Overview

BAX Securities Law™ has direct experience dealing with Canadian securities and financial services regulatory bodies including the Ontario Securities Commission , FSRA and FINTRAC.

Our clients include Canadian and non-Canadian private and public companies, financial services, firms, accounting firms, and their officers, directors, employees. We also advise boards and committees in enforcement proceeding in response to allegations of insider trading, misleading disclosure, securities fraud, accounting issues, market manipulation and other instances of market misconduct.

We assist with, and respond to, enforcement and compliance proceedings brought by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and other provincial securities commissions, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) as well as stock exchanges including the TSX, the TSX Venture Exchange and the CSE.

We also provide advice to brokers, investment dealers and individual registrants in connection with investigations, arbitrations processes and civil proceedings including action brought against brokers and dealers for losses sustain in their brokerage accounts.

Our founder Barbara Hendrickson is a former senior legal counsel at the OSC and has participated in a number of OSC securities advisory committees. Barbara brings decades of experience and knowledge of  OSC decision making, personnel and enforcement practises to assess your matter and provide a detailed strategy to resolve your matter.

Key Contacts

Barbara Hendrickson

Founder, Award Winning Securities Lawyer

Barbara has practiced in the securities and corporate areas for nearly 30 years.

News and Insights

BAX Securities Law Announces January Toronto Business Lawyers Association Monthly Meeting

BAX Securities Law Announces January Toronto Business Lawyers Association Monthly

Toronto, January 7, 2026: BAX Securities Law is pleased to invite friends and colleagues to the next meeting on Thursday,…

British Columbia Securities Regulators Publish BC Instrument 33-521, Relief from sections of NI 33-109 Registration Information related to obligations to fill out specific forms

British Columbia Securities Regulators Publish BC Instrument 33-521, Relief from

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has published BC Instrument 33-521, Relief from sections of NI 33-109 Registration Information related…

Canadian Securities Regulators Provide Guidance for Social Media Influencers and Content Creators

Canadian Securities Regulators Provide Guidance for Social Media Influencers and

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) (the regulators) have released Joint Canadian Securities Administrators and…

Government of Canada Releases Draft Stablecoin Legislation

Government of Canada Releases Draft Stablecoin Legislation

Concurrent with the release of Budget 2025 the Government of Canada has released draft legislation within An Act to implement…

Canadian Securities Regulators Publish CSA Multilateral Staff Notice 31-367 for Review and Comment

Canadian Securities Regulators Publish CSA Multilateral Staff Notice 31-367 for

Securities regulators in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan (the Participating Jurisdictions), have published a…

CSA Publishes Notice and Request for Comment – Proposed Amendments to National Instrument 52-112 Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures Disclosure

CSA Publishes Notice and Request for Comment – Proposed Amendments

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published CSA Notice and Request for Comment – Proposed Amendments to National Instrument 52-112…

Awards and Recognition

• Best Lawyers Best Canadian Law Firm: BAX Securities Law™ received this award in 2025 and 2026
• Canadian Lawyer Top Corporate Law Boutiques: BAX Securities Law™ received this award in 2016, 2027, 2018, 2019, 2020
• The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Barbara Hendrickson recognized in Corporate Finance & Securities Law