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The Gowlings Financial Services team has a wealth of knowledge and experience in dealing with the laws, policies and practices that affect the regulation of the Canadian financial services industry. As counsel to a wide range of industry participants including domestic and foreign banks, insurance companies, government departments, regulators and industry associations, we provide effective insight and valuable solutions to key regulatory issues that have a critical impact on their businesses or mandates.
We offer our financial services clients strategic and practical assistance in the development and implementation of key corporate plans that have a regulatory component. With a sophisticated understanding of their unique business imperatives, we help clients to ensure that their transactions receive necessary approvals, while complying with the myriad of other requirements of both national and provincial regulators.
As barriers to business entry continue to change, we help our clients anticipate and react to regulatory developments for entry, expansion and fundamental corporate changes. Our professionals are also frequently sought out to ensure that product development initiatives take advantage of, and comply with, all relevant regulatory requirements.
With our national network of professionals, many of whom have held senior positions in key government departments, we leverage our contacts and experience in virtually every government department and agency to maximize our clients’ results. Our professionals have also participated extensively in the development and drafting of the federal financial services reform legislation and regulations that provide the framework for financial institutions and insurance companies.
Our financial regulatory law services include:
- Business transfers
- Capital adequacy
- Corporate governance
- Fiduciary issues
- Foreign branches and subsidiaries
- Incorporation and organization of financial institutions
- Investment powers
- Licensing and approvals
- Market conduct
- Money laundering
- Outsourcing
- Ownership
- Product development
- Provincial licensing
- Reinsurance
- Securities issuance
- Securitization
- Segregated funds and variable annuities
- Statutory compliance
- Unregulated financial institutions
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