OCE Weighs In On Crowdfunding

February 21, 2013 @ 7:54 pm By NCFA Canada

OCE has weighed in on crowdfunding, a new way to solicit investments for innovative ideas and projects through social media that is gaining momentum in the United States and the UK.

Responding to a call for submission from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), OCE recommends allowing crowdfunding as long as a limit is imposed on how much can be invested and certain other basic consumer protections are put into place.

The deadline for public responses to the OSC’s December discussion paper on allowing an exemption to investment regulations for crowdfunding was Feb. 12.

Currently companies that raise money from the public must develop a formal prospectus for review by securities regulators or restrict sales to wealthy or “sophisticated” investors.

Reg A - Form 1-A Filings Beta

Beta. Initial Form 1-A only. Target raise is the stated Amount to be Raised, totaled. Compared with the same dates one year earlier.

YTD: Jan 1, 2026 - Oct 22, 2026 vs Jan 1, 2025 - Oct 22, 2025

Number of Filings130Prior 125 +4.0%

Target Raise, Total$3.37BPrior $3.54B -4.7%

	This YTD	Year prior	Change
Filings	130	125	+4.0%
Target raise	$3.37B	$3.54B	-4.7%

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Source: DisclosureQuest. Initial Form 1-A only.

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This display counts initial Form 1-A filings only. It does not represent subsequent filings, including Form 1-A/A amendments or Form 1-A POS post-qualification updates filed by the issuer. Amounts are the stated Amount to be Raised on the initial filing, not capital raised and not amounts revised in later filings.

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