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Despite a small dip in 2020, the OSC's recently published Exempt Market Report shows that the Ontario exempt market continues to expand, with increases to both the number of issuers raising prospectus exempt capital and the amount of capital raised.

On January 22, 2010, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published an advanced notice of the adoption of a new insider reporting regime that aims to harmonize, simplify and streamline how insiders report their operations to the public.

The recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in the bankruptcy of 1231640 Ontario Inc. has highlighted the importance for secured creditors to maintain the perfection of their security in the event that the name of a debtor in receivership changes prior to the appointment of a trustee in bankruptcy.

Investors and securities regulators are increasingly paying attention to what public companies are disclosing about their climate change risks and opportunities.

On November 20, 2009, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) issued CSA Staff Notice 51-331 (the Staff Notice) reporting findings of their targeted compliance review of executive compensation disclosure of 70 (unnamed) reporting issuers in relation to compliance with the new executive compensation rules that were implemented on December 31, 2008.

On May 12, 2020, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario ("FSRA") issued guidance with respect to the Mortgage Brokerages, Lenders and Administrators Act, 2006 for mortgage brokerages ("Mortgage Brokerage Guidance") and mortgage administrators ("Mortgage Administrator Guidance") related to the disruptions ...

Insurance certificates often provide that a debtor's secured lenders are an "additional insured" and/or a "loss payee" on the debtor's insurance policies without the statement...

On April 13, 2012, the Investment Funds Branch of the Ontario Securities Commission released the April 2012 issue of The Investment Funds Practitioner (the "Practitioner").

On May 6, 2010 the British Columbia Securities Commission issued summary reasons for its decision on April 27, 2010 to cease trade the Lions Gate shareholder rights plan.

On December 19, 2008, the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) released final rules (the “SPAC Rules”) to facilitate the listing of Special Purpose Acquisition Corporations (“SPACS”).

On March 10, 2006, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the "CSA") announced, after extensive review and consultation, and in view of the debate ongoing in the United States in respect of the rules implementing section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the "Sox 404 Rules"), that they have determined not to proceed with proposed Multilateral Instrument 52-111 -Reporting on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting ("Proposed MI 52-111").

As COVID-19 continues to invade on a global level and here at home, lenders are currently seeking various ways to do what is possible to support their existing clients.

This memorandum summarizes some of the significant U.S. legal developments that occurred last year that affect Canadian and other non-U.S. companies

CSA release revised staff notice regarding terrorist financing reporting obligations As reported in our post of July 30, 2010, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published CSA Staff Notice 31-317 (Revised) – Reporting Obligations Related to Terrorist Financing on July 30, 2010 (the Revised Notice), updating their initial release of April 16, 2010

On January 22, 2010, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published an advanced notice of the adoption of a new insider reporting regime that aims to harmonize, simplify and streamline how insiders report their operations to the public.

Canada’s securities regulators are proposing changes to National Instrument 54-101, Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer.

The Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") announced on March 10, 2006 that the Canadian securities regulatory authorities do not intend to adopt section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("SOX 404") in Canada and that they are not proceeding with Multilateral Instrument 52-111 Reporting on Internal Control over Financial Reporting ("MI 52-111").