Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 72 - Cultural Roots, Belonging, and the Fear of Change: What’s Next for Inclusion?
Daily Compliance News: June 24, 2025, The Questions, Questions, and More Questions Edition
Hot Topics in International Trade - Tariff Mitigation Strategies
Everything Compliance, Shout Outs and Rants: Episode 151, The What is Illegal DEI Edition
Adapting to Tariffs and Other Trade Policy Shifts Under the Trump Administration
A Brief Primer on Tariffs Under the Trump Administration
Protect, Prepare, Prevail: Navigating a Complex Cybersecurity World
Private M&A 2024: Key Trends and Forecasts
Patent Considerations in View of the Nearshoring Trends to the Americas
Examining E-Discovery in Competition Law
No Password Required: Education Lead at Semgrep and Former Czar for Canada’s Election Security
Shifting Dynamics in Private Equity
4 Key Takeaways | Major U.S. Supreme Court Trademark & Copyright Decisions
Hidden Traffic : New Human Trafficking and Child Labor Regulation in Canada with Sean Stephenson
[Podcast] Catching Up on Canadian Environmental Regulation
[Podcast] USMCA in Review, with C.J. Mahoney, Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
Episode 4 - USMCA and the trade relationship between the U.S.A, Mexico, & China
Five Questions, Five Answers: Electric Mobility Canada on Its Promises for a Cleaner Economy
Five Questions, Five Answers: The Voice of Canadian Automotive Parts Manufacturers
The Great Green North: A Discussion on Canada’s Environmental Regulations
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
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
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
The Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal recently released its highly anticipated reasons for cease trading a shareholder rights plan adopted by Bitfarms Ltd. (Bitfarms) with a 15% trigger (15% Rights Plan). In Riot Platforms,...more
The Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal (Tribunal) recently dismissed enforcement proceedings brought against several respondents by the Ontario Securities Commission (Commission) in Cormark Securities Inc (Re). The Commission...more
Une décision (disponible uniquement en anglais) rendue récemment par une formation d’instruction de l’Organisme canadien de réglementation des investissements (l’« OCRI ») (la « décision Carrigan ») illustre la tension qui...more
A recent decision by a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) illustrates the ongoing tension between securities regulators’ efforts to enhance their enforcement powers in administrative...more
The Registration, Inspections and Examinations Division (“RIE”) of the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) has released its annual Summary Report for Dealers, Advisers and Investment Fund Managers (the “Report”) for the...more
On September 19, 2024, the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) published proposed OSC Rule 44-503 Exemption from Certain Prospectus Requirements for Well-known Seasoned Issuers (the “Rule”). Subject to ministerial approval,...more
The Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) recently published for comment proposed rules and policies that would establish a process to distribute funds that the OSC receives under disgorgement orders to harmed investors. The...more
Dans le cadre de sa mission visant à favoriser la formation de capital et des marchés financiers concurrentiels, la Commission des valeurs mobilières de l’Ontario (la « CVMO ») a récemment lancé des initiatives temporaires...more
In this Edition - How the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is improving access to capital for early-stage businesses...more
As part of its mandate to foster capital formation and competitive capital markets, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has recently introduced certain time-limited initiatives to improve access to capital for early-stage...more
In MM Fund v. Excelsior Mining Corp. (MM Fund), the B.C. Court of Appeal upheld a decision striking a plaintiff's certification application because the plaintiff mutual fund was not a resident of British Columbia. Under s....more
The Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) recently published OSC Staff Notice 81-735 Cash Collateral Use for Delayed Basket Securities in ETF Subscriptions (the “Staff Notice”) regarding the use of cash collateral for ETF...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
On May 3, 2024, the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) released its 2024-2030 strategic plan (the “Plan”), which sets out the OSC’s goals and priorities for the next six years. The product of a detailed review process, it...more
One of the grey areas for real estate development, private equity and venture capital firms (“sponsors”) that serially launch new funds is how frequently a sponsor can come to market with a new fund offering without hitting...more