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- TSX Venture Exchange Launches Passport Listing Process
The TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) published the Venture Forward Report in June 2023 which outlined four key commitments the TSXV was making in order to strengthen Canada’s public venture ecosystem. In mid-December 2023, the TSXV followed up on its first commitment and launched the TSXV Passport Listin … Read more »
- Guidance on Disclosure of Material Non-Public Information
The Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal (the Tribunal) recently released a decision where it considered the meaning of the “necessary course of business” exception to the general prohibition against the selective disclosure of material non-public information (MNPI). The decision of the Tribunal in Kraf … Read more »
- BCSC Establishes Monetary Reward Program for Whistleblowers
On November 7, 2023, the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) announced that it would start paying whistleblowers who provide helpful information about investment fraud and other serious types of market misconduct.Whistleblowers will be rewarded amounts ranging from $1,000 to $250,000 if th … Read more »
- CSA Proposes Expedited Prospectus Regime for Certain Issuers
On September 21, 2023, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment proposed amendments to National Instrument 44-102 – Shelf Distributions (NI 44-102) and related consequential amendments to other instruments (Proposed Amendments). The Proposed Amendments seek to permanently e … Read more »
- BCSC Obtains New Enforcement Powers
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has recently obtained new tools that significantly enhance its enforcement powers. The first mechanism enables the BCSC to employ an administrative process that will impose more immediate consequences on persons or businesses for failure to comply wi … Read more »