On an annual basis, the Ontario Securities Commission
(OSC) delivers a multi-year business plan
addressed to the Minister of Finance, which among other items,
includes the OSC's Statement of Priorities
(SoP), which the OSC undertakes as its goals and
priorities for the upcoming fiscal year under its mandate to
administer securities laws in the province.
As we had noted in our previous bulletin, the OSC had released its
draft SoP in November 2022, requesting stakeholder comment and
feedback as part of the OSC's continuing commitment to
transparency and accountability.
On April 18, 2023, following the review of stakeholder feedback,
the OSC has now published its final SoP for the financial year
ending on March 31, 2024, which can be found within the OSC's
Business Plan for the Fiscal Years Ending 2024-2026 (in the
"Strategic Direction – Current and Future Programs and
Activities" section), also released same day. This represents
the first SoP under the OSC's new