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For many new entrants, gathering enough funds for a down payment is a huge accomplishment - and a first rite of passage into the real estate market.

On July 4, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada published proposed guidance on the guarantee by a Participant (dealer) of a trade price for a client order.

The Canadian government announced earlier this week that it is easing some of the sanctions against Burma (found in the 2007 "Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations") in response to reforms occurring within the country.

Canada’s securities regulators are proposing to make the new requirements for internal control over financial reporting for public companies effective for financial years ending on or after June 30, 2008. This deadline is meant to give issuers the necessary lead time to plan and implement their internal control compliance activities.

Last week, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) issued a Staff Notice in response to questions they have received regarding disclosure about accounting policies in issuers' interim and annual MD&A.

The CSA released a notice today reminding registrants that outside business interests must not impede or impair their compliance obligations.

As we discussed in our post of March 1, IIROC has set June 1st as the date on which requirements to report trade variations and cancellations, as well as extended failed trades, will take effect.

As predicted in our May Securities Law Update, the Ontario Securities Commission (the OSC) has adopted an amendment to NI 44-101 – Short Form Prospectus Distributions which expands the existing pre-marketing exemption to include pre-marketing of securities issuable in bought deal offerings under a greenshoe option.

In a blog post last week, we discussed the recent announcement by the TSX that it was consolidating its Personal Information Form and Declaration with those of the TSX-V.

As we discussed in February, the TSX proposed various changes to its Company Manual earlier this year. The TSX has now announced that it is adopting the proposals, with non-material revisions, and that the OSC has provided its approval.

As expected, the government of Ontario has now introduced proposed amendments to the "Securities Act" (text not yet available) that would allow the Ontario Securities Commission to develop a regulatory framework to govern over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.

The Alberta Court of Appeal has just released its decision on the reference made by the Alberta government regarding the federal government's plan to implement the proposed federal Canadian Securities Act.

The Alberta Court of Appeal has just released its decision on the reference made by the Alberta government regarding the federal government's plan to implement the proposed federal Canadian Securities Act.

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) announced on March 21 that Alpha Exchange Inc. will begin trading as of Monday, April 2, 2012.

AMF Staff issued a notice last week further extending the term of the temporary exemption provided under its February 1, 2009 blanket decision No. 2009-PDG-0007 (the Blanket Order).

On December 16, the Autorité des marchés financiers announced adjustments to certain costs and fees for the upcoming year.

On December 20, 2010, the Basel Committee released a consultative paper, Capitalisation of bank exposures to central counterparties, which gives interested stakeholders an opportunity to comment on proposed regulatory capital adequacy rules relative to exposures to CCPs.

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) published for comments amendments to National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus and Registration Exemptions that would introduce a new Form 45-106F6 British Columbia Report of Exempt Distribution to replace the current Form 45-106F1 Report of Exempt Distribution.