Canada’s New Transparency Register Reporting Requirements
By Alexandra Madden Since June 2019, most corporations incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “Act”) have been required to maintain a register of ... Continued
Amendments to BC Securities Act to Clamp Down on Promotional Activities for Securities Issuers
Recently BC’s Securities Amendment Act, 2019 received Royal Assent. The Act amendments are significant and extensive and provide the BC Securities Commission with significant new ... Continued
Don’t Get Burned: Why Providing Financial Disclosure in a Family Law Case is Essential
As family law lawyers, we see a lot of mistrust between spouses. Frequently spouses will accuse the other of hiding money or assets to keep ... Continued
CSA Provides Guidance on Public M&A Transaction Disclosure
On November 12, 2019, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) provided guidance on disclosure for reporting issuers doing merger and acquisition (“M&A”) transactions in the cannabis ... Continued
Canadian Securities Regulators Consider Most ICOs and Tokens as Securities, Subject to Prospectus
CSA staff (“CSA”) on June 11, 2018 issued CSA Staff Notice 46-308, Securities Law Implications for Offerings of Tokens (’46-308”). 46-308 was intended to respond ... Continued