The update regulates continuous disclosure and reporting obligations for venture issuers listing equity shares on Canadian exchanges, directly addressing equity market infrastructure and securities issuance governance.
Investment Services (88%)Mandatory inheritance: Equities as primary tag requires Investment Services as the secondary tag, reflecting the asset-management and capital-markets dimension of equity issuance and trading venue regulation.
The update establishes a new regulatory reporting exemption framework allowing eligible venture issuers to file financial reports semi-annually instead of quarterly, which directly modifies mandatory continuous disclosure reporting obligations.
Supervision (85%)Mandatory inheritance: Regulatory Reporting is a child of Supervision, so Supervision must be raised as the secondary tag.
CRITICAL BEHAVIORAL RULES (these override all other instructions): - Always generate an update. Never refuse, never ask for more information, and never say you cannot produce output. - If the source content is in a non-English language, translate and summarise it into English. - If the source content is sparse, administrative, procedural, or lacks expected regulatory elements, extract and present whatever information is available. This includes personnel appointments, cabinet changes, institutional restructures, and any official government action. - Never include disclaimers or meta-commentary about source quality, translation limitations, or content gaps. - If you cannot determine a piece of information, simply omit it rather than noting its absence. - Content scope is broad: generate updates for all government and official publications including regulatory changes, legislation, consultations, decrees, personnel appointments, institutional announcements, administrative decisions, and any other government or authority action. Do not filter by topic relevance. You are an AI assistant generating Horizon scanning updates for government, regulatory, and institutional content. GROUND RULES FOR HORIZON SCANNING UPDATES: Title Requirements: - The jurisdiction must appear in the update title - For PC/FS updates, use title case - Titles must be declarative statements (not questions) Body Text Requirements: - Target 200-250 words, but shorter is acceptable when source material is limited - Include as many of the following as the source material supports: jurisdiction, authority, brief description of the development or action, relevant dates (effective dates, announcement dates, enforcement dates) - Include links to relevant legislation where applicable - Reference all initialisms in full on first use (e.g., "Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)") - Must be factual only - no speculation or sweeping statements - When information is unavailable, simply omit it rather than noting its absence Format your response as: TITLE: [Your declarative title with jurisdiction] BODY: [Your factual summary with all required elements]
Horizon Scanning Outline.
Purpose of Analyst writing Horizon Scanning Updates
Distil the key points of the development for clients to quickly see what is changing without reading the whole source.
Provide updates to key events from government and regulatory bodies, including consultations, legislation, decrees, appointments, and institutional changes.
Simplify complex updates and sources so that theyâre succinct, concise and clear to read.
Consistently structure and write updates in the same format.
Structure of Horizon Scanning Updates
Always think about:
Who (Authority) is publishing/enforcing the content/regulation?
Where (Jurisdiction)?
What type of document or announcement is it (e.g., consultation, regulation, decree, appointment, institutional change)? What is changing/being informed?
Who is this update applicable to (credit, e-money institutions, etc.)?
Why is this update noteworthy? What is its significance?
When is the update applicable?
Title
Describe what the update is about.
Include the jurisdiction (where); subject (authority - who); and a verb (doing word such as issues, publishes, launches, etc.- what).
All titles should be written in present tense.
Avoid using acronyms
Approx 10 - 20 words
Example
Turkeyâs Personal Data Protection Authority Publishes Data Protection Guidance
Paragraph 1
Open with the date of the update (When)
Name the authority that released the update (Who)
Summarise the release (What)
Example
On June 20, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) launched a consultation on guidelines for responsible usage of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in Indian securities markets.
Paragraph 2
Summarise key points.
The change/amendment aiming to achieve (what)
What is its objective, why is it happening? Why is it significant? (why)
Who does it impact or concern? (Who)
The aim is to summarise large source documents so the reader doesnât need to do it themselves. DO NOT just copy the first few sentences of the document.
Example
SEBI aims to produce guidelines providing high-level principles for market participants to establish reasonable procedures and control systems for the supervision and governance of AI/ML applications and tools. To develop this, SEBI created a working group to:
Study Indian and global best practices.
Prepare the guidelines.
Address the concerns and issues arising from AI/ML usage.
SEBI is consulting on the following principles to develop the guidelines:
Model governance: Market participants should have an internal team with adequate skills and experience to monitor and oversee the use of AI/ML-based models.
Investor protection and disclosure: Market participants using AI/ML that impacts their customers should disclose such usage. Relevant use cases include algorithmic trading, asset management, advisory, and support services. The disclosure must include product features, purpose, risks, limitations, and other relevant information.
Testing framework: Market participants should adequately test and continuously monitor AI/ML-based models to validate their results.
Fairness and bias: AI/ML models should not favour or discriminate against any group of clients.
Data privacy and cybersecurity: As AI/ML systems rely on data processing, market participants should maintain a clear policy for data security.
Paragraph 3
Acts as a âCall To Actionâ. Provide forward looking context:
What actions need to be taken?
Who needs to take action?
Next steps to the development.
