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The deal by China’s Anbang Insurance Group to pay around $660 million for a controlling stake in downtown Vancouver’s Bentall Centre was eye-catching for its dollar value, which triggered a federal review.

The Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada wasn’t able to offer any specific details about its recent review of Anbang’s purchase.

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But, between the deal first being reported on Feb. 17 and it finalizing in a share sale in April, much more has come to light about Anbang.

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Starting in April 2015, under the Investment Canada Act, the threshold for a review of an investment in Canada by a foreign company to control a Canadian business was raised to $600 million.

Along with this higher threshold, there are new information requirements. For investments that fall below $600 million and don’t trigger a full review, a foreign investor must reveal the names of its board members, five highest paid officers, any person or entity that owns 10 per cent of its equity or voting interests, and whether it is “owned, controlled or influenced, directly or indirectly by a foreign government and sources of funding for the investment.”