Scaling North of the Border: 2026 SR&ED Reforms and the Case for Canada
The Canadian government has implemented the most significant changes to the Scientific Research and Experimental Development program in over a decade. These changes come at a critical time, as Canadian startups have been facing increasing pressures to incorporate and operate in the U.S.
Canadian Securities Regulators Adopt the Semi-Annual Reporting Pilot
Canadian securities regulators have launched a voluntary semi‑annual reporting pilot allowing eligible venture issuers to replace quarterly financial reporting with semi‑annual disclosure, reducing regulatory burden while maintaining timely material disclosure but what does that mean for your business?
Canadian Securities Regulators Propose Semi-Annual Reporting Pilot
The Semi-Annual Reporting Pilot would permit eligible venture issuers to voluntarily shift from mandatory quarterly financial reporting to a semi-annual schedule, opting out of first and third quarter interim filings.
Canadian Securities Regulators Breathe New LIFE into the Canadian Capital Markets
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have introduced additional flexibility under the listed issuer financing exemption (the “LIFE Exemption”) through Coordinated Blanket Order 45-935, allowing more public companies to raise greater amounts using a simplified process. A blanket order was adopted across all Canadian jurisdictions with immediate effect and builds on the 2022 initiative to simplify […]