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McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Labour and Employment Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Canada, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries
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As of November 7, 2023, the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) implemented a new Whistleblower program (the Whistleblower Program).
Torys LLP
In June 2019, amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act (the CBCA) came into effect, requiring most non-publicly traded CBCA corporations to prepare and maintain...
DLA Piper
Effective November 7, 2023, the British Columbia Securities Commission (the "Commission") introduced a new Whistleblower Program to encourage individuals to voluntarily provide information to the Commission's Office...
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has introduced a new Whistleblower Program to incentivize future whistleblowers to come forward by offering monetary rewards...
Stikeman Elliott LLP
Where the information meaningfully contributes to several different enforcement results, the total maximum award will be capped at C$500,000.
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Under the British Columbia Securities Commission's (BCSC) new Whistleblower Program, individuals who report serious market misconduct may now receive significant monetary awards.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Corporate whistleblowing policies are becoming the norm in Canada and globally. These policies are not simply "another avenue" anymore, particularly due to recent legislative changes and regulatory expectations.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) launched a Whistleblower Program (BC Policy 15-604) on November 7, 2023. The program offers financial awards, ranging from C$1,000 to C$250,000...
Fasken
Following Quebec and British Columbia, the federal government plans to create a federal register on individuals with significant control searchable by the public.
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Effective compliance processes can be the most successful risk management tool that businesses and their leaders have in their tool boxes.
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
It has always been a challenge for capital market enforcers to muster sufficient information about potential market wrong-doing.
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
When is a "whistleblower" not a "whistleblower" qualifying for a bounty ordinarily available under government whistleblower programs? A recent court decision in the United States has drawn some lines.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
The Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") recently released its annual report on the enforcement activities of its members (the "Report").
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Can you trade with knowledge of a whistleblower complaint?
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced recently announced that it has awarded $240,000 to joint whistleblowers for a tip that originated from outside of Canada. According to the OSC,...
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
On December 9, 2021, the Ontario government proclaimed in force amendments to the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario Act, 2016 (the FSRA Act)...
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
On December 15, 2021, the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada ("FCAC") issued a proposed Guideline on Whistleblowing Policies and Procedures for Banks and Authorized Foreign Banks (the "Guideline").
Torys LLP
The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) recently released for consultation a draft Guideline on Whistleblowing Policies and Procedures for Banks and Authorized Foreign Banks (the Guideline), ...
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the CFTC) recently made history by announcing the largest payout ever given to a single whistleblower under the Dodd-Frank Program - nearly USD$200 million.
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