In a speech yesterday at the National Centre for Business Law, Bryan Davies, Vice-Chair of the Canadian Securities Transition Office provided an update on the progress made towards the implementation of a federal securities regulator. Notably, Mr. Davies stated that the Transition Office is moving forward with the view that the implementation of a federal Securities Act would occur in July 2012. As we've discussed in the past, the federal government has referred the proposed Act to the Supreme Court of Canada in order to ascertain whether the Act falls within federal authority.
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