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
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
ACI’s 27th Annual Flagship Conference on Regulatory Compliance for Financial Institutions will take place virtually on November 23 – 24, 2021 (EST). Join regulators and industry peers for a series of in-depth discussions...more
INTRODUCTION - Comme la plupart des Canadiens le savent, le gouvernement fédéral a publié son budget de 2021, intitulé Budget 2021 : Une relance axée sur l’emploi, la croissance et la résilience (le « Budget ») le 19 avril...more
INTRODUCTION - As most Canadians are aware, the federal government released its 2021 budget - Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth and Resilience on April 19, 2021 (Budget). This bulletin will summarize the...more
Key changes marking a significant shift in the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada’s (FCAC) enforcement powers and mandate came into force on April 30, 2020. Financial institutions will need to recalibrate their reputation...more
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
The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) recently published the final version of its Supervision Framework (2018 Framework), which took effect October 1, 2018. The 2018 Framework outlines the principles and processes...more
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
Moves Towards Regulatory Modernization - The rapidly evolving nature of banking — and the financial services sector in general — has seen Canada’s Department of Finance make several moves towards modernization. What will...more
2014 was a year replete with new legislative and regulatory initiatives impacting federally regulated financial institutions. The key initiatives introduced or implemented in 2014 are outlined in our annual year in review....more