On November 5, 2015 the regulatory authorities in Manitoba, Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick and NovaScotia (the "Participating Jurisdictions") published Multilateral Instrument 45-108 ("MI 45-108") which addressed the raising of capital through the use of crowdfunding. MI 45-108 became effective on January25, 2016.

For over a generation, the United States government has been encouraging high net worth investors and entrepreneurs to earn conditional permanent residency status through the EB-5 Investor Visa Program.

In response to the financial crisis of 2007-2008, governments on both sides of the border passed laws that made it harder for companies to raise money by selling its securities.