Any equity or loan financing agreement that is ultimately consummated as a result of any contacts made via this website are considered "exempt distributions" as defined by the various provincial securities commissions in Canada. This means that there is no government agency regulated "Prospectus Offering" process in effect for any of the opportunities listed here since they are not considered to be public distributions.  As a result, any investor who uses this site as a tool for locating private equity placement and/or loan contract opportunities must consider themselves as sophisticated enough to not require the protection afforded by the formal regulatory system and consider themselves defined as such by the guidelines in effect in their province of residence. Although definitions of who is considered a "sophisticated investor" and therefore eligible for investing in exempt distributions vary from province to province, rule 45-501 issued by the OSC (Ontario Securities Commission) can be referenced as an effective guideline to determine who meets the criteria.