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ACVM : mise à jour des obligations d’information liée au changement climatique

CONTEXTE - Comme nous l’avons mentionné dans notre Bulletin Blakes d’octobre 2021 intitulé Les ACVM lancent une consultation sur les obligations d’information liée au changement climatique, le 18 octobre 2021, les...more

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CSA Provides Update on Proposed Climate-Related Disclosure Rules

BACKGROUND - As we reported in our October 2021 Blakes Bulletin: CSA Seeks Comments on Climate-Related Disclosure Rules, on October 18, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) issued a notice and request for...more

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CSA Seek Comments on Proposed Consolidated SRO and Investor Protection Funds

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Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) issue a request for comments on draft documents related to the proposed amalgamation of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Mutual Fund Dealers...more

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Attention Mining Industry - Now is your Chance to Help Shape Canadian Mineral Project Disclosure Requirements and Modernize NI...

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Mineral project disclosure requirements are being reviewed by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) with an eye to providing investors with more relevant disclosure, and to continue to foster fair and efficient capital...more

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CSA Propose “Access Equals Delivery” Model For Prospectuses and Certain Continuous Disclosure Documents

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The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) proposal to permit electronic delivery, published on April 7, 2022, is intended to modernize the way documents are made available to investors while also reducing the costs borne...more

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Les ACVM lancent une consultation sur les obligations d’information liée au changement climatique

Récemment, les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM ») ont publié un avis de consultation à l’égard du projet de Règlement 51-107 sur l’information liée aux questions climatiques (le « projet de règlement...more

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CSA Seeks Comments on Climate-Related Disclosure Rules

The Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) recently issued a notice and request for comment on proposed National Instrument 51-107 – Disclosure of Climate-related Matters (the Proposed Instrument) and its companion...more

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Les ACVM annoncent la fusion de l’OCRCVM et de l’ACFM

Le 3 août 2021, les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM ») ont annoncé leur intention de regrouper l’Organisme canadien de réglementation du commerce des valeurs mobilières (l’« OCRCVM ») et l’Association...more

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CSA Announces Merger of IIROC and MFDA into New SRO

On August 3, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced that it intends to consolidate the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada...more

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CSA Announces Amendments to Rules Applicable to At-The-Market Distributions

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On June 4, 2020, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published amendments to National Instrument 44-102 – Shelf Distributions (NI 44-102) and Companion Policy 44-102CP Shelf Distributions. Proposed amendments were...more

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CSA’s Proposed Amendments to Enhance Protection of Older and Vulnerable Clients

On March 5, 2020, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced proposed amendments (Proposed Amendments) to National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations and...more

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CSA Proposes a Modernized National Filing System for Reporting Issuers

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On May 2, 2019, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced that it is seeking comments in respect of a proposed streamlined and integrated national information and filing system for capital market participants...more

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Proposed Amendments to Rules Applicable to At-the-Market Distributions

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On May 9, 2019, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment proposed amendments to National Instrument 44-102 – Shelf Distributions (NI 44-102) and Companion Policy 44-102CP Shelf Distributions (see CSA...more

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CSA Propose Rules to Streamline “At-The-Market” Equity Offering Process for Canadian Issuers

On May 9, 2019, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment proposed amendments (Proposed Amendments) to National Instrument 44-102 Shelf Distributions and its companion policy (Shelf Rules) that would...more

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CSA Propose New National Records Filing System to Replace SEDAR, SEDI and NRD

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) are seeking input on the development of an integrated and comprehensive records filing system for Canada’s capital markets (Renewed System) that will, among other things, replace...more

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OSC Seeks Public Input on Reducing Regulatory Burdens for Market Participants

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) recently announced plans to engage in a structured public consultation process as the next step in its efforts to reduce the regulatory burden for market participants. The public...more

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CSA Publishes Reforms to Enhance Client-Registrant Relationship and Policy on Embedded Commissions

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently released two highly anticipated notices related to CSA’s investor protection initiatives. The proposals are the result of a lengthy consultation process and aim to better...more

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Canadian Regulators Issue Revised Derivatives Dealer and Adviser Business Conduct Rule Proposal

On June 14, 2018, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment a revised version of Proposed National Instrument 93-101 – Derivatives: Business Conduct (Business Conduct Rule). The Business Conduct Rule...more

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Soliciting Dealer Arrangements—CSA Staff Notice 61-303 and Request for Comment

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The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published Staff Notice 61-303 and Request for Comment (the Notice) on April 12, 2018, which outlines issues that the CSA has identified regarding the use of soliciting dealer fee...more

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Making a Bright Line at the Border: CSA and OSC Seek to Clarify How Canadian Securities Laws Apply to Trades Outside Canada

On June 29, 2017, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published a Second Notice and Request for Comment (Second Notice) on an amended Proposed OSC Rule 72-503 Distributions Outside Canada (Rule 72-503) and Proposed...more

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CSA Propose Amendments to Reduce Compliance Burden for Private Placement Reports on Form 45-106F1

On June 8, 2017, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment proposed amendments to Form 45-106F1, the form used for private placement reporting in Canada. The proposed amendments are intended to...more

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Canadian Securities Administrators Seek to Reduce Regulatory Burdens for Reporting Issuers

As part of their ongoing efforts to balance investor protection through sufficient disclosure with efficiency in the capital markets, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have identified potential areas of securities...more

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Canadian Regulators Propose Broad Derivatives Dealer and Adviser Business Conduct Rules

On April 4, 2017, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment Proposed National Instrument 93-101 – Derivatives: Business Conduct (Business Conduct Rule), which would impose a range of business conduct...more

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TSX Amends Proposal for New Website and Equity Compensation Plan Disclosure

On April 6, 2017, the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) published for comment a revised version of proposed amendments (Revised Amendments) to Part IV and Part VI of the TSX Company Manual (Manual) and certain other ancillary...more

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CSA Proposes New Canadian Derivatives Business Conduct Rules and Provides Update on Derivatives Registration Rules

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On April 4, 2017, the securities regulators of each of the provinces and territories of Canada–the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA)–published a press release and CSA Notice and Request for Comments relating to...more

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