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ARTICLE · 15 JULY 2019

CSA Publishes Business Plan, Includes Key Crypto-Asset Issues

On June 13, 2019, the Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA"), a national organization committed to harmonizing securities regulation across Canada, published the CSA Business Plan 2019-2022 ("Plan") outlining initiatives to better assist participants in the capital market industry.

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On June 13, 2019, the Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA"), a national organization committed to harmonizing securities regulation across Canada,  published the CSA Business Plan 2019-2022 ("Plan") outlining initiatives to better assist participants in the capital market industry.  Most notably, the Plan identifies as its Strategic Goal #6 "Respond[ing] to technology-related emerging regulatory issues". This includes the goal of increasing Canadians' awareness of policy issues pertaining to cryptocurrency in the context of emerging technology.

Emerging technologies often create regulatory challenges because of unknown implications of the technology itself, coupled with the lack of regulatory clarity. Market participants are often affected by shifts in market conditions, investor demographics, technological innovations, and globalization. In response to these challenges, the CSA recognized that the Canadian securities regulatory system must keep in pace with

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