The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) has issued a record CAD $176,960,190 administrative monetary penalty on Xeltox Enterprises Ltd. of Vancouver, a reporting entity providing virtual currency transaction service (also operating as…
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has published OSC Staff Notice 33-760 Digital Engagement Practices: Focused Compliance Examination of Online Retail Platforms (The Staff Notice). The Staff Notice outlines the regulator’s findings and provides guidance on…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published Notice and Request for Comment – Coordinated Blanket Order 51-933 Exemptions to Permit Semi-Annual Reporting for Certain Venture Issuers, a proposed multi-year pilot to allow eligible venture issuers…
Thanks for joining Barbara Hendrickson and Robb Miller for our October 23, 2025 webinar on “Funding Your Fintech: Navigating the Drought in Canadian Venture Capital”. Please find our presentation here This publication is not intended…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has updated requirements for delivering proxy-related materials for shareholder meetings, advising that the relief is no longer required under Coordinated Blanket Order 51-932 Temporary Exemption from requirements in National Instrument…
As part of its drive to for increased transparency and to encourage compliance in the exempt market, the Ontario Securities Commission has published the AFS Non-Delivery List (the AFS List), a list of non-reporting issuers…
BAX Securities Law’s Barbara Hendrickson is featured in a recent article in Bloomberg News, “ETF Pioneer Som Seif Fights Back as Canada Regulator Questions ESG Claims,” The article, by Bloomberg reporter Melissa Shin discusses the…
October 23, 2025 9:30AM EST Webinar Please join Barbara Hendrickson and Robb Miller for our webinar on “Funding Your Fintech: Navigating the Drought in Canadian Venture Capital.” The webinar is in first as a series…
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has published its 2024 Annual Compliance Report Card (the Report Card), which details the know-your-client (KYC) deficiencies of BC investment firms that underwent compliance reviews. The Report Card notes…
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) recently provided an update on OSC TestLab: Early-Stage Capital Raising (Early-Stage Capital Raising), a set of initiatives to support capital-raising for early-stage Ontario businesses announced in May 2024. OSC TestLab…