Canadian Securities Administration

Canadian Securities Regulators Grant Exemptions from Wrapper Requirements

by Rob Lando | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 5/1/2013

A group of securities dealers has successfully obtained relief from most of the requirements that typically drive the need for a Canadian private placement supplement, or wrapper, for selling securities of non-Canadian...more

Second Phase of the CRM Project: Additional Disclosure of Charges and Performance Reports

by Marie-Noël Rochon, Karen Rogers | Heenan Blaikie LLP on 4/29/2013

The Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”) published a notice on March 28, 2013 outlining the amendments made to National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations (“NI...more

AMF Publishes Consultation Paper On Alternative Approach To Securities Regulators’ Intervention In Defensive Tactics

by Ahmad Adam | Dentons on 4/4/2013

Further to an earlier post, the Autorité des marchés financiers (“AMF”) has published a consultation paper (the “AMF Proposal”) inviting comments on an alternative approach to that contemplated by the Canadian Securities...more

The CSA Proposes a New Framework for Shareholder Rights Plans and Amendments to the Early Warning Reporting Regime

by Paul Barbeau, Kevin Lynch, James McClary, William Osler, David Phillips, Jon Truswell | Bennett Jones LLP on 3/25/2013

Last week, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published a proposed new regulatory framework for shareholder rights plans under National Instrument 62-105 Security Holder Rights Plans, and significant changes to...more

CSA Proposes National Instrument 62-105: Security Holder Rights Plans

by Aleksandra Doerffer | Dentons on 3/18/2013

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment proposed National Instrument 62-105 Security Holder Rights Plans, with the intention of establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework in respect of rights...more

Significant Changes Proposed to Early Warning Regime – Key Disclosure Trigger Lowered to 5%

by Doug Bryce, Donald Gilchrist, Alex Gorka, Rob Lando | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 3/15/2013

The Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) have proposed significant amendments to the “early warning” regime with respect to the disclosure of ownership positions in Canadian public companies....more

New Rights Plan and Defensive Tactics Proposals Shift Canadian M&A Landscape

by Doug Bryce, Jeremy Fraiberg, Donald Gilchrist, Alex Gorka, Clay Horner, Emmanuel Pressman, Robert Yalden | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 3/15/2013

A newly-proposed Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) rule on shareholder rights plans and an alternative proposal on defensive tactics from the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) of Quebec would, if adopted, each...more

Canadian Securities Regulators Issue Discussion Paper on Mutual Fund Fees

by John Black, Breann Kirincich | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 1/8/2013

On December 13, 2012 the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published Discussion Paper and Request for Comment 81-407 Mutual Fund Fees (Discussion Paper) focused on the regulation of mutual fund fees in Canada. The...more

Canadian Securities Administrators Publish Model Provincial Rules – Derivatives: Product Determination And Trade Repositories And...

by Priscilla Bunke, Courtney Burton | Dentons on 12/24/2012

I. INTRODUCTION - On December 6, 2012, the Canadian Securities Administrators OTC Derivatives Committee (the “Committee”) published model provincial rules for a sixty (60) day comment period. The model rules...more

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