Hearing Schedule
Hearings are usually held at the BC Securities Commission, 12th Floor, 701 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC.
Hearings start at 10 a.m. each hearing day, unless otherwise indicated on the hearing schedule, below.
Dates and times of hearings may change. Any change is reflected in the hearing schedule below, which is the most up-to-date source for information about upcoming hearings.
Questions about the hearing schedule should be directed to the Commission Hearing Office.
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Hearing Date | Hearing Information |
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2024-07-29;
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Jean Andre Lamarche (aka John Lamarche); Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Trading without registration; Advising without registration Panel:Marion Shaw - Chair, Deborah Armour, Karen Keilty Note:The executive director issued a notice of hearing on December 18, 2022. The Commission will hold a hearing management meeting on July 29, 2024 at 9:00am. |
2024-08-13;
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Brandon Wade Boddy; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Failed to comply with a summons or demand Panel:Deborah Armour - Chair, Gordon Johnson, Karen Keilty Note:On June 26, 2024, the executive director issued a notice of hearing. The Commission will set a date for the hearing on August 13, 2024 at 9:00am. |
2024-09-04; 2024-11-13 - 2024-11-14;
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Michael Duane Onstad; LOC Consultants Inc.; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Trading without registration Panel:Deborah Armour - Chair, Judith Downes, Warren Funt Note:On April 24, 2024, the Executive Director issued a Notice of Hearing. The Commission will hold a hearing management meeting on September 4, 2024 at 9:00am. The hearing is scheduled to start on November 13, 2024. |
2024-09-04;
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Re Application 20240328; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Review Panel:Gordon Johnson - Chair, Karen Keilty, James Kershaw Note:On March 28, 2024, an application was made under section 165(3) of the Act. The panel will hear this application on September 4, 2024 at 10:00am. This matter is proceeding in camera. |
2024-09-16; 2025-01-27 - 2025-01-31; 2025-02-10 - 2025-02-14;
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NetCents Technology Inc.; Clayton Leigh Moore; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Acting contrary to public interest; Illegal distribution; Misrepresentation Panel:Marion Shaw - Chair, Gordon Johnson, Karen Keilty Note:On November 17, 2023, the Executive Director issued a notice of hearing. The panel will hold a hearing management meeting on September 16, 2024 at 9:00am. The hearing is scheduled to start on January 27, 2025. |
2024-10-22; 2025-03-31 - 2025-04-02; 2025-04-04; 2025-04-07 - 2025-04-11; 2025-04-14;
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William Brent Meikle; Hit TV Brands Inc.; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Fraud; Illegal distribution; Misrepresentation Panel:James Kershaw - Chair, Gordon Johnson, Karen Keilty Note:The executive director issued a notice of hearing on February 20, 2024. The Commission will hold a hearing management meeting on October 22, 2024 at 10:00am. The hearing is scheduled to start on March 31, 2025. |
2024-10-29 - 2024-10-31; 2024-11-08;
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Tajkarim Mohamed; Lacie Holdings Limited; Space Cloud Empire Limited, formerly known as CE Star Holdings Limited; Aly Ismail; NH Transcendental Business Solutions Inc.; Green Stream Botanicals Corp.; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Trading without registration Panel:James Kershaw - Chair, Karen Keilty, Marion Shaw Note:On October 24, 2023, the Executive Director issued a notice of hearing. The hearing is scheduled to start on October 29, 2024. |
2024-11-18 - 2024-11-22; 2024-11-26 - 2024-11-29;
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Multi-Metal Development Ltd. (formerly, American CuMo Mining Corporation); Shawn Methven Dykes; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:False or misleading statements Panel:Marion Shaw - Chair, Judith Downes, Warren Funt Note:The hearing is scheduled to start on November 18, 2024. |
2024-12-17; 2025-03-03 - 2025-03-05; 2025-03-07; 2025-03-10 - 2025-03-14;
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Michael Ongun Gokturk; Einstein Capital Partners Ltd.; Einstein Law Corporation; Einstein Exchange Inc.; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Fraud Panel:Deborah Armour - Chair, Audrey T. Ho, Karen Keilty Note:The Commission will hold a hearing management meeting on December 17, 2024 at 9:00am. The hearing is scheduled to start on March 3, 2025. |
2025-02-18 - 2025-02-21;
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Rona-Joanne Galeon Rafal; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Failed to comply with a summons or demand Panel:Gordon Johnson - Chair, Warren Funt, Jason Milne Note:On April 17, 2024, the Executive Director issued a notice of hearing. The hearing is scheduled to start on February 18, 2025. |
Hearing Status | Hearing Information |
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Action pending
