Blakes Continuity Podcast: COVID-19: The Regulatory Impact on Pensions
On November 21, 2024, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (“OSFI”) released a regulatory notice on managing culture risk (the “Notice”). The Notice follows industry feedback on OSFI’s February 2023...more
Vers la fin du mois de septembre, le Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières (le « BSIF ») et l’Agence de la consommation en matière financière du Canada (l’« ACFC ») ont publié un rapport conjoint dans lequel ils...more
In late September, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) and the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) jointly released a report describing the evolving risk landscape related to the use by...more
Le 2 novembre 2024, le ministère des Finances du Canada (le « ministère ») a publié des modifications proposées au Règlement de 1985 sur les normes de prestation de pension (les « modifications proposées ») à des fins de...more
On November 2, 2024, the Department of Finance published proposed amendments to the Pension Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985 (Proposed Amendments) for consultation. The Proposed Amendments would prescribe the types of...more
Le 12 août 2024, la ministre des Finances a lancé une consultation publique visant à recueillir des commentaires sur les mesures proposées afin de réviser le cadre réglementaire du Canada qui s’applique aux institutions...more
On August 12, 2024, the Department of Finance launched a public consultation seeking views on proposed measures to update Canada’s regulatory framework for financial institutions. This consultation marks the third phase of...more
Le Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières (le « BSIF ») a publié récemment une version révisée de la ligne directrice E-23 - Gestion du risque de modélisation (le « projet de ligne directrice ») énonçant les...more
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) recently released an updated draft of Guideline E-23 Model Risk Management (Draft Guideline) setting expectations related to enterprise-wide artificial...more
On October 13, 2023, OSFI released its draft Integrity and Security Guideline (“Guideline”). The Guideline, which would layer new and expanded expectations over existing applicable guidance, would apply to all Federally...more
On October 4, 2023, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (“OSFI”) released details of a new supervisory framework (“New Framework”) that will apply as of April 1, 2024 to federally-regulated financial...more
This summer, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published CSA Staff Notice 81-336 Guidance on Crypto Asset Investment Funds that are Reporting Issuers (the “Notice”) concerning funds that seek to invest in crypto...more
Le 24 avril 2023, le Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières (le « BSIF »), soit l’organisme de réglementation des institutions financières fédérales au Canada, a publié la nouvelle Ligne directrice sur la gestion...more
On April 24, 2023, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), Canada’s federal financial institutions regulator, released its much-anticipated new Guideline B-10: Third-Party Risk Management...more
On March 7, 2023, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (“OSFI”), the Canadian government agency responsible for supervising federally-regulated financial institutions (“FRFI”) and insurance companies,...more
Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations. Given that Canada is in many ways a...more
Le 15 juin 2022, le commissaire Austin Cullen a déposé le rapport tant attendu de la Commission Cullen (le « rapport »). Bien que le rapport renferme nombre d’observations et de commentaires d’un grand intérêt, le présent...more
On June 15, 2022, The Honourable Austin Cullen released the long-awaited Cullen Commission Report (Report). While there are a lot of observations and commentary that make for interesting reading, the purpose of this bulletin...more
Le 27 avril 2022, le Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières (le « BSIF »), l’organisme de réglementation des institutions financières fédérales au Canada, a publié la nouvelle ébauche très attendue de la Ligne...more
On April 27, 2022, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), Canada’s federal financial institutions regulator, released its much-anticipated new Draft Guideline B-10: Third-Party Risk Management...more
The long-awaited Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act received royal assent this morning, after having been fast tracked through the UK Parliament. Here are the key reforms of relevance to businesses....more
The long-awaited Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill (Bill) is being fast tracked through the UK Parliament. Here are the key reforms of relevance to businesses. ...more
Le 15 février 2022, en réponse aux événements rattachés au convoi national de camionneurs, le gouvernement du Canada a, par proclamation, déclaré l’état d’urgence en vertu de la Loi sur les mesures d’urgence et a...more
The Canadian federal government announced this week that it was invoking the never-before-used Emergencies Act1 in response to ongoing blockades and occupations arising out of the self-titled “Freedom Convoy” protests. As...more
On February 15, 2022, in response to the events related to the Canadian truckers’ convoy, the Canadian government issued a proclamation under the Emergencies Act and passed an Emergency Economic Measures Order (Order)...more