This blog monitors recent Canadian securities regulatory developments, and provides insight on the impact of these developments on your business.
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Federal Government provides detail on equity repurchase tax and proposes to deny deductions for dividends received by financial institutions on mark-to-market property
Canada - March 29 2023 On March 28, 2023, Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland, delivered the Liberal Government’s Federal Budget, “A…
Recent enforcement cases offer a reminder of risks when short selling prior to an offering
Canada, USA - February 22 2023 Two recent enforcement actions relating to the short selling of securities in advance of a securities offering provide important lessons for market…
CSA/IIROC announces Public Consultation on Short Selling in Canada
Canada, Global - January 16 2023 Last month, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (now temporarily named the New…
ISSB provides updates on proposed sustainability and climate disclosure standards
Canada, USA - November 9 2022 The International Sustainability Standards Board (the “ISSB”) published on October 21 an update, as well as two additional on November 1 and November…
CSA Releases Enforcement Report for 2021
Canada - July 11 2022 The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) recently released its annual report on the enforcement activities of its members (the “Report”). The…
Business NFT tokenization and its legal implications in Canada
Canada, USA - June 16 2022 Can you breach securities law by trading or issuing non-fungible tokens (NFTs)? An individual was recently arrested in the US for insider trading in…
An inconvenient truth about climate-related shareholder activism
USA - May 31 2022 Climate-related shareholder activism, although not a new phenomenon in Canada,[i] is no longer the exclusive domain of environmentalists and…
New Reporting rules for securities firms and regulated individuals take effect on June 6
Canada - May 31 2022 Last December, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”) adopted amendments to National Instrument 33-109 Registration Information (“NI…
The perils of trading after the whistle has been blown
Canada - May 3 2022 Can you trade with knowledge of a whistleblower complaint? A recent US lawsuit is a helpful reminder for insiders that they need to carefully…
The ISSB Releases Drafts of Global Baseline Sustainability Disclosure Standards
Canada - April 21 2022 The International Sustainability Standards Board (“ISSB”) marked its first significant milestone recently with the release of exposure drafts of the…
