The guidance outlines regulatory expectations for the marketing and sale of foreign-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to Canadian investors.

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) have issued Staff Notice 81-339, providing guidance on the marketing and sale of exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are listed on foreign exchanges but not on a Canadian exchange. CSA and CIRO said that they will continue to monitor developments in the ETF market  The guidance follows feedback from stakeholders on the availability of foreign-listed ETFs to Canadian investors through re