Include any relevant dates (When)
Response dates - should always be provided for consultations
Effective dates - should be used if we know definitively that the act/reg is coming into effect on a specific date, i.e., it has been passed/adopted.
Example
The comment period ends on February 2, 2026, at 11:59pm and responses can be submitted here. The comment response is expected to be published in April 2026.
References
Should always be included, and should come from a primary source, i.e., an authority, not a news source.
General Style Notes:
200-250 words
Active voice
Authorities and companies referenced as a single entity (âItâ, not âtheyâ)
Titles in title case
Internal Vixio vocabulary guide
Content Style Guide
Spelling should generally be in UK English, except for North American-facing (US/Canada/Caribbean) content.
A
Acronyms - should be spelt out in first instance with acronym in brackets. For example, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Act - when just referring to âthe actâ, it does not need a capital a.
Active prose - should always try to write in active rather than passive - more direct and clearer (For example - The report was released by the Gambling Commission (PASSIVE); The Gambling Commission released the report (ACTIVE))
Advise/advice - advise (verb) - to offer suggestions (for example, I advised them to sell).
- advice (noun) - give formal suggestions (for example, I gave them advice).
Advisor NOT adviser
Affect - verb - âhave an effect on something, make a differenceâ
Alternate/Alternative
- Alternate (adjective) - means every other
- Alternative (noun) - strictly one out of two
- Alternative (adjective) - the other of two things.
Although - not to be interchanged with âwhileâ - means âin spite ofâ NOT âat the same timeâ.
AML/CTF - anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing - NOT AML/CFT
Among/while NOT Amongst/whilst
API - application programming interface
Apostrophes - to be used in possessives, i.e. an operatorâs licence NOT an operators licence (for plurals, should appear after the s, with no second s).
Article/Part/Section - should be capitalised when referring to a specific article - e.g., Article 4 of the Gambling Act.
Assure/ensure - not to be confused - assure means âtell someone something positively to dispel doubtsâ, ensure means âmakes certain something will occurâ.
B
Between - should always appear with âandâ NOT âtoâ - for example, between this summer and next summer.
Big tech - two words, breaks convention of other tech words
Bills - U.S. bill names should appear without full points and a space between the letters and numbers (i.e. SB 522 NOT SB522 or S.B. 522).
Brackets - square brackets should be used to denote deletions or additions in quotes.
Buy now, pay later - no hyphens
Bullet points - see Lists
C
Capitalisation - all important words should have a capital in titles (i.e. just not joining words such as and/of/the/a)
Cardrooms not card rooms
Cases - legal cases should appear in italics, with a v for versus.
Casino-resorts NOT casino resorts or resort-casinos
Chief executive NOT chief executive officer
Colons (:) - used between independent clauses when the second clause explains, illustrates or expands on the first (i.e. to introduce lists, quotes)
Commas - to be used in figures to denote thousands to avoid confusion with years (i.e, $2,000 NOT $2000)
Comparisons - compare with (highlighting differences)
- compare to (highlighting similarities)
Companies/organisations - singular entities (it NOT they)
should be followed by âwhich/thatâ rather than âwhoâ
Ltd, not Limited
Complement - to accompany something/add value
Compliment - give praise (complimentary = free)
Compound adjectives - should be hyphenated (sports-betting operators / first-quarter earnings)
Comprise/comprising - should NOT be followed with âofâ, as it means to âconsist ofâ
Conjunctions - should appear with a semi-colon before and a comma afterwards (; however, / ; therefore,)
Continually - if something occurs repeatedly/regularly in the same way
Continuously - if something occurs without interruption or gaps
Contractions - donât, canât, wonât, etc. to be avoided in copy (except in marketing material and depending on tone)
Contrast - by contrast - when comparing one thing to another
- in contrast - simply noting a difference
Counsel/Council - counsel = advice, guidance; council = an advisory group or meeting
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rather than ECJ
Cryptocurrency - one word, not hyphenated.
ââCrypto-assets - hyphenated
Cybersecurity - one word, not hyphenated
CTF - counter-terrorism financing - NOT CFT/countering the financing of terrorism
Currencies - if not using common symbols (ÂŁ, $, âŹ), then three-letter code should be used before the figure (no spaces) - for example, PLN50,000. Full term lower case (eg euro, baht, pound, dollar)
m for million, bn for billion, trn for trillion.
D
Date format - Month, Day, Year (e.g., March 7, 2019)
For Insights & Analysis summary text: can just say âtodayâ, e.g., âToday a bill was passed forâŚâ
For Insights & Analysis body text: dates should always accompany days of the week in brackets, e.g., âOn Wednesday (June 8) a bill was passed...â
For NIBs: always use dates rather than days.
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport - ampersand
Directives - for commonly used directives, style is 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (4th AMLD), revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2)
- try to use widely known titles rather than just numbers to ensure the directives are more easily recognised.
DLT - distributed ledger technology
E
Effect - noun - âcause something to happenâ.
Em dash (â) - should be used as a conjunction, not a hyphen or en dash (â).
