by Barbara Hendrickson | Apr 19, 2020
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has provided temporary relief to market participants by waiving all late fees that accumulate between April 17, 2020 and June 1, 2020. This is estimated to result in over $300,000 of relief to issuers, registrants and insiders...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Apr 19, 2020
On April 16, 2020 the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published an update to CSA Staff Notice 51-360 “Frequently asked questions regarding filing extension relief granted by way of a blanket order in response to COVID-19” (CSA Staff Notice) which was first...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Apr 18, 2020
On April 16, 2020, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) published CSA Notice 31-357 which will allow more time for registered firms and individuals (registrants) to implement certain provisions of the Client Focused Reforms (CFRs). All members of the...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Apr 18, 2020
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced on April 17, 2020 temporary blanket relief that permits mutual funds to engage in additional short-term borrowing from April 17, 2020 to July 31, 2020. The conditional temporary relief is available to...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Apr 18, 2020
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) on April 16, 2020 announced that it is adjusting the timeline to implement changes that will harmonize the regulation of syndicated mortgages across Canada. In December 2019, the CSA published an update on its...
