Barbara has practiced in the securities and corporate areas for nearly 30 years, including with a leading international law firm, a leading national law firm, a Vancouver based boutique securities law firm, as senior legal counsel with the Ontario Securities Commission and, for the last 14 years, her own boutique law firm. As a former regulator and experienced securities lawyer, Barbara brings a special combination of skills and abilities to assist her clients.
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”…
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).…
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…
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…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) issued a joint statement on April 9th, 2020. According to the statement, IIROC’s market monitoring and surveillance functions remain robust, secure…
TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”) announced on April 8, 2020 that it is providing notice of further measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the current extraordinary ongoing situation, the Exchange will provide temporary…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have published CSA Staff Notice 51-360 Frequently asked Questions Regarding Filing Extension Relief Granted by Way of a Blanket Order in Response to COVID-19 (the Staff Notice). The Staff Notice…
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Ontario has acted to support business corporations, not-for-profit corporations, insurers, and share capital social clubs by issuing an Emergency Order (the Emergency Order) to provide flexibility…
Barbara Hendrickson, of BAX Securities Law, was prominently quoted in a recent article in the Law Times. The article, “CSA’s equity crowdfunding proposals unlikely to draw more investors: securities lawyers”, by staff writer Luis Mullan,…
The TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”) is extending the deadline by which Issuers must pay their 2020 annual sustaining fees from March 31, 2020 to May 31, 2020. This is the latest move by the…