Canada: White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud

CRA phishing scams and CRA impersonation fraud continue to increase across Canada, particularly during tax-filing season and periods involving government benefit payments.

As customs authorities increasingly leverage data mining to identify anomalous import valuations, businesses face mounting scrutiny over under-valuation practices not seen since the high-tariff era of the 1980s and '90s. This analysis examines Canada's customs valuation framework under the Customs Act and explores the escalating consequences—from duty assessments to criminal prosecution—that importers now confront in today's volatile tariff environment.

On July 10, 2026, Revenu Québec announced that Jessy Wilford, an entrepreneur from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, and his company, KJ Solutions, had been sentenced by the Court of Quebec to two years in prison and fines totalling just over $1 million for tax fraud.

La Cour d’appel du Québec confirme le jugement de la Cour supérieure dans l’affaire Leclerc Automobiles International inc. c. Duhamel, où celle-ci avait refusé de lever le voile corporatif malgré le contrôle complet exercé par l’actionnaire unique sur la société. Elle rappelle que, conformément aux critères prévus à l’article 317 du Code civil du Québec, pour lever le voile corporatif, il est nécessaire d’établir la preuve que la personnalité juridique est invoquée pour masquer une fraude, un abus de droit ou une contravention à une règle d’ordre public.

On June 27, 2026, Canada’s Department of Finance published proposed regulations amending the Financial Consumer Protection Framework Regulations under the Bank Act, aimed at combatting consumer-targeted fraud...

The federal government has published proposed Regulations Amending the Financial Consumer Protection Framework Regulations (the “Regulations”) under the Bank Act (the “Act”) for consultation...

A Power of Attorney allows someone you trust to manage your financial and legal affairs when you cannot do so yourself.

The Government of Canada introduced Bill C-29, An Act to establish the Financial Crimes Agency and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts and regulations (Bill), on April 27, 2026.

The Ontario Court of Appeal issued three significant civil decisions addressing anti-SLAPP motions, international arbitration enforcement, and mortgage default proceedings.