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Les membres du groupe Litiges en valeurs mobilières de Blakes ont cerné cinq décisions de 2023 particulièrement dignes d’intérêt. Dans le présent bulletin, nous examinons ces décisions, lesquelles ont été rendues par des...more
The Blakes national Securities Litigation team has identified, and examines in this article, five noteworthy cases from 2023. These cases from across Canada span various tribunals, including the Supreme Court of Canada, Court...more
Regulatory obligations often conflict with bankruptcy law. It has long been considered a necessary benefit that people get a fresh start through bankruptcy. The law provides for exceptions to this principle, on the basis of...more
On December 21, 2021, a panel of the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) published its written decision in Re Bison Acquisition Corp., 2021 ABASC 107. The decision followed a July 2021 hearing and oral ruling on...more
In Re Osum Oil Sands Corp., the Alberta Securities Commission (the Commission) dismissed the application of Osum Oil Sands Corp. (Osum) to cease trade a hostile take-over bid commenced by Waterous Energy Fund (Waterous), an...more
On March 25, 2021, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) proposed two new prospectus exemptions to promote investment opportunities for small businesses in Alberta, and is seeking written submissions with respect to the...more
On November 19, 2018, as part of the Alberta Securities Commission's (the "ASC") new whistleblower program, the Securities Amendment Act (the "Amendments") came into force and amended the Securities Act (Alberta) (the "Act")....more
On November 20, 2018, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) announced the creation of its whistleblower program (Program) through the adoption of ASC Policy 15-602 Whistleblower Program (Policy) and accompanying amendments...more
A recent decision of the Alberta Securities Commission appears to give short-sellers wide latitude to negatively comment on targets, and sets a potentially high burden on ASC Staff when seeking interim orders to address...more
The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC), the regulatory agency responsible for administering provincial securities laws in Alberta, announced last week that it would be following the lead of its Ontario and American...more
The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) is proposing to replace its rules and policies governing certain securities distributions to purchasers outside Alberta, with the aim to reduce regulatory red tape and facilitate...more
The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) announced its new Credit for Exemplary Cooperation in Enforcement Matters Policy (ASC Policy) on October 16, 2017. The ASC Policy sets out the benefits of cooperating with the ASC and...more
Misconduct in the securities industry can give rise to both criminal and regulatory liability. One problem that arises from this overlap is the potential for state-compelled self-incrimination. In the criminal context, an...more
On January 30th, 2017, the Alberta Securities Commission (the "ASC") announced in its weekly notice that, effective as of February 1st, 2017, it is replacing Blanket Order 91-506 entitled Over-the-Counter Trades in...more
On May 30, 2016, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) announced important changes to ASC Rule 13-501 Fees (Fee Rule) that will come into force on December 1, 2016. The Fee Rule is a significant modernization of the...more
Effective October 31, 2016, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) adopted Multilateral Instrument 45-108 Crowdfunding (MI 45-108) which provides Alberta-based issuers with a crowdfunding prospectus exemption. MI 45-108 is...more
On July 26, 2016, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) adopted a start-up business exemption (ASC Rule 45-517 Prospectus Exemption for Start-up Businesses), which is designed to be a simpler and less costly capital raising...more
On September 14, 2016, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) released for comment its proposed amendments to National Instrument 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices (PDF). The proposed amendments put forward...more
On September 14, 2016, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) published for comment proposed amendments to National Instrument 58-101 – Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices and Form 8-101F1 – Corporate Governance...more
Securities enforcement activities in Canada are overseen by several agencies, including the Canadian Securities Administrators, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, the Ontario Securities Commission, the...more
Canadian securities regulators often cooperate with their counterparts abroad due to the increasingly global nature of securities regulation. Canadian securities regulators have entered into several agreements or memoranda of...more
On March 29, 2016, Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci formally announced that the Province of Alberta would not join British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and other jurisdictions in the creation of a national securities...more
On December 14, 2015, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) released its much anticipated decision (the Decision, Re Suncor Energy Inc., 2015 ABASC 984) concerning the 120-day shareholder rights plan adopted by Canadian Oil...more
The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) and Nunavut Securities Office recently published for comment proposed Multilateral Instrument 45-109 Prospectus Exemption for Start-Up Businesses (the Proposed Exemption). The Proposed...more
By blanket order granted November 20, 2014, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) removed barriers to participation by institutional investors in private placements by foreign issuers by addressing three requirements that...more