- Fireside Discussion with Grant Vingoe, OSC Acting Chair
- OSC publishes 2020-2021 Statement of Priorities
- CSA Fiscal Year 2019/20 Enforcement Report
- QuadrigaCX: A Review by Staff of the Ontario Securities Commission
- Client Focused Reforms Implementation Feedback
- Latest developments on the impact of COVID-19
- Grant Vingoe assumes new role as OSC Acting Chair & CEO
- Save the Date - OSC Dialogue, November 4, 2020
- OSC Burden Reduction
- OSC proposes rule to restrict use of deferred sales charge option
- OSC Service Commitment: Service Standards and Timelines
- Frequently asked questions about proceedings
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What's New
- July 2, 2020 CSA News Release: Canadian securities regulators introduce guidance for flexible chief compliance officer arrangements for businesses
- June 30, 2020 CSA News Release: Canadian securities regulators release interim report on the CSA 2019-2022 Business Plan
- June 25, 2020 CSA News Release: Canadian securities regulators seek comment on self-regulatory organization framework
- June 25, 2020 OSC News Release: OSC publishes 2020-2021 Statement of Priorities
- June 23, 2020 OSC News Release: OSC announces new Vice-Chair and Commissioner appointments
- June 23, 2020 CSA News Release: Canadian securities regulators collaborate to protect investors and enforce securities law: CSA Fiscal Year 2019/20 Enforcement Report
- June 17, 2020 OSC News Release: OSC announces leadership of new Office of Economic Growth and Innovation
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- July 2, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: Paramount Equity Financial Corporation et al., File No. 2019-12
- July 1, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: Paramount Equity Financial Corporation et al., File No. 2019-12
- June 30, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: Evolution Mentor Capital Inc. and Pasqualino (Patrick) Michael Mazza, File No. 2020-19
- June 26, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: Evolution Mentor Capital Inc. and Pasqualino (Patrick) Michael Mazza, File No. 2020-19
- June 19, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: Aurelio Marrone, File No. 2020-16
- June 17, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: Majd Kitmitto et al., File No. 2018-70
- June 11, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: Jonathan Cartu et al., File No. 2020-14
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- July 3, 2020 10:00 AM - David Randall Miller
- July 10, 2020 10:00 AM - Sean Daley and Kevin Wilkerson
- July 10, 2020 11:00 AM - Sean Daley; and Sean Daley carrying on business as the Ascension Foundation, OTO.Money, SilentVault, and CryptoWealth; Wealth Distributed Corp.; CyberVision MMX Inc.; Kevin Wilkerson; and Aug Enterprises Inc.
- July 14, 2020 10:00 AM - Money Gate Mortgage Investment Corporation, Money Gate Corp., Morteza Katebian, Payam Katebian
- July 15, 2020 10:00 AM - MOAG Copper Gold Resources Inc., Gary Brown and Bradley Jones
- July 15, 2020 10:00 AM - Miner Edge Inc., Miner Edge Corp. and Rakesh Handa
- July 29, 2020 10:00 AM - Joseph Debus
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- July 2, 2020 CSA Staff Notice 31-358 Guidance on Registration Requirements for Chief Compliance Officers and Request for Comments
- June 25, 2020 CSA Consultation Paper 25-402 – Consultation on the Self-Regulatory Organization Framework
- June 25, 2020 OSC Notice 11-789 Notice Statement of Priorities for Financial Year to end March 31, 2021
- June 18, 2020 Amendments to National Instrument 24-102 Clearing Agency Requirements and Changes to Companion Policy 24-102CP Clearing Agency Requirements
- June 18, 2020 CSA Notice of Approval – Amendments to National Instrument 21-101 Marketplace Operation and Changes to Companion Policy 21-101CP Marketplace Operation
- June 18, 2020 Notice of Ministerial Approval of Amendments to National Instrument 24-102 Clearing Agency Requirements
- June 4, 2020 CSA Notice of Approval - Mandatory Post-Trade Transparency of Trades in Government Debt Securities, Expanded Transparency of Trades in Corporate Debt Securities and Amendments to NI 21-101 Marketplace Operation and Related CP
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- Comments close: July 6, 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: July 13, 2020 CSA Notice and Request for Comment Proposed National Instrument 45-110 Start-up Crowdfunding Registration and Prospectus Exemptions
- Comments close: July 20, 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
- Comments close: September 30, 2020 CSA Staff Notice 31-358 Guidance on Registration Requirements for Chief Compliance Officers and Request for Comments
- Comments close: October 23, 2020 CSA Consultation Paper 25-402 – Consultation on the Self-Regulatory Organization Framework
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- June 11, 2020: Investor News: QuadrigaCX Report; COVID-19 & DSCs; Financial Health for Seniors; Checking Registration; Personal Info Inventory; Qs & As; Stableview
- June 2, 2020: Investor News: Investor News: Seniors’ Month; Financial Support for Seniors; Retirement Money Tips; Financial Statement Basics; COVID-19 Response Update; Fraud Alert
- May 7, 2020: Investor News: Meet Grant Vingoe, Acting OSC Chair & CEO; COVID Scams; OSC Priorities; Dollar-Cost Averaging; Dividends; Wills; #COVIDFraudChat
- May 1 2020: Investor Warning: Pinnacle Capital
- April 16, 2020: Investor News: COVID-19 News & Financial Supports; Elder Abuse Prevention; New Fraud Alerts; Telephone Townhall; CIPF; Retirement Cash Flow Calculator
- April 2, 2020: Investor News: COVID-19 & Your Money; Circuit Breakers; Emergency Benefits; Coronavirus Fraud; Cash Flow; Important Financial Dates & more
- 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
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