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Core Capital Partners Inc.; Kamaldeep Thindal; Amandeep Thindal; Yazan Al Homsi; Mani Chopra; Pardeep Luddu; Aarun Kumar (aka Aaron Rai Kumar); Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Manipulation/Misleading trading Panel:Gordon Johnson - Chair, Judith Downes, Jason Milne Note:The hearing has concluded. The parties have until October 10, 2024, to file submissions on liability. |
Action pending
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David Smillie; 1081627 B.C. Ltd. operating as ezBtc; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Fraud Panel:Audrey T. Ho - Chair, James Kershaw, Marion Shaw Note:On April 18, 2023, the executive director issued a notice of hearing. The hearing has concluded. The parties filed written submissions on liability. The Panel's findings are due September 17, 2024. |
Action pending
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Elixir Technology Inc.; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Review Panel:Deborah Armour - Chair, James Kershaw, Jason Milne Note:On March 10, 2023, an application was made under section 171 of the Act. |
Action pending
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LiquiTrade Ltd.; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Trading without registration; Section 25 - Unregistered exchange Panel:Gordon Johnson - Chair, Judith Downes, James Kershaw Note:Hearing concluded. The Panel issued its findings on July 3, 2024. The parties have until August 21, 2024 to file submissions on sanctions. |
Action pending
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Re Application 20220429; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Review Panel:Gordon Johnson - Chair, Judith Downes, Jason Milne Note:On April 29, 2022, an application was made under section 171 of the Securities Act to revoke certain preservation orders. The hearing is adjourned generally. This matter is proceeding in camera. |
Hearing Status | Hearing Information |
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Reciprocal order
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Amar Bahadoorsingh; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement - Reciprocal order Allegations:Acting contrary to public interest Panel:Gordon Johnson - Chair, Warren Funt Note:The executive director has applied for an order under section 161(6) of the Act. The parties have until August 2, 2024 to file submissions. |
Reciprocal order
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Naresh Singh Mann (aka Naresh Singh Maan); Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement - Reciprocal order Allegations:Acting contrary to public interest Panel:Gordon Johnson - Chair, Warren Funt Note:The executive director has applied for orders under section 161(6) of the Act. The respondent has until August 15, 2024 to file submissions |
Reciprocal order
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Randolph Michael Rochefort; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement - Reciprocal order Allegations:Acting contrary to public interest Panel:Gordon Johnson - Chair, Warren Funt Note:The Executive Director has applied for orders under section 161(6) of the Act. The respondent has until August 9, 2024 to file submissions. |
Reciprocal order
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Sharief Deona McDowell; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement - Reciprocal order Allegations:Acting contrary to public interest Panel:Gordon Johnson - Chair, Warren Funt Note:The executive director has applied for orders under section 161(6) of the Act. The respondent has until July 24, 2024 to file submissions. |
Hearing Status | Hearing Information |
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Matter concluded
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GSPartners; GSB Gold Standard Bank Ltd.; GSB Gold Standard Corporation AG; Swiss Valorem Bank Ltd.; Haidy Nitsa Nakos; Tanya Sue Cloete; James Bruce Gardiner; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Acting contrary to public interest Panel:Deborah Armour - Chair, Jason Milne, Marion Shaw Note:On November 16, 2023, the executive director issued a temporary order under s.161(2) of the Act. On November 29, 2023, the panel extended the temporary order for the earlier of one year or until a hearing is held and a decision rendered. On April 4, 2024, the panel issued its reasons for extending the temporary order. |
Matter concluded
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Patrick Aaron Dunn; Viribus Structural Connectors Inc.; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Disclosure violations; Contravening a decision/order Panel:Gordon Johnson - Chair, Marion Shaw Note:On May 18, 2023, the Panel issued its decision. On June 16, 2023, Patrick Aaron Dunn applied for leave to appeal to the British Columbia Court of Appeal. On July 27, 2023, Patrick Aaron Dunn applied to vary the Commission’s decision 2023 BCSECCOM 251 dated May 18, 2023. On October 12, 2023, the Court of Appeal dismissed leave to appeal On October 16, 2023, the panel issued a variation order. On April 16, 2024, Patrick Aaron Dunn applied for a further variation of the Commission's May 18, 2023, decision. The hearing will be conducted in writing. On June 25, 2024, the Panel issued its Ruling. |
Hearing Status | Hearing Information |
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Under appeal
