The Canadian alcohol import ban takes effect Sept. 29, alongside blocked motorcycles and whey, plus 50% tariffs on mattresses, lamps and motorboats from Sept. 15.
The Canadian dollar held firm near 1.3780 against the greenback as elevated crude prices offset new US restrictions on Canadian vehicle and dairy exports.
The TSX Composite closed down 1.11% at a one-month low as materials, real estate and clean tech fell, gold slid and crude oil surged past $100.
OSFI IFRS 18 templates are now final, setting a January 2027 filing shift for federally regulated insurers plus a new 2027 mortgage insurer capital rule.
A Harris & Partners survey of 1,700+ employees finds work and financial stress harmed the mental health of 76% of Canadian workers in the past year.
Consumer insolvencies in Canada reached 140,669 in the 12 months to January 31, 2026 — about 385 filings a day, up 2.2% year over year.
Canadian financial regulation enters a busy September: OSFI’s Regulatory Data Hub timeline, Bill C-29’s Financial Crimes Agency and an FATF review due this autumn.
OSFI’s third Quarterly Release of 2026 moved capital, disclosure, concentration risk and crypto-asset policy work forward, with Industry Day set for September 24.
A lender’s mortgage rate forecast says the Bank of Canada will hold at 2.25% through 2026, while an oil shock lifts bond yields and fixed rates.
Polling on Canada-U.S. trade talks finds 73% of Canadians against difficult concessions, 62% approval for Carney, and a plurality willing to wait for U.S. midterms.
