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When A Real Estate Deal Falls Through: What To Do (Or Not To Do)

It is 4:00 p.m. and it appears your real estate purchase or sale will not close on the scheduled completion date. Logically, the first question on your mind is what are your options.

Canada Real Estate

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Miller Thomson LLP

CIRO TCR Rules: In The Clearing

This summer, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) published amendments to the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules and the Investment Dealer and Partially Consolidated Rules...

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

CSA Proposals To Prune The Use Of Chargebacks

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) are consulting on proposed amendments to National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Requirements...

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

CIRO Sprouts New Exams

In July, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) published additional syllabuses and practice exams in furtherance of its new proficiency model...

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

When A Client-advisor Relationship Gets Too Close

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Babin Bessner Spry LLP

No Regulation By Enforcement Of Digital Assets In Québec: The U.S. Approach Travels North

Worldwide Technology

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McMillan LLP

AMF Proposed Fee Changes

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Shedding Ill-gotten Gains: CIRO Proposes To Clarify Mutual Fund Dealer Disgorgement Rules

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

CSA's Grounded Year In Review

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

CIRO's New Proposed Guidance Allowing OEO Dealers More Cover

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

How Stablecoins And AI Agents Could Transform Payments In Canada: Legal And Regulatory Implications

Worldwide Technology

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Miller Thomson LLP

CSA 2025-2028 Business Plan: Enriching The Ecosystem

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Transferring Trust: Consultation On Bulk Account Transfers

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Le BSIF publie la ligne directrice E-23 définitive sur la gestion du risque de modélisation et le recours à l'IA par les IFF

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The New Reality: Navigating Rising IRCC Refusal Rates In 2025

Canada Immigration

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Sobirovs Law Firm

Comment traiter les tarifs douaniers et autres obstacles à l'accès aux marchés au moyen du mécanisme de règlement des différends entre investisseurs et États

Canada International

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

End Of The [Rail]Road: CN Plans To Discontinue Former BC Rail Line

Canada Transport

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McMillan LLP

Navigating Climate Challenge: Key Themes For Business At New York Climate Week

Canada Environment

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Gowling WLG

Robots Rejected: Canada Denies AI As Patent Inventor

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Les répercussions de la loi Mortgage Services Act de la Colombie-Britannique sur les prêteurs demeurent incertaines

La nouvelle loi de la Colombie-Britannique intitulée Mortgage Services Act (la « MSA ») remplacera la loi Mortgage Brokers Act (la « MBA ») le 13 octobre 2026.

Canada Real Estate

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 29 – October 3, 2025)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of September 29, 2025.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Proceeds Of Crime? From Suspicion To Belief: Key Points For Financial Institutions

The problem: Funds are on account; provenance of funds is suspect, and an investigation brings into question whether there are ‘reasonable grounds to believe' that the funds are directly or indirectly tainted as proceeds...

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Shelf Life Extended: CSA Finalizes Permanent Prospectus Regime For Well-Known Seasoned Issuers

"Well-known seasoned issuers" (WKSIs) in Canada will get the benefit of a permanent, streamlined shelf prospectus regime through upcoming amendments...

Worldwide Finance

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

IMF Publishes 2025 Financial System Stability Assessment For Canada: Why Certain Recommendations Should Not Be Adopted

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Torys LLP

What Canada's Economic Leaders Expect From Budget 2025

Canada Strategy

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Bennett Jones LLP

OSFI's New Normal: FRFIs To Prepare For More Frequent Enforcement Through Administrative Monetary Penalties

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McMillan LLP

Reporting Frequency: Change Is Coming For Canada's Capital Markets

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Cassels

Five Questions In-house Counsel Should Ask About Agentic AI In Financial Services

Canada Technology

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Torys LLP

Credit Where Credit Is Due – Except In Cases Of Fraud

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Whose Tractor Is It Anyway? Quebec Decision Clarifies Ownership Claims In Receivership

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Bennett Jones LLP

B.C. Mortgage Services Act: Impact On Lenders Remains Unclear

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canadian Loan Trends: 2025 And Beyond

