News & Events

Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)

Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) provides the following services for TSX:

  • Administering and enforcing the Universal Market Integrity Rules (UMIR), and providing guidance on UMIR's application.
  • Monitoring and reviewing trade desk procedures of persons accessing the TSX trading system.
  • Imposing and lifting trading halts or delays relating to market integrity matters and coordinating halts or delays with other marketplaces.
  • Administering TSX's timely disclosure requirements.
  • As requested by TSX, investigating and enforcing suspected breaches of other TSX requirements.

TSX administers all other Exchange requirements, which include the following functions:

  • review of applications to become a Participating Organization;
  • review of applications to become a listed issuer;
  • review of applications for remote trader access;
  • review of applications for approved trader status;
  • business-related trading halts and suspensions;
  • administration of TSX-specific market quality rules and policies;
  • administration of corporate finance-related rules and policies;
  • development and enforcement of TSX timely disclosure requirements;
  • administration of TSX suitability standards for officers, directors and other insiders;
  • administration of rules and policies for registered traders on TSX.

TSX Venture Exchange

Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) provides the following services for TSX Venture Exchange:

  • Administering and enforcing the Universal Market Integrity Rules (UMIR), and providing guidance on UMIR's application.
  • Monitoring and reviewing trade desk procedures of persons accessing the TSX Venture's trading system.
  • Imposing and lifting trading halts or delays relating to market integrity matters and coordinating halts or delays with other marketplaces.
  • Administering TSX Venture's timely disclosure requirements.
  • As requested by TSX Venture, investigating and enforcing suspected breaches of other TSX Venture requirements.
  • Administering TSX Venture Policy relating to Unacceptable Trading practices by directors, senior officers and insiders.
  • Monitoring compliance with TSX Venture Policies relating to Investor Relations, Promotional and Market Making Activities (excluding the filing requirements for Tier 1 and Tier 2 issuers).
  • Monitoring compliance with TSX Venture Policies relating to Take-Over Bids, Insider Bids, Substantial Issuer Bids and Normal Course Issuer Bids.
  • Monitoring compliance with TSX Venture requirements pertaining to Sales from a Control Position.
  • Investigating and enforcing suspected breaches of TSX Venture Rule F pertaining to trading activity.
  • Providing monitoring and surveillance in respect of the Canadian Unlisted Board market.

TSX Venture Exchange administers, monitors compliance with and enforces all other Exchange requirements.