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.
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.
Specialism
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.
Mandatory inheritance: Regulatory Reporting is a child of Supervision, so Supervision must be raised as the secondary tag.
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TITLE: Canadian Securities Administrators Adopt Semi-Annual Reporting Pilot for Eligible Venture Issuers
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On March 19, 2026, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) adopted Coordinated Blanket Order 51-933 to introduce a voluntary semi-annual reporting (SAR) pilot project for eligible venture issuers. The SAR Pilot provides exemptions from continuous disclosure requirements under National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations, permitting participating issuers to file financial reports on a semi-annual basis rather than quarterly.
The pilot exempts eligible venture issuers from filing interim financial reports for the first and third quarter periods of each financial year. To participate, issuers must be listed on the TSX Venture Exchange Inc. (TSXV) or CNSX Markets Inc. (CSE), have revenue not exceeding $10 million, maintain at least 12 months of continuous disclosure history, have filed all required periodic disclosure documents, and announce their participation via news release on SEDAR+.
The CSA developed the SAR Pilot in response to longstanding stakeholder feedback that quarterly reporting imposes disproportionate administrative and financial burdens on smaller venture issuers. The pilot received 21 comment letters during its 60-day consultation period ending in December 2025, with a majority of commenters supporting the initiative. The CSA clarified that participating issuers remain subject to existing timely disclosure and material change reporting requirements, and cannot distribute securities under shelf prospectus supplements while participating.
Ontario's local blanket order includes an 18-month expiry date, with the Ontario Securities Commission concurrently publishing a proposed local rule to maintain the exemptions beyond expiry. The CSA intends to use data and insights from the SAR Pilot to inform a broader future rulemaking project on voluntary semi-annual reporting. The Blanket Order is effective immediately and is available on CSA member websites.