On October 26th, the Canadian the Public Accountability Board (CPAB), the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) and the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) co-hosted the Canadian Audit Quality Roundtable in Toronto. The annual Roundtable, brings together Canadian capital markets stakeholders, including regulators, standard-setters,…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) have jointly published CSA/CIRO Staff Notice 23-331 Request for Feedback on December 2022 SEC Market Structure Proposals and Potential Impact on Canadian Capital Markets (The Staff Notice) for a 90-day comment period ending December, 4th…
The Canadian Security Administrators (CSA) and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) have jointly published Staff Notice 31-364 – OBSI Joint Regulators Committee Annual Report for 2022 (The Staff Notice). The Staff Notice serves as the Annual Report of the Joint Regulators Committee (JRC) of the Ombudsman…
BAX Securities Law webinar series on the regulation of crypto currencies in Canada Please join Barbara Hendrickson and Addison Cameron-Huff on November 3, 2023 at 12:00 PM EST for a webinar to discuss the evolving Canadian regulatory landscape for Value-Referenced Crypto Assets (VRCAs) commonly known as stablecoins. Speakers…
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has published a report, Artificial Intelligence in Capital Markets: Exploring the Use Cases in Ontario (the Report), exploring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Ontario’s capital markets. The Report highlights current AI use cases, benefits, and challenges. The Report’s goal is to…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is providing further guidance to crypto asset trading platforms based on its interim approach to the trading of value-referenced crypto assets or VCRAs (commonly referred to as stablecoins) as laid out in in CSA Staff Notice 21-333 Crypto Asset Trading…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has issued an update on proposed amendments to modernize the continuous disclosure requirements for non-investment fund reporting issuers published for comment in May 2021 (The Proposed Amendments). The Proposed Amendments would streamline and clarify certain disclosure requirements for the management’s…
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced today the adoption of OSC Rule 52-503, Exemption from Disclosure of a Specified Financial Measure (The Rule). This action is intended to make permanent a temporary exemption issued on December 2, 2021, which expired on June 2, 2023. The…
The Participating Jurisdictions of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, Nunavut and Northwest Territories (the Participating Jurisdictions) have published Multilateral Instrument 93-101 Derivatives: Business Conduct and its Companion Policy, Companion Policy…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is seeking public comment for a 90-day period ending December 20, 2023, on a proposed expedited shelf prospectus regime for well-known seasoned issuers (WKSIs) in Canada (The Proposed Amendments). The Proposed Amendments are detailed in CSA Notice and Request for Comment…