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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:…
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…
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…
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…
In response to recent events, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is introducing measures to support market participants that choose to go public, maintain a listing, and contribute to capital formation in Canada through a series…
Toronto, May 8, 2025: BAX Securities Law is pleased to invite friends and colleagues to the next meeting on Thursday May 15, 2025, at 9:30 am at Chefs Hall, 111 Richmond St. W in downtown Toronto (Lost Coffee area).…
Effective April 1st, 2025, the securities regulatory authorities of Alberta, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Yukon (the Participating Jurisdictions), have delegated certain registration functions and…
Toronto, Ontario March 11, 2025: Barbara Hendrickson has been recognized as one of Canada’s Leading Legal Practitioners in the 2025 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. This prestigious accolade is the result of an extensive peer-review process…
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance has ruled that Meme coins are not securities. In its recently published Staff Statement on Meme Coins (the Staff Statement), the regulator noted…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have announced the final amendments (Amendments) to National Instrument 41-101 General Prospectus Requirements (NI 41-101) and National Instrument 81-101 Mutual Fund Prospectus Disclosure (NI 81-101). The Amendments extend the lapse…