Mar 31, 2023 | Regulatory Compliance
As mentioned above, the Phase 1 rollout of the new SEDAR+ filing system will be launching on June 13, 2023. This phase of the rollout requires numerous filings to be submitted on SEDAR+ after June 13, including by foreign issuers who are required to file a Form...
Mar 31, 2023 | Regulatory Compliance
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published its 2023 Annual Service Commitment Review on March 21, 2023. The OSC has updated its service standards and returned to pre-extension 2021 service timelines and targets for reviewing prospectus filings and applications...
Mar 31, 2023 | BLG Resource Corner
Our colleagues at BLG have provided the following insights we thought might interest our readers: A New Year and a New SRO: Two months in Emphasizing risk culture in financial institutions: OSFI releases draft Culture and Behaviour Risk Guideline CSA publishes rules...
Feb 28, 2023 | Client-Focused Reforms (CFRs), Regulatory Compliance
Since the introduction of the new conflict of interest (COI) requirements in June 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and New Self-Regulatory Organization of Canada (New SRO) have been actively testing how well the industry has adapted to the...
Feb 28, 2023 | Corporate Finance, Corporate Law, Regulatory Compliance
On February 22, 2023, the Canadian Securities Administrators published CSA Staff Notice 21-332 Crypto Asset Trading Platforms: Pre-Registration Undertakings – Changes to Enhance Canadian Investor Protection (the Platform Notice). The Platform Notice impacts crypto...
Feb 28, 2023 | Regulatory Compliance
All issuers that currently file on SEDAR will have to undertake a number of steps to ensure access to the new SEDAR+ system, which the securities regulators refer to as “onboarding.” Information on the CSA’s website suggests that these steps should be completed by...
Feb 28, 2023 | BLG Resource Corner
Our colleagues at BLG have provided the following insights we thought might interest our readers: Managing privacy and cyber risks in M&A transactions The Investment Funds Rule Book SEDAR+ is Coming – Will You be Ready? New CSA Exemption Provides Clarity for CBCA...
Jan 31, 2023 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published for comment proposed amendments to National Instrument 24-101 Institutional Trade Matching and Settlement (NI 24-101). The proposed amendments would allow for the shortening of the standard settlement...
Jan 31, 2023 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and IIROC (as it was then known) released Joint CSA and IIROC Staff Notice 23-329: Short Selling in Canada (Staff Notice).The Staff Notice states that the CSA and IIROC believe it is time to review the regulatory framework,...
Nov 30, 2022 | Regulatory Compliance
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has released its most recent draft statement of priorities (SoP) in OSC Notice 11-797 – Request for Comments Regarding Statement of Priorities for Financial Year to End March 31, 2024. The draft SoP is open for comment until...
Nov 30, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
Earlier this month, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released CSA Consultation Paper 21-403 Access to Real-Time Market Data, focusing on the costs of various types of access. As defined in the Consultation Paper, ‘real-time market data’ is order and trade...
Nov 30, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
The CSA recently published notices that recognize the New Self-Regulatory Organization of Canada (New SRO) and approve the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF) both as of January 1, 2023. As set out in our May 2022 bulletin, the CSA released CSA Staff Notice and...
