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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2024-03-18; 2024-03-20 - 2024-03-21;
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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:On November 23, 2023, Mr. Lamarche applied for various orders. On March 20, 2024, at 2:00pm, the panel will hear Mr. Lamarche's application. |
2024-03-20; 2024-04-10;
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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. The panel will hear the application on April 10, 2024. The parties have until April 3, 2024, to file submissions. The Commission will hold a hearing management meeting on March 20, 2024 at 9:00am. |
2024-03-25; 2024-04-02 - 2024-04-03; 2024-04-05; 2024-04-18 - 2024-04-19; 2024-04-29 - 2024-05-03; 2024-05-06 - 2024-05-07; 2024-05-10; 2024-10-07 - 2024-10-11; 2024-10-15 - 2024-10-18;
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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 is scheduled to start on April 2, 2024. The Commission will hold a hearing management meeting on March 25, 2024 at 9:00am. |
2024-03-28;
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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 under s.161, 162 and 174 of the Act. On February 16, 2024, the panel adjourned the hearing to March 28, 2024, when it will set a date for the hearing. |
2024-04-02 - 2024-04-03; 2024-04-05; 2024-04-08 - 2024-04-09; 2024-04-15 - 2024-04-16;
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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 is scheduled to start on April 2, 2024. |
2024-04-09; 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 Commission will hold a hearing management meeting on April 9, 2024, at 9:00am. The hearing is scheduled to start on October 29, 2024. |
2024-05-14;
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Michael Ongun Gokturk; Einstein Capital Partners Ltd., Einstein Exchange Inc.; Einstein Law Corporation; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Panel:Gordon Johnson - Chair Note:On January 31, 2024, the Executive Director issued a notice of hearing. The Commission will set a date for the hearing on May 14, 2024, at 9:00am |
2024-05-14;
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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 Note:On February 28, 2024, the executive director issued a notice of hearing. The Commission will set a date for the hearing on May 14, 2024, at 9:00am. |
2024-05-27 - 2024-05-30;
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G2 Energy Corp. (formerly known as Green 2 Blue Energy Corp.); Slawomir Smulewicz; Michael Louis Young; Glenn Albert Little; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Misrepresentation Panel:James Kershaw - Chair, Gordon Johnson, Jason Milne Note:The hearing is scheduled to start on May 27, 2024. On November 29, 2023, Michael Young entered into a settlement agreement with the executive director and the proceedings were discontinued against him. |
2024-05-28;
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William Brent Meikle; Hit TV Brands Inc.; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Fraud; Illegal distribution; Misrepresentation Note:The executive director issued a notice of hearing on February 20, 2024. The Commission will set a date for a hearing on May 28, 2024 at 9:00am. |
Hearing Status | Hearing Information |
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Action pending
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Affinor Growers Inc.; Nicholas Gordon Brusatore; Brian Kent Whitlock; Usama Zafar Chaudhry; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Misrepresentation Panel:Gordon Johnson - Chair, Deborah Armour, James Kershaw Note:Hearing concluded. On October 10 and 11, 2023, the Panel heard oral submissions. The Panel’s findings are pending. |
Action pending
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BLOK Technologies Inc.; Robert Earle Dawson; James Joseph Hyland ; David Malcolm Alexander; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Misrepresentation Panel:Deborah Armour - Chair, Gordon Johnson, Jason Milne Note:Hearing concluded. The Panel issued its findings on February 1, 2024. The parties have until April 8, 2024 to file submissions on sanctions. On June 1 and 2, 2023 respectively, the executive director entered into settlement agreements with Robert Earle Dawson and David Malcom Alexander and discontinued proceedings against them. |
Action pending
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Cherie Evangeline White; KingdomInvestments 2015 Inc. (formerly Kingdom Realty Inc. and Kingdom Investments Inc.); Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Fraud; Illegal distribution; Obstruction of justice Panel:James Kershaw - Chair, Deborah Armour, Jason Milne Note:Hearing concluded. The Panel's decision is due on March 25, 2024. |
Action pending
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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, after hearing the executive director's application to extend the temporary order, the panel granted the application to the earlier of one year or until a hearing is held and a decision rendered. The panel’s reasons will follow. |
Action pending
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LiquiTrade Ltd.; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Trading without registration Panel:Gordon Johnson - Chair, Judith Downes, James Kershaw Note:Hearing concluded. The Panel's findings are due April 10, 2024. |
Action pending
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PreveCeutical Medical Inc.; Stephen Van Deventer; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Misrepresentation Panel:Gordon Johnson - Chair, Jason Milne, Marion Shaw Note:Hearing concluded. The Panel’s findings are due March 21, 2024 |
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. |
Action pending
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Re Application 20240119; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Manipulation/Misleading trading; Misrepresentation Panel:Audrey T. Ho - Chair, Gordon Johnson, Marion Shaw Note:On January 10, 2024, the Executive Director issued a notice of hearing. The notice of hearing has not been made public pending the determination of an application for anonymization. The Commission will hold a hearing management meeting on March 22, 2024 at 9:00am by video conference. The hearing is scheduled to start on December 9, 2024. |
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 Note:The executive director has applied for an order under section 161(6) of the Act. The respondent has until May 3, 2024 to file submissions. |
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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Patrick Aaron Dunn; Viribus Structural Connectors Inc.; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Allegations:Disclosure violations; Contravening a decision/order Panel:Gordon Johnson - Chair, George C. Glover, 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 16, 2023, the panel issued a variation order. |
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. The matter will proceed in writing. |
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. |
Hearing in writing
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Shijun "Clark" Zhu; Executive Director
Hearing Type:Enforcement Panel:Marion Shaw - Chair, Deborah Armour Note:On May 5, 2021, the Executive Director entered into a settlement agreement with the respondent and discontinued proceedings against him. On July 25, 2023, the Commission received an application under section 15.1 of the Act. On September 25, 2023, the Panel issued its Ruling. |