Jean-Jerry Anty is an associate in McCarthy Tétrault’s Banking and Financial Services group, based in the firm’s Montreal office. He has a hybrid practice which focuses on transactional and regulatory matters in financial services, with a particular expertise in banking, debt capital markets, and regulatory compliance in the financial services and payments industry.

He advises businesses in the financial services sector, including insurers, banks, credit unions, payments businesses and fintechs to help them meet compliance obligations across a range of regulatory topics. He also advises financial institutions and non-regulated entities on incorporation and licensing matters (including licensing with the Office de la protection du consommateur (Québec’s consumer protection board) or licensing of Money Services Businesses with Revenu Québec).

Jean-Jerry also regularly represents financial institutions in the insurance space in connection with insurance regulatory matters and transactions, and helps them obtain regulatory approvals in their dealings with the OSFI or the AMF (e.g. in the context or complex mergers and acquisitions, redemptions of shares under the Insurance Companies Act or requesting confirmation of quality of capital from the OSFI or the AMF).

Jean-Jerry’s capital markets practice involves debt capital markets transactions with an international component. He has been involved with the renewal of covered bond programs for Canadian financial institutions and regularly facilitates the smooth and efficient completion of debt issuance transactions (in Euros, GBP, US Dollars or Australian Dollars) and asset sales for the Firm’s Canadian financial institution clients.

Jean-Jerry also regularly represents financial institutions and other lenders, as well as borrowers, in connection with commercial lending transactions (implementation of various types of credit facilities, taking of security, etc.).

Jean-Jerry was named as a Ones to Watch in Banking and Finance Law by Best Lawyers in Canada (2025).

• Financial services regulatory

Highlights of Jean-Jerry’s recent work in advising businesses in the financial services sector include representing:

• Several fintech clients in connection with their registration as a money services business in Québec.
• A Canadian entity in connection with the federal rules applicable to it in relation to the Retail Payment Activities Act.
• Consumer lenders on compliance with provincial licensing and consumer protection requirements (e.g. reviewing consumer loan documentation and consumer facing agreements to ensure compliance with Québec consumer protection laws).
• Non regulated entities seeking to obtain a permit lender with the Québec Consumer Protection Board.
• Insurance regulatory

Jean-Jerry’s recent work in the insurance space includes representing:

• An insurance company in a complex merger transaction requiring approval from the AMF and the OSFI.
• A major insurer on controls and regulation of insurance holding companies under Federal and Québec legislation.
• Desjardins in its acquisition of the Insurance Company of Prince Edward Island (ICPEI).
• The shareholders of a Québec insurer in connection with the transfer of their shares.
• A major Canadian insurer in relation to seeking approval and confirmation from OSFI and the AMF in connection with redemption of shares and issuance of new capital instruments.
• A foreign reinsurer on applicable licensing rules and exemptions applicable to reinsurance activities in Canada and Québec in particular.
• Debt capital markets

Highlights of Jean-Jerry’s specific debt capital markets experience include representing:

• Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec, National Bank of Canada, and The Toronto Dominium Bank with the annual renewal of their covered bond programmes.
• Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec with their offering of EUR750 million 3.250% covered bonds.
• Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec with their offering of GBP500 million floating rate covered bonds.
• The Toronto-Dominion Bank with their offering of USD1,75 billion 5.141% covered bonds.
• The Toronto-Dominion Bank with their offering of USD200 million floating rate covered bonds.
• Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec, Laurentian Bank of Canada and The Toronto-Dominion Bank with various asset sales under their covered bond programme.
• Commercial Lending transactions

Jean-Jerry’s recent work in the commercial lending space includes representing:

• Desjardins in its C$350 million in financing for Alliance de l’Énergie de l’Est to build wind farms.
• National Bank of Canada in its acquisition of Silicon Valley Bank's Canadian portfolio.
• The agent and lenders in the modification and renewal of credit facilities provided by a syndicate of banks to an agribusiness company.

Prior to joining McCarthy Tétrault, Jean-Jerry practiced law in Paris within various leading French and international firms advising financial institutions on French and European financial services regulations. As part of his work in France, Jean-Jerry was seconded 18 months to Natixis (in 2017-2018) where he was engaged in the implementation of the Bank’s compliance with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II).

Jean-Jerry earned a professional Master 2 (LLM) in Banking and Financial Law from the University of Paris I - Panthéon Sorbonne, obtained in 2014. He also received in 2013 a Master 2 (MSc) in Finance, specializing in project finance and structured finance, jointly delivered by the University of Paris Nanterre and the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.

Jean-Jerry was admitted to the Bar in Paris in 2016 and in Québec in 2022.

Outside of his legal practice, Jean-Jerry has a keen interest for music, literature and theater. He is actively involved in the community as a regular advisor to the “international black economic forum” / Forum économique international des noirs (FEIN). He also sits at the Board of Théâtre Prospero.