The PCMA has some exciting news to share!
Dear Valued PCMA Member, We have some exciting news! The PCMA Canada website is undergoing an extensive facelift and the frontpage access will temporarily go dark. We’re working hard to…
PCMA Member, We need your Logo!
Dear PCMA member, While we are working hard to bring you a fresh, new, modern PCMA website with many cool features, we have one feature that we know you’ll just…
Bank of Canada Governor Sees ‘Worrying’ Signs in Housing Market
The Bank of Canada is seeing “worrying” signs that some Canadians are taking on too much debt to buy into the nation’s hot housing market. In an interview with the Financial Post,…
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National regulator effort effectively dead
CMAIO operations have been paused and staff laid off The effort to craft a de facto national regulator through a new model of federal-provincial co-operation is now all but dead,…
ASC adopts new prospectus exemption to support small business capital raising
As part of our efforts to reduce regulatory burden, optimize securities regulation in an effort to foster capital formation, the ASC and the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan…
41-307 – Concerns regarding an issuer’s financial condition and the sufficiency of proceeds from a prospectus offering (Revised) [CSA Staff Notice]
The purpose of this staff notice is to alert issuers (other than investment fund issuers) and their advisors about our approach where there are concerns regarding the financial condition of…
ASC Seeks Comment on Proposed New Small Business Finder’s Exemption
CALGARY – March 25, 2021 - The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) is seeking input on a proposed new registration exemption for finders to help start-ups and other small businesses in…
Alberta and Saskatchewan Securities Regulators Seek Comment on Proposed New Small Business Financing Initiative
Calgary – The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) and the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) are seeking input on a proposal designed to provide greater access to capital by…
OBSI releases 2020 Annual Report
Every March, we release our annual report to share OBSI’s achievements over the past year. This year, we celebrate one of our biggest milestones to date — 25 years of…
Securities regulators publish guidance for cryptocurrency asset trading platforms
TORONTO — Canadian securities organizations have unveiled guidance around how trading platforms for cryptocurrencies should be regulated as digital token and crypto assets keep growing in popularity. In a 56-page…