by Barbara Hendrickson | Jan 14, 2019
The Ontario Government has published the results of Expressions of Lottery Interest for retail Cannabis stores (the Lottery) the under Ontario Regulation 468/18 (the Regulation) made under the Cannabis Licence Act, 2018 (the License Act). According to the Alcohol and...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Dec 27, 2018
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has published updates to National Instrument, N1 41-101, Prospectus Requirements (NI 41-101). These non-material amendments, which deal with Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), became effective, December 10, 2018. The...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Dec 10, 2018
In late November, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled registration charges with two issuers of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), CarrierEQ Inc. (Airfox) and Paragon Coin Inc. (Paragon). These were the SEC’s first cases imposing civil penalties...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Dec 1, 2018
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) reports that it has found an increased number of deficiencies in compliance among portfolio managers during 2018. The BCSC published these findings in its 2018 BCSC Annual Compliance Report Card (the Report Card). In...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Nov 26, 2018
On November 14, 2018, the Ontario Government set forth the regime for the licensing and operation of private cannabis stores under Ontario Regulation 468/18 (the Regulation) made under the Cannabis Licence Act, 2018 (the License Act). Generally, the Regulation:...
