The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have published CSA Staff Notice 51-360 Frequently asked Questions Regarding Filing Extension Relief Granted by Way of a Blanket Order in Response to COVID-19 (the Staff Notice). The Staff Notice contains CSA staff’s views on frequently asked questions (FAQs) about…
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Ontario has acted to support business corporations, not-for-profit corporations, insurers, and share capital social clubs by issuing an Emergency Order (the Emergency Order) to provide flexibility for corporate meetings. The Emergency Order is in effect province-wide…
Barbara Hendrickson, of BAX Securities Law, was prominently quoted in a recent article in the Law Times. The article, “CSA’s equity crowdfunding proposals unlikely to draw more investors: securities lawyers”, by staff writer Luis Mullan, discusses the recent Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) equity crowdfunding proposals….
The TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”) is extending the deadline by which Issuers must pay their 2020 annual sustaining fees from March 31, 2020 to May 31, 2020. This is the latest move by the Exchange in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. To provide additional…
The Participating Jurisdictions of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and Yukon (the Participating Jurisdictions) of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have adopted CSA Staff Notice 24-317, Notice of Relief from…
The British Columbia government has declared the capital markets and its regulator, the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), as essential services during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the BCSC, the province has specifically identified the following as part of the capital markets: self-regulatory organizationsexchangesclearing…
The Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA) is publishing for a 135 -day comment period proposed amendments to MFDA Policy No. 9 Continuing Education (CE) Requirements (The Amendments). The comment period ends August 10, 2020. The Amendments intend to establish the MFDA’s CE accreditation…
TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”) on March 23, 2020 has announced temporary blanket relief (the “Temporary Relief”) from certain provisions of the Exchange’s Corporate Finance Manual (the “Manual”) as described in more detail below. The Exchange is extending the timeframe within which Issuers must hold…
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Further to its announcement on March 18, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced on March 23, 2020 a temporary blanket relief for market participants from certain regulatory filings, as a result of COVID-19. The blanket relief provides a 45-day extension…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published a notice on March 19, 2020 warning investors about companies claiming to have products or services that will prevent, detect or cure coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. According to the notice fraudsters taking advantage of the current situation to attract potential…