Temporary Order: In the Matter of AMTE Services Inc. et al.

Order

IN THE MATTER OF THE SECURITIES ACT,
R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5, AS AMENDED

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IN THE MATTER OF
AMTE SERVICES INC., OSLER ENERGY CORPORATION, RANJIT GREWAL, PHILLIP COLBERT AND EDWARD OZGA

TEMPORARY ORDER
(Subsection 127(8))

 

 

    WHEREAS on October 15, 2012, pursuant to subsections 127(1) and 127(5) of the Securities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5, as amended (the “Act”), the Ontario Securities Commission (the “Commission”) issued the following order (the “Temporary Order”) against AMTE Services Inc. (“AMTE”), Osler Energy Corporation (“Osler”), Ranjit Grewal (“Grewal”), Phillip Colbert (“Colbert”) and Edward Ozga (“Ozga”) (collectively, the “Respondents”):

 

 

(i) pursuant to clause 2 of subsection 127(1) of the Act, all trading by and in the securities of AMTE shall cease; all trading by and in the securities of Osler shall cease; all trading by Grewal shall cease; all trading by Colbert shall cease; and all trading by Ozga shall cease.

(ii) pursuant to clause 3 of subsection 127(1) of the Act, any exemptions contained in Ontario securities law do not apply to any of the Respondents;

    AND WHEREAS on October 15, 2012, the Commission ordered that the Temporary Order shall expire on the 15th day after its making unless extended by order of the Commission;

    AND WHEREAS on October 16, 2012, the Commission issued a Notice of Hearing to consider the extension of the Temporary Order, to be held on October 25, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.;

    AND WHEREAS on October 25, 2012, the Commission ordered that the Temporary Order be extended until January 29, 2013 and that the hearing be adjourned until January 28, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.;

    AND WHEREAS on January 29, 2013, the Commission ordered that the Temporary Order be extended until March 12, 2013 and that the hearing be adjourned until March 11, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.;

    AND WHEREAS on March 11, 2013, the Commission ordered that the Temporary Order be extended until May 28, 2013 or until further order of the Commission and that the hearing be adjourned until May 27, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.;

    AND WHEREAS on March 27, 2013, a hearing was held before the Commission and counsel for Staff attended to request an extension of the Temporary Order and no one appeared on behalf of the Respondents;

    AND WHEREAS Staff filed the affidavit of Peaches Barnaby sworn May 24, 2013 outlining service of the Commission order dated March 11, 2013 on the Respondents;

    AND WHEREAS quasi-criminal proceedings have been commenced in the Ontario Court of Justice pursuant to section 122(1)(c) of the Act against Grewal, Ozga and Colbert (the “Section 122 Proceedings”);

    AND WHEREAS a judicial pre-trial in connection with the Section 122 Proceedings was scheduled for June 27, 2013;

    AND WHEREAS Colbert consented to the extension of the Temporary Order;

    AND WHEREAS the Commission ordered that the Temporary Order be extended until July 22, 2013 or until further order of the Commission and the hearing to consider a further extension of the Temporary Order be adjourned until July 19, 2013 at 11:00 a.m.;

    AND WHEREAS on July 19, 2013, a hearing was held before the Commission and counsel for Staff attended to request an extension of the Temporary Order and no one appeared on behalf of the Respondents;

    AND WHEREAS Staff filed the affidavit of Tia Faerber sworn July 18, 2013 outlining service of the Commission’s order dated May 27, 2013 on the Respondents;

    AND WHEREAS a further judicial pre-trial in connection with the Section 122 Proceedings is scheduled for September 16, 2013;

    AND WHEREAS the Commission is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to make this order;

    IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Temporary Order is extended until September 25, 2013 or until further order of the Commission and the hearing to consider a further extension of the Temporary Order is adjourned until September 23, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. or to such other date or time as provided by the Office of the Secretary and agreed to by the parties.

 

DATED at Toronto this 19th day of July, 2013.

 

 

 

" James E. A. Turner "
James E. A. Turner