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Be Very Afraid: The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Has Impressive Powers To Enforce Collection, Plus Penalties And Interest For Non-Compliance

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) possesses a wide range of administrative and enforcement powers in carrying out its mandate as the nation's tax authority.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Beyond Borders, Within Reach: Criminal Restraint Order Issued For Crypto Held In Cross‑Border Exchange Structures

In R. v Binance Holdings Limited, 2025 ONSC 7113, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the Court) issued a significant decision on the reach of Canada's criminal...

Canada Technology

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Setting The Precedent: 2025's Legal Landmarks And The Path Ahead

From "multi-Crown" class actions to the corporate attribution doctrine, Davies litigators explore the judicial shifts from 2024-2025 that business leaders need to know...

Canada Litigation

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Chronique – Faillite et détournement : la Cour refuse de qualifier la dette comme non libérable dans Wild Rose Meats Inc v Andres

Les auteurs Mes Mathieu Ayotte et Catherine Boilard, assistés de Me Amélie Gingras et de Mme Alina Gawhari, stagiaire, traitent de l'exception à la libération en matière de faillite en cas de fraude ou de détournement ou encore de présentation frauduleuse de faits, ...

Canada Insolvency

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Stein Monast

Avertissement aux entreprises familiales à actionnariat restreint : leçons essentielles pour les propriétaires et les actionnaires

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

A Cautionary Tale For Closely Held Family Businesses: Lessons For Owners And Shareholders

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

The Full Court Press - Stopping Fraudsters Dead In Their Tracks

Canada Criminal

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

The Honey Badger Should Care (About Loss Allocation Arising From BEC Fraud)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

When Internal Controls Falter: Lessons From Molson's Fraud Allegations

Canada Criminal

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McMillan LLP

Beyond Tariffs: Compliance Implications Of Shifting U.S. Trade Relations

Canada International

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Court Grants Full Indemnity Costs Following Dismissal Of Frivolous And Fabricated Claim (Kovacevic v. Bank Of Montreal)

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

The Carrot: Payments Canada Publishes Real-Time Rail Participation Guide For Payment Service Providers

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Commercial Litigation Insights: Don't Hide Behind The Messenger – ONCA Upholds Judgment Despite Intermediary Conveying Fraudster's False Messages

Canada Litigation

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WeirFoulds LLP

Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal Sanctions TeknoScan Systems Inc. And Three Of Its Executives For Misleading Disclosure

Canada Criminal

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Hiding In The Shadows: The Perils Of Shadow AI On Your Organization

Canada Technology

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Bennett Jones LLP

Canada's 2025 Federal Budget: Critical Changes To Cryptocurrency Taxation Investors, Traders, And Miners Need To Know

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Refusal To Hire Due To A Criminal Record: Who Bears The Liability?

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Smart Glasses At Work: Heads-up Innovation, Head-on Compliance For Canadian HR & Legal

Canada Employment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

A Guide To Canadian Corporate Dividend Tax Strategy

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Federal Budget 2025: Implications For The Financial Sector

On November 4, 2025, the Government of Canada tabled the 2025 federal budget (Budget 2025). Budget 2025 underscores the Canadian government's focus on modernizing financial sector regulation...

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Leçons du Royaume Uni : Réformes possibles des responsabilités des banques canadiennes en matière de prévention de la fraude

Les cas de fraude continuent d'augmenter au Canada : selon de récentes données de Statistique Canada, les affaires de fraude déclarées par la police ont augmenté de 12 % entre 2022 et 2023.

Canada Criminal

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Budget 2025: It Is Time To Stop The Fraudulent GST/HST Carousel

Budget 2025 proposes a "reverse charge mechanism" (the "RCM") to (i) relieve a registered supplier from charging and collecting GST/HST on taxable supplies of specified telecommunication services to registered re-sellers...

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McMillan LLP

2025 Federal Budget: Financial Sector Highlights

On November 4, 2025, Canada's newly elected federal government released its first budget, Budget 2025: Building Canada Strong (Budget 2025).

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Stablecoins, Open Banking, And AI: What Budget 2025 Means For Canada's Financial Future

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Gowling WLG

Budget 2025 Announces Measures To Combat Financial Crime

Canada Criminal

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Goodmans LLP

Government Is Investigating Fraud In Work Program For Foreign Students

Canada Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Canada's Financial Crimes Agency: From Consultation To Confirmation

Canada Criminal

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Escroqueries au moyen de noms de domaine trompeurs : Partie III – Stratégies d'intervention et de règlement des différends

Canada Litigation

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Domain Name Scams: Part III – Response And Resolution Strategies

Canada Criminal

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

White-Collar Crime 2025: Trends & Developments (Canada)

Canada Criminal

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Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP

Lessons From The U.K.: Potential Reforms To Canadian Banks' Fraud Prevention Responsibilities

Canada Criminal

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 20 – 24, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

The Evolution Of Administrative Tax Penalties In Canada And Why It Matters To Canadians: From Guindon To Bozzer And Beyond

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

White-Collar Crime 2025: Trends & Developments (Canada)

In Canada, persons who are suspected of having engaged in fraudulent activity relating to the capital markets may be prosecuted and sanctioned in a variety of ways.

