Canada: Commodities/Derivatives/Stock Exchanges

Surging trading volumes, rapid regulatory change and well-publicized controversies in respect of United States prediction markets have brought new prominence to the regulation of prediction markets. Until this year, there had been no formal guidance provided for businesses looking to offer trading in prediction market contracts (also referred to as “event contracts”) in Canada in accordance with existing regulatory frameworks, and, in particular, there has been significant uncertainty concerning the application of securities law restrictions to the trading of event contracts.

Canadian regulators have established a category-by-category framework for prediction markets, permitting certain economic and financial event contracts through securities dealers while directing sports and entertainment contracts outside that regime. This emerging approach creates distinct regulatory pathways depending on contract structure and underlying event type, raising critical questions about classification, market integrity, and compliance for platforms, dealers, and financial institutions navigatin

When the holiday season approaches and the calendar year nears its end, many Canadians look to support the causes they care about while also managing their tax position.

On May 14, 2026, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) opened a 90-day comment period for a series of significant proposed amendments and changes to the issuer bid, take-over bid and beneficial ownership reporting regimes.

On May 14, 2026, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”) published proposed amendments and changes to the rules and policies governing the early warning system (the “EWS”), issuer bids (including a new selective repurchase exemption), and take-over bids (collectively, the “Proposed Amendments”)...

In a broad set of proposals announced last week, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is considering wide-ranging amendments to Canadian securities law.

A small selection of public companies in Canada may soon be able to "opt-out" of disclosing financial results on a quarterly basis in favour of a new semi-annual reporting framework.

On August 7, President Trump signed Executive Order 14330, "Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors", which aims to facilitate investments in alternative assets by participants in U.S. employer-sponsored defined-contribution retirement plans, ...

This guide provides a high-level overview of private investments in Canadian public equities (PIPE), including common areas of negotiation, strategic...