Lombard loans in Canada.
Private credit against Canada-listed shares — pledged, not sold, with ownership retained.
A Lombard loan against Canada-listed shares is credit secured by a pledge of equity listed on the TSX. The holder pledges the shares as collateral, draws cash against a fraction of their market value, keeps beneficial ownership and dividends subject to structuring, and recovers the position in full on repayment.
- Lombard loans are arranged against shares listed on the TSX (TSX).
- The pledge is not a sale: ownership, dividends, and the upside stay with the holder.
- Loan-to-value is calibrated to the specific position, funded in CAD or cross-currency.
- Structured under the OSC / CSA regime, with disclosure from 10%.
Eligible collateral and venues
Lombard Financing arranges facilities against equity listed on the principal Canada venue: Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Eligibility at the position level turns on the liquidity and free float of the specific line, its volatility, and the size of the holding relative to its typical traded volume — the same variables that drive the loan-to-value.
Regulator and disclosure
Shares listed in Canada are regulated by Canadian Securities Administrators (provincial commissions, principally the Ontario Securities Commission) (OSC / CSA). Substantial-shareholding disclosure is triggered from 10%, and a pledge over a large line is structured with that reporting regime in view so that the transaction remains discreet and compliant. Where a holding sits near a control or takeover threshold, the structure is arranged to avoid disturbing the position.
Funding, custody, and structuring
Facilities are typically arranged for a tenor of twelve to thirty-six months, funded in CAD or in another currency on a cross-currency basis. Throughout the facility the pledged shares are held by a qualified custodian under bankruptcy-remote arrangements, so the security is clean and the holder’s ownership is preserved. Non-recourse, limited-recourse, and full-recourse structures are available, and the choice interacts with the loan-to-value and the pricing.
| Listing venue(s) | Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Canadian Securities Administrators (provincial commissions, principally the Ontario Securities Commission) (OSC / CSA) |
| Currency | CAD (cross-currency available) |
| Disclosure threshold | From 10% substantial-holding disclosure |
| Principal indices | S&P/TSX 60, S&P/TSX Composite |
| Indicative tenor | 12–36 months, renewable by agreement |
| Recourse | Non-recourse / limited-recourse / full-recourse |
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Disclosure and regulation
Canada’s early-warning regime under National Instrument 62-104 obliges a holder to report once beneficial ownership reaches 10% — a higher trigger than most peer markets, which gives a private client more room before a position becomes publicly visible. A Lombard pledge leaves beneficial ownership with the client, so the reported figure ordinarily holds; the points to watch are the control implications of any enforcement and the insider constraints on directors and officers. Where a Canadian line is also listed in the United States, the pledge is arranged with both disclosure frameworks in view.
An illustrative example
Take a private client holding CAD 50 million in a senior TSX-listed position. At an illustrative loan-to-value of 45% — comfortably inside the disclosed 20–65% band — a Lombard loan advances roughly CAD 22.5 million while the shares remain pledged and the holding, its dividends, and its upside stay with the client. Funding can be taken in CAD, or in USD where the client’s obligations are dollar-denominated, given the frequency of trans-border listings. The numbers are illustrative round figures, meant to show how the arrangement works rather than to quote terms.
Illustrative only — not an offer, a quotation, or a commitment to lend.