The Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) and the Autorité des marchés financiers of Québec (“AMF Québec”) have entered into an agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Autorité des marchés financiers of France (“AMF France”) to...more
Technology continues to shape the way investors interact with their assets. With the rise of neobrokers like Robinhood and WealthSimple, younger investors prefer direct, real-time and comprehensive access to their...more
The Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) released its proposed Statement of Priorities for 2026-2027, outlining the initiatives on which the OSC intends to focus its resources and activities over the next fiscal year....more
Dans un arrêt publié le 28 novembre 2025, la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a confirmé que le critère à deux étapes relatif à un « changement important » en vertu de la Loi sur les valeurs mobilières de l’Ontario (la «...more
On October 23, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) released a Notice of Publication and Request for Comment regarding proposed Coordinated Blanket Order 51-933 Exemptions to Permit Semi-Annual Reporting for...more
With its much anticipated decision in Lundin Mining Corp. v Markowich, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has weighed in on the distinction between “material fact” and “material change” under Canadian securities laws, offering...more
In its recent decision in Binance Holdings Limited v. Ontario Securities Commission, 2025 ONCA 751, the Ontario Court of Appeal has clarified the limits of the Ontario Securities Commission’s (the OSC) powers under the...more
The Registration, Inspections and Examinations Division (“RIE”) of the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) published its annual report for the 2024-2025 fiscal year (the “Report”). As in previous years, the Report...more
The recent decision in McPherson v Global Growth Assets Inc., 2025 ONSC 5226, (McPherson) is the first time the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has interpreted the protection from reprisal provisions under Ontario’s...more
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have proposed a multi-year pilot initiative to allow eligible venture issuers to voluntarily adopt semi-annual financial reporting. To be eligible, among other criteria, a venture...more
In its recent decision of McPherson v. Global Growth Assets Inc. (McPherson), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice awarded a fired CEO over C$5-million in compensation under the whistleblower protections in the Ontario...more
Le 28 août 2025, les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM ») ont publié les modifications finales visant le Règlement 44-102 sur le placement de titres au moyen d’un prospectus préalable (le « Règlement...more
The Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) announced the formation of a new OSC LaunchPad Long-Term Asset Fund Project (the “Project”) as part of an update on its proposed framework (the “Proposal”) to facilitate retail...more
The Registration, Inspections and Examinations Division (“RIE”) of the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) has released its 2025 examination priorities, which are informed by the OSC’s 2024-2030 Strategic Plan as well as...more
On June 12, 2025, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published its final rules to implement a new statutory framework that will facilitate distributing amounts collected by the OSC under disgorgement orders to harmed...more
Le 6 juin 2025, la Commission des valeurs mobilières de l’Ontario (la « CVMO ») a publié un projet de modification (disponible uniquement en anglais) visant le Règlement 48-501 de la CVMO – Négociations pendant les...more
The Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) recently announced certain amendments to the dealer registration exemptions for not-for-profit angel investor groups and eligible early-stage businesses that had been developed to...more
On June 6, 2025, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) proposed amendments (Proposed Amendments) to OSC Rule 48-501 Trading during Distributions, Formal Bids and Share Exchange Transactions (OSC Rule 48-501) that will, if...more
The Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) has published final rules (the “Final Rules”) that will create a new statutory framework to facilitate the distribution of funds that the OSC receives under disgorgement orders to...more
The Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) published for comment proposed amendments to OSC Rule 48-501 Trading during Distributions, Formal Bids and Share Exchange Transactions and proposed changes to the related companion...more
The Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) recently published OSC Rule 81-510 Dealer Rebates of Trailing Commissions (the “Rule”), which codifies temporary exemptive relief from the order-execution only (“OEO”) trailer ban...more
In its recent decision in Lochan v. Binance Holdings Limited, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the certification of a class action brought on behalf of Canadian investors who purchased cryptocurrency products (Decision). It...more
The Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) completed a focused compliance review of the know-your-client (“KYC”), account appropriateness assessment and Client Limit (as defined below) practices of crypto asset trading...more
Japanese Crypto Exchange Goes Public in U.S., Stablecoin Initiatives Announced - According to recent reports, the parent company of Coincheck, one of Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has gone public on a major...more
La Cour d’appel de l’Ontario (la « CAO ») a rendu récemment une décision dans l’affaire Lochan v. Binance Holdings Limited (l’« affaire Lochan »), confirmant la décision de première instance selon laquelle la convention...more