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CSA Launches Semi-Annual Reporting Pilot Project For Smaller Venture Issuers

A small selection of public companies in Canada can now "opt out" of disclosing financial results on a quarterly basis in favour of a new semi-annual reporting (SAR) framework.

Canada Commercial

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Semi-Annual Reporting Has Arrived: The CSA Adopts Pilot For Eligible Venture Issuers

In our previous Cassels Comments, Reporting Frequency: Change is Coming for Canada’s Capital Markets and Semi-Annual Reporting Moves from Concept to Pilot: What Venture Issuers Need to Know...

Canada Commercial

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Cassels

Interview – Everything You Need To Know About Predictive Markets

Appearing on Y a pas deux matins pareils, a radio show on Radio-Canada’s OHdio (CBC Listen)...

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

PSPs: Reminder Annual Report Due In One Week & Other RPAA-Related Updates

The deadline for payment service providers (PSPs) registered under the Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAA) to submit their first annual report (the Annual Report) to the Bank of Canada is Tuesday, March 31, 2026.

Canada Technology

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Liquidity Risk Management (LRM) In Focus: Key Issues For Stakeholders To Evaluate Under The CSA’s Proposed Framework

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McMillan LLP

Canada Pilots Semi-annual Financial Reporting

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Torys LLP

Ontario Insurance Regulator Pauses Regulatory Framework For Life And Health Managing General Agents ("L&H MGAs") In Ontario

Canada Insurance

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

OSFI Proposes Consultations On New Senior Leadership Regime Applicable To Canadian Financial Institutions

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

The Five Most Common Exit Options (And When Each Makes Sense) When Selling Your Business

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Amex Bank Of Canada v. The King (2026 FCA): Federal Court Of Appeal Confirms GST/HST Input Tax Credits Cannot Be Recovered For Credit-Card Loyalty Rewards Programs In Exempt Canadian Financial Services

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Financing Defence Projects: A Sharper Focus On Risk Sharing

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Dentons Canada LLP

Private Credit Northbound: Key Legal And Structural Considerations For U.S. Lenders Lending Into Canada

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Financing Data Centres In Canada: A 2026 Primer

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Gowling WLG

Project Samara: Canadian Regulators Approve Distributed Ledger Bond Issuance Experiment

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Dentons Canada LLP

Canada's Anti-Deferral Regime And The FAPI Rules: When Offshore Trust Structures Trigger More Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Canadian Immigration Tips: Expanding Your Business In Canada With Alexandra Cole And Peter Salerno (Video)

Canada Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

The Court Says Fairness Comes First In CRA Decisions, Godin v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FC 1386

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Understanding CRA Form T106 And How It Compares To U.S. Reporting Requirements

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

If A Company Is Revived, Are Former Directors Liable For Unpaid GST Again? Maragos v. The King (2026 TCC 4)

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Mutual Fund Trailing Commissions Are Subject To GST/HST – Canada Revenue Agency Updates Position

The Canada Revenue Agency (the "CRA") recently revisited the application of GST/HST to trailing commissions earned...

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Les commissions de suivi liées aux fonds communs de placement sont assujetties à la TPS/TVH – L'Agence du revenu du Canada revoit sa position

TL'Agence du revenu du Canada (l'« ARC ») a récemment revu l'application de la TPS/TVH aux commissions de suivi reçues par les courtiers en fonds communs de placement et annoncé...

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Miller Thomson LLP

Lending To Limited Partnerships: Lessons From The Cerieco Decision

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision in Ontario Securities Commission v. Bridging Finance Inc. et al. (for the purposes of this article, the “Cerieco decision”) arose out of a claims process in the receivership related to the collapse of Bridging Finance Inc.

Canada Commercial

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 2 – 6, 2026)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario from March 2, 2026 to March 6, 2026.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Hold The Housewarming Party: Three FHSA Considerations Before Making A Down Payment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

La Cour fédérale annule une sanction administrative pécuniaire de 1,6 M$ imposée par la commissaire de l'Agence de la consommation en matière financière du Canada

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Project Samara: The First Regulator-approved Canadian Tokenized Bond

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

A Primer On Canadian Sanctions Legislation

Canada International

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Federal Financial Institutions Legislative And Regulatory Reporter – January 2026

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Beware Of AI's Legal Pitfalls

Canada Technology

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Babin Bessner Spry LLP

Episode 95: Redefining Accounting Through Feminist Leadership (Podcast)

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Dentons Canada LLP

Final CSA Rules On Related Party Reporting And Disclosure In Financial Statements: What Investment Fund Managers Need To Know

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Federal Financial Institutions Legislative And Regulatory Reporter

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Investor Protection In The Age Of "Finfluencers" – Guidance From Canadian Securities Regulators

Canada Commercial

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Episode 95: Redefining Accounting Through Feminist Leadership (Podcast)

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them. In episode 95, Heather welcomes Alicia Fowler...

