Toronto – Further to its announcement on March 18, the Canadian Securities
Administrators (CSA) today published temporary blanket relief for market
participants from certain regulatory filings, as a result of COVID-19.
The
blanket relief provides a 45-day extension for periodic filings normally
required to be made by issuers, investment funds, registrants, certain regulated
entities and designated rating organizations on or before June 1, 2020 and for
certain other requirements outlined in the orders. Market participants need to
comply with the conditions in the blanket relief to use the extension.
The CSA is
implementing the relief through local blanket orders that are substantially harmonized
across the country. Market participants can view these orders on CSA members’
websites and are encouraged to contact their principal regulator with any
questions.
The CSA is
closely monitoring the situation and will consider whether further relief or
extension is necessary.
The CSA,
the council of the securities regulators of Canada’s provinces and territories,
co- ordinates and harmonizes regulation for the Canadian capital markets.
Associated
documents:
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For
inquiries about filings for issuers, other than investment funds:
Michael Bennett
Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate
Finance
Ontario Securities Commission
416-593-8079
mbennett@osc.gov.on.ca | Matthew Au
Senior Accountant, Corporate
Finance
Ontario Securities Commission
416-593-8132
mau@osc.gov.on.ca |
Jan Mazur
Team Lead, Statutory Filings
Alberta Securities Commission
403-297-2091
jan.mazur@asc.ca | Tim Robson
Manager, Legal, Corporate Finance
Alberta Securities Commission 403-355-6297 timothy.robson@asc.ca |
Martin Latulippe
Director, Continuous Disclosure
Autorité des marchés financiers
514-395-0337 ext. 4331
martin.latulippe@lautorite.qc.ca | Jody-Ann Edman
Manager, Financial Reporting
British Columbia Securities Commission
604-899-6698
jedman@bcsc.bc.ca |
Heather Kuchuran, CPA, CA, CFA Deputy Director, Corporate
Finance
Financial and Consumer Affairs
Authority of Saskatchewan
306-787-1009
heather.kuchuran@gov.sk.ca | Wayne Bridgeman, CPA, CGA
Deputy Director, Corporate
Finance
Manitoba Securities Commission
204-945-4905
wayne.bridgeman@gov.mb.ca |
Abel Lazarus
Director, Corporate Finance
Nova Scotia Securities Commission
902-424-6859
abel.lazarus@novascotia.ca | Rebecca Atkinson
Senior Legal Counsel
Financial and Consumer Services
Commission, New Brunswick
506-658-3038
rebecca.atkinson@fcnb.ca |
For inquiries
about filings for investment funds:
Ritu D. Kalra CPA, CA, CFA
Senior Accountant, Investment
Funds and Structured Products Branch
Ontario Securities Commission
416-593-8063
rkalra@osc.gov.on.ca | Irene Lee
Senior Legal Counsel, Investment
Funds and Structured Products Branch
Ontario Securities Commission
416-593-3668
ilee@osc.gov.on.ca |
Louis-Martin Ouellet
Acting Director, Investment Funds
Oversight
Autorité des marchés financiers
514-395-0337 ext. 4496
louis-martin.ouellet@lautorite.qc.ca | Jason Alcorn
Senior Legal Counsel and Special
Advisor to the Executive Director
Financial and Consumer Services
Commission, New Brunswick
506-643-7857
jason.alcorn@fcnb.ca |
Heather Kuchuran, CPA, CA, CFA
Deputy Director, Corporate
Finance
Financial and Consumer Affairs
Authority of Saskatchewan
306-787-1009
heather.kuchuran@gov.sk.ca | Chad Conrad
Legal Counsel, Corporate Finance
Alberta Securities Commission
403-297-4295
chad.conrad@asc.ca |
Donna Gouthro
Senior Securities Analyst
Nova Scotia Securities Commission
902-424-7077
donna.gouthro@novascotia.ca | Patrick Weeks
Corporate Finance Analyst
Manitoba Securities Commission
204-945-3326
Patrick.weeks@gov.mb.ca |
For
inquiries about filings for registrants:
Anita
Chung, CPA, CA, CFE
Registration
Accountant, Compliance & Registrant Regulation
Ontario
Securities Commission
416-593-8131
achung@osc.gov.on.ca | Mark French
Manager, Registration &
Dealer Compliance
British Columbia Securities
Commission
604-899-6856
mfrench@bcsc.bc.ca |
Wendy Morgan
Deputy Director, Securities
Financial and Consumer Services Commission,
New Brunswick
506-643-7202
wendy.morgan@fcnb.ca | Liz Kutarna, Deputy Director,
Capital Markets Securities Division
Financial and Consumer Affairs
Authority
306-787-5871
liz.kutarna@gov.sk.ca |
Paula White
Deputy Director, Compliance and
Oversight Manitoba Securities Commission
204-945-5195
paula.white@gov.mb.ca | Sue Henderson Deputy Director,
Registrations Manitoba Securities Commission
204-945-1600
sue.henderson@gov.mb.ca |
Ashley Lee
Regulatory Analyst, Registrant
Regulation Alberta Securities Commission
403-297-4009
ashley.Lee@asc.ca | Brian
Murphy
Manager,
Registration
Nova
Scotia Securities Commission
902-424-4592
brian.murphy@novascotia.ca |
For
inquiries about filings for regulated entities:
Christopher
Byers
Senior
Legal Counsel, Market Regulation
Ontario
Securities Commission
416-593-2350
cbyers@osc.gov.on.ca | Claude Gatien
Advisor, Strategic Initiatives
Autorité des marchés financiers
514-395-0337 ext, 4341 claude.gatien@lautorite.qc.ca |
Doug MacKay
Manager, Market and SRO Oversight
British Columbia Securities
Commission
604-899-6609
dmackay@bcsc.bc.ca | Paula White
Deputy Director, Compliance and
Oversight Manitoba Securities Commission
204-945-5195
paula.white@gov.mb.ca |
Sonne Udemgba
Deputy Director Legal, Securities
Division
Financial and Consumer Affairs
Authority
306-787-5879
sonne.udemgba@gov.sk.ca | Paula Kaner
Manager, Market Oversight Alberta Securities Commission 403-355-6290 paula.kaner@asc.ca |
For media inquiries, please refer to the
list of provincial and territorial representatives below or contact us at
media@acvm-csa.ca.
For
more information:
Kristen
Rose
Ontario Securities Commission
416-593-2336 | Hilary McMeekin
Alberta Securities Commission
403-592-8186 |
Brian
Kladko
British Columbia Securities Commission
604-899-6713 | Sylvain Théberge
Autorité des marchés financiers
514-940-2176 |
Jason
(Jay) Booth
Manitoba Securities Commission
204-945-1660 | Shannon
McMillan
Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan
306-798-4160 |
Sara
Wilson
Financial and Consumer Services
Commission, New Brunswick
506-643-7045 | Steve Dowling
Government of
Prince Edward Island,
Superintendent of Securities
902-368-4550 |
David
Harrison
Nova Scotia Securities Commission
902-424-8586 | Jeff Mason
Nunavut Securities Office
867-975-6591 |
Renée Dyer
Office of the Superintendent
of Securities
Newfoundland and Labrador
709-729-4909 | Tom Hall
Office of the Superintendent
of Securities
Northwest Territories
867-767-9305 |
Rhonda
Horte
Office of the Yukon Superintendent
of Securities
867-667-5466 | |
