Finance Law and Banking Law

We have previously written about lenders attempting to charge a three-month interest fee (or "penalty", or "bonus") after a default by a mortgagor Three-Months' Mortgage Interest – To Charge or Not to Charge – CP LLP.

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

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.

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")...

On June 26, 2025, the CSA published its 2025-2028 CSA Business Plan (the "Plan") setting out its priorities that will guide securities regulation across Canada over the next three years.

Les récentes modifications aux règles et initiatives stratégiques apportées par les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM »), de même que les changements apportés à la Bourse de Toronto...

The CSA's pilot project to allow eligible venture issuers to voluntarily adopt semi-annual financial reporting (SAR) is set to begin in March 2026(the SAR Pilot).

Ongoing market volatility has underscored the importance for lenders of periodically reassessing the clarity and effectiveness of their contract drafting practices, particularly in complex financing structures.

As the pace of innovation accelerates the use of blockchain technology to improve and disrupt financial markets, traditional financial institutions are moving quickly to keep up.

On June 26, 2025, the CSA published its 2025-2028 CSA Business Plan (the "Plan") setting out its priorities that will guide securities regulation across Canada over the next three years.