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- Save the Date - OSC Dialogue, November 4, 2020
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- OSC proposes rule to restrict use of deferred sales charge option
- OSC Service Commitment: Service Standards and Timelines
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What's New
- May 29, 2020 OSC News Release: OSC continues to temporarily waive late fees for market participants due to COVID-19
- May 29, 2020 CSA News Release: Canadian securities regulators remind issuers of importance of disclosure in financial reporting
- May 29, 2020 CSA News Release: Temporary relief from certain regulatory filings available to registrants and unregistered capital markets participants due to COVID-19
- May 27, 2020 OSC News Release: OSC updates stakeholders on burden reduction progress
- May 21, 2020 CSA News Release: Canadian securities regulators provide update to investors in response to COVID-19
- May 20, 2020 CSA News Release: Temporary relief from certain regulatory filings available to investment funds and non-investment fund issuers due to COVID-19
- May 7, 2020 IAP News Release: OSC’s Investor Advisory Panel Releases 2019 Annual Report
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- May 29, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: Money Gate Mortgage Investment Corporation et al., File No. 2017-79
- May 28, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: First Class Crypto Inc. et al., File No. 2020-9
- May 27, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: First Class Crypto Inc. et al., File No. 2020-9
- May 27, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: MOAG Copper Gold Resources Inc. et al., File No. 2018-41
- May 26, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: Money Gate Mortgage Investment Corporation et al., File No. 2017-79
- May 26, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: Sean Daley et al., File No. 2019-38
- May 26, 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.
- June 5, 2020 10:00 AM - VRK Forex & Investments Inc. and Radhakrishna Namburi
- June 10, 2020 10:00 AM - Canada Cannabis Corporation, Canadian Cannabis Corporation, Benjamin Ward, Silvio Serrano, and Peter Strang
- June 11, 2020 10:00 AM - Jonathan Cartu, David Cartu, and Joshua Cartu
- June 19, 2020 10:00 AM - Aurelio Marrone
- July 3, 2020 10:00 AM - David Randall Miller
- July 10, 2020 10:00 AM - Sean Daley and Kevin Wilkerson
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- May 29, 2020 Notice of General Order - Ontario Instrument 13-506 Temporary Relief from Accrual of Late Fees Charged under Ontario Securities Commission Rule 13-502 Fees, No. 2
- May 29, 2020 General Order - Ontario Instrument 13-506 Temporary Relief from Accrual of Late Fees Charged under Ontario Securities Commission Rule 13-502 Fees, No. 2
- May 29, 2020 General Order – Ontario Instrument 13-507 Temporary Relief from Accrual of Late Fees Charged under Ontario Securities Commission Rule 13-503 (Commodity Futures Act) Fees, No. 2
- May 29, 2020 Notice of General Order – Ontario Instrument 13-507 Temporary Relief from Accrual of Late Fees Charged under Ontario Securities Commission Rule 13-503 (Commodity Futures Act) Fees, No. 2
- May 28, 2020 General Order – Ontario Instrument 45-505 Relief in respect of the Distribution of Securities through a Funding Portal Operated by Silver Maple Ventures Inc.
- May 28, 2020 Notice of General Order – Ontario Instrument 45-505 Relief in respect of the Distribution of Securities through a Funding Portal Operated by Silver Maple Ventures Inc.
- May 28, 2020 Notice of General Order - Ontario Instrument 31-513 Temporary Exemption from Certain Financial Statement and Information Delivery Requirements for Registrants and Unregistered Capital Markets Participants, No. 2
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- Comments close: June 1, 2020 OSC Notice 11-788 – Statement of Priorities – Request for Comments Regarding Statement of Priorities for Financial Year to End March 31, 2021
- Comments close: June 29, 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: 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
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- 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
- 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
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