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Dentons Canada LLP

Final CSA Rules On Related Party Reporting And Disclosure In Financial Statements: What Investment Fund Managers Need To Know

On January 22, 2026, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published final amendments (the Final Amendments) to National Instrument 81‑101 Mutual Fund Prospectus Disclosure...

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Federal Financial Institutions Legislative And Regulatory Reporter

The Federal Financial Institutions Legislative and Regulatory Reporter provides a monthly summary of Canadian federal legislative and regulatory developments of relevance to federally regulated financial institutions.

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Investor Protection In The Age Of "Finfluencers" – Guidance From Canadian Securities Regulators

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization of Canada (CIRO) recently released Joint Staff Notice 31-369 (the Staff Notice).

Canada Commercial

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

The Federal Court Sets Aside A $1.6 Million Administrative Monetary Penalty By The Commissioner Of The Financial Consumer Agency Of Canada

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Developments In The Tokenization Of Securities In Canada

As the pace of innovation accelerates the use of blockchain technology to improve and disrupt financial markets, traditional financial institutions are moving quickly to keep up.

Canada Technology

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Regulatory Reforms: What 2025 Changed For Canadian Capital Markets

On June 26, 2025, the CSA published its 2025-2028 CSA Business Plan (the "Plan") setting out its priorities that will guide securities regulation across Canada over the next three years.

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Miller Thomson LLP

Le point sur la réglementation canadienne en valeurs mobilières de 2025 : ce que les émetteurs et les investisseurs doivent savoir

Les récentes modifications aux règles et initiatives stratégiques apportées par les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM »), de même que les changements apportés à la Bourse de Toronto...

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Miller Thomson LLP

No More CRA Pre-approval: What Charities Need To Know Before Changing Their Purposes And Activities

In a change of practice, the Canada Revenue Agency is no longer providing pre-approval or automatic reviews of proposed changes to a charity's purposes or activities.

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

Tokenization: The Future Of Fund Management?

Canada Technology

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Mortgage Enforcement And The Interest Act

CP LLP

No ITCS For Credit Card Loyalty Expenses - For Banks

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Millar Kreklewetz

'CRA Register Again' Feature: New Self-Serve Online Access Option For Locked Or Inaccessible 'CRA My Account' Users

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Blakes UpRound™: February 2026

Worldwide Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

CSA Continue Efforts To Reduce Regulatory Burden For Investment Funds

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Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

Financial Services Regulatory Updates: Streamlined Bank Applications And Much More

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Fasken

Financial Fraud: Keeping Time On Your Side

Canada Criminal

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Fasken

Trailing Commissions No Longer Exempt?

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Millar Kreklewetz

Bad Faith Neighbours And Blocked Views: What Canadian Courts Will And Won't Do

Canada Litigation

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Miller Thomson LLP

Next Phase, Same Timeline: Insurance Council Of British Columbia's Consultation On Restricted Insurance Agent Regulation

Canada Insurance

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Voisins de mauvaise foi et vue obstruée : ce que les tribunaux canadiens peuvent – et ne peuvent pas – faire

Canada Real Estate

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Miller Thomson LLP

OSFI To Fast-track New Entry Regime For Fintechs And Credit Unions

Canada Technology

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Torys LLP

CRA Changes Its Policy On GST/HST Treatment Of Mutual Fund Trailing Commissions

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McMillan LLP

OSFI Releases Guide On Administrative Monetary Penalties

Canada Government

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Torys LLP

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Highlighted Content

When The CRA Says, "No": Exploring Judicial Review For Denied Taxpayer Relief From Penalties, Interest Payments On Tax Debt

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

FSRA's New Supervisory Framework For Life And Health Agents Means More Proactive Supervision

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Walker Sorensen

OSFI Final Reinsurance Guidelines

Canada Insurance

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Walker Sorensen

OSFI Consultation On Draft Guideline B-13 - Technology And Cyber Risk Management

Canada Technology

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Walker Sorensen

OSFI Lifts Restrictions On Canada's Federally Regulated Financial Institutions Related To Increasing Dividends, Share Repurchases And Raising Executive Compensation

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Walker Sorensen

Updated Requirements For Federally Regulated Financial Institutions' Technology And Cyber Incident Reporting Obligations

Canada Insurance

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Walker Sorensen

Further Update On Employee Stock Options

Canada Commercial

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Latest Videos

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FSxT Connect Regulatory Pulse Igniting Innovation (Video)

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Gowling WLG

What Happens If You Default On A Car Loan In Ontario? (Video)

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Arrangements With Third-Party Creditors: Inter-Creditor And Priorities Agreements (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Real Estate Joint Ventures For Investors: Liquidity Provisions (Video)

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Torys LLP

News And Insights From Osler's Market-Leading Financial Services Group – November 2023 (Video)

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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