L’OCDE publie un rapport qui confirme que les accords hors procès représentent le principal mode de répression des affaires de corruption transnationale

Le Rapport, publié 20 ans après l’entrée en vigueur de la Convention, montre que le défi auquel font face les pays de l’OCDE pour lutter...

Budget 2019 limits employee stock option benefits but signals possible tax deductions for employers

The 2019 federal budget proposes to impose an annual cap on stock options granted to an employee that will be eligible for the Stock Option Deduction.

Federal budget briefing 2019

A summary of the significant tax proposals included in Budget 2019. Find out how these tax changes will affect Canadians and Canadian businesses.

OSFI outlines technology and cyber security incident reporting expectations

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI) recently issued the Technology and Cyber Security Incident Reporting...

Wells Fargo officials reach $240 million settlement over unauthorized accounts

On February 28, 2019, a $240 million (U.S. dollar) settlement reached between Wells Fargo executives and directors and the bank’s U.S....

CSA and IIROC propose regulatory framework for cryptoasset trading platforms

On March 14, 2019, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) published a...

Investment Canada Act Annual Report provides new insights into the small number of transactions that have raised national security concerns

On March 1, 2019, the Director of Investments filed the annual report on the administration of the Investment Canada Act for the fiscal year ending...

Social-impact investing: a viable asset class with an eye to the future

An array of new investment products is demonstrating there is a growing appetite by investors of all kinds – pension funds, governments and retail...

Supreme Court of Canada addresses “distorting lens” metaphor of appellate review

In Salomon v. Matte‑Thompson, 2019 SCC 14, the Supreme Court of Canada recently addressed, for the first time, the metaphor of the...