May 30, 2024 | Investment Funds, Mortgage and Real Estate Investment Vehicles, Regulatory Compliance
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has announced a number of time-limited exemptions from the dealer registration requirements to support capital raising for early-stage Ontario businesses. These initiatives are part of the OSC TestLab Program and include an...
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...
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...
Aug 31, 2021 | Investment Funds, Regulatory Compliance
The Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) released draft regulations under The Financial Planners and Financial Advisors Act relating to title protection. The legislation and proposed regulations are based primarily on Ontario’s framework of...
Apr 30, 2021 | Investment Funds, News, Regulatory Compliance
On March 31, 2021, the Alberta Securities Commission and the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan adopted, on an interim, three-year basis, a new prospectus exemption entitled the Self-Certified Investor Prospectus Exemption, as outlined in...