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TSX Venture Exchange Eliminates Sponsor Requirement And Updates Guidance On Initial Listing Requirements

On March 31, 2026, the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) announced that it had formally removed its longstanding requirement for issuers to engage a sponsor in connection with new listing transactions, effective immediately.

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Cassels

CSA Proposes Significant Amendments To Early Warning Reporting Regimes And Certain Take-Over Bid Rules

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.

Canada Commercial

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

CSA Proposes Amendments To 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”)...

Canada Commercial

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McMillan LLP

Share Buy-Backs, Shareholder Activism, Takeover Bids And IPOs: CSA Proposes Sweeping Changes To Canadian Securities Law

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

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Proposed Take-over Bid, Issuer Bid And Early Warning Regime Amendments May Reshape Canadian Shareholder Activism

Canada Commercial

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MLT Aikins LLP

Lumina Metals Corp. Closes Its Upsized $406 Million Initial Public Offering

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

OSC Requests Comments On Proposed Amendments To Fee Rules

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Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

Canada Moves Ahead With Changes To Qualified Investments For Registered Plans

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Prediction Markets And Event Contracts: Where Gambling Meets The Financial Markets

Canada Commercial

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Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

TMX Group Limited Announces Agreement To Acquire Cboe Australia And Cboe Canada From Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

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Dentons Canada LLP

Canada’s Proposed Stablecoin Framework – Key Legal And Regulatory Takeaways

Canada Technology

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MLT Aikins LLP

CSA Launches Pilot Project Allowing Semi-annual Financial Reporting For Certain Venture Issuers

Canada Commercial

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

CSA Launches Semi-Annual Reporting Pilot Project For Smaller Venture Issuers

Canada Commercial

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Faits récents touchant la segmentation de valeurs mobilières en unités au Canada

Canada Wealth Mgt

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

What Do I Need To Know About Contingent Value Rights?

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

How To Meet The Very High Bar For Establishing And Maintaining Canadian-Controlled Private Corporation (CCPC) Status, Plus Corporate And Tax Implications Of Share Transfer

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

A Practical Guide For Business Owners Expanding Or Relocating To Ontario, Canada (Video)

Canada Commercial

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Lerners LLP

Sanctions Trump Contracts: Canadian Court Interprets “Control” Under Russian Sanctions

Canada International

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Cassels

International Crypto Fraud Crackdown: How CRA Treats Tax Losses From Crypto Scams In Canada

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Developments In The Tokenization Of Securities In Canada

As the pace of innovation accelerates the use of blockchain technology to improve and disrupt financial markets, traditional financial institutions are moving quickly to keep up.

Canada Technology

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Toronto Stock Exchange Original Listing Amendments: Key Changes And Practical Guidance

In March 2025, the Toronto Stock Exchange (the TSX) published proposed amendments to its original listing requirements aimed at improving clarity, increasing flexibility, and reducing the need...

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Cassels

How To Maximize Your Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA): 7 Strategies To Implement Before Year-End 2025

The 2025 taxation year is nearly over, and it's time to leverage year-end tax-planning strategies that help you maximize the tax benefits of your Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA).

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Future Of Stablecoins In Canada Following Budget 2025

On November 4, 2025, the Canadian federal government released Budget 2025.1 This budget introduces significant structural shifts, including $141 billion in new spending on housing, infrastructure...

Canada Technology

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Cozen O'Connor

Federal Budget Sets Stage For Canadian Stablecoin Legislation, But Key Contours Remain Unclear

Canada Technology

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

ACVM : Projet Pilote De Régime D'information Semestrielle Pour Les Émetteurs Émergents De Petite Taille

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

CSA Proposes Semi-Annual Reporting Pilot Project For Smaller Venture Issuers

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

President Trump's Executive Order On Alternative Assets For U.S. Defined-Contribution Retirement Plans—And What It Means For The Secondaries Market

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Torys LLP

PIPE Transactions In Canada

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Consultation On Fee Recalibration

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Consultation de l'Autorité des marchés financiers sur le recalibrage des droits

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Bill 92: New Omnibus Legislation Is Changing The Regulatory Framework Of Québec's Financial Sector

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Fasken

Autorité des marchés Financiers Proposes Changes To Fee Structure Applicable To Firms Registered Or Relying On Exemptions In Québec

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Torys LLP

Expanded Enforcement Powers: Is CIRO Now Exercising 'Statutory' Powers?

