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By Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read April 27, 2020

CSA Answers questions about 45-day filing extensions

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, reporting issuers in Canada have been granted temporary exemptions (Temporary Relief) from certain regulatory filings by way of local blanket orders (Blanket Orders) substantively harmonized across Canada.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting / Canadian Securities Administrators, COVID-19, filing extensions, material business developments, securities laws, shareholder meeting

By Occasional Contributors | 2 Minutes Read March 19, 2019

The game changer: OSC awards $7.5 million to three whistleblowers

The Ontario Securities Commission (the OSC) recently announced that it has awarded nearly $7.5 million to three whistleblowers on separate matters as part of its relatively nascent whistleblower program, which came into effect in 2016.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting / securities law misconduct, securities laws, securities regulation, securities regulatory enforcement, whistleblower programs, whistleblowers

By Occasional Contributors | 2 Minutes Read February 5, 2019

Mixed results in British Columbia white collar enforcement proceedings

Two high-profile cases in late 2018 demonstrate both the potentially grave consequences of securities law violations and the difficulties prosecutors face in securing convictions for white collar crime.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting / money laundering, organized crime, securities law misconduct, securities laws, violation of securities law

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