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Assurance Et Distribution Au Québec : Bilan Réglementaire Des Six Derniers Mois

Ce bulletin présente une rétrospective des principaux développements réglementaires en matière d’assurance et de distribution au Québec des six derniers mois. Comme vous pourrez le constater, l’Autorité des marchés financiers (l’« Autorité ») et le gouvernement du Québec ont été actifs au cours de cette période.

Canada Commercial

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Fasken (French)

Co-Investments: What Investors Should Know

A co-investment is a direct investment opportunity presented by the sponsor (manager or general partner) of a private fund in which the investor may already be participating.

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

When Can A Lender Pull The Plug On A Credit Agreement? Material Adverse Change Clauses Explained

Picture this: a borrower is relying on a revolving credit facility to meet working capital needs. Suddenly, it is told by its lender that a “material adverse event” has occurred, and the facility is now being frozen or called. What does this mean, and what can the borrower do?

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Trigger Rates In Canada: What Does This Mean For Canadian Mortgagors And Mortgage-backed Securities?

As the Bank of Canada's interest rate hikes push variable-rate mortgages past trigger rates and trigger points, many Canadian homeowners face mounting payment pressures reminiscent of the 2008 financial crisis.

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Miller Thomson LLP

The Plaintiff Receiver: Ontario Court Affirms Application Of Single Proceeding Model To Connected Third-Party Claims

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Aird & Berlis LLP

TSX Venture Exchange Eliminates Sponsor Requirement And Updates Guidance On Initial Listing Requirements

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Cassels

Industrial And Technological Benefits Policy: What Defence Suppliers Should Be Watching

Canada Government

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Gowling WLG

Powering Up: Canada’s New National Electricity Strategy

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McMillan LLP

One Shot, One Opportunity: Cause Of Action Estoppel In Patrick Street Holdings Ltd v. 11368 NL Inc.

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Clark Wilson LLP

The Solo International Case: The Québec Financial Markets Tribunal Sanctions A Transnational Pump-and-dump Scheme, But Leaves Key Questions Unanswered

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

GST/HST Bad Debt Deductions Denied For Failing To Meet Strict Statutory Requirements, Heydary Green Professional Corporation v. The King

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Beware The Tax Trap: When Exactly Does A Business Cease To Qualify As A “Small Supplier” And Lose GST/HST Exemption?

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

CSA Proposes Significant Amendments To Early Warning Reporting Regimes And Certain Take-Over Bid Rules

Canada Commercial

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

CMHC Insured Financing: A Lender Side Playbook For Multi Residential Transactions

Canada Real Estate

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WeirFoulds LLP

How The Canadian Foreign Accrual Property Income (FAPI) Regime Works—and Why It Matters To Foreign Corporations, Foreign Trusts

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

How To Meet The Very High Bar For Establishing And Maintaining Canadian-Controlled Private Corporation (CCPC) Status, Plus Corporate And Tax Implications Of Share Transfer

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

How To Master The 24-Month Holding Period Requirement For QSBC Shares And Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption In Canada

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Walking The Journey With Founders: Joe Gill’s Approach To Supporting Saskatchewan Startups (Video)

Canada Commercial

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McKercher LLP

2026 Update On Trends In Indigenous Equity Investments In Canada

Canada Government

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Fasken

Difficultés liées au financement des coentreprises : structures hypothécaires, protection de la valeur et équilibre entre les parties

Le financement d'une coentreprise immobilière présente des défis uniques qui nécessitent une planification minutieuse et une structuration appropriée. Quelles sont les considérations essentielles pour établir...

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Why They Went Solo: Two Lawyers On Taking Control Of Their Careers

Two young lawyers share their journeys from big firm life to solo practice, revealing what drove them to trade security for autonomy.

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Lawyers Financial

La BDC Lance Un Nouveau Programme De Financement De 1 Milliard De Dollars À L’intention Des Entreprises Canadiennes Touchées Par Les Droits De Douane Sur L’acier, L’aluminium Et Le Cuivre

Le 4 mai 2026, le gouvernement du Canada a annoncé la création d’un nouveau programme de financement de 1 milliard de dollars de la Banque de développement du Canada (« BDC ») visant à soutenir les entreprises canadiennes productrices d’acier, d’aluminium et de cuivre touchées par les droits de douane américains.

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Miller Thomson LLP

BDC Launches New $1 Billion Financing Program For Canadian Businesses Impacted By Tariffs On Steel, Aluminum And Copper

On May 4, 2026, the Government of Canada announced the creation of a new $1 billion financing program through the Business Development Bank of Canada (“BDC“) to support Canadian steel, aluminum, and copper producing companies impacted by U.S. tariffs.

Canada International

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Miller Thomson LLP

Deal Points Report 2025: Key Insights In Canadian Venture Capital

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Crédit privé au Canada : Principales considérations juridiques et structurelles pour les prêteurs américains

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

CRA Delays GST/HST Changes On Trailing Commissions To 2028

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Recognizing Fraud And Fairness: In The Matter Of The Bankruptcy Of Douglas Grozelle

Canada Insolvency

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DMG Advocates

Locking The War Chest: Certificates Of Pending Litigation In Modern Practice

Canada Real Estate

Farris LLP

Revisiting Section 8 Of The Interest Act After Rabinowitz: While Context Matters, Prudence Endures

Canada Real Estate

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Share Buy-Backs, Shareholder Activism, Takeover Bids And IPOs: CSA Proposes Sweeping Changes To Canadian Securities Law

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Federal Financial Institutions Legislative And Regulatory Reporter – March 2026

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Ontario Moves To Reduce Barriers To Infrastructure Development With Proposed Repeal Of Section 28 Of The Financial Administration Act

Canada Government

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Principales répercussions de la Mise à jour économique du printemps de 2026 sur le secteur financier canadien

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Share Buy-Backs, Shareholder Activism, Takeover Bids And IPOs: CSA Proposes Sweeping Changes To Canadian Securities Law

In a broad set of proposals announced last week, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is considering wide-ranging amendments to Canadian securities law.

