Ontario Securities Commission

OSC Rule 33-508

Extension to Ontario Instrument 33-507 Exemption from Underwriting Conflict Disclosure Requirements

On August 18, 2022, OSC Rule 33-508 Extension to Ontario Instrument 33-507 Exemption from Underwriting Conflicts Disclosure Requirements (the Rule) will come into force.

The Rule extends the blanket relief issued on February 18, 2021, by Ontario Instrument 33-507 Exemption from Underwriting Conflicts Disclosure Requirements (Interim Class Order) (the OSC Blanket Order) by 18 months.

The OSC Blanket Order provides an exemption from the underwriting conflicts disclosure requirements in National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (NI 33-105) if

  1. the distribution is made under an exemption from the prospectus requirement,
  2. the distribution is of a security that is an “eligible foreign security” as defined in NI 33-105, and
  3. each purchaser in Ontario that purchases a security pursuant to the distribution through such person or company is a “permitted client” as defined in section 1.1 of National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations (NI 31-103).

The OSC Blanket Order eliminates the underwriting conflicts disclosure requirements in NI 33-105 in circumstances where foreign securities are offered to institutional investors in Ontario as part of a global offering and thereby facilitates participation by institutional investors in Ontario in such global offerings.

The OSC Blanket Order will cease to be effective on August 17, 2022, and the Rule will cause the relief provided in the OSC Blanket Order to be in force for an additional 18-month period from August 18, 2022 to February 17, 2024.

The full text of the Rule is available in the Ontario Securities Commission’s Bulletin at (2022), 45 OSCB 5633 and on the Commission’s website at http://www.osc.gov.on.ca.

(155-G151)

Marriage Act

certificate of permanent registration as a person authorized to solemnize marriage in Ontario have been issued to the following:

June 13, 2022 to June 19, 2022

Name Location Effective Date
Mohamed, Refaat Aurora, ON, CA 15-Jun-2022

certificate of cancellation of registration as a person authorized to solemnize marriage in Ontario have been issued to the following:

June 13, 2022 to June 19, 2022

Name Location Effective Date
Counsell, Benjamin Saskatoon, SK, CA 15-Jun-2022
Davis, Samantha Gidel Barrie, ON, CA 15-Jun-2022
Gerber, Paula Marques Caledon, ON, CA 15-Jun-2022
Mvundura, Floyd Hati Enderby, BC, CA 15-Jun-2022
Pollard, William Robert Mississauga, ON, CA 15-Jun-2022
Sanchez, Miguel A Whitby, ON, CA 15-Jun-2022

Alexandra Schmidt
Deputy Registrar General

(155-G152)