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Federal budget sets stage for Canadian stablecoin legislation, but key contours remain unclear

Canada - November 6 2025 Budget 2025 announces forthcoming federal legislation to regulate fiat-backed stablecoins in Canada, shifting oversight from provincial authorities…

Ontario Securities Commission sanctions TeknoScan Systems Inc. and three of its executives for misleading disclosure

Canada - October 28 2025 On October 14, 2025, the Capital Markets Tribunal released the sanctions decision in TeknoScan Systems Inc. (Re), following the merits decision,…

First look: Ontario court clarifies Securities Act anti-reprisal protections

Canada - October 24 2025 The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently released the first judicial interpretation of the anti‑reprisal provisions in Part XXI.2 of the…

Ontario Court of Appeal clarifies jurisdiction over global crypto platforms

Canada - August 13 2025 The Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Shirodkar v. Coinbase Global, Inc., 2025 ONCA 298, provides important guidance on the limits of…

Understanding the CSA’s OBSI reform proposal

Canada - July 29 2025 Canada’s investment landscape is on the cusp of transformation in how disputes between investors and their dealers are resolved. The Canadian…

OSC adopts new framework to distribute funds from disgorgement orders to harmed investors

Canada - July 23 2025 On June 12, 2025, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published final rules to facilitate the implementation of a new statutory framework for…

Expanded enforcement powers: is CIRO now exercising ‘statutory’ powers?

Canada - July 23 2025 Since its formation on January 1, 2023, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), Canada’s only truly national capital markets…

A tale of two regimes: the U.S. GENIUS Act and Canada’s divergent approach to stablecoin regulation

Canada, USA - June 23 2025 On 17 June, the U.S. Senate took a historic step for the digital asset industry by approving the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation in U.S…

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

Canada, USA - June 18 2025 On June 9, 2025, the U.S. Deputy Attorney General released new guidelines [PDF] for the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) criminal investigation and…

First charges laid under Canada’s Russia sanctions - what does this mean for further enforcement and judicial guidance?

Canada, Russia, Ukraine - June 6 2025 On May 28, 2025, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced the first charges for alleged violations of Canada’s sanctions against Russia…