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Canadian Securities Administrators’ proposed climate-related disclosure requirements

The Canadian Securities Administrators recently (CSA) proposed National Instrument 51-107 Disclosure of Climate-related Matters and companion policy.

CSA releases Annual Enforcement Report for fiscal year 2020/2021

On June 22, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) released their annual Enforcement Report for the 2020/2021 fiscal...

World Bank debars three companies in effort to promote higher integrity standards

The World Bank recently debarred three companies for alleged corrupt conduct. Osler’s Stéphane Eljarrat, Malcolm Aboud, Sarah Firestone and...

Ontario Superior Court dismisses $4.5B negligence claim against TD Bank related to fraudulent Ponzi scheme

Osler’s Shawn Irving, Frédéric Plamondon and Sarah Firestone comment in their latest blog post on the Ontario Superior Court of...

New Canadian foreign investment promotion and protection model expands responsible business conduct provisions

On May 13, 2021, Global Affairs Canada released the 2021 Model FIPA, a model agreement which will serve as the basis for future foreign investment...

Mediation-Arbitration in Canada

Mediation-Arbitration – also referred to as Med-Arb – is an innovative alternative dispute resolution process that begins with mediation and then...

World Bank debars German company for thirteen months

In addition to mitigating regulatory risks that can lead to the imposition of fines and imprisonment arising from conviction under relevant law,...

Anti-Corruption 2021: Canada Trends & Developments – Chambers Global Practice Guide

Canada has received criticism in recent years for its perceived lack of anti-corruption enforcement activity, which continued through 2020.