Financial Institutions Regulation - Ontario

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Practice Area Definition

The financial institutions regulatory practice area is generally understood to encompass advice on regulatory matters affecting banks, insurance companies and trust and loan companies, including advice relating to new incorporations, new capital instruments, corporate finance, bank holding company regime, insurance holding company regime, corporate governance, amalgamations, business transfers, ownership rules, business and powers, investment rules, capital adequacy requirements, innovative tier 1 capital, related party rules, demutualization, establishing foreign banks or insurance branches in Canada, foreign bank regulatory rules (including near banks and true banks), regulatory issues on merger and acquisition transactions, compensation fund issues (PACIC, CompCorp and CDIC) and dealing with the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, the primary regulator of financial institutions in Canada, and provincial regulatory authorities. Please note that there is a separate survey for BANKING LAW generally.