Exemptive relief granted declaring the Filer is no longer a reporting issuer in the Jurisdictions.
The Filer, an Australian company primarily engaged in potash exploration, applied for a decision that it is no longer a reporting issuer in the Jurisdictions.
The Filer's ordinary shares were voluntarily delisted from the TSX and it has no operations in Canada.
The Filer demonstrated that Canadian residents beneficially own less than 2% of its outstanding shares and comprise less than 2% of its worldwide securityholders.
The Ontario Securities Commission, as principal regulator, granted the requested exemptive relief.
Exemptive relief granted declaring the Filer is not a reporting issuer.
The Filer, Chop Exploration Inc., applied for a decision under the securities legislation of Ontario and Alberta that it is not a reporting issuer.
The Filer had previously filed a prospectus for an initial public offering but never completed it due to adverse market conditions.
The Filer has 45 securityholders and its securities are not traded on any marketplace.
The Ontario Securities Commission, as principal regulator, granted the exemptive relief sought, determining that the Filer is no longer a reporting issuer.
Exemptive relief granted to permit certain marketing activities for future offerings under a Canadian MJDS shelf prospectus.
The Filer, Pattern Energy Group Inc., applied to the Ontario Securities Commission for an exemption from the prospectus requirement under the Securities Act.
The exemption was sought to permit investment dealers to use standard term sheets, marketing materials, and conduct road shows in connection with future offerings under a final Canadian MJDS shelf prospectus.
The Commission granted the requested exemptive relief, provided that the conditions and requirements set out in Part 9A of National Instrument 44-102 are complied with.
Exemptive relief granted for at-the-market distributions from prospectus delivery and related requirements.
The Filers applied to the Ontario Securities Commission for exemptive relief from the prospectus delivery requirement, prospectus form requirements, withdrawal right, and right of action for non-delivery in connection with at-the-market distributions of common shares.
The Commission granted the requested relief, subject to conditions including that the distributions not exceed 10% of the aggregate market value of the outstanding common shares and that daily sales not exceed 25% of the trading volume.
The Commission also granted a request for confidentiality until the earlier of the execution of the equity distribution agreement, a notice that confidentiality is no longer needed, or 90 days after the decision.
Exemptive relief granted declaring the Filer is no longer a reporting issuer.
The Filer, a special purpose trust with no outstanding securities, applied for a decision that it is no longer a reporting issuer in multiple Canadian jurisdictions.
The Filer had not filed its 2013 annual continuous disclosure documents pending this application.
The Ontario Securities Commission, as principal regulator, granted the requested exemptive relief, determining that the Filer met the test to cease being a reporting issuer.
Foreign issuer granted exemptive relief to cease being a reporting issuer due to de minimis Canadian presence.
The Filer, a foreign issuer incorporated in the Netherlands, applied for a decision that it is no longer a reporting issuer in the Jurisdictions.
The Filer demonstrated that it has a de minimis market presence in Canada, with Canadian residents beneficially owning less than 2% of its outstanding securities and comprising less than 2% of its total securityholders.
The Filer's securities are not traded on any Canadian marketplace, and it has no intention of distributing securities to the public in Canada.
The Ontario Securities Commission, acting as principal regulator, granted the requested exemptive relief.
Exemptive relief granted from continuous disclosure and prospectus requirements for credit support issuer structure.
The Filer applied for exemptive relief from various continuous disclosure, certification, insider reporting, audit committee, corporate governance, and short form prospectus requirements to accommodate a credit support issuer structure.
The Filer was unable to rely on existing exemptions because it only owned 70.5% of an intermediate holding entity and the proposed preferred shares were convertible into other preferred shares.
The Ontario Securities Commission granted the requested relief, subject to several conditions regarding the ownership and control of the holding entities and compliance with alternative disclosure requirements.
Exemptive relief granted to allow mutual funds to invest in underlying funds under common management.
The applicant, Forge First Asset Management Inc., applied on behalf of several mutual funds for exemptive relief from the self-dealing restrictions in the Securities Act.
The relief was sought to allow the top funds to invest in underlying funds that are under common management, creating a fund-on-fund structure.
The Ontario Securities Commission granted the requested relief, subject to conditions including that the top funds are distributed solely pursuant to prospectus exemptions and that no duplicative management or incentive fees are payable.
Exemptive relief from continuous disclosure and audit committee requirements granted to credit support issuer following reorganization.
The applicant, a reporting issuer, applied for exemptive relief from continuous disclosure, certification, and audit committee requirements under the applicable securities legislation and the Business Corporations Act.
The applicant proposed a reorganization that would result in it no longer satisfying the conditions of a previous exemptive relief decision regarding its credit support issuer structure.
The Ontario Securities Commission granted the requested exemptions, subject to several conditions, including that the parent real estate investment trust continues to beneficially own all voting securities and provides a full and unconditional guarantee of the applicant's convertible debentures.
Order granted declaring that the Filer is no longer a reporting issuer.
The Filer, Lipari Energy, Inc., applied for a decision under the securities legislation of Ontario and Alberta that it is not a reporting issuer.
Following a court-approved plan of arrangement, the Filer's shares were acquired by a purchaser and delisted from the TSX.
