There have been many questions asked by our members regarding the CDIC disclosure requirements which recently came into force. We have reached out to CDIC for clarity and have provided a summary of the questions and the responses we received from CDIC below for your reference.
Please note that the abbreviated form of the brochure...
FINTRAC has published new suspicious transaction guidance: “What is a suspicious transaction report”, “Reporting suspicious transactions to FINTRAC” and sector-specific “Money laundering and terrorist financing...
Department of Finance Canada Launches Consultations on Open Banking
On January 11th, 2019, Department of Finance Canada launched consultations on Open Banking. Here is an excerpt from the Department of Finance Canada website:
"Open banking...
Statistics Canada reported that employment held steady in December 2018 and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.6%. The National Post also reported that Canada's...
New Guidelines for Consent to Use Personal Information – January 1st 2019
As of January 1st 2019, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is applying more robust guidelines for obtaining meaningful consent for using personal information. Read...
Government of Canada Launches Pre-Budget Consultations
As a follow-up to Finance Minister Bill Morneau's November 21st Fall Economic Statement, the Government of Canada launched consultations for Budget 2019. Canadians can contribute...
CMRA does not violate constitution, Supreme Court rules
On Friday, November 9th, the SCC overturned a lower court decision, clearing the way for the federal government and participating provinces and territories to create...
RDBA Response to CDIC Consultation, September 2018
RDBA has responded to Canadian Deposit Insurance Corporation's Joint and Trust Account Disclosure By-law consultation paper from July, 2018.
Click here to download RDBA's submission (PDF)....
On Thursday, September 13th, 2018, The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released a request for comment (PDF) with details on how it proposes to implement a...
Today, Statistics Canada announced that The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3% on a year-over-year basis in July, following a 2.5% increase in June. While...