L’année 2020 a été dominée par un seul événement mondial : la pandémie de COVID-19. La législation et les lignes directrices en matière de réglementation qui s’appliquent aux institutions financières fédérales (les « IFF »)...more
2020 was dominated by a single global event: the COVID-19 pandemic. Regulatory guidance and legislation affecting federally regulated financial institutions (FRFIs) in Canada were no exception. Governments and regulators...more
Le 27 octobre 2020, le Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières (« BSIF »), soit l’organisme de réglementation des institutions financières fédérales du Canada, a lancé une consultation publique sur le nouveau...more
On October 27, 2020, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), Canada’s federal financial institutions regulator, launched a public consultation on new Draft Guideline E-4: Foreign Entities Operating...more
The Advisory Committee on Open Banking (Committee), appointed by the Department of Finance Canada (Finance) in November 2018 to lead a two-phase consultation evaluating the merits of an open banking framework for Canada,...more
British Columbia’s new regulator, the BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA), commenced operations on November 1, 2019, when the key sections of its empowering legislation came into force, at which time the Financial...more
On September 11, 2019, Governor General of Canada Julie Payette dissolved Parliament and called a federal general election to be held on October 21, 2019. As a result of the dissolution of Parliament, the following bills died...more
On July 25, 2019, the Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) released its voluntary Code of Conduct for the Delivery of Banking Services to Seniors (Seniors Code), which was adopted by its member banks. Such voluntary codes of...more