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Les ACVM proposent de moderniser et de simplifier les normes d’information dans le secteur minier canadien

Introduction Le 12 juin 2025, les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM ») ont annoncé un projet de modification détaillé (le « projet de modification ») visant à moderniser et à simplifier le régime...more

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TSX Venture Exchange Updates Escrow Policy for New Listings

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The TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) has announced updates to its policy on escrow and resale restrictions. The immediately effective updates amended and renamed Policy 5.4 – Capital Structure, Escrow and Resale Restrictions (New...more

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Requirements and Guidelines From Canadian Regulators, Public Bodies and Courts for the Use of Artificial Intelligence

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Organizations are increasingly embedding artificial intelligence (AI) in operations in order to drive efficiency; however, the risks of hallucinated output are being progressively considered by regulators, government bodies,...more

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Streamlining NI 43-101: CSA Propose to Modernize and Overhaul Canada’s Mining Disclosure Regime

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The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) have published for comment proposed amendments to National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”), Form 43-101F1 Technical Report (“Form...more

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Canada Pauses Mandatory Climate Disclosure Rules

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Recently, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the umbrella organization of Canada's provincial securities regulators) announced that it would pause the development of certain sustainability reporting initiatives,...more

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Les ACVM élargissent la dispense pour financement de l’émetteur coté

On May 14, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced Coordinated Blanket Order 45-935 – Exemption from Certain Conditions of the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (Blanket Order) aimed at enhancing...more

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CSA Expands LIFE Exemption: Blanket Relief Order Increases Capital Raising Limits for Listed Issuers

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On May 14, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) issued Coordinated Blanket Order 45-935 (the Blanket Order), introducing targeted relief from certain limitations of the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (the...more

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A New Lease on LIFE: CSA Expands Listed Issuer Financing Exemption

On May 14, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced Coordinated Blanket Order 45-935 – Exemption from Certain Conditions of the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (Blanket Order) aimed at enhancing...more

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Les ACVM suspendent leurs initiatives sur l’information liée au changement climatique et à la diversité

Le 23 avril 2025, les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM ») ont annoncé qu’elles suspendaient les travaux qu’elles avaient entrepris pour élaborer ou renforcer certains règlements sur la communication de...more

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Les ACVM annoncent des mesures destinées à renforcer la compétitivité des marchés canadiens

Étant donné l’incertitude persistante qui règne sur les marchés et qui a entraîné un ralentissement des premiers appels publics à l’épargne (les « PAPE ») au Canada au cours du premier trimestre de 2025, les Autorités...more

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Climate and Diversity: CSA Stays Neutral on a Moving Train

On April 23, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced that it is pausing its efforts to develop new and enhanced climate and diversity-related disclosure rules for public companies in Canada. This decision...more

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CSA Announces Pause on Climate-Related and Diversity-Related Disclosure Projects in Response to Global Market Uncertainty

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The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has announced a pause to its work on developing new mandatory climate-related disclosures and amending diversity-related disclosure requirements, in light of recent significant...more

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Disclosure Interrupted: CSA Pauses Climate and Diversity Disclosure Rules

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is pausing its work on climate-related and diversity-related disclosure rules in order “to support Canadian markets and issuers as they adapt to the recent developments in the U.S....more

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CSA Announce Measures to Support Canadian Markets and Issuers

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The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) recently announced measures to support the competitiveness of Canadian capital markets in response to the current uncertainty in global markets. The measures are being...more

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Canadian Securities Regulators Take Further Incremental Steps to Promote Access to Capital Markets

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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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CIRO Publishes Phase 5 of its Rule Consolidation Project

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The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (“CIRO”) has published for comment Phase 5 of its rule consolidation project (the “Rule Consolidation Project”). Phase 5 involves rules relating to outsourcing and service...more

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Canadian Mergers and Acquisitions: Public M&A FAQs

Our FAQs brochure answers common questions about the regulation of public M&A in Canada. This comprehensive resource addresses key topics and essential insights to help navigate the complex landscape of public M&A deals in...more

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Governance Insights: 10 Legal Updates GCs, Boards and Investors Need to Know

The latest edition of Davies’ Governance Insights is now available. In this issue, we review 10 developments that general counsel and directors of Canadian public companies, and their investors, should know for 2025 and...more

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CSA Seeks Comments on Proposed Access Model: Modernized Approach for Delivery of Continuous Disclosure

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As an update to our previous blog posts, Greater Flexibility for Reporting Issuers: Access Equals Delivery and CSA Seeks Comments on “Access Equals Delivery” Model for Prospectuses, Financial Statements and MD&A, the Canadian...more

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OBSI Joint Regulators Committee Releases 2023 Annual Report

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The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (“CIRO”) recently published the Annual Report (“Report”) of the Joint Regulators Committee (“JRC”) of the Ombudsman for...more

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AMF Highlights Key Initiatives in its 2024-2025 Annual Statement of Priorities

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The Autorité des marchés financiers (“AMF”) recently published its 2024-2025 Annual Statement of Priorities, which outlines key initiatives that the Québec securities regulatory authority intends to pursue for the period from...more

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CSA Update Guidance on Virtual Shareholder Meetings

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The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) provided initial guidance on virtual shareholder meetings in February 2022 to: (i) assist reporting issuers in fulfilling their obligations under securities legislation; and (ii)...more

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CSA Propose Binding Dispute Resolution Framework for Retail Client Complaints

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The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) have proposed amendments to National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations (“NI 31-103”) and changes to its companion policy...more

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The Virtual Currency Regulation Review - September 2023

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I INTRODUCTION TO THE LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK - Canada currently has no comprehensive framework governing the regulation of digital assets. Securities and derivatives regulation has emerged as the main regulatory...more

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CSA Defer Launch of SEDAR+: New Target is July 25, 2023

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On June 1, 2023, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced a delay in the launch date for the “System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval +” (SEDAR+). Originally scheduled for June 13, 2023, the SEDAR+...more

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