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Canada further shuts its market to steel imports – CBSA guidance released

On December 11, 2025, Canada issued steel import restrictions, effective December 26, 2025, with a 25% surtax on many steel derivatives.

Beyond tariffs: compliance implications of shifting U.S. trade relations

Canada’s everchanging trade relationship with the U.S. is giving rise to uncertainty and novel compliance challenges for Canadian businesses.

U.S. DOJ issues new FCPA enforcement guidance and white-collar enforcement plan, with significant implications for Canadian businesses

Canadian companies should ensure they maintain robust internal controls to effectively respond to new U.S. FCPA guidelines.

Privilege protocols as a legal imperative: implications of Lamarche v. British Columbia (Securities Commission) for regulators

The B.C. Court of Appeal in Lamarche stresses the vital need for regulators to protect privileged documents during investigations.

Businesses face increasing costs for supply chain compliance

Increasing government scrutiny of supply chain compliance is expected to lead to greater enforcement in the coming years.

Canadian Securities Administrators’ 2023–2024 annual Year in Review

The annual report highlights efforts undertaken in response to emerging issues and changing conditions in the country’s capital markets.

Ontario court finds police cannot circumvent Parliament’s tailor-made warrants for digital assets

As new technologies emerge in an evolving enforcement framework, companies should ensure their rights are understood and protected.

Budget 2024 proposes new reforms to combat financial crime in Canada

The federal government’s 2024 budget includes measures to combat financial crimes, with a particular focus on money laundering.

SEC wins novel ‘shadow trading’ trial against biopharma executive

A novel theory of insider trading known as “shadow trading” involves the use of material non-public information about a reporting issuer...

Compliance is starting to break the bank — it doesn’t have to

On February 21, 2024, LexisNexis Risk Solutions published its True Cost of Financial Crime Compliance Study, reporting on the results of a global...