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Earlier today, Canada’s Department of Finance released its long-awaited consultation paper entitled "Tax and Other Issues Related to Publicly Listed Flow-Through Entities (Income Trusts and Limited Partnerships)".

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s decision this week in “Ceritcom Corp. v. Research in Motion Limited et al.” has significant implications for M&A practice in Canada, particularly in hostile situations.

The Canadian Securities Administrators issued a notice on April 21, 2006 setting out their view that underwriters are limited in their ability to "pre-market" securities that are subject to an underwriters’ option or an over-allotment on a bought deal. Certain securities commissions had made comments consistent with this notice in response to prospectus filings.

On November 15, 2012, the Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") published proposed amendments to National Instrument 31-103 – Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations ("NI 31-103") and the associated companion policy requiring a mandatory dispute resolution procedure.

This is a follow-up to a recently posted blog on January 30, 2014 titled, "Changes Proposed for Exempt Offerings of Short-Term Debt and Securitized Products in Canada."

On September 30, 2008 the Office of the Chief Accountant of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Accounting Standards Board jointly released an interpretive memorandum regarding "mark-to-market" accounting.

Now that Bitcoin futures have begun trading on the CBOE, one of the largest futures exchanges in the world, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) has issued a notice...

The staff of the TSX issued a notice on November 3, 2008 providing temporary relief from certain requirements of the TSX Company Manual and reminding issuers of certain provisions that may be helpful in the current difficult market conditions.

The Quebec Court of Appeal has found the Canadian government's second attempt at creating a national capital markets regulator to be unconstitutional in its decision in...

On November 24, 2005 the Government of Canada, through the Ministry of Natural Resources, announced the Forest Industries Competitiveness Strategy. This strategy, an initiative worth close to CDN $1.5 billion, is targeted at buttressing the competitiveness of the Canadian forest industry in the global market place, while also supporting the economic sustainability of forest-dependent communities across the country.

On September 19, 2005, Minister of Finance Ralph Goodale announced that he has requested the Minister of National Revenue to postpone, with immediate effect, providing advance tax rulings respecting flow-through entities (FTEs), such as income trusts.

Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) Multilateral Staff Notice 51-336 Issuers Using Mass Advertising (the Notice) provides the views of staff of the securities regulators in Alberta, Ontario, Québec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Northwest Territories on TV advertisements apparently aimed at promoting interest in an issuer’s securities.

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have published the results of their most recent annual review of continuous disclosure documents filed by Canadian public companies.

It's not unrealistic for you to ponder the possibility of a modest cash windfall in your lifetime.

US mining companies have had success raising funds in Canada because the Canadian capital markets are particularly sophisticated when it comes to the mining sector.

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) are adopting amendments to Form 51-102F6 Statement of Executive Compensation (Form 51-102F6) which, subject to ministerial approvals, will apply in respect of financial years ending on or after October 31, 2011.

October 2013 Barbara Collins On October 17, 2013, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the "CSA") published a request for comments on proposed amendments to National Instrument 52-108 Auditor Oversight ("NI 52-108").