2019-05-02
Draft Amendments to Policy Statement to Regulation 52-108 respecting Auditor Oversight
Regulators have amended the Policy Statement to Regulation 52-108 respecting Auditor Oversight to mandate electronic transmission of documents. The amendment incorporates Regulation 13-103 respecting System Replacement, requiring that all filings be submitted electronically through the Renewed System for all jurisdictions except Quebec. This change aligns auditor oversight reporting with the phased implementation of the new system while excluding specific securities legislation documents as defined in the regulation's appendix.

AMENDMENTS TO POLICY STATEMENT TO REGULATION 52-108 RESPECTING
AUDITOR OVERSIGHT
- Policy Statement to Regulation 52-108 respecting Auditor Oversight is amended by
inserting, after the section titled “Introduction”, the following:
“Electronic Transmission
Regulation 13-103 respecting System Replacement (insert reference) prescribes
that each document that is required or permitted to be provided to a regulator, except in
Québec, or securities regulatory authority must be transmitted to the regulator, except in
Québec, or securities regulatory authority electronically through the [Renewed System].
The reference to a document includes any report, form, application, information,
material and notice, as well as a copy thereof, and applies to documents that are required or
permitted to be filed or deposited with, or delivered, furnished, sent, provided, submitted or
otherwise transmitted to, a regulator, except in Québec, or securities regulatory authority.
To reflect the phased implementation of the [Renewed System], the Appendix of
Regulation 13-103 respecting System Replacement sets out securities legislation under which
documents are excluded from being filed or delivered in the [Renewed System].
Reference to Regulation 13-103 respecting System Replacement should be made
when providing any document to a regulator, except in Québec, or securities regulatory
authority under the Regulation and this Policy Statement.”.