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Trailing Commissions No Longer Exempt?

For decades, mutual fund trailing commissions paid by mutual fund managers to licensed dealers — and by dealers to their agents — were generally treated as consideration for an exempt financial...

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Millar Kreklewetz

CRA Changes Its Policy On GST/HST Treatment Of Mutual Fund Trailing Commissions

The Canada Revenue Agency (the "CRA") recently issued a GST/HST Interpretation Letter that introduces a significant policy change to the GST/HST treatment of trailing commissions (the "Proposed Policy Change").

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McMillan LLP

CSA Continues Work To Modernize Continuous Disclosure For Investment Funds

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have finalized amendments to various National Instruments and announced continuing work to modernize the continuous disclosure regime for investment...

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Bennett Jones LLP

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?

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Torys LLP

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

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada Moves Forward On Its Consumer-Driven Banking 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

When Is Enough, Enough? HRTO's Guidance On Accommodation In Cillis v. Hamilton - Wentworth District School Board.

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

11 Tax Changes To The Income Tax Act (ITA) In 2026 And Beyond That Canadian Taxpayers, Canadian Businesses Need To Know About

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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

Canada Employment

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Cassels

Webinar: When Harassment Comes From Outside: A Guide To Third-Party Risk Management

Worldwide Employment

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BCF Business Law

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

Canada Commercial

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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Banking Regulation

Secured Lending

Capital Adequacy/BASEL

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

OH

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

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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

BC

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

Trailing Commissions No Longer Exempt?

For decades, mutual fund trailing commissions paid by mutual fund managers to licensed dealers — and by dealers to their agents — were generally treated as consideration for an exempt financial...

MK

Millar Kreklewetz

Bad Faith Neighbours And Blocked Views: What Canadian Courts Will And Won't Do

You find a lot with a premium view, then your neighbour plants a wall of trees to block it. What happens next?

Canada Litigation

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Next Phase, Same Timeline: Insurance Council Of British Columbia's Consultation On Restricted Insurance Agent Regulation

In December 2025, the Government of British Columbia introduced the Restricted Insurance Agent Licence Regulation (Regulation), creating a new framework for businesses that sell insurance alongside their primary products.

Canada Insurance

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Voisins de mauvaise foi et vue obstruée : ce que les tribunaux canadiens peuvent – et ne peuvent pas – faire

Canada Real Estate

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Miller Thomson LLP

OSFI To Fast-track New Entry Regime For Fintechs And Credit Unions

Canada Technology

TL

Torys LLP

CRA Changes Its Policy On GST/HST Treatment Of Mutual Fund Trailing Commissions

ML

McMillan LLP

OSFI Releases Guide On Administrative Monetary Penalties

Canada Government

TL

Torys LLP

CSA Continues Work To Modernize Continuous Disclosure For Investment Funds

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Securities Litigation In 2025: Private And Public Enforcement Developments

Canada Commercial

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Torys 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

Arrangements With Third-Party Creditors: Introduction (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Arrangements With Third-Party Creditors: Postponement Of Payment (Video)

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Gowling WLG

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

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Torys LLP

News And Insights From Osler's Market-Leading Financial Services Group – November 2023 (Video)

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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