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Blog May 19, 2021

FINTRAC announces flexible compliance approach for upcoming Canadian anti-money laundering changes

FINTRAC announces flexible compliance approach for upcoming Canadian anti-money laundering changes. Osler’s Elizabeth Sale and Haley Adams...

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Osler Update May 10, 2021

Levelling Up: Payment services providers to be subject to Bank of Canada oversight under the new Retail Payments Activities Act

Payment service providers, outside of banks and other regulated financial institutions, are currently lightly regulated in Canada.

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Levelling Up: Payment services providers to be subject to Bank of Canada oversight under the new Retail Payments Activities Act
Blog May 6, 2021

Is Canada rising to the challenge? Responding to calls for more effective financial crime prevention and enforcement

As we have observed in a number of our prior posts (e.g., our post illustrating Canada’s drop from the top 10 least corrupt countries in...

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Report Apr 30, 2021

Anti-money laundering in Canada: A guide to the June 1, 2021 changes

As new technology introduces new means of transferring funds and generates unprecedented volumes of transactions globally, regulators are watching...

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Anti-money laundering in Canada: A guide to the June 1, 2021 changes
Blog Apr 27, 2021

Canada’s budget introduces long-awaited beneficial ownership registry to combat money laundering

With increasing spotlight being shone on the prevalence of financial wrongdoing worldwide   – especially following revelations...

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Blog Jan 25, 2021

FSRA streamlines fair treatment of customers approach for insurance industry

Governments and financial regulators appear to be continuing their efforts to reduce overlapping, duplicative regulatory requirements on those they...

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Blog Jan 19, 2021

U.S. authorities release guidance on potential sanction violations for facilitating ransomware payments

Increasingly, companies may find themselves at the mercy of cyber-pirates and other hackers who, through improper means, seize control of information...

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Blog Dec 16, 2020

OSC-FINTRAC MOU for information sharing

On December 3, 2020 the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) announced that...

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Osler Update Dec 8, 2020

Financial services regulation in 2020: Convergence, disruption and acceleration

The year 2020 can be divided into three phases: pre-COVID-19 pandemic; the initial COVID-19 phase which was marked by short-term emergency measures;...

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Webinar Jun 25, 2020

Financial Services Regulatory Webinar: Regulatory Convergence in the Financial Services Sector

Join us for a panel Q&A as we continue to explore regulatory convergence in financial services regulation as it reflects trends within the...

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