Information About Canadian Securities Law

On July 29, 2026, the staff of Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (“CIRO”) published Joint CSA / CIRO Staff Notice 81-339 Industry Practices Relating to Foreign-Listed Exchange-Traded Funds (the “Notice”), which addresses the marketing and … Read more »

The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) have published for comment proposed amendments (the “Proposed Amendments”) to the listed issuer financing exemption (“LIFE” or the “Exemption”). The Proposed Amendments would codify certain elements of Coordinated Blanket Order 45-935 Exemptions from Ce … Read more »

The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published a consultation paper (the “Consultation Paper”) seeking feedback on potential ways to modernize the regulation of public companies. The Consultation Paper explores whether new rules or amendments to existing rules are warranted in connection w … Read more »

The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) announced final amendments and changes to implement an “access equals delivery” model for annual financial statements, interim financial reports and related management’s discussion & analysis (“MD&A”) of non-investment fund reporting issuers (the “Final … Read more »

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 »