Securities legislation in Ontario

The OSC carries out the powers, duties and functions given to it pursuant to the Securities Commission Act, 2021 and administers Ontario’s Securities Act (the Act) and its General Regulation, as well as Ontario’s Commodity Futures Act and its General Regulation. The following are all of the amendments to the Act, as well as related matters, dating back to December 1999.

The Capital Markets Tribunal Rules of Procedure are made under the Statutory Powers Procedure Act.

For information about Ontario bills, see the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The Parliament of Canada website has information about federal bills.

The dates provided below generally refer to when information was published in the Ontario Securities Commission Bulletin.