Government Regulation and Public Sector Law

Le matin du 6 janvier 2025, le premier ministre Trudeau a rencontré la Gouverneure générale du Canada pour demander la prorogation du Parlement jusqu'au 24 mars 2025...

The Canadian federal government introduced several legislative updates on August 12, 2024 ("the August 12th Proposals"), aimed at implementing tax measures, refining draft legislation, and making technical changes.

As we previously discussed here, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada ("FINTRAC" or the "Centre") plays a crucial role in combating illegal activities like money laundering and terrorism financing.

FINTRAC and the CRA have recently released an operational alert designed to help reporting entities such as accountants, or real estate brokers identify financial transactions in the real estate sector that may be linked to laundering the proceeds of tax evasion.

On March 26, 2025, the Department of Finance published in the Canada Gazette, Part II two regulations under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA)...

Recent amendments to regulations under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (the "PCMLTFA") introduce anti-money laundering compliance obligations for factors...

Our inaugural Defence Forecast could not be timelier. As the world faces growing geopolitical uncertainty, enhancing security and defence has become a paramount objective for many governments.

In its 2025 budget, the Manitoba government announced significant changes to the province's Retail Sales Tax (RST). Starting January 1, 2026, RST will be expanded to many cloud computing services...

In our recent brief, we discuss a range of potential national priority projects that satisfy Canada's key domestic and international trade goals...

The second Kebaowek decision alsoprovides new guidance in relation to species at risk issues. Specifically, any permit issued under section 73 of SARA must be based on a rigorous and transparent analysis of alternatives, and include a clear justification of either why the selected option is "best" from a conservation standpoint, or for departing from that established approach

On February 13, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released an informal information notice setting out "near final" drafts of proposed amendments...

This is the third and final instalment of a bulletin trilogy exploring the current crises in Canada-US relations. Part 1 provided some historical context for nationalism...