[World Corporate Law News] Canada Allows Semi-Annual Reporting for Venture Issuers

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World Corporate Law News provides a weekly snapshot of corporate law developments from around the globe. Here’s a glimpse of the key corporate law update this week.

1. Securities Law

1.1 Canadian Securities Regulators Announce Adoption of Semi-Annual Financial Reporting Pilot

On March 19, 2026, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced the adoption of a pilot project to allow eligible venture issuers to voluntarily adopt a semi-annual financial reporting framework (the SAR Pilot), subject to the terms and conditions in Coordinated Blanket Order 51-933 Exemption to permit Semi-Annual Reporting for certain venture issuers (the Blanket Order).

The SAR Pilot provides an exemption for eligible venture issuers listed on the TSX Venture Exchange Inc. (TSXV) or the CNSX Markets Inc. (CSE) from the requirement to file first- and third-quarter financial reports under National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations.

“The semi-annual financial reporting pilot is a great example of harmonisation by Canada’s regulators to support the competitiveness of Canadian capital markets, particularly for smaller venture issuers,”

said Stan Magidson, CSA Chair and Chair and CEO of the Alberta Securities Commission.

“We thank those who provided comments during the consultation period, which indicated the SAR Pilot would meaningfully reduce regulatory burden for smaller venture issuers while maintaining investor protection.”

On October 23, 2025, the CSA published the SAR Pilot for comment. A majority of commenters supported the SAR Pilot. While the Blanket Order is in effect, the CSA intends to engage in a broader rule-making project related to voluntary semi-annual financial reporting for eligible reporting issuers and will use learnings from the SAR Pilot to inform that project.

The CSA, the council of the securities regulators of Canada’s provinces and territories, coordinates and harmonises regulation for the Canadian capital markets.

Source – Official Announcement

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