The Filer's outstanding securities are beneficially owned by fewer than 15 securityholders in each Canadian jurisdiction and fewer than 51 worldwide.
The Ontario Securities Commission, acting as principal regulator, granted the requested order.
Exemptive relief granted from prospectus and dealer registration requirements for foreign employee share offering.
Sanofi applied for exemptive relief from the prospectus and dealer registration requirements of the Securities Act in connection with a global employee share offering.
The offering involved the use of French collective employee shareholding vehicles (FCPEs).
The Ontario Securities Commission granted the requested relief, subject to conditions regarding the first trade of the securities.
Exemptive relief from prospectus requirement granted for distributions in a REIT reorganization.
The Filer, Calloway Real Estate Investment Trust, applied for exemptive relief from the prospectus requirement under the Securities Act for distributions that are steps in a proposed reorganization.
The reorganization is intended to ensure the Filer continues to qualify as a real estate investment trust under the Income Tax Act.
The Ontario Securities Commission granted the relief, subject to conditions ensuring the reorganization does not change unitholders' ownership or the Filer's consolidated assets and liabilities.
Order granted declaring that Seaborne Minerals Inc. has ceased to be a reporting issuer.
The Filer, Seaborne Minerals Inc., applied for an order that it has ceased to be a reporting issuer in Ontario and Alberta.
The Filer had filed a prospectus but never completed its initial public offering, and all of its securityholders are resident in British Columbia.
The Ontario Securities Commission, acting as principal regulator, granted the requested relief, finding that the Filer met the requirements and that there was no prejudice to any person in Alberta or Ontario.
Exemptive relief granted to allow pooled funds to invest in underlying funds under common management.
The Filer applied for exemptive relief from the mutual fund conflict of interest restrictions, reporting requirements, and self-dealing prohibitions under the Securities Act and National Instrument 31-103.
The relief was sought to allow pooled funds to invest in securities of underlying funds under common management.
The Ontario Securities Commission granted the requested exemptions, subject to certain conditions regarding fees, voting, and disclosure.
Exemptive relief granted from continuous disclosure and audit committee requirements for credit support issuer.
The Filer, DIR Industrial Properties Inc., applied to the Ontario Securities Commission for exemptive relief from continuous disclosure, certification, corporate governance, and audit committee requirements under various National Instruments and the Business Corporations Act.
The Filer sought to implement a credit support issuer structure following an amalgamation but could not rely on the standard exemption because its convertible debentures and warrants did not convert immediately into securities of the credit supporter.
The Commission granted the requested relief, subject to conditions including that the Filer not issue other securities and that the credit supporter continue to provide a full and unconditional guarantee.
Exemptive relief granted to dealers from certain Canadian-specific disclosure requirements for foreign security private placements.
The applicants, registered dealers, applied for exemptive relief from certain disclosure requirements under National Instrument 33-105 and OSC Rule 45-501 when offering foreign securities to permitted clients in Canada on a private placement basis.
The requested relief included exemptions from providing Canadian-specific disclosure on conflicts of interest, connected issuer relationships, and statutory rights of action in the foreign offering document.
The Ontario Securities Commission granted the relief, subject to conditions including that the offering document complies with U.S. registered offering disclosure requirements for conflicts of interest and that purchasers provide written consent.
Exemptive relief granted to dealers from certain Canadian disclosure requirements for foreign securities private placements.
The Applicants, who are dealers participating in private placements of foreign securities to permitted clients in Canada, applied for exemptive relief from certain disclosure requirements under National Instrument 33-105 and OSC Rule 45-501.
The Ontario Securities Commission granted the relief, allowing the Applicants to provide U.S. registered offering disclosure regarding underwriter conflicts of interest instead of the Canadian-specific connected and related issuer disclosure, and exempting them from including a description of statutory rights of action in the offering memorandum, subject to certain conditions including providing a notice to purchasers.
Exemption from prospectus requirement granted for commercial paper not meeting standard credit rating definitions.
The filer, Thomson Reuters Corporation, applied to the Ontario Securities Commission for an exemption from the prospectus requirement for trades in its commercial paper.
The commercial paper did not meet the 'approved credit rating' definition under National Instrument 45-106 because it held a lower rating from one of the rating organizations.
The Commission granted the exemptive relief, allowing the trades without a prospectus, subject to conditions including that the commercial paper matures within one year, is not asset-backed, and maintains prescribed minimum ratings from specified rating organizations.
Exemptive relief granted from prospectus and registration requirements for a foreign issuer's employee share offering.
The applicant, a French issuer, sought exemptive relief from the prospectus and dealer registration requirements of the Securities Act in connection with a global employee share offering.
The offering involved the use of collective employee shareholding vehicles (FCPEs) under French law, which prevented reliance on standard prospectus and registration exemptions.
Exemptive relief granted declaring that the Filer is no longer a reporting issuer.
World Heart Corporation applied for a decision that it is no longer a reporting issuer in the applicable jurisdictions following its merger with a wholly owned subsidiary of HeartWare International, Inc. As a result of the merger, all outstanding securities of the Filer are beneficially owned by fewer than 15 security holders in each Canadian jurisdiction and fewer than 51 worldwide.