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Prêts hypothécaires accordés par le vendeur : cinq considérations clés

Dans le marché fort dynamique de l’immobilier commercial actuel, il est essentiel de faire preuve de créativité pour faire avancer certaines opérations. L’une des stratégies de plus en plus utilisées est le recours à des...more

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Navigating Vendor Take-Back Mortgages: Five Key Considerations

Creative dealmaking is essential to keep transactions moving in today’s dynamic commercial real estate market. One increasingly popular strategy is the use of vendor take-back mortgages or VTBs. A VTB is a financing...more

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Projet de loi 29 de la Colombie-Britannique : Répercussions de la Mortgage Services Act auprès des prêteurs hypothécaires

Le projet de loi 29 de la Colombie-Britannique (le « projet de loi ») abroge la loi intitulée Mortgage Brokers Act de cette province et la remplace par une nouvelle loi, soit la Mortgage Services Act (la « Loi »), laquelle...more

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B.C. Mortgage Services Act: Bill 29’s Impact on Mortgage Lenders

British Columbia’s Bill 29 repeals the Mortgage Brokers Act and replaces it with the Mortgage Services Act (MSA). The MSA establishes a licensing and regulatory regime for mortgage brokerages, principal brokers and mortgage...more

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Don't Let Caveats Mislead You: The Importance of Complying with Limitation Periods in Property Claims

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In the realm of property law, caveats serve as a powerful tool for protecting interests in real estate. By registering a caveat on land titles, individuals or entities can assert a claim or encumbrance against a property,...more

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Budget fédéral 2024 : Points saillants relatifs au secteur des services bancaires et financiers

Le 16 avril 2024, la vice-première ministre et ministre des Finances du Canada, Chrystia Freeland, a dévoilé le budget fédéral de 2024 (le « Budget 2024 »). Intitulé « Une chance équitable pour chaque génération », le Budget...more

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2024 Federal Budget: Banking, Financial Services Highlights

On April 16, 2024, Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland unveiled Budget 2024 (Budget). The Budget, titled “Fairness for every generation,” sets out the federal government’s policy initiatives...more

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Énoncé économique de l’automne : Nouveautés concernant le système bancaire ouvert et la charte hypothécaire canadienne

Le 21 novembre 2023, le gouvernement fédéral a publié son Énoncé économique de l’automne 2023 (l’« ÉÉA »), dans lequel il présente son plan d’action pour l’économie ainsi que des mesures législatives à venir. L’ÉÉA décrit...more

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Key Updates: Open Banking and Canadian Mortgage Charter in Fall Economic Statement

On November 21, 2023, the federal government released the 2023 Fall Economic Statement (FES), outlining its economic plan and next legislative steps. The FES sets out several key legislative and regulatory initiatives...more

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Loi sur le recyclage des produits de la criminalité et le financement des activités terroristes : nouveaux changements visant les...

Le 17 février 2023, le gouvernement fédéral a publié un projet de règlements modificatifs (les « Règlements modificatifs ») modifiant certains règlements (les « Règlements ») pris en vertu de la Loi sur le recyclage des...more

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Ontario Court of Appeal Considers Interpretation of “Creditors or Others” Under the Fraudulent Conveyances

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The Ontario Fraudulent Conveyances Act (the FCA), a concise statute of long-standing that traces its history to an English statute of 1571, is intended to prevent conveyances of property made with the intent to defeat,...more

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Media5 Corporation : La Cour d’appel confirme la marche à suivre pour la nomination au Québec d’un s

Le 20 juillet dernier, la Cour d’appel du Québec a rendu l’arrêt Séquestre de Media5 Corporation dans lequel elle infirme la décision de première instance et permet la nomination d’un séquestre en vertu de l’article 243(1) de...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – July 2020 #5

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In Washington: The Trump administration continues to pressure local officials to open its schools for children to return to class, as the Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos threatened to cut federal funding to...more

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CMHC Comments on the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program

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The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation published a notice with further information on the previously announced Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program (“CECRA”). ...more

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COVID-19 Guide for Seniors

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Please Note: These materials do not constitute legal or medical advice. Government initiatives, announcements, and regulations in response to the COVID-19 situation continue to evolve and change frequently. What are the...more

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Mortgage Brokerage Supervision Transferred to the AMF

Currently subject to the Real Estate Brokerage Act (REBA) and the regulations of the Organisme d'autoréglementation du courtage immobilier du Québec (OACIQ), mortgage brokerage will become a discipline covered by the Act...more

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Mortgage Lenders and Brokers Take Note: Ontario Proposes Changes to Modernize Regulation of Provincial Mortgage Businesses

The Ministry of Finance recently released Protecting and Modernizing Ontario’s Mortgage Broker Industry, a report on the legislated five-year review of the Mortgage Brokerages, Lenders and Administrators Act, 2006 (MBLAA) led...more

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Short-Term Rental Update: Short-term rental operator Lyric raises $160m; Fannie Mae-backed mortgages allowed for short-term...

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This week’s Short-Term Rental Update features a number of interesting topics, including these highlights...more

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British lawmakers are voting today on Theresa May’s updated Brexit plan, and by all accounts, it’s been a mad dash for the Prime Minister in recent weeks to shore up support for a plan “that could go down to a humiliating...more

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Ontario Seeks Input on Regulation of Provincial Mortgage Businesses

The Ontario Ministry of Finance is seeking input from the public and other stakeholders with respect to a legislative review of the Mortgage Brokerages, Lenders and Administrators Act, 2006 (MBLAA). The review focuses on...more

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A New Federal Financial Consumer Protection Framework

On October 29, 2018, the federal government introduced Bill C-86, Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 (Bill C-86), the second omnibus budget bill of 2018. If passed, Bill C-86 will, among other things, amend the Bank Act...more

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Bank Loan Repayments May Be Seized Due to Super Priority of Crown for GST/HST

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On May 25, 2018, the Federal Court of Canada released its decision in Her Majesty the Queen v The Toronto-Dominion Bank. The case revolved around whether the proceeds of the sale of a house by a debtor of Toronto-Dominion...more

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To Demand or Not Demand, That is Not the Only Question

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Recently, the British Columbia Court of Appeal held that the two-year limitation period to enforce mortgage security ran from the first date of a default entitling the mortgagee to realize a security, not from the date of a...more

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Year in Review: Legislation and Guidance for Federal Financial Institutions in 2017

2017 marked another year of prodigious development of legislation and regulatory guidance impacting federal financial institutions in Canada. The new wave of initiatives in 2017 included the second stage of the...more

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OSFI Looks to Further Tighten Mortgage Underwriting Standards, Issues Revised Guideline B-20 for Comment

On July 6, 2017, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) issued a revised version of Guideline B-20 – Residential Mortgage Underwriting Practices and Procedures (Draft Guideline) for comment. This...more

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