BAX Securities Law is one of the leading boutique law firms in Canada assisting clients with buying and selling securities (debt or equity) to raise capital advising issuers, investment banks, and investors on complex financial transactions, securities regulatory compliance, and governance, including IPOs, private placements, and debt offerings
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) including the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) recently published CSA Notice and Request for Comment Proposed Amendments and Changes to the Issuer Bid, Take-Over Bid and Beneficial Ownership Reporting Regimes (the…
The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) is republishing for further comment the complete proposed consolidated rules (Proposed CIRO Rules) for a period ending June 12, 2026. The Proposed CIRO Rules will bring together the two…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) have jointly published CSA/CIRO Staff Notice 23-331 Request for Feedback on December 2022 SEC Market Structure Proposals and Potential Impact on Canadian Capital Markets (The Staff Notice) for a 90-day comment period ending December, 4th…
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has published a report, Artificial Intelligence in Capital Markets: Exploring the Use Cases in Ontario (the Report), exploring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Ontario’s capital markets. The Report highlights current AI use cases, benefits, and challenges. The Report’s goal is to…
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) recently announced that seven businesses that will be part of its new capital markets testing environment, OSC TestLab. This initiative allows businesses to test solutions that can help Ontario registrants and contribute to better investor outcomes. Seven selected businesses will…
Introduction On January 22, 2021 the Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce (Taskforce) released its final report (Report). The Taskforce was established by the Ontario Provincial Government to help transform the regulatory landscape for the capital markets sector, and advise the Minister of Finance on how to…