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What's New
- October 21, 2020 OSC News Release: OSC seeks applications for the Securities Proceedings Advisory Committee
- October 1, 2020 OSC News Release: OSC and IIROC appeal for tips on abusive trading
- October 1, 2020 CSA News Release: New CSA report highlights investor education in turbulent times
- September 30, 2020 OSC News Release: OSC Requests New Members for the Registrant Advisory Committee
- September 30, 2020 OSC News Release: OSC announces activities for World Investor Week and Investor Education Month
- September 29, 2020 OSC News Release: OSC Seeks Applications for Small Business Advisory Committee
- September 24, 2020 OSC News Release: OSC announces agenda and opens registration for virtual Dialogue 2020
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- October 20, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: In the Matter of Vernon Ray Faut, File No. 2020-36
- October 20, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: Sean Daley et al., File No. 2019-28
- October 16, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: Douglas John Eley, File No. 2020-35
- October 14, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: First Global Data Ltd. et al., File No. 2019-22
- October 13, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: Douglas John Eley, File No. 2020-35
- October 8, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: Derek F. C. Elliott, File No. 2020-31
- October 8, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: Sean Daley and Kevin Wilkerson, File No. 2019-39
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- October 19, 2020 10:00 AM - First Global Data Ltd., Global Bioenergy Resources Inc., Nayeem Alli, Maurice Aziz, Harish Bajaj, and Andre Itwaru
- October 19, 2020 10:00 AM - Majd Kitmitto, Steven Vannatta, Christopher Candusso, Claudio Candusso, Donald Alexander (Sandy) Goss, John Fielding and Frank Fakhry
- November 9, 2020 10:00 AM - Douglas John Eley
- November 12, 2020 10:00 AM - Bardya Ziaian
- November 19, 2020 9:00 AM - Epix Resource Finance Corporation Regarding Aberdeen International Inc.
- November 30, 2020 9:00 AM - Aurelio Marrone
- December 3, 2020 10:00 AM - Jonathan Cartu, David Cartu, and Joshua Cartu
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- October 8, 2020 Notice from the Office of the Secretary: Derek F. C. Elliott, File No. 2020-31
- October 8, 2020 OSC Staff Notice 11-737 (Revised) - Securities Advisory Committee - Vacancies
- October 8, 2020 Notice of Correction – CSA Notice of Amendments to National Instrument 81-105 Mutual Fund Sales Practices and Related Consequential Amendments Prohibition of Mutual Fund Trailing Commissions Where No Suitability Determination Was Required - Annex F
- September 18, 2020 CSA Staff Notice 81-333 Guidance on Effective Liquidity Risk Management for Investment Funds
- September 17, 2020 CSA Notice of Amendments to National Instrument 81-105 Mutual Fund Sales Practices and Related Consequential Amendments Prohibition of Mutual Fund Trailing Commissions Where No Suitability Determination Was Required
- September 14, 2020 2020 Summary Report for Dealers, Advisers and Investment Fund Managers
- September 10, 2020 Notice – Variation of Exchange Recognition Orders, ATS Protocol, and Revocation of OSC Staff Notice 21-706
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- Comments close: October 23, 2020 CSA Consultation Paper 25-402 – Consultation on the Self-Regulatory Organization Framework
- Comments close: November 4, 2020 Proposed Amendments to OSC Rule 48-501 Trading During Distributions, Formal Bids and Share Exchange Transactions and Proposed Changes to Companion Policy 48-501CP
- Comments close: December 2, 2020 Proposed Amendments to National Instrument 94-101 Mandatory Central Counterparty Clearing of Derivatives and Proposed Changes to Companion Policy 94-101 Mandatory Central Counterparty Clearing of Derivatives
- Comments close: December 16, 2020 Proposed Amendments to National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions and Proposed Changes to Companion Policy 45-106CP Prospectus Exemptions Relating to the Offering Memorandum Prospectus Exemption
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- October 20, 2020: Investor News: COVID-19 & Job Loss; Robo-Advisors; High-Yield Bonds; OEO Trailer Ban; Investor Decisions; OSC Dialogue; Cranial Cash Clash & more
- October 5, 2020: Investor News: Investor Education in October; SRO Framework Consultation; Pay Down Debt or Invest; COVID-19 & Retirement Savings; Diversification
- September 21, 2020: Investor Warning: tradebits3.com
- September 8, 2020: Investor News: "Back to School" for Investors; Online Investor Education; Post-Secondary Student Money Tips; Budgeting; Education Costs; SEAC
- August 19, 2020: Investor News: New Research – Investor Experience & COVID-19; Meet Walied Soliman; Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce; Summer Financial Checkup
- August 5, 2020: Investor News: Our most notable and most popular articles, tools and calculators from the past year
- June 11, 2020: Investor News: QuadrigaCX Report; COVID-19 & DSCs; Financial Health for Seniors; Checking Registration; Personal Info Inventory; Qs & As; Stableview
- June 2, 2020: Investor News: Investor News: Seniors’ Month; Financial Support for Seniors; Retirement Money Tips; Financial Statement Basics; COVID-19 Response Update; Fraud Alert
- May 7, 2020: Investor News: Meet Grant Vingoe, Acting OSC Chair & CEO; COVID Scams; OSC Priorities; Dollar-Cost Averaging; Dividends; Wills; #COVIDFraudChat
- May 1 2020: Investor Warning: Pinnacle Capital
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