Stéphanie Desjardins

Oct 18, 2024 | law360.ca | Hugh Jones |Stéphanie Desjardins

ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Hugh Jones and Stephanie Desjardins ( October 18, 2024, 1:56 PM EDT) -- On Aug. 19, 2024, amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) and related regulations came into force....

Oct 3, 2024 | mondaq.com | Hugh Jones |Stéphanie Desjardins

In an effort to combat sanctions evasion, on August 19, 2024, recent amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act("PCMLTFA") and its regulations came into force, expanding the reporting obligations for "reporting entities" The recent amendments include a newly created "sanctions evasion offense" under the PCMLTFA, which is defined as: an offence arising from the contravention of a restriction or prohibition established by an order or regulation made under...

Oct 3, 2024 | mondaq.com | Hugh Jones |Stéphanie Desjardins |Daniel Hohnstein

On August 26, 2024, Canada announced that it will be implementing a 100% surtax on all imports of "Chinese-made EVs" and a 25% surtax on imports of certain steel and aluminum products from China. Canada has explained that its rationale for these measures is "to level the playing field for Canadian workers and allow Canada's EV industry and steel and aluminum producers to compete in domestic, North American, and global markets".

Aug 22, 2024 | lexology.com | Hugh Jones |Stéphanie Desjardins

In an effort to combat sanctions evasion, on August 19, 2024, recent amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (“PCMLTFA”) and its regulations came into force, expanding the reporting obligations for “reporting entities” The recent amendments include a newly created “sanctions evasion offense” under the PCMLTFA, which is defined as: an offence arising from the contravention of a restriction or prohibition established by an order or regulation made...

Apr 18, 2024 | mondaq.com | Justine Laurier |Katherine Poirier |Vanessa Lapointe |Stéphanie Desjardins

On March 27, 2024, the government of Québec sanctioned Bill 42, An Act to prevent and fight psychological harassment and sexual violence in the workplace  (the Act), a few months after it was introduced before the Québec National Assembly by Minister of Labour Jean Boulet, on Nov. 23, 2023.