by Barbara Hendrickson | Nov 1, 2019
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), along with its participating jurisdictions, is conducting a review of Automatic Securities Disposition Plans (ASDPs). ASDPs allow insiders to carry out preplanned sales of securities of an issuer through an arms-length...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Nov 1, 2019
The Government of Ontario’s Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (MGCS) has completed its review of key elements of Ontario business law and is now requesting input from stakeholders. The proposed changes include amendments to the Business Corporations Act...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Oct 29, 2019
On October 2, 2019, the Government of British Columbia introduced proposed legislation that would provide a sweeping set of updates to existing provincial securities law, Bill 33 – 2019, the Securities Amendment Act, 2019 (the Act.) Once given Royal Assent and...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Oct 23, 2019
The TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) has announced amendments (the Amendments) to its Corporate Finance Manual (the Manual) to reduce the frequency by which directors, officers, promoters, and other insiders (individuals) have to submit a Form 2A (The Personal...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Oct 23, 2019
The newly-created Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA), has announced a standardized approach to guidance (the New Approach), replacing the legacy systems it had inherited from its predecessor regulatory bodies. This change had come in response to...