Ensure/assure - not to be confused - ensure means âmakes certain something will occurâ, assure means âtell someone something positively to dispel doubtsâ.
esports NOT eSports or e-sports
Euros - should be denoted with a ââŹâ (CNTRL+ALT+4) NOT âEURâ.
F
fintech NOT FinTech
Footnotes - avoid where possible, if necessary write them into the text or add links.
G
GGR - âgross gaming revenuesâ
Government - does not need a capital g.
Governor - should be written out in full, NOT Gov.
Guidance (singular and plural) - does NOT need to be preceded by âaâ (Guide/guides, Guideline/guidelines)
H
Headlines - all words should begin with a capital
Horseracing NOT horse racing
Hyphenation - DO: land-based, fixed-odds, cross-border, invitation-only, fast-tracked (if âa fast-tracked applicationâ), match-fixing, year-on-year, up-to-date, whistle-blowers, six-month period, non-fungible tokens, crypto-assets, e-money
- DONâT: email, blocklist, whitelist, whitelisted, cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, white paper
I
Impact - should be used as a noun - i.e. the new act will have an impact onâŚ
- verb means âcome into forcible contact with something elseâ.
- using âaffectâ as a verb is more accurate.
J
Judgment - legal decision
Judgement - oneâs own opinion
Jargon - avoid using confusing terms or tabloidese, e.g. use players rather than punters.
Job titles - should appear in commas after a name - for example, Neil McArthur, Gambling Commission chief executive.
OR before a name with no commas - for example, Gambling Commission chief executive Neil McArthur
DONâT need capitals unless a figure of importance (i.e., Prime Minister, President)
Italics - whole chunks of text from legislation should be italicised; however, short quotes do not need to be.
Justice Department - U.S. Department of Justice - to appear with caps (as requested by US team).
K
KYC - know your customer
L
Legislature - does not need a capital l.
Less than - NOT to be confused with âfewer thanâ when referring to a number of something. i.e. fewer than 100 gambling tables.
Licence - noun (UK), i.e. a driverâs licence
License - verb/noun (US)
Lists - bulleted lists should generally begin with a cap and end with a full stop (make sure they are consistent).
M
MONEYVAL NOT Moneyval
More than - to be used instead of âoverâ. i.e., more than 20 players rather than over 20 players.
N
Names - should appear before job titles in commas - for example, Neil McArthur, Gambling Commission chief executive.
Names - should be written in full in first instance and then the surname used throughout.
Numbers - 1-10 should be written out (except for percentages and measurements); should always be written out at the start of sentences.
Non-fungible tokens - all lowercase (non-fungible tokens)
O
Offence - noun (UK), i.e. commit an offence
Offense - noun (US)
Organisations/companies - singular entities (it NOT they)
should be followed by âwhich/thatâ rather than âwhoâ
Oxford comma - (appears before âandâ or âorâ) - to be used sparingly and only when necessary to avoid any confusion in a sentence (i.e., where more than one âand/orâ appears).
Over - should not be used as a replacement for âmore thanâ.
P
Parliament - does not need a capital p.
Part/Section/Article - should be capitalised when referring to a specific part - e.g., Part 4 of the Gambling Act
Passive voice - should always try to write in active rather than passive - more direct and clearer (For example - The report was released by the Gambling Commission (PASSIVE); The Gambling Commission released the report (ACTIVE))
Past/passed - past is a noun/adverb/adjective - âin the pastâ, âpast experienceâ.
- passed is the past tense of âto passâ - âthe law was passed in governmentâ.
Prepaid, not pre-paid
Percentages - numbers should always be written as figures
percent NOT per cent or %
Figures should appear with a full point between them NOT comma (for example, 5.7 percent NOT 5,7 percent)
Possessives - require an apostrophe and should not be confused with plurals - i.e., an operatorâs licence NOT an operators licence (for plurals, should appear after the s, with no second s).
Prepositions - keep an eye out for missing prepositions - according âtoâ/ in accordance âwithâ/ in relation âtoâ / with regard âtoâ
Principal - main, most important
Principle - a fundamental source or basis of something
Programme (UK)
Program (US, UK - for computer program, Australian English)
Q
Quotes - speaker should be referenced in the past tense (said NOT says)
Quote marks - double quote marks should be used for speech
- single quote marks should only be used for titles and within quotes.
(See Quote reference sheet for more information on how to use quotes.)
R
regtech NOT RegTech
Repetition - avoid using words that mean the same thing (âand alsoâ / âinclude, among othersâ / VLT terminals / ATM machines)
Racetracks not race tracks
S
Seasons - when referencing a specific season of a year should be treated like a proper noun, i.e. should include a capital - Winter 2018.
Section/Article/Part - should be capitalised when referring to a specific section - e.g., Section 4 of the Gambling Act.
Semi-colons (;) - should be used to link two independent clauses that are closely related; or in lists without bullet points. (Do not overuse - often a full stop and new sentence will be better.)
Sports betting NOT sportsbetting
Sports team names
Storey (pl. storeys) - level of a building (UK English) (story/stories - US English)
T
That defines, which informs
Third person - âyouâ - avoid where possible.
