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April 3, 2020

Ontario Updates List of Essential Businesses; Additional Businesses in Ontario to close by 11:59 p.m. tomorrow

Business closures will remain in effect for at least 14 days to help stop the spread of COVID-19 The Ontario government released this news…

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March 24, 2020

Ontario orders non-essential workplaces to close tonight at 11:59 p.m.

Check the list of essential workplaces carefully as you may be surprised. Yesterday afternoon, the Ontario Government announced that it would order the mandatory…

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March 20, 2020

CSA Issues Guidance on Changes to AGMs during COVID-19 Outbreak

CSA clarifies expectations for reporting issuers considering changes or alternatives to in-person AGMs As contemplated in a press release earlier this week which we blogged about…

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March 18, 2020

CSA Provides Blanket Relief for Reporting Issuers due to COVID-19

45-day extension for financial statements, MD&A and other periodic filings will come as welcome relief for issuers The CSA has just announced that reporting issuers…

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March 17, 2020

The OSC and CSA Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis

Governments and regulators are holding press conferences and issuing statements on a head-spinning basis regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federal government yesterday announced the…

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March 11, 2020

In the Shoes of a Shareholder: Proxies become a Hot Topic

The use of proxies is a critical, and often misunderstood, element of shareholder meetings that is increasing in importance. Every public and private company…

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March 11, 2020

What’s Up in Weed

SkyLaw Client Northern Green Canada Inc. Achieves Highly Coveted EU GMP Certification EU GMP Certification represents the gold standard of quality control in cannabis…

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March 6, 2020

A letter from SkyLaw: our comments on Access Equals Delivery

SkyLaw submitted this letter to the Canadian Securities Administrators in response to a request for comments on the proposed Access Equals Delivery disclosure model. …

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March 6, 2020

Access Equals Delivery: a balancing act

Investor protection versus regulatory burden reduction. The mandates of Canadian securities regulators to protect investors and foster fair and efficient capital markets can sometimes…

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March 6, 2020

Coronavirus: the risk may be low, but the impact is real

As of today, over 3,300 people have died globally from COVID-19, widely known as the coronavirus. While the risk may be low for Canada,…

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