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- Final Retail Payment Activities Regulations Issued
The final Retail Payment Activities Regulations in respect of the Retail Payment Activities Act have been issued, setting forth the requirements that will apply to payment service providers in Canada. Draft versions of these regulations were previously issued for comments,The final Regulations are … Read more »
- 2023 Fall Economic Statement: Financial Services Sector Measures
The 2023 Fall Economic Statement includes a number of federal measures directed to the financial services sector, including measures in respect of (i) consumer-driven banking (open banking); (ii) amendments to the Canadian Payments Act; (iii) measures in respect of Canada’s anti-money laundering and … Read more »
- Next Phase of New PMPRB Guidelines: Stakeholder Consultations
On November 10, 2023, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (“PMPRB”) launched the first phase of stakeholder consultations on new PMPRB Guidelines. The first stage of consultations will focus on six themes identified by the PMPRB in a newly published Scoping Paper for Consultations on the Board … Read more »
- Apotex v. Paladin Labs Inc. et al: The First, but Certainly Not Last, Private Abuse of Dominance Case
On September 29, 2023, Apotex Inc. (“Apotex”) applied for leave to the Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal”) under section 103.1 to bring an application under the abuse of dominance provisions of the Competition Act (the “Act”).[1] Last year’s amendments to the Act (which we detailed previously) allow p … Read more »
- The Quebec Privacy Regulator’s Guide on Law 25-compliant Privacy Impact Assessments
On September 22, 2023, Quebec’s privacy regulator, the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec (“CAI”), released its long-awaited guide (available in French only) on conducting privacy impact assessments (“PIAs”) as required by Law 25. The guide provides a roadmap for conducting PIAs and establ … Read more »