by Barbara Hendrickson | Dec 14, 2020
On December 10, 2020, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced that it was publishing guidance for issuers and insiders on the establishment, use and disclosure of automatic securities disposition plans...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Dec 14, 2020
On December 7, 2020 the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced that they are making amendments to OSC Rule 45- 501 Ontario Prospectus and Registration Exemptions (OSC Rule 45-501) relating to syndicated mortgages (the Amendments). The Amendments...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Dec 14, 2020
On December 1, 2020, the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”) announced changes to its Capital Pool Company (“CPC”) program found in Policy 2.4 Capital Pool Companies which according to the press release accounted for almost 50% of new TSXV listings over the past 10...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Dec 14, 2020
On November 16, 2020 the Bank of Canada (Bank) and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) today announced plans for a pilot project to use climate-change scenarios to better understand the risks to the financial system related to a...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Dec 14, 2020
On December 3, 2020 the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published a consultation paper ( Consultation Paper) is to facilitate discussion of concerns relating to activist short selling and its potential impact on Canadian capital markets. The...