Blakes Continuity Podcast: COVID-19: The Regulatory Impact on Pensions
Le 12 août 2024, la ministre des Finances a lancé une consultation publique visant à recueillir des commentaires sur les mesures proposées afin de réviser le cadre réglementaire du Canada qui s’applique aux institutions...more
On August 12, 2024, the Department of Finance launched a public consultation seeking views on proposed measures to update Canada’s regulatory framework for financial institutions. This consultation marks the third phase of...more
Le Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières (le « BSIF ») a publié récemment une version révisée de la ligne directrice E-23 - Gestion du risque de modélisation (le « projet de ligne directrice ») énonçant les...more
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) recently released an updated draft of Guideline E-23 Model Risk Management (Draft Guideline) setting expectations related to enterprise-wide artificial...more
On October 13, 2023, OSFI released its draft Integrity and Security Guideline (“Guideline”). The Guideline, which would layer new and expanded expectations over existing applicable guidance, would apply to all Federally...more
On October 4, 2023, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (“OSFI”) released details of a new supervisory framework (“New Framework”) that will apply as of April 1, 2024 to federally-regulated financial...more
This summer, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published CSA Staff Notice 81-336 Guidance on Crypto Asset Investment Funds that are Reporting Issuers (the “Notice”) concerning funds that seek to invest in crypto...more
Le 24 avril 2023, le Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières (le « BSIF »), soit l’organisme de réglementation des institutions financières fédérales au Canada, a publié la nouvelle Ligne directrice sur la gestion...more
On April 24, 2023, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), Canada’s federal financial institutions regulator, released its much-anticipated new Guideline B-10: Third-Party Risk Management...more
On March 7, 2023, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (“OSFI”), the Canadian government agency responsible for supervising federally-regulated financial institutions (“FRFI”) and insurance companies,...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 15 juin 2022, le commissaire Austin Cullen a déposé le rapport tant attendu de la Commission Cullen (le « rapport »). Bien que le rapport renferme nombre d’observations et de commentaires d’un grand intérêt, le présent...more
On June 15, 2022, The Honourable Austin Cullen released the long-awaited Cullen Commission Report (Report). While there are a lot of observations and commentary that make for interesting reading, the purpose of this bulletin...more
Le 27 avril 2022, le Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières (le « BSIF »), l’organisme de réglementation des institutions financières fédérales au Canada, a publié la nouvelle ébauche très attendue de la Ligne...more
On April 27, 2022, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), Canada’s federal financial institutions regulator, released its much-anticipated new Draft Guideline B-10: Third-Party Risk Management...more
The long-awaited Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act received royal assent this morning, after having been fast tracked through the UK Parliament. Here are the key reforms of relevance to businesses....more
The long-awaited Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill (Bill) is being fast tracked through the UK Parliament. Here are the key reforms of relevance to businesses. ...more
Le 15 février 2022, en réponse aux événements rattachés au convoi national de camionneurs, le gouvernement du Canada a, par proclamation, déclaré l’état d’urgence en vertu de la Loi sur les mesures d’urgence et a...more
The Canadian federal government announced this week that it was invoking the never-before-used Emergencies Act1 in response to ongoing blockades and occupations arising out of the self-titled “Freedom Convoy” protests. As...more
On February 15, 2022, in response to the events related to the Canadian truckers’ convoy, the Canadian government issued a proclamation under the Emergencies Act and passed an Emergency Economic Measures Order (Order)...more
On November 9, 2021, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OFSI) launched a three-month public consultation on the Draft Guideline B-13: Technology and Cyber Risk Management....more
Le 9 novembre 2021, le Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières (« BSIF ») a lancé une consultation publique de trois mois sur le nouveau projet de ligne directrice B-13, Gestion du risque lié aux technologies et...more
On November 9, 2021, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) launched a three-month public consultation on a new Draft Guideline B‑13: Technology and Cyber Risk Management (Draft Guideline). The...more
Le 4 novembre 2021, le Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières (« BSIF ») a déclaré qu’il ne s’attendait plus à ce que les institutions financières fédérales (« IFF ») suspendent temporairement l’augmentation des...more
On November 4, 2021, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) announced an end to its expectation that federally regulated financial institutions (FRFIs) will not increase capital distributions to...more