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Canada: Divisional Court denied judicial review application and Binance's stay of Investigation Order and Summons request but did not address constitutionality of Summons

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Divisional Court denied judicial review application and Binance's stay of Investigation Order and Summons request but did not address constitutionality of Summons

On 28 September 2023, the Divisional Court denied Binance's judicial review application and stay request. The Court ruled that the Undertaking, a prior agreement reached between Binance and the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), permitted the OSC…

Scope

Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Business registration requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2023-05-10
under deliberation

On 10 May 2023, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) Staff opened an investigation into Binance …

2023-05-11
under investigation

On 11 May 2023, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)'s appointed investigator issued a Summons t…

2023-05-18
under appeal

On 18 May 2023, following a prior investigation of Binance by the Ontario Securities Commission (OS…

2023-09-28
in force

On 28 September 2023, the Divisional Court denied Binance's judicial review application and stay re…

2024-10-30
under appeal

On 30 October 2024, the Court of Appeal for Ontario accepted Binance's appeal of the Divisional Cou…

2025-11-06
in force

On 6 November 2025, the Court of Appeal for Ontario allowed Binance's appeal against the Divisional…