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Attorney General for British Columbia; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Review Panel:Deborah Armour, Marion Shaw Note:The Attorney General for British Columbia requested the Commission to refer a stated case to the British Columbia Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of s. 151 of the Securities Act. The hearing was held in November 2020. The British Columbia Supreme Court issued its Reasons for Judgment on July 27, 2021. On August 23 and 26, 2021, the appellants filed Notices of Appeal with the British Columbia Court of Appeal. |
Under appeal
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Faiyaz A. Dean; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement - Reciprocal order Allegations:Acting contrary to public interest Panel:Gordon Johnson - Chair, Jason Milne Note:On June 3, 2022, the executive director applied for orders under sections 161(6)(b) and 161(1) of the Securities Act. The Commission issued its decision on March 29, 2023. On April 27, 2023, Mr. Dean filed a Notice of Appeal with the BC Court of Appeal. On May 24, 2023, Mr. Dean applied to vary the Commission's decision. On May 26, 2023, the panel issued a variation order. |
Under appeal
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Garo Aram Deyrmenjian; Raffi Khorchidian; Antoine Ratsaphong; EuroHelvetia TrustCo. S.A. now known as EHT Corporate Services S.A.; David Craven; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Manipulation/Misleading trading Panel:Judith Downes - Chair Note:On March 8, 2017, the Executive Director discontinued proceedings against Antoine Ratsaphong. Hearing concluded. The Panel issued its findings on April 25, 2018. The appellants Deyrmenjian, Khorchidian, EHT and Craven filed notices of application for leave to appeal with the BC Court of Appeal. On November 2, 2018, the panel heard submissions on EHT and Craven's application under section 171 of the Act to revoke or vary the Panel's findings, and denied the application, with reasons to follow. The Panel issued it's decision on March 11, 2019. On April 8, 2019, Raffi Khorchidian filed a notice of application for leave to appeal with the BC Court of Appeal. On September 16, 2019, Garo Deyrmenjian filed an Amended Notice of Application for leave to appeal. Garo Deyrmenjian's and Raffi Khorchidian's leave applications are scheduled for November 13, 2019. On November 14, 2019 Leave to appeal was partially granted. |
Under appeal
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Global Crossing Airlines Inc. (formerly known as Canada Jetlines Ltd.); Mark Morabito; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Disclosure violations; Insider trading Panel:Judith Downes - Chair, James Kershaw, Marion Shaw Note:On August 17, 2023, the panel issued a Ruling and Reasons for Ruling cited as Re Morabito, 2023 BCSECCOM 405 (Stay Ruling), dismissing applications by the respondents seeking orders that the proceedings arising from the Notice of Hearing be permanently stayed as an abuse of process. On October 16, 2023, the British Columbia Court of Appeal granted leave to appeal from the Stay Ruling and stayed the liability proceedings in this matter pending the final disposition of the appeal or further order of that Court. Liability proceedings are currently stayed by order of the Court of Appeal. |
Under appeal
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Re Application 20210107; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Review Panel:Gordon Johnson - Chair, Deborah Armour, Audrey T. Ho Note:On January 7, 2021, the applicant applied under section 171 of the Securities Act to revoke an Investigation Order. On May 17, 2021, the Panel heard the application and reserved its ruling. This matter is proceeding in camera. The Panel issued its Ruling on October 6, 2021. On October 20, 2021 the Appellants applied to the British Columbia Court of Appeal for leave to appeal. On December 10, 2021, the Court of Appeal granted leave. The Court of Appeal issued its Judgment on August 12, 2022. On October 11, 2022, the Appellants applied to the Supreme Court of Canada for leave to appeal. |
Under appeal
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Timothy Craig Durkin; SHH Holdings Limited; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Fraud Panel:Gordon Johnson - Chair, Judith Downes, Karen Keilty Note:Hearing concluded. On April 18, 2023, the Panel issued it's decision. On May 1, 2023, SHH Holdings Limited and Timothy Durkin filed a notice of application for leave to appeal with the BC Court of Appeal. |
Hearing Status | Hearing Information |
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Hearing in writing
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Hussain Dhala; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Review Panel:Gordon Johnson - Chair, Deborah Armour, Karen Keilty Note:On November 7, 2023, Mr. Dhala applied under s. 171 of the Act to vary the Commission's decision 2015 BCSECCOM 336 dated August 31, 2015. This matter will proceed in writing. On January 26, 2024 the applicant applied to cross-examine a witness. On July 16, 2024 the panel heard the application and reserved its decision. |
Hearing in writing
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Meiyun Zhang; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Fraud Panel:Gordon Johnson - Chair, Audrey T. Ho, James Kershaw Note:On April 25, 2023, the Panel issued a temporary order. On May 10, 2023, the Panel heard an application and extended the temporary order to May 10, 2024. On June 13, 2023, the Panel issued its Reasons for Ruling. On June 16, 2023, the Panel issued its Ruling on modified hearing procedures. The hearing will proceed in writing. The panel's decision is due September 13, 2024. |