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Earlier this month, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) released its summary of rule exemptions granted by CIRO in 2023. Some common exemptions granted included

On a training run recently, it struck me how the discipline I bring to my marathon training is the same discipline that successful entrepreneurs bring to their business.

In part 1 of our 4 part series on mobile payments we touched upon the interdependencies among the various stakeholders participating in a mobile payments solution and the importance of integration – even if there’s no central integrator.

On July 1, 2006, the Prince Edward Island Franchises Act will come into force, making PEI the third Canadian province, after Alberta and Ontario, to regulate the relationship between franchisors and franchisees.

On November 10, 2011, CSA staff published CSA Staff Consultation Note 45-401 Review of Minimum Amount and Accredited Investor Exemptions (the consultation note).

The Canadian Government has recently announced plans for further tariff relief to benefit Canadian businesses.

As was widely expected, National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements and Exemptions became effective on September 28, 2009. This means that the transition periods listed in Part 16 of National Instrument 31-103 commenced as of that date.

It is widely acknowledged that India has an acute need for better transportation infrastructure (including roads, ports and airports) as well as better power and telecommunications infrastructure. For transport infrastructure alone, the Indian government has publicly estimated that investment of approximately US$320 billion will be needed by 2012.

The OSC today released a staff notice expressing concern that issuers and dealers are relying on the accredited investor exemption to sell exempt securities to individual investors who do not meet the applicable requirements of the exemption.

On January 28, 2008, Canada’s Minister of Finance, The Honourable Jim Flaherty, addressed the growth of sovereign wealth funds and the role that they may play in the future at a Conference Board of Canada event in Toronto entitled "The Hollowing Out of Corporate Canada: Myth or Reality?".

The global trend of establishing environmental and social standards for project financing and institutional investments continues to gain momentum.

Thanks in part to the Madoff scandal still unfolding in the United States, the Ontario Securities Commission has launched a focused compliance review of hedge funds.

Looking back at AIM's performance in 2009, (See: Is AIM on the way back up?) I speculated in January this year that an element of stability might be returning to AIM and that there was a quickening of interest in new companies coming to the market.

Athletes are today's gladiators. They work diligently when no one is watching, perform majestically at sporting pinnacles, stay focused as fierce competitors, and inspire everyone to dream and pursue greatness.

Widespread use of the depository system in Canada and the U.S. imposes practical limits on income trusts’ ability to monitor and control non-resident ownership of their units. Many income trusts are subject to restrictions on the ownership of their units by non-residents of Canada .

The expectation of sustained commodity demand has increased investor interest in mining projects in frontier markets.

In March, the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB), an organization formed to advance the adoption of sustainability disclosure standards in Canada...

The energy transition and global demand for critical minerals, and the opportunities these present for Canada, continue to be areas of focus...