The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published their 2023-2024 Year in Review (The Year in Review), which discussed the emerging cryptocurrency regulatory regime and enforcement actions the regulator undertook in crypto-related matters. Perhaps as a sign of the times, in 2023-2024, over half of the…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published final amendments (the Amendments) that streamline and harmonize over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives data reporting with global standards, which became effective on July 25, 2025. The Amendments are expected to reduce the complexity of market participants’ reporting systems and decrease…
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) launched a public consultation for a period ending July 26, 2024, on proposed Rule 2024 – 002 – Total Cost Reporting (the Proposed Rules) that will affect how insurers report segregated fund investment products to clients. The…
On June 20, 2024, the securities regulatory authorities in Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec and Saskatchewan (the participating jurisdictions) published a temporary exemption from the restrictions set out in subsection 7.1(2) (d) of National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations…
Toronto, June 7, 2024: BAX Securities Law is pleased to announce that the firm has resumed its sponsorship of the Toronto Business Lawyers Association (TBLA) networking and business development monthly meetings. Barbara Hendrickson, Managing Partner of BAX Securities Law, is pleased to invite friends and colleagues…
Time may have run out for the so-called ‘Crypto King’, Aiden Pleterski. Pleterski has been charged with one count of fraud over $5,000 under Section 380(1)(a) of the Criminal Code, and one count of laundering proceeds of Canadian crime Under Section 462.31(1)(a) of the Criminal…
BAX Securities Law was pleased to host to an old friend and colleague, Surakhbayar Galsan, LL.M, Founder and Managing Director of BlackRock Partners LLC (BRP). BRP is a leading consulting firm based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, that deals in management and business consulting and new business development in…
BAX Securities Law webinar series on the regulation of crypto assets and the blockchain industry in Canada. Please join Barbara Hendrickson of BAX Securities Law and Jeremie Beitel of Beitel Tax Law on June 11, 2024 at 2:00 PM EST for a webinar to discuss the new tax…
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has published Notice of General Orders – Ontario Instrument 32-508 Not-For-Profit Angel Investor Group Registration Exemption (Interim Class Order); Ontario Instrument 32-509 Early-Stage Business Registration Exemption (Interim Class Order); Ontario Instrument 45-509 Report of Distributions under the Self Certified Investor…
The Federal Government’s 2024 Budget (Budget 2024) contains measures against financial crime. Budget 2024 acknowledges that financial crime can range from terrorist financing, corruption, money laundering, fraud, tax evasion, and sanctions evasion. “These crimes have real-world implications, often enabling other criminal behaviour,” says the budget…