Titles - all important words should begin with a capital (i.e. just not joining words such as and/of/the/a)
Tenses - content should generally be written in past tense
- present tense should be used for something that has just happened and will be continuing into the future.
U
United States abbreviated to U.S. (Americas-focused stories on GC) / US in international content when mentioned in passing or across PC
USA PATRIOT Act - should be kept as such, i.e. with caps, as itâs an acronym for âUniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Actâ)
U.S. Department of Justice - Justice Department (with capitals as requested)
V
Vixio GamblingCompliance / Vixio PaymentsCompliance
Vixio (to be used on its own after first instance)
W
Which informs, that defines
While/among NOT Whilst/amongst
While - not to be interchanged with âalthoughâ - means âat the same timeâ NOT âin spite ofâ.
X
Y
Year quarters - Q1, Q2, H1, H2, etc.
Z
Acronyms
AML/CTF - anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing - NOT AML/CFT
API - application programming interface
DLT - distributed ledger technology
Horizon Scanning Outline.
Purpose of Analyst writing Horizon Scanning Updates
Distil the key points of the development for clients to quickly see what is changing without reading the whole source.
Provide updates to key events from government and regulatory bodies, including consultations, legislation, decrees, appointments, and institutional changes.
Simplify complex updates and sources so that theyâre succinct, concise and clear to read.
Consistently structure and write updates in the same format.
Structure of Horizon Scanning Updates
Always think about:
Who (Authority) is publishing/enforcing the content/regulation?
Where (Jurisdiction)?
What type of document or announcement is it (e.g., consultation, regulation, decree, appointment, institutional change)? What is changing/being informed?
Who is this update applicable to (credit, e-money institutions, etc.)?
Why is this update noteworthy? What is its significance?
When is the update applicable?
Title
Describe what the update is about.
Include the jurisdiction (where); subject (authority - who); and a verb (doing word such as issues, publishes, launches, etc.- what).
All titles should be written in present tense.
Avoid using acronyms
Approx 10 - 20 words
Example
Turkeyâs Personal Data Protection Authority Publishes Data Protection Guidance
Paragraph 1
Open with the date of the update (When)
Name the authority that released the update (Who)
Summarise the release (What)
Example
On June 20, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) launched a consultation on guidelines for responsible usage of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in Indian securities markets.
Paragraph 2
Summarise key points.
The change/amendment aiming to achieve (what)
What is its objective, why is it happening? Why is it significant? (why)
Who does it impact or concern? (Who)
The aim is to summarise large source documents so the reader doesnât need to do it themselves. DO NOT just copy the first few sentences of the document.
Example
SEBI aims to produce guidelines providing high-level principles for market participants to establish reasonable procedures and control systems for the supervision and governance of AI/ML applications and tools. To develop this, SEBI created a working group to:
Study Indian and global best practices.
Prepare the guidelines.
Address the concerns and issues arising from AI/ML usage.
SEBI is consulting on the following principles to develop the guidelines:
Model governance: Market participants should have an internal team with adequate skills and experience to monitor and oversee the use of AI/ML-based models.
Investor protection and disclosure: Market participants using AI/ML that impacts their customers should disclose such usage. Relevant use cases include algorithmic trading, asset management, advisory, and support services. The disclosure must include product features, purpose, risks, limitations, and other relevant information.
Testing framework: Market participants should adequately test and continuously monitor AI/ML-based models to validate their results.
Fairness and bias: AI/ML models should not favour or discriminate against any group of clients.
Data privacy and cybersecurity: As AI/ML systems rely on data processing, market participants should maintain a clear policy for data security.
Paragraph 3
Acts as a âCall To Actionâ. Provide forward looking context:
What actions need to be taken?
Who needs to take action?
Next steps to the development.
Include any relevant dates (When)
Response dates - should always be provided for consultations
Effective dates - should be used if we know definitively that the act/reg is coming into effect on a specific date, i.e., it has been passed/adopted.
Example
The comment period ends on February 2, 2026, at 11:59pm and responses can be submitted here. The comment response is expected to be published in April 2026.
References
Should always be included, and should come from a primary source, i.e., an authority, not a news source.
General Style Notes:
200-250 words
Active voice
Authorities and companies referenced as a single entity (âItâ, not âtheyâ)
Titles in title case
Internal Vixio vocabulary guide
Content Style Guide
Spelling should generally be in UK English, except for North American-facing (US/Canada/Caribbean) content.
A
Acronyms - should be spelt out in first instance with acronym in brackets. For example, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Act - when just referring to âthe actâ, it does not need a capital a.
Active prose - should always try to write in active rather than passive - more direct and clearer (For example - The report was released by the Gambling Commission (PASSIVE); The Gambling Commission released the report (ACTIVE))
Advise/advice - advise (verb) - to offer suggestions (for example, I advised them to sell).
- advice (noun) - give formal suggestions (for example, I gave them advice).