Canada Criminal

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Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP

Lessons From The U.K.: Potential Reforms To Canadian Banks' Fraud Prevention Responsibilities

Fraud rates continue to rise in Canada, with recent Statistics Canada data showing a 12% increase in police-reported fraud from 2022 to 2023.

Canada Criminal

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 20 – 24, 2025)

The appellants argued that the motion judge erred in her contextual analysis.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

The Evolution Of Administrative Tax Penalties In Canada And Why It Matters To Canadians: From Guindon To Bozzer And Beyond

Administrative tax penalties have become one of the Canada Revenue Agency's (CRA) most powerful enforcement tools.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Guindon v Canada (2015 SCC 41): Landmark Supreme Court Tax Case

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Tax Evasion Penalties: Canadian Tax Evasion Versus U.S. Tax Evasion, A Canadian Tax Lawyer Explains The Differences

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) operates a dedicated unit known as the Criminal Investigations Program. This division is responsible for investigating tax fraud, tax evasion, and other tax-related offences.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

But Where's The Money: BC Court Of Appeal Addresses What To Do When There Is No Evidence Of Assets To Restrain

The Mareva injunction is a useful tool for victims of fraud. Ontario's Divisional Court has described it as "a vital arrow in the civil law's quiver to address serious fraud"

Canada Criminal

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DMG Advocates

No Place To Hide: Court Of Appeal For Ontario Endorses Broad Approach To Piercing The Corporate Veil In Circumstances Of Fraud

In BH Frontier Solutions Inc. v. 11054660 Canada Inc. (Canadian Choice Supply), the Court of Appeal for Ontario clarified when courts will disregard the separate legal personality of a corporate entity that is being used as a shield for conduct akin to fraud.

Canada Criminal

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DMG Advocates

Inference Of Dissipation Not Automatic When Considering Suitability Of Mareva Injunction

In fraud claims, plaintiffs are often concerned that defendants will dissipate assets beyond the court's reach. While the Mareva injunction, which freezes assets, is a useful (and, sometimes, essential) tool, the legal bar remains exceptionally high.

Canada Criminal

DA

DMG Advocates

Système De Paiement En Temps Réel : Paiements Canada Publie Un Guide À L'intention Des Fournisseurs De Services De Paiement

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Payments Canada Publishes RTR Participation Guide For Payment Service Providers

Canada Criminal

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Beware Of Scam Literary Agencies: How To Spot Fraud

Canada Criminal

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Edwards Creative Law

Can Courts Correct Contracts?

Canada Litigation

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Seizure Before Judgment: Between Protecting A Claim And Failing To Disclose A Relevant Fact

Canada Criminal

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Failure To Prevent Fraud Guidance: Next Steps For Businesses

Canada Criminal

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Gowling WLG

Court Of Appeal Clarifies Statute Of Frauds And Part Performance In Real Estate Disputes

Canada Real Estate

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McMillan LLP

Business Under The Microscope: Navigating A Search Warrant

Canada Criminal

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 23-27, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Civil Fraud Results In Denial Of Automobile Coverage

Canada Insurance

Wallace Smith LLP

Tax Evasion Penalties: Canadian Tax Evasion Versus U.S. Tax Evasion, A Canadian Tax Lawyer Explains The Differences

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Beyond Succession: What Happens When Workplace Investigations Hit Home (Podcast)

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones LLP

Aperçu de l'évolution de la réglementation dans le secteur canadien des paiements en 2025

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

You've Got (Fraudulent) Mail: Allocating Loss After A Business Email Compromise Scam

Canada Criminal

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal Rules That Dealer Registration Is Not Required For A Project-specific Real Estate LP Capital Raise

Canada Commercial

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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Webinar Series – Data-driven Risk Management, Session 2: Investigations (Video)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Thinkhouse Unlocked: Fraud In Times Of Crisis

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Gowling WLG

Sanctions, Corruption, Money Laundering (Video)

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CITO Energy Law

Business In Vancouver - Sean Boyle, Corporate Fraud (Video Content)

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The 7-Minute Miner

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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