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- CSA update re. COVID-19 and potential filing delays by reporting issuers
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- OSC proposes rule to restrict use of deferred sales charge option
- OSC Staff Notice 81-730 Consideration of Alternative Approaches to Address Concerns Related to Deferred Sales Charges
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What's New
- March 24, 2020 OSC News Release: Update on OSC operations in response to COVID-19
- March 23, 2020 CSA News Release: Canadian securities regulators publish blanket relief for market participants due to COVID-19
- March 20, 2020 CSA News Release: Canadian securities regulators provide guidance on conducting Annual General Meetings during COVID-19 outbreak
- March 19, 2020 CSA News Release: Canadian securities regulators warn public of coronavirus-related investment scams
- March 18, 2020 CSA News Release: Canadian securities regulators to provide blanket relief for market participants due to COVID-19
- March 16, 2020 OSC News Release: OSC announces operational changes in response to COVID-19
- March 16, 2020 CSA News Release: Canadian securities regulators provide update on COVID-19 and potential filing delays by reporting issuers
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- March 30, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: Matthew John Hamilton, File No. 2020-2
- March 27, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: Buffalo Grand Hotel Inc. et al., File No. 2020-11
- March 26, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: VRK Forex & Investments Inc. and Radhakrishna Namburi, File No. 2019-40
- March 24, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: Buffalo Grand Hotel Inc. et al.
- March 23, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: Kuber Mortgage Investment Corporation and Sutharsan Kunaratnam, File No. 2020-6
- March 23, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: Paramount Equity Financial Corporation et al., File No. 2019-12
- March 20, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: Sean Daley et al., File No. 2019-39
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- Proceeding in part in writing Proceeding in part in writing - Paramount Equity Financial Corporation, Silverfern Secured Mortgage Fund, Silverfern Secured Mortage Limited Partnership, GTA Private Capital Income Fund, GTA Private Capital Income Limted Partnership, Silverfern GP Inc.
- April 3, 2020 10:00 AM - Buffalo Grand Hotel Inc., Stinson Hospitality Managment Inc., Stinson Hospitality Corp., Restoration Funding Corporation, and Harry Stinson
- April 7, 2020 10:00 AM - First Global Data Ltd., Global Bioenergy Resources Inc., Nayeem Alli, Maurice Aziz, Harish Bajaj, and Andre Itwaru
- April 8, 2020 9:00 AM - Money Gate Mortgage Investment Corporation, Money Gate Corp., Morteza Katebian and Payam Katebian
- April 21, 2020 10:00 AM - Canada Cannabis Corporation, Canadian Cannabis Corporation, Benjamin Ward, Silvio Serrano, and Peter Strang
- April 27, 2020 10:00 AM - MOAG Copper Gold Resources Inc., Gary Brown and Bradley Jones
- May 5, 2020 10:00 AM - David Randall Miller
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- March 26, 2020 Notice of Amendment - National Instrument 24-101 Institutional Trade Matching and Settlement
- March 23, 2020 Notice of General Order - Ontario Instrument 51-502 Temporary Exemption from Certain Corporate Finance Requirements
- March 23, 2020 General Order – Ontario Instrument 81-503 Extension of Certain Filing, Delivery and Prospectus Renewal Requirements of Investment Funds
- March 23, 2020 General Order - Ontario Instrument 31-510 - Temporary Exemption from Certain Financial Statement and Information Delivery Requirements for Registrants and Unregistered Capital Markets Participants
- March 23, 2020 Notice of General Order – Ontario Instrument 31-510 Temporary Exemption from Certain Financial Statement and Information Delivery Requirements for Registrants and Unregistered Capital Markets Participants
- March 23, 2020 General Order - Ontario Instrument 25-502 Temporary exemption from certain reporting requirements for Regulated Entities carrying on business in Ontario
- March 23, 2020 Notice of General Order – Ontario Instrument 25-502 Temporary exemption from certain reporting requirements for Regulated Entities carrying on business in Ontario
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- Comments close: May 13, 2020 Proposed National Instrument 52-112 Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measure Disclosure - Proposed Companion Policy 52-112 Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures Disclosure - Related Proposed Consequential Amendments
- Comments close: May 21, 2020 Proposed Ontario Securities Commission Rule 81-502 Restrictions on the Use of the Deferred Sales Charge Option for Mutual Funds and Proposed Companion Policy 81-502 to Ontario Securities Commission Rule 81-502 Restrictions on the Use of the Deferred Sales Charge Option for Mutual Funds and Related Consequential Amendments
- Comments close: May 27, 2020 CSA Notice and Request for Comment Proposed National Instrument 45-110 Start-up Crowdfunding Registration and Prospectus Exemptions
- Comments close: June 3, 2020 CSA Notice and Request for Comment – Proposed Amendments to National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations and Changes to Companion Policy 31-103CP Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations to Enhance Protection of Older and Vulnerable Clients
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- March 19, 2020: Investor News: COVID-19 – Important Information and Response: OSC Operational Changes; Relief for Market Participants; Warning about Coronavirus-related Investment Scams; Changes to Tax Deadlines; Bear Markets; Historical Market Performance & more
- March 12, 2020: Investor News: Market Volatility; Managing Risk; Protecting Older & Vulnerable Investors; IAP; Yield Curve; Historical Charts; Seniors Tax Credits
- March 2, 2020: Investor News: Fraud Prevention Month; Market Volatility; Maureen Jensen; 4 Signs of Investment Fraud; Tax Season; RRSPs; DSCs; Telephone Townhall
- December 18, 2019: Investor News: Make a List, Check it Twice; Financial Hangovers; InvestingFundamentals.ca; All-in-one ETFs; Syndicated Mortgages & more
- December 5, 2019: Investor Warning: Red Maple FX Inc.
- December 5, 2019: Investor Warning: ClickPort International
- December 4, 2019: Investor Warning: Olympus Markets
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