In Autorité des marchés financiers v. Beausoleil, 2026 QCTMF 54, the Financial Markets Administrative Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) recently dismissed a request for particulars by one of the defendants in the context of proceedings filed by the Autorité des marchés
A Recent OSC Settlement: A Cautionary Tale on Insider Trading
Overview
In September 2025, the Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal (the Tribunal) approved the settlement between the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and Huy Le (Alvin) Huynh (Huynh) and his spouse Thi Anh Nguyet (Nancy) Pham (…
SEC upends no‑action process for 2025 – 2026 proxy season
Overview of the announcement
On November 17, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance announced a significant shift in its approach to shareholder proposal exclusions under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8. For the 2025–26 proxy season (October…
Canada’s anti-fraud overhaul: What US firms need to know
- National anti-fraud strategy – A national strategy to adopt increased
Securities Brokerage Contracts Are Exempt from Application of Quebec’s Consumer Protection Act
The recent unanimous Quebec Court of Appeal’s decision in Salko c. Financière Banque Nationale inc.[1] is the first appellate court decision addressing the scope of the exemptions from the application of the CPA set out at section 6a) of…
SEC reinstates simultaneous consideration of enforcement settlements and waiver requests
On September 26, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reinstated its 2019 policy of simultaneously considering offers to settle enforcement actions and requests for waivers of collateral consequences of those actions, reversing a 2021 shift that had…
DOJ clarifies white-collar enforcement priorities and touts growth in whistleblower activity
The US Department of Justice is ramping up white-collar enforcement and working to incentivize corporate cooperation (or, failing that, whistleblowing). In recent speeches, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Galeotti outlined the DOJ’s white-collar priorities—including health care fraud, trade fraud and…
Coordinated market manipulation between an officer and a shareholder
AMF’s Self-Reporting and Cooperation Policy: A Positive Step Forward, Tempered by Discretion
On May 20, 2025, the Autorité des marchés financiers (the AMF)—Québec’s financial markets regulator—introduced its first Self-reporting and Cooperation Policy (the Policy).
The Policy is a positive advancement in fostering the self-disclosure of securities laws breaches. However, the…
Québec Court of Appeal Dismisses the HEXO Securities Class Action
On April 16, 2025, the Québec Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of Martin Dionne against HEXO Corp. and Sébastien St-Louis, its former Chief Executive Officer, affirming the Superior Court’s decision to deny authorization for a securities class action[1]…
















