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Have you ever considered how much of our lives are devoted to earning and saving money? That lifetime of savings needs to be protected from potential investment fraud and scams....

CSA Investor Alert: Investment scams imitating well-known financial brands

Toronto– The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is warning the public about scammers claiming to represent large, well-known financial companies.  Recently, the CSA has noted an increase in the number of...

Canadian securities regulators publish final rule for non-GAAP and other financial measures

Calgary and Montreal – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published disclosure requirements for issuers that disclose non-GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) and other financial measures on a voluntary basis....

Canadian securities regulators seek comment on proposal to streamline continuous disclosure requirements

Calgary and Toronto – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is proposing changes to the continuous disclosure requirements for non-investment fund reporting issuers that will streamline and clarify their annual and...

Canadian securities regulators to hold upcoming consultations on broader diversity in corporate leadership

Montreal –The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced today further research and consultations with issuers, investors and other industry stakeholders on its consideration of broader diversity on boards and in executive officer...

Canadian securities regulators publish detailed data for sixth year review of women on boards and in executive officer positions

Toronto – The securities regulatory authorities in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec and Saskatchewan (the participating jurisdictions) today published the underlying data used to prepare the sixth year...

CSA Investor Alert: Investment scam involving Fidelity Investments

Toronto – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is warning the public about an investment scam claiming to represent Fidelity Investments. The scam provides investors with documents outlining two investment opportunities...

CSA and IIROC issue reminder of the implementation date for mandatory transparency requirements related to debt securities

TORONTO - The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) remind banks of mandatory transparency requirements that take effect on May 31, 2021, requiring them...

Canadian securities regulators seek comment on proposed framework for commodity benchmarks

Calgary – The securities regulatory authorities of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia today published for comment a proposed framework for the designation and regulation...