Feb 29, 2024 | Regulatory Compliance
One way to spend your time during February’s extra day is considering whether your offering memoranda continue to comply with regulatory requirements. As noted in our bulletin entitled Don’t Stay Away too Long – Revised Guidance Published for Issuers...
Jul 31, 2023 | Corporate Finance, Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
For collective investment vehicles with December 31 year ends, upcoming interim financial statement deadlines should be on your radar. In particular, issuers that rely on the offering memorandum (OM) prospectus exemption in Ontario are subject to new requirements...
Nov 30, 2022 | BLG Resource Corner
Our colleagues at BLG have provided the following insights we thought might interest our readers: Privacy Commissioner decision provides guidance for parties to M&A transactions OSC adopts self-certified investor prospectus exemption Data governance and privacy...
Oct 31, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
On September 25, 2022, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced that it had adopted an exemption from the prospectus requirements on a pilot basis. The exemption in effect broadens the accredited investor exemption to persons who have relevant proficiency...
Sep 27, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
In the Canadian Securities Administrators’ (CSAs’) ongoing efforts to reduce regulatory burden and better provide for cost-effective capital raising mechanisms, the CSA has developed the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (Exemption), a prospectus exemption aimed at...
Aug 17, 2022 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
At the end of July, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) and the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) amended the self-certified investor prospectus exemption that is available in Alberta and Saskatchewan under ASC Blanket Order 45-538...
Nov 30, 2021 | Corporate Finance, Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
In the previous issue of our bulletin, we provided a high level report on the new draft Capital Markets Act (Act) released by the Ontario Ministry of Finance (Finance) on October 12, 2021. In this issue, we highlight some of the provisions of the Act, together with...
Aug 31, 2021 | Corporate Finance, Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
On July 28, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced a proposed new prospectus exemption for issuers listed on a Canadian stock exchange. The proposal is in response to comments received from CSA Consultation Paper 51-404 Considerations for...
