by Barbara Hendrickson | Nov 1, 2019
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), along with its participating jurisdictions, is conducting a review of Automatic Securities Disposition Plans (ASDPs). ASDPs allow insiders to carry out preplanned sales of securities of an issuer through an arms-length...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Nov 1, 2019
The Government of Ontario’s Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (MGCS) has completed its review of key elements of Ontario business law and is now requesting input from stakeholders. The proposed changes include amendments to the Business Corporations Act...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Oct 29, 2019
On October 2, 2019, the Government of British Columbia introduced proposed legislation that would provide a sweeping set of updates to existing provincial securities law, Bill 33 – 2019, the Securities Amendment Act, 2019 (the Act.) Once given Royal Assent and...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Oct 23, 2019
The TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) has announced amendments (the Amendments) to its Corporate Finance Manual (the Manual) to reduce the frequency by which directors, officers, promoters, and other insiders (individuals) have to submit a Form 2A (The Personal...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Oct 23, 2019
The newly-created Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA), has announced a standardized approach to guidance (the New Approach), replacing the legacy systems it had inherited from its predecessor regulatory bodies. This change had come in response to...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Oct 16, 2019
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), along with its participating jurisdictions, have published Notice and Request for Comment Proposed Amendments to National Instrument 52-108 Auditor Oversight and Proposed Changes to Companion Policy 52-108 Auditor...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Oct 11, 2019
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), along with its participating jurisdictions, have published Amendments to NI-31-103, Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations, and to its allied companion policy, CP-31-103 (together, the...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Oct 9, 2019
As part of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Ontario’s mandate was the new regulator’s introduction of Principles Based Regulation (PBR), representing a marked shift from previous provincial regulatory regimes. The PBR approach integrates the...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Oct 7, 2019
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), along with its participating jurisdictions, have published Multilateral Staff Notice, 58-311, Report on Fifth Staff Review of Disclosure Regarding Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions (the Report). In...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Oct 6, 2019
With the publication of BC Instrument 13-502, Electronic filing of Reports of Exempt Distribution (the Instrument) and its Companion Policy, 13-502CP (the Companion Policy), the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has set forth procedures and expectations...
