Global Affairs Canada and the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service recently issued an advisory to Canadian companies active abroad or with ties to Xinjiang, China (Advisory). The Advisory was issued in coordination with a...more
Le 12 novembre 2020, Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada (« SPAC ») a publié un nouveau Manuel de la sécurité des contrats (le « MSC ») qui décrit les normes, procédures et engagements internationaux en matière de...more
On November 12, 2020, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) published a new Contract Security Manual (CSM) that details the security standards, procedures and international commitments that private sector...more
Le 14 octobre 2020, le gouvernement du Canada a ajouté 31 noms à la liste des personnes visées par des sanctions aux termes du Règlement sur les mesures économiques spéciales visant le Bélarus (le « Règlement visant le...more
On October 14, 2020, the Government of Canada added an additional 31 names to the list of sanctioned individuals under the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations (Belarus Regulations) made under the Special Economic...more
Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations.
Given that Canada is in many ways a...more
Le 29 septembre 2020, le gouvernement du Canada a imposé des sanctions en vertu de la Loi sur les mesures économiques spéciales (la « LMES ») à des responsables du gouvernement du Bélarus relativement aux élections...more
On September 29, 2020, the Government of Canada imposed sanctions under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) against officials of the Government of Belarus, in connection with Belarusian presidential elections on August...more
Le Canada, comme d’autres grands pays, dispose d’une vaste gamme de sanctions économiques et financières à l’égard d’États étrangers et de leurs ressortissants, de même que de diverses organisations terroristes....more
Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations.
Given that Canada is in many ways a...more
Le 11 juin 2020, le Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières (le « BSIF ») a mis à jour sa FAQ relative à la COVID-19 afin d’aborder la restriction sur l’augmentation des dividendes applicable aux institutions de...more
On June 11, 2020, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) updated its COVID-19 FAQs to address the dividend increase restriction applicable to federally regulated deposit-taking institutions and...more
On April 9, 2020, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) announced further measures to support the financial and operational resilience of Canada’s federally regulated financial institutions as they...more
Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations.
Given that Canada is in many ways a...more
On January 29, 2020, the Government of Canada imposed additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) to target specified individuals in connection with recent elections held in the Crimea region....more
Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations.
Given that Canada is in many ways a...more
On November 29, 2018, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs announced sanctions against 17 Saudi Arabian nationals. The individuals have been designated in the regulations made under the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign...more
Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations.
Given that Canada is in many ways a...more
On September 18, 2018, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) released the final version of its revised Corporate Governance Guideline (Revised CG Guideline), following consultations in late 2017....more
The Department of Finance recently published a consultation paper (Consultation Paper) that proposes to expand access to Canadian payment systems and seeks feedback on changes to Payments Canada’s governance structure that...more
The regulation of federally regulated financial institutions (FRFIs) continued intensifying in 2016 with a new wave of legislative and regulatory initiatives impacting mortgage lending, the bank resolution regime, the life...more
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New laws to regulate consumer loans and lines of credit that meet the definition of a “high-cost credit product” will come into effect in Manitoba on September 1, 2016. After this date, a consumer lender who offers, arranges...more