Episode 12: The CSA and the Passport System

Episode Summary Following up on the constitutional puzzle of Canada’s thirteen separate securities regulators, John and Jane reveal the ingenious "workarounds" that keep the system from devolving into administrative chaos ****. They explore the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA)—the most powerful body in Canadian regulation that technically holds zero legal authority ****—and break down how the Passport System allows a business to deal with just one principal regulator to access capital across the country ****. Along the way, Jane highlights two incredibly powerful, completely free public databases that retail investors regularly ignore to their own detriment: SEDAR+ and the National Registration Sea ...