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Canadian Securities Regulators Boost Capital-Raising Capacity Under LIFE Exemption

The Canadian securities regulators have implemented blanket orders increasing the capital-raising limit under the listed issuer financing exemption (the LIFE Exemption), which permits qualified issuers to offer equity...more

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Securities Regulators Reduce Friction for Capital Raising with Incremental Changes to Prospectus Rules

Canadian securities regulators recently implemented three blanket orders introducing exemptions intended to reduce friction for capital raising. Key among these improvements is an exemption that eliminates the requirement for...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

EDGAR Next is Live - What Canadian Issuers Need to Know

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The SEC has updated the EDGAR system’s login, password, and access protocols which will affect Canadian SEC reporting companies and other individuals and entities with EDGAR filing codes, including non-reporting companies...more

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Extension of SEDAR+ Filing Exemption for Foreign Issuer Private Placements

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Certain members of the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) have extended the temporary exemption from the requirement to transmit a Form 45-106F1 Report of Exempt Distribution (“Report of Exempt Distribution”) and...more

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CSA Provide Guidance on the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption

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On June 1, 2023, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published CSA Staff Notice 45-330: Frequently Asked Questions about the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (the Notice) providing guidance on questions market...more

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CSA Announce Exemptions From Certain Filing Requirements During Transition to SEDAR+

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On May 11, 2023, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced exemptions from certain filing requirements in connection with the launch of the “System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval +” (SEDAR+). CSA...more

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CSA Propose Modernization of Prospectus Filing for Investment Funds

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Proposed modernization of certain investment fund prospectus filing rules would extend lapse date to 24 months. CSA also considering introducing base shelf filing for all investment funds....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Dispenses temporaires de certaines obligations dans les prospectus préalables de base pour les émetteurs établis bien connus

Le 6 décembre 2021, conformément à l’Avis 44-306 du personnel des ACVM, Décisions générales dispensant les émetteurs établis bien connus de certaines obligations relatives au prospectus (l’« Avis 44-306 »), les Autorités...more

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CSA Introduces Temporary Exemptions for Well-Known Seasoned Issuers from Certain Base Shelf Prospect

On December 6, 2021, pursuant to Staff Notice 44-306 Blanket Orders Exempting Well-known Seasoned Issuers from Certain Prospectus Requirements (the Notice), the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced temporary...more

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Temporary Relief Will Provide Well-Known Seasoned Issuers (WKSIs) with Accelerated Access to Public Markets

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Beginning in 2022, well-known seasoned issuers (WKSIs) will be exempt from certain base shelf prospectus filing requirements, including the requirement to file a preliminary base shelf prospectus, in accordance with...more

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