Ontario Securities Commission

OSC’s Crowdfunding Proposal Receives Favourable Comments

by Justin Dharamdial, Hugo-Pierre Gagnon, Shahir Guindi, Matthew Oliver, Ward Sellers | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 5/15/2013

On March 8, 2013, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) closed the comment period on its Staff Consultation Paper 45-710: Considerations for New Capital Raising Prospectus Exemptions (the Consultation Paper), which sought...more

Production Of Documents From Court-Appointed Receivers

by Norm Emblem, Chloe Snider | Dentons on 2/1/2013

Originally published in International Law Office, January 2013: In its recent decision in SA Capital Growth Corp v Mander Estate the Ontario Court of Appeal considered whether the appellant, who was facing proceedings...more

Crowdfunding For Canadian Entertainment Projects

by Bob Tarantino | Heenan Blaikie LLP on 1/21/2013

One of the inevitable challenges faced by independent entertainment entrepreneurs, such as film producers or videogame developers, is obtaining financing for the development, production and eventual delivery of their project....more

Commentary On Toronto Stock Exchange Amendments And The Proposed Amendment To Part IV Of The Toronto Stock Exchange Company Manual

by Priscilla Bunke | Dentons on 12/21/2012

I. BACKGROUND - On September 9, 2011, the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”), an exchange in the TMX Group, published a request for comments regarding a number of rule amendments to the Toronto Stock Exchange Company...more

OSC Staff Provides Guidance for Angel Groups & Internet Funding Platforms

by Andrea C. Johnson | Dentons on 12/21/2012

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) recently published OSC Staff Notice 33-738. The Staff Notice contains commentary regarding Internet platforms and other "matchmaking" services that are run by persons who are not...more

Listing of Chinese Companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange or TSX Venture Exchange

by Michael N. Melanson | Dentons on 12/19/2012

Originally published in The Canada China Business Forum - Fall/Winter 2012. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V), which are part of the TMX Group in Canada, are receptive to new...more

Foreign Issuers Take Note: The Expanding Reach of Ontario Securities Law

by Samuel M. Robinson | Heenan Blaikie LLP on 12/12/2012

Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear an appeal from an Ontario Court of Appeal decision permitting a secondary market liability securities class action to proceed in Ontario against a defendant whose shares...more

OSC Publishes Guide for Emerging Market Issuers

by Harinder S. Basra, Brent W. Kraus, Tommy C.Y. Wong | Bennett Jones LLP on 11/27/2012

Canada is an attractive public market for emerging market issuers—issuers whose mind and management are largely outside of Canada and whose principal active operations are outside of Canada. The receptiveness of the Canadian...more

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