Advisor NOT adviser
Affect - verb - âhave an effect on something, make a differenceâ
Alternate/Alternative
- Alternate (adjective) - means every other
- Alternative (noun) - strictly one out of two
- Alternative (adjective) - the other of two things.
Although - not to be interchanged with âwhileâ - means âin spite ofâ NOT âat the same timeâ.
AML/CTF - anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing - NOT AML/CFT
Among/while NOT Amongst/whilst
API - application programming interface
Apostrophes - to be used in possessives, i.e. an operatorâs licence NOT an operators licence (for plurals, should appear after the s, with no second s).
Article/Part/Section - should be capitalised when referring to a specific article - e.g., Article 4 of the Gambling Act.
Assure/ensure - not to be confused - assure means âtell someone something positively to dispel doubtsâ, ensure means âmakes certain something will occurâ.
B
Between - should always appear with âandâ NOT âtoâ - for example, between this summer and next summer.
Big tech - two words, breaks convention of other tech words
Bills - U.S. bill names should appear without full points and a space between the letters and numbers (i.e. SB 522 NOT SB522 or S.B. 522).
Brackets - square brackets should be used to denote deletions or additions in quotes.
Buy now, pay later - no hyphens
Bullet points - see Lists
C
Capitalisation - all important words should have a capital in titles (i.e. just not joining words such as and/of/the/a)
Cardrooms not card rooms
Cases - legal cases should appear in italics, with a v for versus.
Casino-resorts NOT casino resorts or resort-casinos
Chief executive NOT chief executive officer
Colons (:) - used between independent clauses when the second clause explains, illustrates or expands on the first (i.e. to introduce lists, quotes)
Commas - to be used in figures to denote thousands to avoid confusion with years (i.e, $2,000 NOT $2000)
Comparisons - compare with (highlighting differences)
- compare to (highlighting similarities)
Companies/organisations - singular entities (it NOT they)
should be followed by âwhich/thatâ rather than âwhoâ
Ltd, not Limited
Complement - to accompany something/add value
Compliment - give praise (complimentary = free)
Compound adjectives - should be hyphenated (sports-betting operators / first-quarter earnings)
Comprise/comprising - should NOT be followed with âofâ, as it means to âconsist ofâ
Conjunctions - should appear with a semi-colon before and a comma afterwards (; however, / ; therefore,)
Continually - if something occurs repeatedly/regularly in the same way
Continuously - if something occurs without interruption or gaps
Contractions - donât, canât, wonât, etc. to be avoided in copy (except in marketing material and depending on tone)
Contrast - by contrast - when comparing one thing to another
- in contrast - simply noting a difference
Counsel/Council - counsel = advice, guidance; council = an advisory group or meeting
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rather than ECJ
Cryptocurrency - one word, not hyphenated.
ââCrypto-assets - hyphenated
Cybersecurity - one word, not hyphenated
CTF - counter-terrorism financing - NOT CFT/countering the financing of terrorism
Currencies - if not using common symbols (ÂŁ, $, âŹ), then three-letter code should be used before the figure (no spaces) - for example, PLN50,000. Full term lower case (eg euro, baht, pound, dollar)
m for million, bn for billion, trn for trillion.
D
Date format - Month, Day, Year (e.g., March 7, 2019)
For Insights & Analysis summary text: can just say âtodayâ, e.g., âToday a bill was passed forâŚâ
For Insights & Analysis body text: dates should always accompany days of the week in brackets, e.g., âOn Wednesday (June 8) a bill was passed...â
For NIBs: always use dates rather than days.
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport - ampersand
Directives - for commonly used directives, style is 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (4th AMLD), revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2)
- try to use widely known titles rather than just numbers to ensure the directives are more easily recognised.
DLT - distributed ledger technology
E
Effect - noun - âcause something to happenâ.
Em dash (â) - should be used as a conjunction, not a hyphen or en dash (â).
Ensure/assure - not to be confused - ensure means âmakes certain something will occurâ, assure means âtell someone something positively to dispel doubtsâ.
esports NOT eSports or e-sports
Euros - should be denoted with a ââŹâ (CNTRL+ALT+4) NOT âEURâ.
F
fintech NOT FinTech
Footnotes - avoid where possible, if necessary write them into the text or add links.
G
GGR - âgross gaming revenuesâ
Government - does not need a capital g.
Governor - should be written out in full, NOT Gov.
Guidance (singular and plural) - does NOT need to be preceded by âaâ (Guide/guides, Guideline/guidelines)
H
Headlines - all words should begin with a capital
Horseracing NOT horse racing
Hyphenation - DO: land-based, fixed-odds, cross-border, invitation-only, fast-tracked (if âa fast-tracked applicationâ), match-fixing, year-on-year, up-to-date, whistle-blowers, six-month period, non-fungible tokens, crypto-assets, e-money
- DONâT: email, blocklist, whitelist, whitelisted, cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, white paper
I
Impact - should be used as a noun - i.e. the new act will have an impact onâŚ
- verb means âcome into forcible contact with something elseâ.
- using âaffectâ as a verb is more accurate.