TL

Torys LLP

Financial Services Dealmaking Trends: Developments And Considerations In M&A Transactions

TL

Torys LLP

Whose Tractor Is It Anyway? Quebec Decision Clarifies Ownership Claims In Receivership

A recent Quebec Court of Appeal's decision in Séquestre de Bois BSL inc. / BSL Wood Products Inc., 2025 QCCA 993, builds on the Superior Court's ruling1 and revisits the dissenting opinion in Maschinenfabrik Rieter AG c. Canadian Fidelity Mills Ltd., 2005 QCCA 1033

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Bennett Jones LLP

B.C. Mortgage Services Act: Impact On Lenders Remains Unclear

British Columbia's new Mortgage Services Act (MSA) is set to replace the Mortgage Brokers Act (MBA) on October 13, 2026. The Mortgage Services Rules (Rules) and Mortgage Services Regulation...

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canadian Loan Trends: 2025 And Beyond

The state of the Canadian business cycle at the present moment can be generally characterized as a story of both resilience and challenges.

TL

Torys LLP

Financial Services Dealmaking Trends: Developments And Considerations In M&A Transactions

M&A activity in the Canadian financial services industry has softened slightly in 2025 compared to 2024, but dealmakers are finding ways to adapt and transact.

TL

Torys LLP

President Trump's Executive Order On Alternative Assets For U.S. Defined-Contribution Retirement Plans—And What It Means For The Secondaries Market

TL

Torys LLP

AI And Insurance: Navigating AI Adoption

AI has the potential to transform the insurance industry by increasing efficiency, reducing fraud-related losses and improving product design.

TL

Torys LLP

OSFI Releases Final Guideline E-23 For Model Risk Management And AI Use By Federally Regulated Financial Institutions

On September 11, 2025, as part of its quarterly release of regulatory changes, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI) published its final version of Guideline E-23 Model Risk Management...

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

An Expanding Regulatory Perimeter For Fintechs: A Case Study

As fintechs' presence and scope of activities expands, the regulatory landscape in Canada, as well as internationally, grows increasingly complex.

Canada Technology

TL

Torys LLP

Reducing Regulatory Barriers In The Financial Services Sector

In light of the Trump Administration's tariff initiative, there has been an increased focus domestically on "buying Canadian" and removing internal barriers to trade, including in the financial services sector.

TL

Torys LLP

Proposed New Federal Rules May Ban Large Cash Donations: What Charities And Non-Profits Need To Know

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

CSA Finalizes Expedited Shelf Prospectus Regime For Well-Known Seasoned Issuers

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Top Trends In Private Capital Fundraising

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Bennett Jones LLP

OSFI Signals Shift Toward More Frequent Use Of Administrative Monetary Penalties

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

OSFI's Q3 Quarterly Release: A Suite Of Regulatory Updates To Address Emerging Risks

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

PIPE Transactions In Canada

Canada Commercial

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 15 – 19, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Can Carney Deliver On Canada's Financial Services Modernization Agenda?

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Gowling WLG

LIFE Offerings Increase In Canada Following Regulatory Changes

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Ontario's P&C Insurers Face New Oversight Framework Under FSRA's 2025 Plan

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

OSFI Quarterly Release: Updates For Capital Adequacy, Model Risk Management And Insurer Peer Review

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Fasken

Loi 29 – L'OPC publie des lignes directrices sur les nouvelles règles relatives à la garantie de disponibilité des pièces de rechange et des services de réparation

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Fasken

Scaling Smarter: How Tech Startups Can Boost Growth With Venture Debt

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

OSC Adopts Framework To Return Disgorged Funds To Harmed Investors

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Cassels

Release Provisions Prohibiting Regulatory Complaints Deemed Unenforceable - Case Comment: 2724582 Ontario Inc V Gold, 2025 ONCA 531

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McCague Borlack LLP

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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

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A Conversation With Curt Sigfstead (Video)

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Arrangements With Third-Party Creditors: Postponement Of Payment (Video)

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Gowling WLG

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

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Torys LLP

FSxT Connect With Leslie Byberg, Ron Morrow And Donna Kinoshita (Video)

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Gowling WLG

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

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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