Welcome news for International Firms! Currently, certain international firms doing business in Ontario in reliance on statutory registration exemptions must also manually apply for discretionary relief from certain registration requirements in the Commodity Futures Act (Ontario). These applications may also include a request to be exempt from certain options proficiency requirements in OSC Rule 91-502 Trades in Recognized Options. Per recent proposed OSC Rule 32-506 (under the Commodity Futures Act) Exemptions for International Dealers, Advisers and Sub-Advisers the OSC is doing its part to remove this additional layer of regulatory burden. The comment period closes on March 1, 2021 and we’d be happy to have a call with you if you have any questions or comments relating to this proposal or the regime governing international firms generally.
December 11, 2020