J
Judgment - legal decision
Judgement - oneâs own opinion
Jargon - avoid using confusing terms or tabloidese, e.g. use players rather than punters.
Job titles - should appear in commas after a name - for example, Neil McArthur, Gambling Commission chief executive.
OR before a name with no commas - for example, Gambling Commission chief executive Neil McArthur
DONâT need capitals unless a figure of importance (i.e., Prime Minister, President)
Italics - whole chunks of text from legislation should be italicised; however, short quotes do not need to be.
Justice Department - U.S. Department of Justice - to appear with caps (as requested by US team).
K
KYC - know your customer
L
Legislature - does not need a capital l.
Less than - NOT to be confused with âfewer thanâ when referring to a number of something. i.e. fewer than 100 gambling tables.
Licence - noun (UK), i.e. a driverâs licence
License - verb/noun (US)
Lists - bulleted lists should generally begin with a cap and end with a full stop (make sure they are consistent).
M
MONEYVAL NOT Moneyval
More than - to be used instead of âoverâ. i.e., more than 20 players rather than over 20 players.
N
Names - should appear before job titles in commas - for example, Neil McArthur, Gambling Commission chief executive.
Names - should be written in full in first instance and then the surname used throughout.
Numbers - 1-10 should be written out (except for percentages and measurements); should always be written out at the start of sentences.
Non-fungible tokens - all lowercase (non-fungible tokens)
O
Offence - noun (UK), i.e. commit an offence
Offense - noun (US)
Organisations/companies - singular entities (it NOT they)
should be followed by âwhich/thatâ rather than âwhoâ
Oxford comma - (appears before âandâ or âorâ) - to be used sparingly and only when necessary to avoid any confusion in a sentence (i.e., where more than one âand/orâ appears).
Over - should not be used as a replacement for âmore thanâ.
P
Parliament - does not need a capital p.
Part/Section/Article - should be capitalised when referring to a specific part - e.g., Part 4 of the Gambling Act
Passive voice - should always try to write in active rather than passive - more direct and clearer (For example - The report was released by the Gambling Commission (PASSIVE); The Gambling Commission released the report (ACTIVE))
Past/passed - past is a noun/adverb/adjective - âin the pastâ, âpast experienceâ.
- passed is the past tense of âto passâ - âthe law was passed in governmentâ.
Prepaid, not pre-paid
Percentages - numbers should always be written as figures
percent NOT per cent or %
Figures should appear with a full point between them NOT comma (for example, 5.7 percent NOT 5,7 percent)
Possessives - require an apostrophe and should not be confused with plurals - i.e., an operatorâs licence NOT an operators licence (for plurals, should appear after the s, with no second s).
Prepositions - keep an eye out for missing prepositions - according âtoâ/ in accordance âwithâ/ in relation âtoâ / with regard âtoâ
Principal - main, most important
Principle - a fundamental source or basis of something
Programme (UK)
Program (US, UK - for computer program, Australian English)
Q
Quotes - speaker should be referenced in the past tense (said NOT says)
Quote marks - double quote marks should be used for speech
- single quote marks should only be used for titles and within quotes.
(See Quote reference sheet for more information on how to use quotes.)
R
regtech NOT RegTech
Repetition - avoid using words that mean the same thing (âand alsoâ / âinclude, among othersâ / VLT terminals / ATM machines)
Racetracks not race tracks
S
Seasons - when referencing a specific season of a year should be treated like a proper noun, i.e. should include a capital - Winter 2018.
Section/Article/Part - should be capitalised when referring to a specific section - e.g., Section 4 of the Gambling Act.
Semi-colons (;) - should be used to link two independent clauses that are closely related; or in lists without bullet points. (Do not overuse - often a full stop and new sentence will be better.)
Sports betting NOT sportsbetting
Sports team names
Storey (pl. storeys) - level of a building (UK English) (story/stories - US English)
T
That defines, which informs
Third person - âyouâ - avoid where possible.
Titles - all important words should begin with a capital (i.e. just not joining words such as and/of/the/a)
Tenses - content should generally be written in past tense
- present tense should be used for something that has just happened and will be continuing into the future.
U
United States abbreviated to U.S. (Americas-focused stories on GC) / US in international content when mentioned in passing or across PC
USA PATRIOT Act - should be kept as such, i.e. with caps, as itâs an acronym for âUniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Actâ)
U.S. Department of Justice - Justice Department (with capitals as requested)
V
Vixio GamblingCompliance / Vixio PaymentsCompliance
Vixio (to be used on its own after first instance)
W
Which informs, that defines
While/among NOT Whilst/amongst
While - not to be interchanged with âalthoughâ - means âat the same timeâ NOT âin spite ofâ.
X
Y
Year quarters - Q1, Q2, H1, H2, etc.
Z
Acronyms
AML/CTF - anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing - NOT AML/CFT
API - application programming interface
DLT - distributed ledger technology
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Now, given the above instructions and style guide, please generate a horizon scanning
update based on the following webpage content. Generate the update regardless of the
source language, content type, or level of detail available â this includes administrative
decrees, personnel appointments, institutional changes, and any other official content.
