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Upholding PCMLTFA for Canadian financial reporting entities

The latest PCMLTFA regulation updates are hitting financial entities hard. Learn how to master client verification, leverage advanced analytics, and overcome challenges around AML compliance in Canada to safeguard your organization against financial crime and hefty penalties.

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Privacy Act: personal information management for Canadian entities

In 2025, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) received a nearly 10% increase in data breach reports from Federal government institutions, affecting more than 300,000 individual citizens. This, in combination with a 15% rise in complaints in the same year, means that Federal Government institutions must do more to protect the personal information they hold.

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OSFI E-21: operational risk for Canadian FRFIs

Canada’s Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) is a regulatory framework that sets out expectations for operational risk management and resilience. It mandates that Canadian financial institutions identify critical operations and ensure they can continue functioning, even during events like natural disasters (FRFI resilience) or cyberattacks.

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Lobbying Act: reporting rules for Canadian Federal Lobbyists

The Lobbying Act: Canada’s transparency law that requires federal lobbyist registration for anyone trying to influence the government. With requirements for lobbyists to detail exactly who they spoke to in monthly communication reports, it aims to prevent bribery and corruption.

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IIROC Rule 3900: trade supervision for Canadian businesses

IIROC Rule 3900 focuses on trade supervision in Canada, aiming to ensure dealer compliance at a local and regional level. With Client Focused Reforms entering the regulatory sphere in 2021, advisors were given updated guidance on choosing suitable products and distinguishing between risk and financial capacity.

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GMP Compliance: Canada’s Food and Drugs Act

In the world of pharmaceutical manufacturing, staying ahead of compliance with Canadian GMP rules is the only way to protect your operating license and ensure patient safety. Vitally, adhering to the Food and Drugs Act pharma regulations provides the necessary framework for maintaining high-quality facilities and rigorous documentation standards.

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CSRD: Corporate sustainability reporting standards for EU Entities

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) represents a transformative shift toward transparent sustainability, establishing a framework where environmental and social impact data carries a status comparable to financial information. In this article we outline the CSRD Directive’s standards, address common execution difficulties, and discuss how corporate sustainability reporting for EU entities opens the door to tech solutions that simplify the path to regulatory compliance.

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Achieving EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) compliance for large enterprises

Achieving EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) compliance for large enterprises

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Conflict of Interest Act for Canadian public office holders

Organizations face stricter enforcement and higher penalties than ever for oversight failures of the Competition Act of Canada. This comprehensive guide provides the essential knowledge needed to help organizations navigate the requirements, avoid pitfalls, and implement effective antitrust compliance strategies.

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Competition Act: Antitrust compliance essentials

Organizations face stricter enforcement and higher penalties than ever for oversight failures of the Competition Act of Canada. This comprehensive guide provides the essential knowledge needed to help organizations navigate the requirements, avoid pitfalls, and implement effective antitrust compliance strategies.

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OSFI B-13: Cyber risk management for Canadian Federally Regulated Financial Institutions

To boost the financial sector’s resilience against evolving cyber threats in Canada, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions’ (OSFI) published Guideline B-13 on Technology and Cyber Risk Management. Guideline B-13 mandates that Federally Regulated Financial Institutions (FRFIs) enhance their cyber governance, risk identification, and incident response capabilities as part of measures to quash cyber attacks.

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