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What cloud platforms, social media sites and other ‘Internet intermediaries’ need to know about B.C.’s new Intimate Images Protection Act and Regulation

On January 29, 2024, the Intimate Images Protection Act (the Act) and Intimate Images Protection Regulation (the Regulation) will come into force in...

White-collar enforcement will continue to take shape in 2024

Canada continued to face international criticism for its perceived lack of white-collar crime enforcement in 2023.

Recent criticism of corruption enforcement and calls for a ‘failure to prevent’ offence in Canada

Following similar criticism from the OECD, a recent Transparency International Canada white paper highlights shortcomings in Canada’s...

Widening the lanes? Supreme Court of Canada weighs in on the territorial reach of Québec’s securities regulatory tribunal

On November 17, the Supreme Court of Canada directly addressed for the first time the question of whether provincial administrative tribunals have...

World Bank debarment of engineering consulting firm underscores importance of compliance in public procurement

The recent World Bank debarment of an engineering consulting firm for misrepresentations in bid documents underscores the need for compliance...

Canada’s enforcement of foreign bribery is ‘exceedingly low’, find its OECD peers in Phase 4 monitoring report

The OECD’s Stage 4 monitoring report published last week regarding Canada’s anti-corruption enforcement finds that Canada has not done...

Supreme Court of Canada provides further guidance on anti-SLAPP laws

The Supreme Court of Canada has released its latest decision interpreting anti-SLAPP legislation (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation....

Ontario Superior Court provides guidance on the bribery offence under the CFPOA

Enforcement proceedings under Canada’s Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act have been relatively infrequent. A recent Ontario decision...

Federal government tables long-awaited legislation for a corporate beneficial ownership registry

Last year’s Cullen Commission and data leaks like the Panama Papers have underscored the need for corporate transparency in the fight against...

Québec Court of Appeal clarifies elements of fraud offence for corrupt conduct

The Québec Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal seeking to overturn a 2019 conviction for fraud, corruption of foreign officials and laundering...