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  • Nova Scotia Agrees to Join the Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System

    April 10, 2019

    April 10, 2019 The Council of Ministers of the Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System (CCMR or Cooperative System) is pleased to welcome Nova Scotia to the CCMR with its signing of the Memorandum of Agreement. Nova Scotia joins British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan and Yukon as well as the federal government […]
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  • New Member Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Capital Markets Authority Implementation Organization

    February 28, 2018

    The ministers responsible for capital markets regulation in British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Yukon, and the Minister of Finance of Canada, are pleased to announce the selection of Mary Condon as an initial director of the proposed Capital Markets Regulatory Authority (Authority). Pending its establishment, Ms. Condon has been appointed […]
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  • Capital Markets Regulatory Authority Executive Management Team Announced

    January 30, 2017

    January 26, 2017 – Kevan Cowan, CEO of the Capital Markets Regulatory Authority Implementation Organization (CMAIO) has announced the initial management team that will lead the work to operationalize a cooperative regulator, the Capital Markets Regulatory Authority (CMRA) in Canada. The new team was recruited from staff from the British Columbia Securities Commission and the […]
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  • Chief Regulator named for Capital Markets Regulatory Authority

    November 17, 2016

    November 17, 2016 – Kevan Cowan has been selected by the Board of the Capital Markets Authority Implementation Organization (CMAIO) to be the initial Chief Regulator of the future Capital Markets Regulatory Authority (CMRA). As Chief Regulator, Mr. Cowan will also be the Chief Executive Officer of the Regulatory Division of the CMRA. An acknowledged […]
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  • Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System: Comment Letters

    July 27, 2016

    Comment letters on the revised consultation draft Capital Markets Stability Act (CMSA) have been posted. The CMSA and related materials were published by the federal government on May 5, 2016 and the comment period ran for 60 days.
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  • Capital Markets Regulatory Authority Initial Board of Directors and New Implementation Timelines Announced

    July 22, 2016

    July 22, 2016 – The Ministers responsible for capital markets regulation in British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Yukon, and the Minister of Finance of Canada, have chosen the Capital Markets Regulatory Authority’s initial board of directors and set new timelines for implementing the Authority. Once created, the Authority will be […]
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  • Statement on the Release of a Revised Consultation Draft of the Capital Markets Stability Act

    May 5, 2016

    May 5, 2016 – The Department of Finance Canada today released for public comment a revised consultation draft of the Capital Markets Stability Act. This proposed capital markets legislation addresses national data collection, systemic risk related to capital markets and criminal enforcement. The Governments of British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Yukon […]
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  • Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System: Comment Letters

    January 8, 2016

    Comment letters on the revised consultation draft provincial/territorial Capital Markets Act (CMA) and draft initial regulations have been posted. The CMA, draft initial regulations, and related materials were posted on August 25, 2015 and the comment period ran for 120 days.
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  • Milestone Reached in the Transition to the Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System

    August 25, 2015

    August 25, 2015 – Today the Ministers responsible for capital markets regulation in British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Yukon announced the publication for comment of a revised consultation draft of the uniform provincial/territorial Capital Markets Act (CMA), draft initial regulations and related materials. The CMA and the regulations would together […]
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  • Cooperative capital markets regulator chair named

    July 24, 2015

    VICTORIA, B.C. — The Council of Ministers announced important developments toward the implementation of the Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System at its inaugural meeting today in Victoria, B.C. William A. Black was named as the first chair of the expert board of directors of the Capital Markets Regulatory Authority (the Authority). Black was selected as […]
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