In recent years, the OSC and other regulatory bodies began signaling to public markets that regulators intended to crack down on what they termed abusive short-sellers. Against this backdrop, the OSC brought enforcement...more
In Ontario Securities Commission v. Tiffin, 2020 ONCA 217, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has adopted a broad approach to what constitutes a "security" within the meaning of the Securities Act, R.S.O. 1990 c. S. 5. In...more