CSA, IIROC won’t intervene to prevent short-sellinghttps://www.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/csa-iiroc-wont-intervene-to-prevent-short-selling/ ‘ While certain regulators in Europe have banned short-selling, Canadian authorities see no reason to follow suit.
The regulators say short-selling represents a small percentage of market activity
“The CSA and IIROC will continue to examine new information from any market participant, including issuers and the public, regarding suspected instances of abusive short-selling and other forms of market manipulation,” the said. “If warranted based on either new information or from analysis, we will consider limiting short-selling on particular securities.” ‘