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OSC Publishes 2025 Examination Priorities for Dealers, Advisers, Investment Fund Managers and Other Regulated Entities

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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

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La CVMO propose de nouvelles règles limitant les ventes à découvert avant les appels publics à l’épargne

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

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OSC Proposes Restrictions on Short Selling in Connection with Offerings

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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

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OSC Reviews Restricted Dealer Crypto Asset Trading Platforms

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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

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Une décision de l’OCRI met en lumière l’équité procédurale dans l’application de la réglementation des valeurs mobilières

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

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CIRO Decision Highlights Tug-of-War Over Procedural Fairness in Securities Regulatory Enforcement

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

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OSC Releases 2024-2030 Strategic Plan

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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

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OSC Explores Use of AI in Capital Markets

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The Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) and Ernst & Young LLP recently published Artificial Intelligence in Capital Markets: Exploring Use Cases in Ontario (the “Report”), which examines current artificial intelligence...more

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The OSC’s Statement Of 2023-24 Priorities: A Focus On Evolving Markets and Changing Investor Attitudes

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The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has released its 2023-24 draft Statement of Priorities, in which the OSC furthers previous goals, but with renewed focus on emerging trends and drivers of change – including financial...more

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OSC Expands Accredited Investor Exemption to Include “Self-Certified Investors” With Certain Professional or Academic...

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On October 25, 2022, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published Ontario Instrument 45-507, being a temporary exemption to the prospectus requirement for the distribution of securities to “Self-Certified Investors” (the...more

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