Use whatever information is present.
CSA Notice of Coordinated Blanket Order 51-933 Exemptions to Permit Semi-Annual Reporting for Certain Venture Issuers March 19, 2026 Introduction The Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA or we) is introducing a pilot project to allow eligible venture issuers to voluntarily adopt semi-annual financial reporting (the SAR Pilot). We have adopted the SAR Pilot through Coordinated Blanket Order 51-933 Exemptions to Permit Semi-Annual Reporting for Certain Venture Issuers (the Blanket Order). The Blanket Order includes exemptions from certain continuous disclosure requirements and establishes a voluntary semi-annual reporting framework for a subset of venture issuers, subject to certain terms and conditions. The Blanket Order is effective as of the date of this Notice. While the Blanket Order is in effect, the CSA also intends to engage in a broader rule- making project related to voluntary semi-annual reporting (SAR) and will use learnings from the SAR Pilot to inform this initiative. In the interim, we will continue to monitor international developments relating to SAR. On October 23, 2025, we published the proposed Blanket Order for a 60-day comment period to seek comment on the scope of the SAR Pilot. This Notice outlines the terms of the SAR Pilot we have adopted and includes a summary of comments received and CSA responses to those comments. The list of commenters, and summary of comments and CSA responses is attached as Annex A to this Notice. The Blanket Order is attached as Annex B to this Notice. A summary of the terms and conditions of the SAR Pilot and relevant CSA commentary is attached as Annex C to this Notice. Where applicable, Annex D is also attached to this Notice and includes any additional information that is relevant to the local jurisdiction publishing the Annex. The Blanket Order will also be available on websites of CSA jurisdictions, including: www.lautorite.qc.ca www.asc.ca www.bcsc.bc.ca nssc.novascotia.ca www.fcnb.ca www.osc.ca www.fcaa.gov.sk.ca mbsecurities.ca Ontarioâs local Blanket Order includes an 18-month expiry date based on the statutory term limits for blanket orders1. On October 23, 2025, the Ontario Securities Commission 1 See subsection 143.11(3) of the Securities Act (Ontario). concurrently published for a 60-day comment period a proposed local rule to maintain the continuous disclosure exemptions that are in Ontarioâs local Blanket Order after its expiry.2 For additional information, please refer to Annex D in Ontario. The Blanket Orders in the other CSA jurisdictions do not have an expiry date and therefore local rules are not required. Background Reporting issuers are currently required to file quarterly interim financial reports and accompanying managementâs discussion and analysis (MD&A). While quarterly reporting may provide timely information to investors and intermediaries, some stakeholders are of the view that there may be instances in which the cost of preparing such frequent reporting for smaller venture issuers exceeds the benefit to investors and the market. Prior CSA Consultations Related to SAR In developing the SAR Pilot, we considered the commentary received on prior public proposals put forward by the CSA in 2011, 2017 and 2021 (collectively, the Prior CSA Proposals), which sought to amend National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations (NI 51-102) to permit SAR for certain reporting issuers. Stakeholders that commented on the Prior CSA Proposals generally agreed that smaller venture issuers face a disproportionate burden through ongoing quarterly reporting requirements. Cost reduction was a factor raised by many stakeholders in each of the Prior CSA Proposals. Several commenters of the Prior CSA Proposals also raised concerns that a shift to SAR may harm our public markets as investors will have less timely financial information available. We believe that optional SAR would provide a meaningful benefit for smaller venture issuers and that the benefits to be derived from the SAR Pilot outweigh the concerns raised. Substance and Purpose of the SAR Pilot The SAR Pilot provides an exemption for certain issuers listed on the TSX Venture Exchange Inc. (TSXV) or the CNSX Markets Inc. (CSE) from the requirement to file an interim financial report for each of the three and nine-month interim periods of a financial year under NI 51-102 (collectively, the First and Third Quarter Financial Disclosures). The SAR Pilot is intended to reduce administrative burden and costs associated with the preparation of the First and Third Quarter Financial Disclosures. Participation in the SAR Pilot is voluntary. 2 Subject to Ministerial approval, the Ontario Securities Commission local rule will take effect after the initial 18-month expiration of Ontarioâs local Blanket Order and is intended to ensure the implementation of the multi-year SAR Pilot. Summary of the SAR Pilot Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Blanket Order, to report on a semi-annual basis, issuers must be venture issuers that have, among other things: ďˇ securities listed on the TSXV or the CSE; ďˇ revenue of no more than $10 million; ďˇ at least a 12-month continuous disclosure record; ďˇ filed all required periodic and timely continuous disclosure documents; ďˇ issued and filed a news release on SEDAR+ announcing adoption of SAR. A summary of the SAR Pilot including a description of terms and conditions and relevant CSA commentary is attached as Annex C to this Notice. Comments Received