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Semi-Annual Financial Reporting – A Preliminary Scorecard

Canada’s pilot project for voluntary semi-annual reporting (SAR) by eligible venture issuers entered into effect last month.

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

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

The recent surge in interest in prediction markets has attracted the expected regulatory attention from securities and commodity futures regulators in Canada.

Canada Commercial

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Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

The Launch Of The Canadian Securities Administrators' Semi-annual Reporting Pilot Project For Eligible Venture Issuers

On March 19, 2026, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) adopted Coordinated Blanket Order 51-933 Exemptions to Permit Semi-Annual Reporting for Certain Venture Issuers...

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Allégement pour les émetteurs émergents : les ACVM adoptent un projet pilote de communication semestrielle

Sous réserve de critères et conditions, les émetteurs émergents peuvent désormais déposer un rapport financier intermédiaire et le rapport de gestion correspondant sur une base semestrielle (le « projet pilote »)...

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Relief For Venture Issuers: CSA Adopts Semi-annual Reporting Pilot

Canada Commercial

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Crossing The 20% Ownership Threshold

Canada Commercial

SkyLaw

Les ACVM lancent un projet pilote de communication semestrielle d'information financière pour les petits émetteurs émergents

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Regulating Prediction: CIRO Offers Narrow Path For Canadians To Trade In Prediction Markets

TL

Torys LLP

CSA Announce Adoption Of Semi-Annual Financial Reporting Pilot

Canada Commercial

WD

Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

Don't Miss The Buzzer: Change Of Auditor Notice Requirements

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Full Court Press: Changes To The New Brunswick Securities Act

Canada Commercial

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Updating The Playbook: CSA's Amendments To Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure

Canada Commercial

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Broadening The Scope: The BCCA Clarifies Scope Of Secondary Market Misrepresentation Claims

Canada Commercial

C

Cassels

The Skychain Decision: Key Guidance On Advance Notice Requirements And Meeting Chair Conduct

Canada Commercial

C

Cassels

IESO's Long Lead Time Request For Proposals – Recent Developments And Next Steps

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Dentons Canada LLP

Canada: Minimum Wage Increases In 2026

Canada Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Tax Court Of Canada Overturns CRA’s Denial Of GST/HST Input Tax Credits: Fiera Foods Company v The King

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Why Canada’s Workforce Math Doesn’t Work Without Immigration

Canada Immigration

Moving2Canada

When Fairness Ends And Judgement Begins: What Carreau v. Canada Clarifies About Procedural Fairness In Workplace Investigations

Canada Employment

LL

Lerners LLP

OSC's Latest Report On Gamification: Changing The Game

Last month, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published an additional behavioural science research report on gamification, entitled "Gamification and Retail Investing: Positive Use Cases and Mitigation Techniques."

Canada Commercial

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Why Going Viral Isn't Always A Win: CSA And CIRO's Finfluencer Guidance

In response to concerns raised by the activities of social media financial influences (finfluencers), late last year the Canadian Securities Administrators and the Canadian Investment Regulatory...

Canada Commercial

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

One Rulebook To Rule Them All: CIRO Publishes Consolidated Rule Book For Comment

The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) has been consolidating the rule sets for investment dealers and mutual fund dealers for the past several years...

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

CSA Oversight 2025 – CIRO And CIPF – Key Highlights

The Canadian Securities Administrators have released their 2025 oversight report examining CIRO and CIPF operations, revealing a major cybersecurity breach affecting 750,000 clients and detailing expanded...

Canada Technology

ML

McMillan LLP

Crossing The 10% Ownership Threshold

Canada Commercial

SkyLaw

Moins De Formalités Et Plus De Dynamisme Sur Les Marchés : Les ACVM Redéfinissent Le Cadre De Déclaration Des Émetteurs Émergents

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson 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

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Preparing For The OSC's 2026 Risk Assessment Questionnaire: What Registrants Need To Know

Canada Commercial

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Semi-Annual Reporting Has Arrived: The CSA Adopts Pilot For Eligible Venture Issuers

Canada Commercial

C

Cassels

The TSX Venture Exchange Removes Sponsor Requirement

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

La Communication Semestrielle D’information Financière Convient-elle À Votre Situation? Le Projet Pilote Des ACVM Destiné Aux Émetteurs Émergents Est Officiellement Lancé

Canada Commercial

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Fasken (French)

SEC Updates Its Enforcement Manual: A New Era Of Transparency, Fairness And Due Process?