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Consultation de l'Autorité des marchés financiers sur le recalibrage des droits

Le 26 juin 2025, l'Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) a publié un avis de consultation concernant des modifications à certains droits et sanctions pécuniaires prescrits par la Loi sur les valeurs mobilières et la Loi sur les instruments dérivés du Québec.

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Bill 92: New Omnibus Legislation Is Changing The Regulatory Framework Of Québec's Financial Sector

On June 8, 2025, Québec's Finance Minister tabled Bill 92, An Act to amend various provisions mainly with respect to the financial sector, in the Québec National Assembly to modernize...

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Fasken

Autorité des marchés Financiers Proposes Changes To Fee Structure Applicable To Firms Registered Or Relying On Exemptions In Québec

On June 26, 2025, Québec's Autorité des marchés financiers (the AMF) published draft amendments to recalibrate the fees payable under securities and derivatives regulations...

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Torys LLP

Expanded Enforcement Powers: Is CIRO Now Exercising 'Statutory' Powers?

Since its formation on January 1, 2023, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), Canada's only truly national capital markets regulator...

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

OSC Adopts New Framework To Distribute Funds From Disgorgement Orders To Harmed Investors

Canada Litigation

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Synchronizing Through Registration Delegation To CIRO

In April, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) was provided with additional registration responsibilities by the securities regulatory authorities in Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick...

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Next Wave Of CIRO Proficiency Requirements

The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) is shifting from a course centric proficiency model with exams tied to courses, to an assessment centric model with mandatory continuous education and training.

Canada Consumer

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

TSX Venture Exchange Updates Escrow Policy For New Listings

The TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) has announced updates to its policy on escrow and resale restrictions. The immediately effective updates amended and renamed Policy 5.4 – Capital Structure...

Canada Commercial

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Bennett Jones LLP

As The "Es" Crow Flies: TSX Venture Exchange Simplifies Listing Process With Amendments To Policy 5.4

Effective June 2, 2025, the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV or Exchange) implemented significant amendments to Policy 5.4 (Policy), now titled "Capital Structure, Escrow and Resale Restrictions."

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

A Tale Of Two Regimes: The U.S. GENIUS Act And Canada's Divergent Approach To Stablecoin Regulation

Worldwide Technology

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Derivatives Laws And Regulations Canada 2025

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Miller Thomson LLP

SEC Requests Comment On Foreign Private Issuer Definition: Considerations For Canadian Issuers

Canada Commercial

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Goodmans LLP

Geographical Deviation Does Not Defeat The One Year Time Bar In The Hague-Visby Rules

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Impact Of New Rules On Complaint Handling On Dealers And Advisers

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

CSA Makes Prudent Decision To Increase Limits Of The Listed Issuer Financing Exemption

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Miller Thomson LLP

CSA Finalizes Amendments To Public Crypto Asset Fund Rules

Canada Technology

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Codifying Crypto: Changes To National Instrument 81-102 Regarding Investments In Crypto Assets

Canada Technology

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McMillan LLP

Developments In Class Action Law: Highlights From Q1 2025

Canada Litigation

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Canadian Government Financing For Large Enterprises Impacted By US Tariffs And Canadian Countermeasures

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Bennett Jones LLP

Ontario Court Of Appeal Affirms Application Of Securities Laws To Crypto Asset Trading Platforms

Canada Technology

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Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP

Synopsis Of New U.S. And Canadian Metals And Minerals Tariff Treatment

Worldwide International

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

TSX Proposes Amendments To Listing Requirements

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Bennett Jones LLP

As Trade Tensions Rise, Canadian Lawmakers Should Better Protect Investors In Canadian Public Companies

Worldwide Commercial

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Fasken

Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 17 – 21, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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Goodmans LLP

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Goodmans LLP

The HealthLease Story - Part 2: Growing On The TSX (Video Content)

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Goodmans LLP

Bennett Jones Spring 2015 Economic Outlook (Video Content)

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Bennett Jones LLP

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