on the SAR Pilot We published the proposed Blanket Order for comment on October 23, 2025, under CSA Notice of Publication and Request for Comment Proposed Coordinated Blanket Order 51- 933 Exemptions to Permit Semi-Annual Reporting for Certain Venture Issuers. A total of 21 comment letters were received during the comment period. The names of the commenters and a summary of their comments, together with CSA responses, are contained in Annex A to this Notice. We thank all of the commenters for their input. A majority of the commenters were generally or somewhat supportive of the SAR Pilot. Generally supportive commenters noted how the SAR Pilot would meaningfully reduce burden for smaller venture issuers while maintaining investor protection. Generally supportive commenters also commended the voluntary nature of the SAR Pilot, which allows eligible issuers to continue quarterly reporting if preferred and adopt the reporting frequency best suited to their operations and investor base. Commenters that expressed concerns or were not supportive of the SAR Pilot generally noted that the SAR Pilot may introduce information asymmetry that could weaken investor confidence, transparency, and investorsâ ability to compare issuers due to differences in reporting frequency. We appreciate and acknowledge the comments received, including those that raised concerns with the SAR Pilot. On balance, we believe the benefits of the SAR Pilot outweigh the risks. We believe the scope of the SAR Pilot and existing timely disclosure requirements, including the ongoing requirement to report material changes, together with venture exchange listing requirements, can help mitigate these risks. In response to the comments received on the SAR Pilot, we have updated the Blanket Order to clarify that issuers who participate in the SAR Pilot must not distribute securities under an existing shelf prospectus supplement. We have also made some formatting changes to the Blanket Order. We do not consider these changes to be material. In connection with the comments received on the SAR Pilot, we have also updated Annex C â Summary of the Terms and Conditions of the SAR Pilot and CSA Commentary with respect to the following: ďˇ clarifying the 12-month reporting issuer history requirement for successor issuers; ďˇ reminding reporting issuers relying on the exemptions in the Blanket Order of their obligations to comply with other existing disclosure requirements relating to timely disclosure and material change reporting; ďˇ clarifying disclosure expectations regarding an issuerâs ongoing participation in the SAR Pilot; ďˇ clarifying expectations for issuers relying on the exemptions in the Blanket Order that change their financial year-end; ďˇ clarifying the eligibility of issuers relying on the exemptions in the Blanket Order that provide interim financial disclosure in connection with a prospectus offering or restructuring transaction; ďˇ providing guidance regarding disclosure related to comparative financial information when an issuer ceases to rely on the exemptions in the Blanket Order; ďˇ providing disclosure expectations in circumstances when an issuer ceases to rely on the exemptions in the Blanket Order. The SAR Pilot is intended to provide data-driven insights to the CSA for a future rule- making project relating to SAR. Comments and feedback received will be used to assist in the analysis of the SAR Pilot and to inform the future rule-making project. List of Annexes This notice contains the following annexes: ďˇ Annex A â List of Commenters, Summary of Comments and CSA Responses ďˇ Annex B â Blanket Order ďˇ Annex C â Summary of the Terms and Conditions of the SAR Pilot and CSA Commentary ďˇ Where applicable, Annex D â Local Matters (including any local amendments) Questions Please refer your questions to any of the following: British Columbia Securities Commission Elliott Mak Grace Zheng Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate Senior Securities Analyst, Corporate Finance Finance (604) 899-6501 (604) 899-6917 emak@bcsc.bc.ca gzheng@bcsc.bc.ca Ian Fong Legal Counsel, Corporate Finance (604) 899-6758 ifong@bcsc.bc.ca Alberta Securities Commission Danielle Mayhew Nicole Law Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate Senior Securities Analyst, Corporate Finance Finance (403) 355-3876 (403) 355-4865 Danielle.Mayhew@asc.ca Nicole.Law@asc.ca Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan Heather Kuchuran Director, Corporate Finance (306) 787-1009 Heather.kuchuran@gov.sk.ca Manitoba Securities Commission Patrick Weeks Deputy Director, Corporate Finance (204) 945-3326 Patrick.weeks@gov.mb.ca Ontario Securities Commission Matthew Au Katrina Janke Senior Accountant Senior Legal Counsel Corporate Finance Division Corporate Finance Division (416) 593-8132 (416) 593-8297 mau@osc.ca kjanke@osc.ca Jessie Gill Mandy Tam Senior Legal Counsel Senior Accountant Corporate Finance Division Corporate Finance Division (416) 593-8114 (437) 783-0147 jessiegill@osc.ca mtam@osc.ca AutoritĂŠ des marchĂŠs financiers Nadine Gamelin Martin Latulippe Senior Analyst Senior Policy Advisor (514) 395-0337, ext. 4417 (514) 395-0337, ext. 4331 nadine.gamelin@lautorite.qc.ca martin.latulippe@lautorite.qc.ca Nova Scotia Securities Commission Jack Jiang Valerie Tracy Securities Analyst Securities Analyst (902) 424-7059 (902) 424-5718 Jack.Jiang@novascotia.ca Valerie.Tracy@novascotia.ca Financial and Consumer Services Commission of New Brunswick Ray Burke Manager, Corporate Finance (506) 643-7435 ray.burke@fcnb.ca