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With important ramifications for investors, public issuers and their management, the Supreme Court of Canada recently confirmed an earlier Ontario Court of Appeal decision that corporations or other entities issuing shares or other securities to the public pursuant to a prospectus are not obliged under the disclosure requirements found in Ontario’s Securities Act to update the prospectus to reflect changes to material facts that occur after the final prospectus is filed but before the offering h

On October 4, 2018, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) published amendments (the Amendments) to National Instrument 81-102 Investments Funds (NI 81-102) ...

On April 21, 2005, the Minister of Finance, Michel Audet tabled the 2005-2006 Budget of the Quebec Government. To further promote the financing of businesses in the growth and expansion phases, the Budget announced the creation of a stock savings plan, called the SME Growth Stock Plan which will replace the former Quebec Stock Savings Plan (QSSP).

This paper proposes to analyse the structure of an income trust as a starting point from which recent broker/dealer decisions will be discussed. It is also the hope of the authors that we might provide some useful insight into avoiding the pitfalls we envision will be faced by dealer/brokers in the event of a failure of an income trust

No decision to establish or invest in a business abroad should be made without a basic understanding of the legal framework in which the business will operate.

Foreign entrepreneurs find Canada's business environment increasingly attractive for starting new businesses and recognizing it as a prime investment opportunity.

In the course of human (and business) events there is always the chance that parties will disagree. How are those disagreements resolved? Must every dispute have to be adjudicated by a judge? Clearly not!

Recently, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published Staff Notice 81-334 (Revised) - ESG-Related investment Fund Disclosure (the Notice).

Canada’s law governing foreign investment, the Investment Canada Act has come under increased scrutiny since the government’s review of BHP Billiton’s proposed acquisition of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan in late 2010.

On May 10, 2017, the Alberta Securities Commission (the "ASC") released the results of its exempt market dealer ("EMD") compliance reviews (the "Sweep"), which was set out in ASC Notice 33-705...

It’s Time. Wise Persons Committee to review the structure of securities regulation in Canada. Minister of Finance (Canada) December 2003. Modernizing Securities Regulation in Canada Discussion paper of the Management Board Secretariat (Ontario) June 2004.

The Canadian Securities Administrators have published the timing and steps for transition into the new registration regime. The CSA announced they expect to publish National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements and Exemptions (NI 31-103) in final form on July 17, 2009. NI 31-103 would come into force on September 28, 2009 (the effective date).

In this episode of the podcast, guest host Laura Webb, a partner in the Emerging and High Growth Companies Group at Osler, and Olivia Hornby, Managing Partner of Spring Impact Capital...

Wise Persons Committee to review the structure of securities regulation in Canada. Minister of Finance (Canada) December 2003.

As the CSA notes, there is growing interest in ESG investing in Canada from both retail and institutional investors.

So you want to buy a high tech company. Well, papering the legals for a high tech deal presents a number of challenges beyond those that exist in any asset or share purchase transaction. The significant additional dimension is speed - high tech M&A happens in Internet time, at a very fast pace. And yet, there is still much legal work to be done on such a deal. So herewith some suggestions if you are contemplating acquiring a software or some other high tech company, or a "traditional" compan