Information About Canadian Securities Law

A significant number of reporting issuers, particularly junior mining issuers, have taken advantage of the listed issuer financing exemption (“LIFE” or the “Exemption”) to raise limited amounts of capital since it was introduced in November 2022. Following a significant increase to the capital-raisi … Read more »

The Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) published for comment proposed amendments and changes to OSC Rule 13-502 Fees, OSC Rule 13-503 (Commodity Futures Act) Fees and their companion policies (the “Proposed Amendments”). The OSC indicates that the Proposed Amendments are intended to address a fun … Read more »

Digital assets continue to grow in popularity and functionality in supporting retail payments and global settlements. As such, it comes as no surprise that there is growing interest by employers seeking to leverage the use of digital assets to replace traditional payment rails, including to satisfy … Read more »

The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) have published for comment proposed amendments to Canada’s issuer bid, take-over bid and beneficial ownership reporting regimes (the “Proposed Amendments”). If adopted, the Proposed Amendments would be the first material amendments to these regimes in o … Read more »

The first four months of 2026 have brought a wave of developments in Canada’s financial crimes landscape notable for their potential to reshape enforcement trends. A new bill before Parliament proposes to establish a dedicated federal police agency focused on combatting financial crime. Meanwhile, s … Read more »