BAX Securities Law™ has direct experience dealing with Canadian securities and financial services regulatory bodies including the Ontario Securities Commission, the British Columbia Securities Commission and other Canadian regulatory authorities.
Canadian companies increasingly look south of the border for growth capital, drawn by deeper U.S. markets and sophisticated investor bases. However, navigating U.S. securities laws requires careful attention to both registration exemptions and broker-dealer requirements.…
Budget 2025 which was recently passed in the Canadian House of Commons, announced the government’s intention to introduce legislation to regulate the issuance of fiat-backed stablecoins in Canada. This legislation will require issuers to maintain…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published Notice and Request for Comment – Coordinated Blanket Order 51-933 Exemptions to Permit Semi-Annual Reporting for Certain Venture Issuers, a proposed multi-year pilot to allow eligible venture issuers…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has updated requirements for delivering proxy-related materials for shareholder meetings, advising that the relief is no longer required under Coordinated Blanket Order 51-932 Temporary Exemption from requirements in National Instrument…
The securities regulators of Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, and Yukon (the Participating Jurisdictions) have published Proposed Multilateral Instrument 45-111 Self-Certified Investor Prospectus…
Barbara Hendrickson will be a speaker at the Ontario Bar Association’s Twenty Third Annual OSC, TMX, and CIRO Update on September 30, 2025. In her presentation, entitled The Applicability of Canadian securities laws to AI,…
With recent amendments to the Canadian Payments Act and the introduction of the Retail Payments Activities Act, Payment Service Providers (PSPs) are eligible for Payments Canada membership and access to the Real-Time Rail (RTR) system.…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published Amendments to National Instrument 44-102 – Shelf Distributions (the Amendments), adopting an expedited shelf prospectus regime for well-known seasoned issuers (WKSIs) in Canada, further enhancing the competitiveness of…
The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) is publishing for comment proposed amendments to the Mutual Fund Dealer (MFD) Rules to specifically provide for disgorgement to conform with the Investment Dealer and Partially Consolidated (IDPC) Rules…
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today published its draft Action Plan for Truth and Reconciliation (APTR) for engagement and is seeking feedback for a period ending October 31, 2025, from interested or affected parties, including…