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Canadian securities regulation is managed through the laws and agencies established by Canada's 10 provincial and 3 territorial governments. Each province and territory has a securities commission or equivalent authority with its own provincial or territorial legislation.
In 2010, a draft Canadian Securities Act was published, [4] on which a reference question was posed to the Supreme Court of Canada on its constitutionality. In Reference re Securities Act , the Court ruled that the proposed Act overreached genuine national concerns, and thus intruded too far into the provincial power over property and civil ...
In the Matter of a Reference by the Governor in Council concerning the proposed Canadian Securities Act, as set out in Order in Council P.C. 2010-667, dated May 26, 2010: Citations: 2011 SCC 66 (LexUM), Docket No. 33718 [1] Holding; Bill as proposed is not restricted to matters of genuine national concern, and is therefore unconstitutional.
The legislation encompasses many areas. It is perhaps best known for clauses that provide equivalent legislation to the U.S. Sarbanes–Oxley Act (SarbOx) to protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures. Thus, it is also known as the "Canadian Sarbanes–Oxley" act or C-SOX (see-socks).
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC; French: Commission des valeurs mobilières de l’Ontario) is a regulatory agency which administers and enforces securities legislation in the Canadian province of Ontario. The OSC is an Ontario Crown agency which reports to the Ontario legislature through the Minister of Finance.
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The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) is a regulatory agency which administers and enforces securities legislation in the Canadian province of British Columbia. See also [ edit ]
The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) is the securities commission responsible for administering and enforcing securities legislation in the Canadian province of Alberta. [ 1 ] The Alberta Securities Act RSA 2000 , a revision of the original Act that came into effect on January 1, 2002, is the statute that establishes Alberta's securities ...