CIRO Launches InnovateSafe Regulatory Technology Sandbox

The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) has introduced InnovateSafe, a new regulatory sandbox that enables CIRO-regulated firms to test emerging products and technologies in a controlled, supervised environment. InnovateSafe will help firms develop...

OSC Seeks Comment on 2026-2027 Statement of Priorities

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has outlined its priorities for 2026–2027, seeking comments by January 12, 2026. The plan targets emerging risks like AI and crypto, boosts investor protection with a new ombudsman service and tighter sales oversight, and aims...

CSA Proposes Liquidity Risk Management Changes, Opens Consultation

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) are proposing new rules to help investment funds manage liquidity risk and meet investor redemption demands. Open for comment until March 27, 2026, the proposals would require funds to implement a liquidity risk management...

CSA Halts EMD Prospectus Offering Under Blanket Order

On November 27, 2025, the CSA announced it will end the temporary exemption that let exempt market dealers (EMDs) join selling groups in prospectus offerings. By October 20, 2025, only three EMDs filed the required forms, and only two joined two offerings each. The...

OSC Progresses on LTAF Initiative

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is seeking feedback on expanding retail access to illiquid, long-term asset funds, including disclosure challenges and barriers to holding them in RRSPs. The OSC also released consultation findings on its long-term asset fund...
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