Canadian securities regulators release detailed data from review of women on boards and in executive

Toronto – The securities regulatory authorities in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan and Yukon today published the underlying data used to...

Regulators sign an agreement with the Abu Dhabi Global Market Financial Services Regulatory Authority

Montreal – The securities regulatory authorities in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec and Saskatchewan (participating jurisdictions) today announced a co-operation agreement with the Financial Services...

Canadian securities regulators seek comment on approach to determining director and audit committee member independence

Montreal – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published for comment CSA Consultation Paper 52-404 Approach to Director and Audit Committee Member Independence, which is intended to facilitate a broad discussion...

Canadian securities regulators release review of registered firms’ cyber security and social media practices

Toronto – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published CSA Staff Notice 33-321 Cyber Security and Social Media, which summarizes survey results of registered firms’ cyber security and social media practices,...

Canadian securities regulators outline disclosure expectations and certain risks for issuers with U.S. marijuana-related activities

Toronto – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published CSA Staff Notice 51-352 Issuers with U.S. Marijuana-Related Activities, which among other things, outlines CSA staff’s specific disclosure expectations for issuers that...

Regulators Release New Findings and Trends on Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions

Toronto – The securities regulatory authorities in Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan and Yukon (the participating jurisdictions) today published CSA Multilateral...

Canadian securities regulators announce ban on binary options

Calgary–The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today announce the implementation of Multilateral Instrument 91-102 Prohibition of Binary Options, which makes it illegal to  advertise, offer, sell or otherwise trade binary options...

Canadian securities regulators publish MFDA oversight review report

Vancouver – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today released the Oversight Review Report of the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA), which evaluates whether specific regulatory processes are operating...

Canadian securities regulators outline securities law requirements that may apply to cryptocurrency offerings

Toronto – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published CSA Staff Notice 46-307 Cryptocurrency Offerings, which outlines how securities law requirements may apply to initial coin offerings (ICOs), initial token offerings...

Canadian securities regulators issue statement following rescission of the Cole Memorandum

Toronto – On October 16, 2017, the CSA published Staff Notice 51-352 Issuers with U.S. Marijuana-Related Activities. The notice outlined a disclosure-based approach to highlight risks facing issuers with U.S. marijuana-related...