by Barbara Hendrickson | May 12, 2017
On April 20, 2017, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published CSA Staff Notice 45-323 Update on Use of the Rights Offering Exemption in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions which reviewed the use of the revised right offering exemption which...
by Barbara Hendrickson | May 12, 2017
On April 26, 2017, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) (other than the British Columbia Securities Commission) published for comments, proposed National Instrument 91-102 Prohibition of Binary Options and proposed Companion Policy 91-102 Prohibition of...
by Barbara Hendrickson | May 3, 2017
Introduction Mortgage investment corporations (“MICs”) are created under section 130.1 of the Income Tax Act which sets out the rules that apply to mortgage investment corporations and their shareholders. MICs primarily invest in mortgages including...
by Barbara Hendrickson | May 1, 2017
The recent Superior Court of Justice, Divisional Court decision in David Charles Phillips and John Russell Wilson v the Ontario Securities Commission 2016 ONSC 7901 (“Appeal Decision”) provides important insights into the application of the test for...
