On October 27, the Ontario Securities Commission launched a webpage to help registrants find OSC guidance in respect of compliance and regulation matters.

The Ontario Securities Commission today released a staff notice advising that, when OSC Staff recommend that the Director refuse, amend, suspend or impose terms and conditions on an individual's registration status under the Securities Act, staff will provide written notice of its recommendation and brief reasons not only to the individual registrant, but also the sponsoring firm.

The OSC announced today that it will expand on the types of Director decisions that it publishes online and in the OSC Bulletin to include uncontested cases of regulatory action with regards to the registration status of a registrant.

The Ontario Securities Commission announced last week that OSC Rule 91-506 Derivatives: Product Determination and OSC Rule 91-507 Trade Repositories and Derivatives Data Reporting have received Ministerial approval.

In response to the recent turmoil in global markets, Canadian Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty announced this morning the creation of the Canadian Lenders Assurance Facility.

FP Startups outlines how Canadian Parking Systems & Technology landed a major contract in San Jose, Costa Rica, with the help of the federal government’s Soft-Landing Program.

To assist registered firms in satisfying their obligations, the OSC is hosting a seminar on November 6 to discuss the calculation of participation fees, key issues and common errors.

The law imposes a high standard of conduct on directors and officers. If a director or officer falls below this standard, they may face personal liability.

On February 9, 2018, Canada's Competition Bureau announced that the pre-merger notification threshold relating to the target's Canadian ...

Jane Fedoretz, vice president and general counsel with CEDA International Corp., who speaks about the importance of implementing an anti-corruption compliance program and the company's plans for expansion.

Proposed Amendments To The Offering Memorandum Exemption & Proposed Equity Crowdfunding Rules – Group Discussion Forum

Securities regulators in Ontario, Québec, Alberta and British Columbia recently announced that they had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency.

The CRA has advised that "The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is holding a public consultation on the revision of the international counter-terrorist financing standard that relates to charities."

In November 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada released a significant decision in Bhasin v. Hrynew, which recognized a new general duty of honesty in contractual performance.

If your organization wishes to conduct a raffle to raise funds, do not forget that there are rules governing the running of raffles.

2014 Annual Canadian Equity Conference Calgary/Vancouver presentation.

As per our reminder last month, if you are a firm registered in Ontario under the Securities Act or the Commodity Futures Act...

Ontario businesses and non-profits should note that the deadline to file an accessibility compliance report is June 30, 2021. All Ontario businesses and non-profit organizations with 20 or more...

It is important to remember that there are several ongoing reporting requirements under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act.

On July 25, 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a Report of Investigation (Report) following its investigation of The DOA and the sale of DOA tokens warning....