by Barbara Hendrickson | Jun 29, 2021
On May 26, 2021, the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) published for comment a new rule that is designed to make promotions of companies with a connection to British Columbia to become more transparent. According to the BCSC, the new rules are designed to...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jun 29, 2021
On June 23, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) harmonized rules for securities crowdfunding. National Instrument 45-110 Start-up Crowdfunding Registration and Prospectus Exemptions (Start-up Crowdfunding Rule) introduces a single, uniform set of rules...
by Barbara Hendrickson | May 4, 2021
On April 21, 2021, Barbara Hendrickson spoke at a virtual conference sponsored by the Law Society of Ontario on “The COVID Pandemic: Implications for Directors and Officers”. To view the PowerPoint presentation: The COVID Pandemic: Implications for Directors and...
by Barbara Hendrickson | May 4, 2021
On March 31, 2021, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) and the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) adopted a new prospectus exemption CSA Multilateral Notice of Implementation 45-538 Self-Certified Investor Prospectus Under the new...
by Barbara Hendrickson | May 4, 2021
On March 25, 2021, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) and the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) published Multilateral Notice and Request for Comment 45-539 Proposed Prospectus Exemption for Small Business Financing. The proposed new...
by Barbara Hendrickson | May 4, 2021
On April 7, 2021, the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) published BC Notice 2021/02 Clarification of Requirements for Crypto Asset Trading Platforms Vancouver – to clarify expectations for crypto asset trading platforms (platforms) (Notice) operating in...
by Barbara Hendrickson | May 4, 2021
On March 29, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) published a Notice to provide guidance on how securities legislation applies to platforms (Crypto Asset Trading Platforms) that...
by Barbara Hendrickson | May 4, 2021
On March 25, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published Staff Notice 41-307 (Revised) Concerns regarding an issuer’s financial condition and the sufficiency of proceeds from a prospectus offering (Notice). The Notice alerts alert issuers (other than...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 15, 2021
On March 11, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published a staff notice regarding continuous disclosure and other public filings for reporting issuers with crypto and digital assets including cryptocurrencies, tokens, stablecoins, and other digital...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Mar 15, 2021
On February 25, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published key findings of recently completed reviews of issuers’ COVID-19 disclosure to explain the impact of COVID-19 on their industry, operations, customers and suppliers (notice). CSA staff...
