Parallel orders have been issued in Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta to provide temporary relief from the requirement in NI 23-103 Electronic Trading that a marketplace participant's risk management and supervisory controls, policies and procedures be reasonably designed to systematically limit the financial exposure of the marketplace participant.

The Market Trends Subcommittee of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association recently released its latest edition...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that it is eliminating the prohibition against general solicitation and advertising in respect of issuers taking advantage of the registration exemptions associated with offering securities to accredited investors and qualified institutional buyers.

Last week, amendments to the Toronto Stock Exchange Company Manual came into force which provide non-corporate issuers with guidance with respect to original listing requirements...

Staff of the Toronto Stock Exchange released a notice last week providing guidance on the TSX Company Manual's provisions regarding the use of block purchase exemptions under normal course issuer bids.

Robin Kovitz joins Mario Nigro to discuss her experience as CEO of Baskits Inc., the Canadian gift-basket business that she acquired in 2014.

Michael Teplitsky of Chicago-based Wynnchurch Capital joins Mario Nigro to discuss the private equity firm's long history of investments in Canada, which extends into its current (fifth) fund.

In this edition of the podcast, Mario Nigro speaks with Vanessa Iarocci about her transition from the M&A group of a large bank to an entrepreneurial career as CEO and business owner. V

Mario's guest in this episode is Stephen Rupnarain, leader of RSM Canada's M&A Tax Services practice.

In this podcast, Mario is joined by Bruno Suppa, CEO of BDO Canada, an organization with a strong midmarket focus. While not downplaying the possibility of recession in 2023...

On November 11, 2010, Ms. Michelle Courchesne, Minister responsible for Government Administration and Chair of the Conseil du trésor, introduced Bill 130 thus confirming the government’s intention to abolish the "Commission de l'équité salariale".

Effective today, Ontario’s employers are required to post the Ministry of Labour’s new safety poster, "Health and Safety at Work – Prevention Starts Here".

In the October 3, 2011 Throne Speech the Government of British Columbia announced the creation of a new statutory holiday for the Province, to be known as Family Day.

Alberta’s Finance Minister, Doug Horner, has recently stated that no changes are planned to the current royalty incentives for horizontal drilling in the province of Alberta.

On Wednesday May 11, 2011, Charlie Parker, Minister of Energy for Nova Scotia announced the results of the Play Fairway Analysis, a study into the offshore resources of Nova Scotia.

As Ontario's Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, George Smitherman, moves forward with plans to develop a "green energy act", he may be looking south to California governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, for inspiration.

The viability of a California cap-and-trade program will hinge on the outcome of the state's November elections.

On October 20, 2011, Dalton McGuinty revealed his new, and slimmed down, cabinet. Chris Bentley, former Attorney General of Ontario, was named Minister of Energy, while Brad Duguid, former Minister of Energy, became Minister of Economic Development and Innovation.

In response to the Federal Oil Sands Advisory Panel’s report released in December, the federal Minister of the Environment, Peter Kent, announced a $20-million per year comprehensive water quality monitoring system for the Athabasca River.

On October 18, 2010, the OPA released an updated timeline for the FIT Program indicating that Transmission Availability Tests and Distribution Availability Tests would commence on October 18, 2010 for non-capacity exempt project applications submitted between December 1, 2009 and June 4, 2010.