OSC Announces Small Business Advisory Committee Members

TORONTO, Oct. 1, 2021 /CNW/ -  The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced today the new membership of its Small Business Advisory Committee (SBAC).

The SBAC advises the OSC staff on current business practices and emerging trends affecting small businesses in both the public and private markets. The Committee also provides feedback on the effectiveness of Corporate Finance policies and initiatives related to small business.

The SBAC will meet on an as-needed basis with members serving a two-year term. The Committee is chaired by Jo-Anne Matear, Manager, Corporate Finance Branch.

The Committee members are:

Tim P. Babcock	TSX Venture Exchange
Chad Bayne	Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Melanie Cole	Aird & Berlis LLP
Siri C Genik	BRIDGE©
John A. Fabello	Tory's LLP
Peter Irwin	Retired (formerly Managing Director, CIBC World Markets)
Matthew Ivis	Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association
Jo-Anne Matear (Chair)	Ontario Securities Commission
Liis Palmer	Cassels Investment Management Inc.
Grant Redpath	PwC LLP
Kay Schonberger	RBC Capital Markets
Pierre Soulard	Miller Thomson LLP
Rob Theriault	Canadian Securities Exchange
Jonathan Tong	Miller Thomson LLP

The mandate of the OSC is to provide protection to investors from unfair, improper or fraudulent practices, to foster fair, efficient and competitive capital markets and confidence in the capital markets, to foster capital formation, and to contribute to the stability of the financial system and the reduction of systemic risk. Investors are urged to check the registration of any persons or company offering an investment opportunity and to review the OSC investor materials available at http://www.osc.ca.

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