by Barbara Hendrickson | Dec 27, 2018
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has published updates to National Instrument, N1 41-101, Prospectus Requirements (NI 41-101). These non-material amendments, which deal with Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), became effective, December 10, 2018. The...
by Ray Luckiram | Dec 16, 2018
On December 13, 2018, the Government of Ontario announced changes to the retail licensing scheme of cannabis. The government will issue 25 licenses to retail outlets. The changes come three days before the portal for applications was set to be open. The government...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Dec 10, 2018
In late November, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled registration charges with two issuers of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), CarrierEQ Inc. (Airfox) and Paragon Coin Inc. (Paragon). These were the SEC’s first cases imposing civil penalties...
by Ray Luckiram | Dec 10, 2018
Over the next few weeks, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (“AGCO”) will be updating its online Cannabis Retail Regulation Guide (“Cannabis Guide”). The Cannabis Guide will be continually updated as information becomes available on the application process...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Dec 1, 2018
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) reports that it has found an increased number of deficiencies in compliance among portfolio managers during 2018. The BCSC published these findings in its 2018 BCSC Annual Compliance Report Card (the Report Card). In...