February 08, 2024

Access Model for prospectuses: Final amendments announced, Law360 Canada

Bill Gorman and Randy McAuley co-authored Access Model for prospectuses: Final amendments announced in Law360 Canada.

Excerpt from Access Model for prospectuses: Final amendments announced:

On Jan. 11, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published the final form of amendments to implement an access model (the Access Model) for delivery of prospectuses. The Access Model will allow reporting issuers to comply with statutory delivery requirements for prospectuses by providing electronic access and issuing a news release alerting investors that the prospectus is accessible through the System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval + (SEDAR+).

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