Offering Memorandum Exemption in Canada – Word Cloud

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Word cloud image for the Offering Memorandum Exemption in Canada. The offering memorandum exemption is a prospectus exemption that is available across Canada except Ontario where it is currently under consideration by the Ontario Securities Commission. Certain other jurisdictions in Canada are also looking at changing the offering memorandum exemption by, for example, introducing a […]

Remarks by Howard Wetston Chair, Ontario Securities Commission Private Capital Markets Association Annual Conference June 2, 2014

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On June 2, 2014, the Private Capital Markets Association of Canada (the PCMA) held its 2014 Annual Conference at the Board of Trade in Toronto, Ontario.  There were over 320 attendees at a sold out event. As Chairman of the PCMA, I had the distinct honour and pleasure of introducing our keynote speaker, The Honourable Howard […]

Infographic – 13 Key Statistics on the Offering Memorandum Exemption in Alberta

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On March 20, 2014, the Alberta Securities Commission (the ASC) published statistics about the use of the offering memorandum exemption in s. 2.9 of National Instrument 45-106  Prospectus and Registration Exemptions (the OM Exemption) for the Province of Alberta.This provides useful data, albeit Alberta-only data. The key statistics below are taken directly from Annex B Background – Local Experience with […]

Maybe You Can’t Crowdfund! Only Certain Types of Issuers Can Do Equity Crowdfunding in Canada

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Not every type of issuer can raise capital under the existing and proposed Equity Crowdfunding exemptions in Canada. This article discusses the availability of certain proposed and existing Equity Crowdfunding exemptions in Canada for issuers looking to raise capital and the published rationale by certain participating Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) where such exemptions are proposed […]

13 Key Statistics about the Use of the Offering Memorandum Exemption in Alberta

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On March 20, 2014, the Alberta Securities Commission (the ASC) published statistics about the use of the offering memorandum exemption in s. 2.9 of National Instrument 45-106  Prospectus and Registration Exemptions (the OM Exemption) for the Province of Alberta. Unfortunately, there is no national database where all this information exists for each Canadian jurisdiction. Not […]