Ontario Securities Commission

• OSC tribunal approves $8M settlement over RBC accounting practices

  The Ontario Securities Commission has approved an $8-million settlement with Royal Bank of Canada over issues with its tracking of costs related to internal software development.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2023
  
• Ontario securities regulator exploring artificial intelligence use in capital markets

  The regular warns of major challenges for AI adoption in the sector because of data constraints and the ability to attract and retain AI talent due to competition from tech firms.

  Canada

  Oct 10, 2023
  
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• Court case against ex CannTrust leaders should prompt OSC ‘soul searching’: experts

  Legal experts say the acquittal of three former cannabis executives should prompt the Ontario Securities Commission to do some ``deep soul searching.''

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2022
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• Former CannTrust leaders acquitted in unlicensed growing trial

  An Ontario court has acquitted three former cannabis leaders charged with offences linked to unlicensed growing at a Niagara-area greenhouse.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2022
• OSC says no reasonable prospect of conviction in CannTrust case

  Ontario Securities Commission says it no longer has a reasonable prospect of conviction against three former cannabis company leaders linked to securities offenses at CannTrust.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2022
• CannTrust CEO was warned over illicit pot growing: former compliance worker

  His comments were made at the Old City Hall courthouse in Toronto in response to questioning from Dihim Emami, a lawyer representing the Ontario Securities Commission.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2022
• Ontario Securities Commission appoints new chair in Kevan Cowan

  Cowan is a financial services executive who has been a key participant in the transformation of Canadian capital markets during his three decades in the industry.

  Economy

  Nov 30, 2022
• Tough ruling against former cannabis leaders could send message, say experts

  Industry observers say cannabis companies' future regulatory compliance is at stake as a case against three former leaders of CannTrust Holdings Inc. begins.

  Canada

  Oct 16, 2022
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• OSC failed to alert public to many potentially risky investments: auditor general report

  Lysyk's office found that in almost half of the cases it analyzed the OSC had sufficient information to issue a warning about potentially harmful activity to investors, but didn't.

  Cannabis

  Dec 1, 2021
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• Former CannTrust execs charged after alleged illegal growing of cannabis at Ontario facility

  The charges come after CannTrust's licences were suspended for illegally growing thousands of kilograms of dried cannabis in unlicensed rooms in 2018 and 2019.

  Cannabis

  Jun 22, 2021