Finance Law and Banking Law

On December 12, 2024, the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") filed a proposed rule change with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") to modify Nasdaq Listing Rules 5405 and 5505 (the "Proposal").

The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) has published for comment proposed amendments to the TSX Company Manual (the Manual)

On June 6, 2024, the Ontario legislature passed the Homeowner Protection Act, 2024 ("Bill 200"). Schedule 2 of Bill 200 amends the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18...

Canadian crude exports by rail have seen a sharp increase since 2017 and are at an all-time high (see table below). This steady increase has been driven by a lack of pipeline infrastructure

British Columbia's Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that declined to apply a "best efforts" requirement to the fulfillment of a financing condition in a real estate purchase agreement.

On October 4, 2018, the Canadian securities administrators published the final version of the amendments that will create a new regime for liquid alternative mutual funds (alt funds).

Technology continues to shape the way investors interact with their assets. With the rise of neobrokers like Robinhood and WealthSimple, younger investors prefer direct, real-time and comprehensive access...

On January 22, 2026, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the "CSA") published a notice (the "Notice") adopting certain amendments to National Instrument 81‑101 – Mutual Fund Prospectus Disclosure...

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...

On November 4, 2025, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tabled the 2025 federal budget (Budget 2025). Budget 2025 contains significant infrastructure announcements across five major categories: trade and transport infrastructure, community and core public infrastructure, housing delivery and financing, defence and security infrastructure, and critical minerals and clean economy enablers.

Big infrastructure projects pose complex legal challenges. Design and scheduling issues can give rise to complications on any construction project; however, big projects involve additional demands...

On October 17, 2023, the Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks (the "Ministry") published a Proposal Notice (the "Proposal")...