The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)’s Registration, Inspections and Examinations (RIE) Division has published OSC Staff Notice 33-759 − Registration, Inspections and Examinations Division − 2025 Annual Report (the Annual Report). The RIE Division of the… OSC’s Registration, Inspections And Examinations Division Publishes its 2025 Annual Report
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published CSA Notice 81-930 – Exemptions from Certain Repurchase Transactions Requirements for Investment Funds, a coordinated series of blanket orders granting exemptive relief to facilitate access to the Bank… CSA Announces Exemptions for Investment Funds to Facilitate Access to The Bank Of Canada’s Contingent Term Repo Facility
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has recently published for review and comment CSA Notice and Request for Comment 25-314 – Proposed approach to oversight and refinements to the proposed binding authority framework for an identified… CSA Publishes for Review and Comment Proposed Process Refinements and Dispute Resolution Oversight
A recent report by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), Sales Culture Concerns at Five of Canada’s Bank-Affiliated Dealers (The Report). The Report, which presents survey results from nearly… Securities Regulators’ Report Highlights Sales Culture Concerns at Canada’s Largest Bank-Affiliated Dealers
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have recently published CSA Staff Notice 51-366 Regulatory Concerns with Certain Asset or Business Acquisitions (the Staff Notice) that provides guidance about regulatory concerns with certain with certain asset or… Canadian Securities Regulators Issue Guidance About Regulatory Concerns With Certain Asset Or Business Acquisitions
Bill C-2, The Strong Borders Act (the Bill) was recently introduced in the Parliament of Canada as a centrepiece legislation of the new Liberal Government of Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Bill, if passed, proposes… The Strong Borders Act amends the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA)
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has published a new statutory framework that will facilitate distributing amounts collected by the OSC under disgorgement orders to harmed investors (the Final Rules). Briefly, the Final Rules consist of:… OSC Adopts New Framework For Distributing Disgorged Funds Collected To Harmed Investors
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is seeking feedback on proposed amendments to National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (The Proposed Amendments). They are being published for a 120-day comment period ending August… CSA Proposes Amendments To Modernize And Streamline Mining Disclosure Standards
The Ontario Securities Commission’s (OSC) Registration, Inspections and Examinations Division (RIE) recently published its 2025-26 Examination Priorities (the Examination Priorities) (OSC Staff Notice 33-758). The RIE is responsible for the ongoing supervision of firms and… Ontario Securities Commission announces 2025-26 examination priorities (OSC Staff Notice 33-758)
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has published proposed amendments (Proposed Amendments) to Ontario Securities Commission Rule 48-501 Trading during Distributions, Formal Bids and Share Exchange Transactions (Rule 48-501) and consequential changes (Proposed Changes)to the Companion… Ontario Securities Commission Publishes Amendments To Rules Governing Trading During Distributions, Formal Bids, And Share Exchange Transactions