On March 11, 2024, the Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal (Tribunal) released its reasons for dismissing Mithaq Capital Inc.'s (Mithaq) application on December 14, 2023, to cease trade a private placement that Aimia Inc....more
On Friday, December 9, 2022, the federal government released the Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy (the Strategy), a comprehensive multi-disciplinary government policy package designed to facilitate increased production and...more
On May 20, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) issued a notice requesting comments on proposed amendments to National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations (NI 51-102) and other changes relating...more
Newly-released regulatory guidelines give crypto asset trading platforms (CTPs) operating in Ontario just a few weeks—until April 19, 2021—to contact the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) to discuss how to ensure compliance...more
On February 25, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published Staff Notice 51-362 – Staff Review of COVID-19 Disclosures and Guide for Disclosure Improvements. The CSA notice details the results of a recently...more
In February 2020, the Ontario Government established the Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce to review and modernize Ontario's capital markets. Given the events that have transpired since the last review in 2003,...more
Canadian public companies typically look to their federal or provincial governing statutes for timeline requirements regarding their annual general meeting (AGM). Generally, business corporation legislation requires an AGM to...more
On December 17, 2015, the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV or the Exchange) published a White Paper on its proposed broad-based reforms to various TSXV rules, policies and strategies aimed at fostering renewed interest in the...more
OSC Publishes Results of Review on REIT Distribution Disclosure; Excess Distributions, Non-IFRS Metrics Among Key OSC Concerns -
On January 26, 2015, the Ontario Securities Commission published OSC Staff Notice 51-724...more