On December 7, 2020 the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced that they are making amendments to OSC Rule 45- 501 Ontario Prospectus and Registration Exemptions (OSC Rule 45-501) relating to syndicated mortgages (the Amendments). The Amendments were originally published for comment on March 15, 2019…
On December 1, 2020, the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”) announced changes to its Capital Pool Company (“CPC”) program found in Policy 2.4 Capital Pool Companies which according to the press release accounted for almost 50% of new TSXV listings over the past 10 years….
On November 16, 2020 the Bank of Canada (Bank) and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) today announced plans for a pilot project to use climate-change scenarios to better understand the risks to the financial system related to a transition to a…
On December 3, 2020 the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published a consultation paper ( Consultation Paper) is to facilitate discussion of concerns relating to activist short selling and its potential impact on Canadian capital markets. The Consultation Paper summarizes stakeholder concerns about activist short selling,…
BAX Securities Law is pleased to announce that Barbara Hendrickson, its founder and managing partner has been invited to join to the Women’s Law Association of Ontario’s Advisory Council. The Council is made up to past presidents, past board members and long serving members. The Women’s…
On 19 November 2020, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change (Minister) introduced Bill C-12 An Act respecting transparency and accountability in Canada’s efforts to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050 (Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act), in the House of Commons and…
On November 26, 2020, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published a staff notice on recent developments regarding interest rate benchmarks (Notice). According to the Notice, Refinitiv Benchmark Services (UK) Limited (RBSL), the administrator of Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR), announced on November 12, 2020 that…
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced on November 17, 2020 that it has awarded a total of CAD $585,000 to three whistleblowers, each of whom provided timely, specific and credible information that helped advance enforcement action resulting in monetary payments to the OSC. According to…
On November 20, 2020, of the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) and the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) announced a proposed new prospectus exemption designed to provide greater access to capital for Alberta and Saskatchewan businesses and broaden investment opportunities for Alberta and…
On November 18, 2020 the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published its biennial report (CSA Multilateral Staff Notice 51-361 Continuous Disclosure Review Program Activities for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019) on its continuous disclosure review program including guidance on reporting…