CLE Online

Day 1: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (1:00 – 1:10)

Raymond Lee — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Cory Kent — McMillan LLP, Vancouver
Fred R. Pletcher — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Securities Case Law Update (1:10 – 2:10)

Cory Kent — McMillan LLP, Vancouver
Fred R. Pletcher — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (2:10 – 2:25)

Regulatory Update (2:25 – 4:25)

TMX Update

Charlotte Bell — Senior Policy Counsel, TSX Venture Exchange Inc., Vancouver

Problematic Acquisitions

Anne Bruchet — Senior Securities Analyst, BC Securities Commission, Vancouver
Maggie Zhang — Senior Securities Analyst, BC Securities Commission, Vancouver

New Capital Raising Relief 

Larissa M. Streu — Manager, Corporate Disclosure, BC Securities Commission, Vancouver

Modernizing Mineral Disclosure Requirements 

Victoria Steeves — Senior Legal Counsel, Legal Services, BC Securities Commission, Vancouver
Victoria Yehl — Manager, Mining, BC Securities Commission, Vancouver

Closing Remarks (4:25 – 4:30)

Cory Kent — McMillan LLP, Vancouver
Fred R. Pletcher — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Day 2: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (1:00 – 1:10)

Raymond Lee — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Cory Kent — McMillan LLP, Vancouver
Fred R. Pletcher — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

61-101 Issues: A Primer (1:10 – 2:10)

Alan J. Hutchison — Osler, Hoskins & Harcourt LLP, Vancouver

ESG and DEI Disclosure in Canada: The Impact of US Policy Changes (2:10 – 3:10)

Ravipal S. Bains — BC Investment Management Corporation, Victoria
Julie Bogle — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (3:10 – 3:25)

Changing US Tariffs and Trade Policy and Its Impact on M&A and Securities in Canada (3:25 – 4:25)

Brady Gordon — Blake Cassels Graydon LLP, Vancouver
Zvi Halpern-Shavim — Blake Cassels Graydon LLP, Toronto