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On January 30, the international Financial Stability Board released its Peer Review of Canada report.

Earlier this week, IIROC released draft guidance regarding the language it considers acceptable for marketplace disclosure on trade confirmations.

On May 6, 2010, Canadian marketplaces experienced very unusual levels of market volatility — a "Flash Crash." Some securities dropped more than 20 per cent from their previous day’s closing price, with most of the decline occurring in a 15-minute window.

Earlier this week, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) published Notice 11-0203 relating to securities trading halts in coordination with the application of "circuit breakers" on U.S. markets.

As we've discussed in the past, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada is currently undertaking a project to rewrite its rules in plain language.

Last week, IIROC released proposed guidance regarding the circumstances in which it may engage in regulatory intervention in order to vary or cancel trades.

On March 30, IIROC released a set of amendments intended to account for rule provisions that have not otherwise been accounted for in its proposed plain language rewrite project.

On February 17, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) republished proposed amendments to its Dealer Member Rules that would extend the current margin treatment on swap offsets to partial swap offsets.

In a ruling released on January 19, 2009, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice effectively ruled that Research in Motion Limited could not proceed with its hostile take-over bid for Certicom Corp.

On October 18, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) published for comment draft updates to its benchmark proxy voting policies for 2012 . The draft policies cover topics relating to board governance, director and executive compensation and environmental and social issues.

Earlier this week, the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada published proposed amendments to its Rules and Policy No. 6 to conform with the requirements of National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements and Exemptions.

Last week, Industry Minister Tony Clement sent a demand letter to United States Steel Corp. insisting that it fulfill the undertakings given to the Canadian government in its 2007 takeover of Stelco Inc.

The Ontario Securities Commission announced today that Ontario's Minister of Finance has approved its Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Dye & Durham Standard Charge Terms 200033 are the standard charge terms that are included in commercial mortgages, which include standard mortgage provisions.

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 Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced today that it has approved amendments to MFDA Rule 3.1.1, intended to harmonize the MFDA's minimum capital requirements with those under National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements and Exemptions, as well as amendments to Form 1 - Financial Questionnaire and Report.

On November 1, the Ontario Securities Commission hosted OSC Dialogue 2011, a conference featuring sessions with securities regulators and industry participants.

As has been reported in the media, a Canadian postal strike could occur as early as tomorrow evening.