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Federal Financial Institutions Legislative And Regulatory Reporter – March 2026

The Reporter provides a monthly summary of Canadian federal legislative and regulatory developments of relevance to federally regulated financial institutions. It does not address Canadian provincial financial services legislative and regulatory developments. In addition, purely technical and administrative changes (such as changes to reporting forms) are not covered.

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Ontario Moves To Reduce Barriers To Infrastructure Development With Proposed Repeal Of Section 28 Of The Financial Administration Act

Ontario's proposed repeal of section 28 of the Financial Administration Act could significantly streamline infrastructure and public-private partnership projects by eliminating ministerial approval requirements...

Canada Government

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Principales répercussions de la Mise à jour économique du printemps de 2026 sur le secteur financier canadien

Le gouvernement fédéral canadien a publié sa Mise à jour économique du printemps 2026 et le projet de loi C-30, introduisant des mesures significatives pour moderniser la réglementation des institutions financières, encadrer...

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada Selected To Host New Global Defence Financing Institution

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Cassels

Canada’s Revised AML Framework: Sweeping Penalties And Compliance Requirements

Bill C-12 has fundamentally transformed Canada's anti-money laundering framework by introducing penalties up to forty times higher than previous levels and expanding compliance obligations across the financial sector. The legislation now requires all reporting entities to enroll with FINTRAC and maintain "reasonably designed, risk-based and effective" compliance programs, while imposing cumulative maximum penalties that can reach 3% of global revenue.

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Le cadre canadien révisé en matière de lutte contre le blanchiment d’argent : sanctions sévères et exigences de conformité

Ayant reçu la sanction royale le 26 mars 2026, le projet de loi C-12, intitulé Loi visant à renforcer le système d’immigration et la frontière du Canada, a considérablement remodelé...

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

BLG renforce son groupe Droit des sociétés et marchés financiers en y accueillant les associés Nicholas Nevins et Christian Vieira

Borden Ladner Gervais S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L. (BLG) annonce l'arrivée de Nicholas Nevins et Christian Vieira comme associés au sein de son groupe Droit des sociétés et marchés financiers à Toronto.

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Blockchain-powered Payments And The Canadian Payments Landscape (Podcast)

Fiat-backed stablecoins are swiftly gaining ground as an alternative means of payment—but how can Canada harness the full potential of the digital revolution? Without a clear domestic...

TL

Torys LLP

The Canada Strong Fund: Canada's First Sovereign Wealth Fund And The Federal Government’s New Nation-building Investment Strategy

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Gowling WLG

OSC Requests Comments On Proposed Amendments To Fee Rules

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Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

Lumina Metals Corp. Closes Its Upsized $406 Million Initial Public Offering

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Fintech Patents: Allowance Trends At The Canadian Patent Appeal Board

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Bennett Jones LLP

Federal Spring Economic Update 2026: Highlights Affecting Financial Services

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Fasken

Competition, Crypto, And Crime: Financial Services And Technology Highlights From The Spring Economic Update 2026

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Gowling WLG

Canada Moves Ahead With Changes To Qualified Investments For Registered Plans

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Ground Breaking: Canada Launches Its First National Sovereign Wealth Fund

ML

McMillan LLP

Quebec’s AMF Issues Guideline On The Use Of AI For Financial Institutions

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Estop Right Now, Thank You Very Much: Supreme Court Clarifies The Test For Cause Of Action Estoppel

TL

Torys LLP

Canada Proposes To Expand Application Of Investment Canada Act To Foreign Banks And Move Forward With Expanding Fintech Investment Powers

TL

Torys LLP

Blockchain Powered Payments: How Stablecoins, Tokenized Deposits, And Digital Payment Instruments Can Reshape The Canadian Payments Landscape

Canada Technology

TL

Torys LLP

The Creation Of Canada’s Financial Crimes Agency: A New Era In Financial Crime Enforcement

Canada Criminal

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Contractual Holdbacks Are Not A Means Of Financing Projects

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

CIRO Issues Stiff Penalties For Dealer Conduct

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

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When The CRA Says, "No": Exploring Judicial Review For Denied Taxpayer Relief From Penalties, Interest Payments On Tax Debt

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

FSRA's New Supervisory Framework For Life And Health Agents Means More Proactive Supervision

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Walker Sorensen

OSFI Final Reinsurance Guidelines

Canada Insurance

WS

Walker Sorensen

OSFI Consultation On Draft Guideline B-13 - Technology And Cyber Risk Management

Canada Technology

WS

Walker Sorensen

OSFI Lifts Restrictions On Canada's Federally Regulated Financial Institutions Related To Increasing Dividends, Share Repurchases And Raising Executive Compensation

WS

Walker Sorensen

Updated Requirements For Federally Regulated Financial Institutions' Technology And Cyber Incident Reporting Obligations

Canada Insurance

WS

Walker Sorensen

Further Update On Employee Stock Options

Canada Commercial

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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Gowling WLG

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Torys LLP

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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