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

CSA Adopts Semi-Annual Reporting Pilot For Venture Issuers

Canada Commercial

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Bennett Jones LLP

The TSX Venture Exchange Removes Sponsor Requirement

On March 31, 2026, the TSX Venture Exchange (the Exchange) announced the immediate removal of its requirement for a Sponsor under its Corporate Finance Manual (the Manual).

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

La Communication Semestrielle D’information Financière Convient-elle À Votre Situation? Le Projet Pilote Des ACVM Destiné Aux Émetteurs Émergents Est Officiellement Lancé

Le régime d’information financière semestrielle à adhésion volontaire pour les sociétés ouvertes canadiennes est maintenant en vigueur, du moins pour les émetteurs émergents admissibles.

Canada Commercial

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Fasken (French)

SEC Updates Its Enforcement Manual: A New Era Of Transparency, Fairness And Due Process?

On February 24, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Enforcement (Division) updated its Enforcement Manual (Manual) for the first time in eight years.

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

CSA Adopts Semi-Annual Reporting Pilot For Venture Issuers

On March 19, 2026, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced the adoption of a pilot project permitting eligible venture issuers to voluntarily adopt a semi-annual financial reporting framework (the SAR Pilot).

Canada Commercial

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Is Semi-Annual Financial Reporting Right For You? The CSA's Pilot Project For Venture Issuers Is Now Live

Canada Commercial

F

Fasken

Canada Pilots Semi-annual Financial Reporting

On March 19, 2026, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced the adoption of a pilot project (SAR Pilot) to allow eligible venture issuers to voluntarily adopt semi-annual financial reporting (SAR).

TL

Torys LLP

Crypto Custody Compliance: CIRO’s New Framework

On February 3, 2026, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (“CIRO”) published a Notice on CIRO’s Digital Asset Custody Framework (the “Notice”)...

Canada Technology

ML

McMillan LLP

CSA Guidance On Finfluencers: Compliance Considerations For Registrants And Issuers Engaging Content Creators

Canadian securities regulators have made clear that social media investment content may constitute regulated securities activity when it crosses the line from general commentary into promotion, advice or solicitation.

Canada Commercial

ML

McMillan LLP

Financing Defence Projects: A Sharper Focus On Risk Sharing

Following the Cold War, Canada significantly reduced its defence spending, based on the assumption that geopolitical tensions had eased.

D

Dentons Canada LLP

Appealing Briefs - Episode 26 : Lundin Mining: What Is A ‘Material Change’? (Podcast)

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Appealing Briefs – Épisode 26 : Lundin Mining : Qu'est-ce qui constitue un « changement important »? (Podcast)

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Project Samara: Canadian Regulators Approve Distributed Ledger Bond Issuance Experiment

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Dentons Canada LLP

Staying Ahead: The Value Of Annual Compliance Reviews For Ontario Registrants

Canada Commercial

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Appealing Briefs – Épisode 26 : Lundin Mining : Qu’est-ce Qui Constitue Un « Changement Important »? (Podcast)

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Lending To Limited Partnerships: Lessons From The Cerieco Decision

Canada Commercial

DW

Dickinson Wright PLLC

D&O Insider Reporting In The U.S.: Business As Usual For Canadian Issuers

Canada Commercial

DW

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

La Cour fédérale annule une sanction administrative pécuniaire de 1,6 M$ imposée par la commissaire de l'Agence de la consommation en matière financière du Canada

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

OSC Corporate Finance Division 2025 Financial Report: Guidance For Issuers

Canada Commercial

C

Cassels

The Davies Corporate/Securities Law Moot: Celebrating 35 Years Of Advocacy

Canada Commercial

DW

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

PDAC 2026: A Moment Of Opportunity In A Changing Landscape

Canada Commercial

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

SEC Grants Exemptive Relief From Section 16 Reporting To Canadian Issuers

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

Failure To Set A "Tone From The Top": CIRO Orders Significant Sanctions Against A Firm And Its Ultimate Designated Person

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

Investor Protection In The Age Of "Finfluencers" – Guidance From Canadian Securities Regulators

Canada Commercial

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Key Decisions Shaping Canadian Securities Litigation

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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Dentons Canada LLP

Tour D'horizon Des Principaux Développements À Venir En Droit Des Valeurs Mobilières (Video)

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

ESG And Shareholder Activism: Key Tips For Issuers (Video)

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Equity Compensation Plans: Stock Options, RSUs, And Allocation (Video)

SL

Siskinds LLP

Influencers In Toronto: Spotlight On Peter Simeon (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

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