2026-01-22

Regulation to amend Regulation 81-106 respecting Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure

The regulator amends Regulation 81-106 respecting Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure to remove specific reporting requirements for classes or series and to update terminology regarding fund reports. The amendments also clarify that Item 2.5 of Form 81-106F1 does not apply to investment funds complying with section 2.5 of Regulation 81-107. The regulation comes into force on April 22, 2026, with a transition period allowing funds to comply with prior versions until January 1, 2027.

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REGULATION TO AMEND REGULATION 81-106 RESPECTING INVESTMENT FUND CONTINUOUS DISCLOSURE Securities Act (chapter V-1.1, s. 331.1, par. (1), (8), (9), (11), (19) and (20))

  1. Section 3.2 of Regulation 81-106 respecting Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure (chapter V-1.1, r. 42) is amended: (1) by striking out “, and, if applicable, for each class or series” in paragraph 18. (2) by striking out paragraph 19.
  2. Section 3.3 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “, for each class or series,” in the text preceding paragraph 1.
  3. Section 3.6 of the Regulation is amended by striking out subparagraph (c) of subparagraph 2 of paragraph (1).
  4. Section 3.11 of the Regulation is amended by replacing “and “increase or decrease in total equity from operations per security, or in net assets attributable to securityholders from operations, excluding distributions, per security” line items”, in paragraph (2), by “line item”.
  5. Section 9.4 of the Regulation is amended, in the statement provided in subparagraph (f) of paragraph (2.2): (1) by replacing “the Fund[s] is available in the Fund[’s/s’] Fund Facts document, management reports of fund performance”, in the first paragraph, by “the fund[s] is available in the fund[’s/s’] Fund Facts document, fund reports”; (2) by replacing “Fund[s]”, in the third paragraph, by “fund[s]”.
  6. Form 81-106F1 of the Regulation is amended by adding, in part B and after paragraph (4) of the instructions of item 2.5, the following: “(5) Item 2.5 does not apply to an investment fund that complies with section 2.5 of Regulation 81-107 respecting Independent Review Committee for Investment Funds (chapter V-1.1, r. 43).”. Transition
  7. Before 1 January 2027, if an investment fund complies with sections 3.2 and 3.3 and paragraph (1) of section 3.6 of the Regulation as they were in force on 21 April 2026, the investment fund is not required to comply with those provisions of the Regulation as amended by this Regulation. Effective Date
  8. (1) This Regulation comes into force on 22 April 2026. (2) In Saskatchewan, despite paragraph (1), if this Regulation is filed with the Registrar of Regulations after 22 April 2026, this Regulation comes into force on the day on which it is filed with the Registrar of Regulations.