Business
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December 06, 2024
Ottawa expands banned firearms list; pledges measures against gun use in intimate-partner violence
The minority Liberal government has put in place “revised classification” regulatory changes to newly prohibit 104 categories of assault-style firearms while also pledging to roll out new restrictions on large-capacity magazines in March 2025 and to introduce “no later” than January 2025 measures to help combat the high rates of gun use in gender-based and intimate-partner violence.
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December 05, 2024
CSA provides guidance and seeks feedback on AI oversight and regulation in capital markets
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published a staff notice and consultation on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in capital markets and is seeking stakeholder feedback on the approaches to oversight and regulation in light of AI advancements.
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December 05, 2024
Federal privacy commissioner expresses lingering concerns over FINTRAC in report
Canada’s federal privacy commissioner is expressing ongoing concerns about how well the country’s anti-money laundering watchdog is protecting the personal information it gathers as part of its investigations — especially in the wake of two recent information security breaches.
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December 05, 2024
FCA sets aside order for price information production of previously patented medicine
The Federal Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal in a case related to the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board ordering a company to provide pricing information on its medicine six years after the patent expired.
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December 05, 2024
CBSA initiates investigation of dumping of corrosion-resistant steel sheet from Türkiye
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced that it is initiating an investigation to determine whether corrosion-resistant steel sheet originating in or exported from a Turkish company is being sold at unfair prices in Canada.
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December 05, 2024
Saskatchewan introduces ‘fair and balanced’ changes to employment laws
Saskatchewan’s government is proposing legislative changes lawmakers say will both support employees and reduce “administrative burden” for employers.
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December 05, 2024
Defamation action for media article based on a court decision dismissed
In British Columbia and Ontario, a defendant in a defamation action can bring an anti-SLAPP motion for its dismissal at an early stage of the proceedings.
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December 04, 2024
Household debt, cyber vulnerabilities main threats to financial stability, say market participants
Over half of investment dealers and portfolio managers are concerned about the stability of the Canadian financial system, according to a survey by Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) with household debt, cyber vulnerabilities, the geopolitical environment and the housing crisis being top concerns.
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December 04, 2024
CRTC launches consultation to make shopping for Internet easier
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced that it is launching a public consultation “to help make shopping for home internet plans easier.”
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December 04, 2024
Ottawa splits off controversial anti-hate provisions from online harms bill
The federal government is hiving off controversial anti-hate provisions from its proposed online harms legislation, in the hopes of being able to enact more speedily other provisions in Bill C-63 that aim to protect children online.