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Cullen Report Sets Out Recommendations to Address Money Laundering in British Columbia
Canada - June 29 2022 On June 15, 2022, the British Columbia government officially released its final report authored by Austin Cullen (the “Cullen Report”), examining the…
Federal Court of Appeal Confirms MEG Energy Does Not Infringe An Invalid Patent
Canada - June 24 2022 The Federal Court of Appeal (“FCA”) dismissed the Appellants’ (“Mr. Swist’s”) appeal in Swist v. Meg Energy Corp.,this week in favor of MEG…
OSC Issues Orders Against Foreign Crypto Trading Platforms KuCoin and ByBit
Canada - June 24 2022 On June 22, 2022, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) released reasons in its first two decisions against operators of foreign-domiciled crypto…
Alberta’s Bill 16 Comes Into Force With a Goal of Increasing Alberta’s Insurance Capacity and Launching an Alberta Captive Insurance Market
Canada - June 16 2022 On May 31, 2022, Alberta’s Bill 16, the Insurance Amendment Act, 2022 (the “Act”) came into force, making amendments to the Insurance Act and the…
Privacy Legislation Overhaul: Canada Takes a Second Shot at the CPPA
Canada - June 16 2022 In a second attempt at overhauling Canada’s federal privacy legislation, today Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry…
Bill C-26: Introduction of New Mandatory Breach Reporting Requirements in Canada
Canada - June 15 2022 On June 14, 2022, the House of Commons of Canada introduced Bill C-26, a new cybersecurity bill that will require mandatory reporting of cyberattacks…
Dynamic blocking orders available in Canada: Rogers Media
Canada - June 7 2022 Orders requiring ISPs to block websites that make available copyright infringing materials are commonly made in many countries around the world. The…
Regulatory Uncertainty Regarding Crypto Asset Lending in Canada
Canada - June 1 2022 Over the past year, eight crypto asset trading platforms (“CTPs”) have become regulated as securities dealers in Canada. These CTPs operate online…
OSFI Announces Proposed Revisions to Guideline E-23 on Model Risk Management
USA - May 31 2022 On May 20, 2022, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (“OSFI”) released a letter “Proposed Revisions to Guideline E-23 on Model…
AI and Patent Law: Can AI Be an “Inventor”?
Canada, European Union, Global, USA - May 31 2022 As technology surrounding artificial intelligence (“AI”) continues to improve, so does its capacity for increasingly complex tasks. In fact, some AIs…
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