Order: In the Matter of Welcome Place Inc. et al.

FILE NO.: 2019-14

IN THE MATTER OF
WELCOME PLACE INC.,
DANIEL MAXSOOD also known as MUHAMMAD M. KHAN,
TAO ZHANG and TALAT ASHRAF

M. Cecilia Williams, Commissioner and Chair of the Panel

April 23, 2019

ORDER

(Section 17 of the Securities Act, RSO 1990, c S.5)

WHEREAS the Ontario Securities Commission (the Commission) held a hearing in writing, to consider the confidential application made by Staff of the Commission (Staff) for an Order authorizing Staff to disclose certain radio advertisements, and related transcripts of such advertisements to the Ministry of the Attorney General’s Civil Remedies for Illicit Activities Office (CRIA) pursuant to subsection 17(1)(b) of the Securities Act, RSO 1990, c S.5 (the Act);

ON READING the materials filed by Staff on April 10, 2019;

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

1. pursuant to section 5.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, RSO 1990, c S.22 and Rules 12(2) and 23(2) of the Commission’s Rules of Procedure and Forms (2017), 40 OSCB 8988, this confidential application is heard in writing;
2. pursuant to subsection 17(1)(b) of the Act, Staff is authorized to disclose certain radio advertisements, and related transcripts of such advertisements, (the Requested Records) to CRIA; and
3. pursuant to subsection 17(2.1) of the Act, disclosure of the Requested Records is authorized to be made without notice and without an opportunity to be heard.