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Federal consumer code for banks — proposed Bank Act amendments

On October 25, 2016, the Canadian federal government introduced Bill C-29, Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2 (the Bill). If enacted, the Bill...

TSX provides guidance regarding the pricing of acquisition financing transactions

Some market participants may not be aware that the Toronto Stock Exchange, for years, has been scrutinizing the practice of launching and announcing...

Canadian Securities Administrators propose a regulatory framework for offering hedge funds to the public

The Canadian Securities Administrators proposed a regulatory framework for offering hedge funds to the public. The Proposal introduces a framework...

Expert panel proposes “radical change” after mandate reviews of Ontario financial regulators

Ontario’s Minister of Finance has released the Final Report regarding the mandate reviews of the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO),...

Update on Canada’s Bail-in Regime

The Canadian Federal Government introduced legislation to implement a bank recapitalization or “bail-in” regime for domestic systemically...

Budget Briefing 2016

A summary of the significant tax proposals included in Federal Budget 2016. Find out how these tax changes will affect Canadians and Canadian...

We wanted pension changes, but OAS age wasn’t one of them

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this week that the upcoming federal budget will reverse the previous government’s decision to gradually increase...

New Take-Over Bid Regime

The Canadian Securities Administrators have published fundamental amendments to the take-over bid regime that are expected to come into force on May...

CSA Adopt Incremental Amendments to Early Warning Regime – Reporting Threshold Stays at 10%

The Canadian Securities Administrators have adopted amendments to the “early warning” reporting regime (the Amendments) that are expected to...