A Safety Feature, Starting In 2026

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Smart Glasses At Work: Heads-up Innovation, Head-on Compliance For Canadian HR & Legal

Canada Employment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Court Finds Employee Rightfully Dismissed After Publishing Social Media Post About His Employer

Canada Employment

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Cassels

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Federal Financial Institutions Legislative And Regulatory Reporter - September 2025

The Federal Financial Institutions Legislative and Regulatory Reporter (the Reporter) provides a monthly summary of Canadian federal legislative and regulatory developments...

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Broad Support For Infrastructure Investments In Canada: New OSFI Capital Adequacy Guidelines For Life Insurers

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) has announced immediate changes to the Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (LICAT) Guideline...

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Dentons Canada LLP

IMF Publishes 2025 Financial System Stability Assessment For Canada: Why Certain Recommendations Should Not Be Adopted

On August 1, 2025, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published its latest Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) report for Canada.

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Torys LLP

OSFI's Q3 Quarterly Release: A Suite Of Regulatory Updates To Address Emerging Risks

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

OSFI Quarterly Release: Updates For Capital Adequacy, Model Risk Management And Insurer Peer Review

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Fasken

Episode 75: From Idea To Impact: The Power Of Storytelling In Startup Growth (Podcast)

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

Mise À Jour Du Secteur Financier : Lignes Directrices Du BSIF Et Consultations De Paiements Canada

Canada Technology

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Fasken (French)

Financial Services Update: OSFI Guidelines And Payments Canada Consultation

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Fasken

OSFI Releases Updated Guideline On Climate Risk Management

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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Debt Capital Markets

Canadian Securities Administrators Modernize Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure: Final Amendments Released

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have finalized a package of amendments to modernize the continuous disclosure regime for investment funds.

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Dentons Canada LLP

Toronto Stock Exchange Original Listing Amendments: Key Changes And Practical Guidance

In March 2025, the Toronto Stock Exchange (the TSX) published proposed amendments to its original listing requirements aimed at improving clarity, increasing flexibility, and reducing the need...

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Cassels

Alberta Opens The Door To Expanded Safe Harbour Defence For Climate-Related Statements

Climate-related disclosure remains a focal point in the Canadian capital markets, shaped by investor expectations and global regulatory trends.

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Revue de l'année et prévisions pour 2026 : réglementation du domaine de l'assurance

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Fasken (French)

Greater Happiness Through Broken Resolutions

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Lawyers Financial

Grade A Obligations: New Ontario AFS Non-delivery List

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Canadian And U.S. Regulatory Developments Are Reshaping Market Oversight

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Canada's Bank Regulator Moves To Loosen Capital Rules And Encourage Lending To SMEs

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Solvent Liquidations - Check: Are You Really Solvent?

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Gowling WLG

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Charges, Mortgages, Indemnities

Court Strikes Claim Of Non-party To Mortgage Contract Against Mortgagee And Its Lawyer (Anthonipillai v. Ghorbankhani)

Rule 21 of the Rules of Civil Procedure is a powerful weapon in the arsenal of a defendant.

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Indemnity Clauses: Why You Think You Need Them (And When You Probably Don't)

If you ask a lawyer why an indemnity clause is included in an agreement, the reflexive answer is usually some version of "risk allocation". That answer is true. It is also incomplete.

Canada Commercial

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Torys LLP

Five Things First-Time Home Buyers Should Know In Ontario

For many individuals, purchasing a home is the largest financial investment they will ever make.

Canada Real Estate

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Soloway Wright

Incidence du régime LRPC élargi au Canada sur les secteurs de l'immobilier et des prêts hypothécaires

Canada Real Estate

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Refonte de la conformité des prêts hypothécaires : Le projet de loi 29 de la Colombie-Britannique et l'évolution du régime de LRPC du Canada (Podcast)

Worldwide Finance

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Navigating Canada's Expanding AML Framework In Real Estate And Lending

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Redefining Mortgage Lending Compliance: B.C.'s Bill 29 And Canada's Evolving AML Regime (Podcast)

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 15 – 19, 2025)

Worldwide Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Canada's Bank Regulator Moves To Loosen Capital Rules And Encourage Lending To SMEs

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Aird & Berlis LLP

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Financial Services

Securities Litigation In 2025: Private And Public Enforcement Developments

In 2025, we saw significant developments affecting the private and public enforcement of securities law in Canada in the areas of civil liability and material change disclosure, the gatekeeping function of registrants...

Canada Commercial

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Torys LLP

Competition Bureau Continues Focus On Financial Services: Market Study And Data Portability Report

On January 12, 2026, the Bureau launched its market study into the state of competition for lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Canada.

Canada Anti-trust

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Co‑investing In A Retail Age: Allocation, Economics And Alignment

Institutional co-investors are coming off another banner year, but beneath the surface, DPI concerns, higher return thresholds, tightening liquidity and widening vintage‑year dispersion are making today's...

Canada Commercial

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Torys LLP

Secondaries In 2026: Continued Growth On The Horizon

Canada Commercial

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Torys LLP

Canadian M&A Outlook For 2026

Canada Commercial

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Torys LLP

Court Strikes Claim Of Non-party To Mortgage Contract Against Mortgagee And Its Lawyer (Anthonipillai v. Ghorbankhani)

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Secure A.I. In 2026: What Finance Leaders Need To Know

Canada Technology

Alexa Translations

Why Data Security In Translation Is Non-Negotiable For Financial Institutions

Alexa Translations

Structured Finance Canada – 2025 Year In Review

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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Latest Videos

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What Happens If You Default On A Car Loan In Ontario? (Video)

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Designing A Solid Security Package: Limited Recourse And Limited Amount Guarantees (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Real Estate Joint Ventures For Investors: Liquidity Provisions (Video)

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Torys LLP

FSxT Connect With Leslie Byberg, Ron Morrow And Donna Kinoshita (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Retail Payment Activities Act

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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