On March 25, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published Staff Notice 41-307 (Revised) Concerns regarding an issuer’s financial condition and the sufficiency of proceeds from a prospectus offering (Notice). The Notice alerts alert issuers (other than investment fund issuers) and their advisors about the…
On March 11, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published a staff notice regarding continuous disclosure and other public filings for reporting issuers with crypto and digital assets including cryptocurrencies, tokens, stablecoins, and other digital assets relying on blockchain technology who engage materially with crypto…
On February 25, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published key findings of recently completed reviews of issuers’ COVID-19 disclosure to explain the impact of COVID-19 on their industry, operations, customers and suppliers (notice). CSA staff identified some areas where disclosure could be improved, including…
On February 25, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), referring to amendments to certain securities rules affecting the prospectus and registration exemptions for syndicated mortgages that were published on August 6, 2020 (Syndicated Mortgage Amendments), reported in a notice that the Syndicated Mortgage Amendments would…
On March 10, the securities regulatory authorities in Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia published a report outlining key trends from a recent review of public disclosure regarding women on boards and in executive officer positions as required by Form 58-101F1…
Introduction On January 22, 2021 the Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce (Taskforce) released its final report (Report). The Taskforce was established by the Ontario Provincial Government to help transform the regulatory landscape for the capital markets sector, and advise the Minister of Finance on how to…
Introduction On January 22, 2021, the Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce (Taskforce) released its final report (Report). The Taskforce was established by the Ontario Provincial Government to help transform the regulatory landscape for the capital markets sector, and advise the Minister of Finance on how to…
Introduction On January 22, 2021, the Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce (Taskforce) released its final report (Report). The Taskforce was established by the Ontario Provincial Government to help transform the regulatory landscape for the capital markets sector, and advise the Minister of Finance on how to…
Introduction On January 22, 2021, the Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce (Taskforce) released its final report (Report). The Taskforce was established by the Ontario Provincial Government to help transform the regulatory landscape for the capital markets sector, and advise the Minister of Finance on how to…
Introduction On January 22, 2021, the Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce (Taskforce) released its final report (Report). The Taskforce was established by the Ontario Provincial Government to help transform the regulatory landscape for the capital markets sector, and advise the Minister of Finance on how to…