by Barbara Hendrickson | Oct 10, 2023
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced today the adoption of OSC Rule 52-503, Exemption from Disclosure of a Specified Financial Measure (The Rule). This action is intended to make permanent a temporary exemption issued on December 2, 2021, which expired...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Oct 5, 2023
The Participating Jurisdictions of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, Nunavut and Northwest Territories (the Participating...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Oct 3, 2023
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is seeking public comment for a 90-day period ending December 20, 2023, on a proposed expedited shelf prospectus regime for well-known seasoned issuers (WKSIs) in Canada (The Proposed Amendments). The Proposed Amendments...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Sep 7, 2023
Participating jurisdictions (except Ontario) of the Canadian Securities Administrators (the Participating Jurisdictions) are publishing Multilateral Staff Notice 45-309 (Revised) Guidance for Preparing and Filing an Offering Memorandum under National Instrument 45-106...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Sep 5, 2023
The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), Canada’s national self-regulatory organization that oversees all investment dealers, mutual fund dealers and trading activity on Canada’s debt and equity marketplaces, is publishing for a comment (the Request for...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Aug 15, 2023
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has published OSC Staff Notice 33-752 – Summary Report for Dealers, Advisers and Investment Fund Managers (The Summary Report). The Summary Report describes the work conducted by the OSC’s Compliance and Registrant Regulation...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Aug 15, 2023
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is launching a review of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). ETFs are an increasingly popular investment vehicle, offering exposure to a variety of underlying assets and investment strategies, with intraday liquidity on the...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jul 21, 2023
Participating members of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) will be issuing exemptions from certain filing requirements (the blanket orders) to cover the brief period before the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) will be switched...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jul 21, 2023
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published CSA Staff Notice 81-336 Guidance on Crypto Asset Investment Funds that are Reporting Issuers (the Staff Notice), which provides guidance to help fund managers understand and comply with securities law...
by Barbara Hendrickson | Jul 21, 2023
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Technology has issued its report, Blockchain Technology: Cryptocurrencies and Beyond. The 62-page report examines the ways that blockchain technology is already changing the digital landscape and providing...
