Order: Ontario Securities Commission v Arquette

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BETWEEN:

ONTARIO SECURITIES COMMISSION
(Applicant)

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ADAM JOSEPH ARQUETTE and ARQUETTE INSURANCE AND WEALTH MANAGEMENT
(Respondents)

File No. 2025-28

Adjudicator:
Andrea Burke

April 27, 2026

ORDER

(Subsections 127(1) and 127(8) of the Securities Act, RSO 1990, c S.5)

WHEREAS on April 27, 2026, the Capital Markets Tribunal held a hearing by videoconference to consider a request from Adam Joseph Arquette and Arquette Insurance and Wealth Management for an adjournment of the hearing to consider the Ontario Securities Commission’s motion to extend a temporary order of the Commission dated October 27, 2025, and extended on November 10, 2025 (the Motion);

ON READING the correspondence from the parties, and on hearing the submissions of the representative for the Commission and Arquette, appearing on his own behalf and on behalf of Arquette Insurance and Wealth Management;

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

  1. pursuant to ss. 127(8) and paragraph 2 of ss. 127(1) of the Securities Act (the Act), trading in any securities by Arquette, Arquette Insurance and Wealth Management, or by any person on their behalf, including but not limited to any act, advertisement, solicitation, conduct, or negotiation, directly or indirectly in furtherance of a trade, shall cease until 4:30 p.m. on May 20, 2026;
  2. pursuant to ss. 127(8) and paragraph 3 of ss. 127(1) of the Act, any exemptions contained in Ontario securities law do not apply to Arquette or Arquette Insurance and Wealth Management until 4:30 p.m. on May 20, 2026;
  3. by 4:30 p.m. on May 12, 2026, Arquette shall notify the Commission and the Registrar as to his and Arquette Insurance and Wealth Management’s position on the Motion;
  4. if necessary, by 4:30 p.m. on May 13, 2026, the parties shall notify the Registrar regarding a mutually agreed upon timeline for the exchange and filing of additional materials for the Motion; and
  5. the hearing of the Motion is scheduled for May 20, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., by videoconference, or on such other date and time as may be agreed to by the parties and set by the Registrar.

“Andrea Burke”
Andrea Burke