Canadian securities regulators advise of unauthorized access to National Registration Database

Montreal – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is advising of recent unauthorized access to the CSA’s National Registration Database, the web-based system that registrants use to file registration information with...

Canadian securities regulators outline regulatory framework for compliance for crypto asset trading platforms

Toronto – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) today published a notice outlining securities law requirements that apply to crypto asset trading...

The Canadian Securities Administrators renew terms of Chair and Vice-Chair to 2022

Montreal – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today announced the renewal of the terms of both the CSA Chair Louis Morisset, President and CEO of the Autorité des marchés financiers,...

Joint statement by Canadian Securities Administrators and Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada on recent volatility in Canadian equity markets

Toronto – As a result of COVID-19, there has been significant volatility in Canadian equity markets in Canada and around the world. The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Investment...

Canadian securities regulators adopt ban on deferred sales charges

Vancouver – The securities regulatory authorities of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Québec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon (the Participating Jurisdictions,...

Canadian securities regulators provide update on changes to regulatory work in light of COVID-19

Toronto – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is currently focusing its regulatory efforts on helping market participants and investors address challenges created by COVID-19. On March 18, the CSA announced...

CSA STAFF NOTICE 51-360 – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS REGARDING FILING EXTENSION RELIEF GRANTED BY WAY OF A BLANKET ORDER IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS REGARDING FILING EXTENSION RELIEF GRANTED BY WAY OF A BLANKET ORDER IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 On March 23, 2020, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published substantively harmonized...

Canadian securities regulators publish blanket relief for market participants due to COVID-19

Toronto – Further to its announcement on March 18, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published temporary blanket relief for market participants from certain regulatory filings, as a result of COVID-19....

Covid-19 Updates

First Published April 3, 2020; Updated April 16, 2020, May 1, 2020 and May 13, 2020 CSA Staff Notice 51-360 (Updated) – Frequently asked questions regarding filing extension relief granted...

Canadian securities regulators provide guidance on conducting Annual General Meetings during COVID-19 outbreak

Montreal – With increasing COVID-19 concerns in Canada and proxy season underway, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) are aware that many reporting issuers are considering changes or alternatives to their...