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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
Under Canadian securities law, the requirement to register as a dealer is triggered by trading securities for a business purpose. One of the uncertainties under the “business trigger” test and associated guidance is whether...more
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
In connection with the Canadian Securities Administrators’ (“CSA”) recent measures to support the competitiveness of Canada’s capital markets, the CSA have announced an increase to the amount of funds that may be raised under...more
Effective May 15, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is increasing the limit on capital-raising under the listed issuer financing exemption. This amendment aims to improve the competitiveness of Canada’s...more
On May 14, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced Coordinated Blanket Order 45-935 Exemptions from Certain Conditions of the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption, a change that will significantly increase...more
Amid continuing market uncertainty that has seen a slowdown of Canadian initial public offerings (IPOs) during the first quarter of 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published a series of coordinated...more
Against the current backdrop of global market uncertainty, on April 17, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced new incremental measures aimed at reducing regulatory burden for reporting issuers,...more
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The securities regulators in Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec and Saskatchewan have published a temporary exemption that allows exempt market dealers (“EMDs”) to participate in prospectus...more
On May 9, 2024, the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) announced three new exemptions designed to support capital raising for early-stage businesses in Ontario through the OSC TestLab program. The initiatives include the...more
In 2023, private equity, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital financings have experienced a slowdown across Canada, on the heels of a historically strong year in 2022. In this post we look specifically at the province...more
Seasoned reporting issuers with equity securities listed on a Canadian stock exchange will have the ability to raise capital (up to the greater of $5 million and 10% of their market capitalization (to a maximum of $10...more
The new self-certified prospectus exemption adopted in Alberta and Saskatchewan has been amended in an effort to address inefficiencies and shortfalls and to better facilitate the capital raising efforts of businesses in...more
The OSC Corporate Finance Branch’s annual report provides an overview of its operational and policy work for fiscal 2021, providing timely guidance for market participants. ...more
An increase in the volume and complexity of filings with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has resulted in the temporary extension of review timelines for certain offering documents, compliance reviews, applications and...more
The long-awaited Facebook antitrust bomb dropped on Wednesday, with the FTC and attorneys general from more than 40 states accusing Zuck & Co. of “buying up its rivals to illegally squash competition” in D.C. federal district...more
Canadian mining issuers are showing an increased interest in at-the-market equity programs (ATMs) to access funding. Since July 2019, ATM offerings on Canadian exchanges worth well over $500 million have been announced in the...more
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On July 26, 2016, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) adopted a start-up business exemption (ASC Rule 45-517 Prospectus Exemption for Start-up Businesses), which is designed to be a simpler and less costly capital raising...more