2025-09-04
The Minister of Finance approved regulations drafted by the Autorité des marchés financiers to amend thirteen securities instruments, including Regulations 41-101, 44-101, 45-106, and National Policy 46-201. These amendments primarily replace references to the former Aequitas NEO Exchange with Cboe Canada Inc. and the Canadian Securities Exchange, while updating definitions for IPO venture issuers and listing requirements. The regulations come into force on September 19, 2025, with a delayed effective date for Saskatchewan if filed after that date.
Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, September 3, 2025, Vol. 157, No. 36 3121 © Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2025 REGULATIONS AND OTHER ACTS M.O., 2025-16 Order number V-1.1-2025-16 of the Minister of Finance dated 18 August 2025 Securities Act (chapter V-1.1) Various Regulations to amend Regulations in the Securities Sector WHEREAS paragraphs 1, 6, 11 and 34 of section 331.1 of the Securities Act (chapter V-1.1) provide that the Autorité des marchés financiers may make regulations concerning the matters referred to in those paragraphs; WHEREAS the third and fourth paragraphs of section 331.2 of the said Act provide that a draft regulation shall be published in the Bulletin de l’Autorité des marchés financiers, accompanied with the notice required under section 10 of the Regulations Act (chapter R-18.1) and may not be submitted for approval or be made before 30 days have elapsed since its publication; WHEREAS the first and fifth paragraphs of the said section provide that every regulation made under section 331.1 must be approved, with or without amendment, by the Minister of Finance and comes into force on the date of its publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec or on any later date specified in the regulation; WHEREAS the following regulations have been approved by the Minister of Finance or made by the Autorité des marchés financiers: —Regulation 41-101 respecting General Prospectus Requirements approved by ministerial order no. 2008-05 dated 4 March 2008 (2008, G.O. 2, 810); —Regulation 44-101 respecting Short Form Prospectus Distributions approved by ministerial order no. 2005-24 dated 30 November 2005 (2005, G.O. 2, 5183); — Regulation 45-106 respecting Prospectus Exemptions approved by ministerial order no. 2009-05 dated 9 September 2009 (2009, G.O. 2, 3362A); —Regulation 45-513 respecting Prospectus Exemption for Distribution to Existing Security Holders approved by ministerial order no. 2014-01 dated 28 February 2014 (2014, G.O. 2, 634); —National Policy 46-201: Escrow For Initial Public Offerings made by decision no. 2003-C-0073 dated 3 March 2003 (Bulletin hebdomadaire, vol. 34, no. 19 of 16 May 2003); —Regulation 51-102 respecting Continuous Disclosure Obligations approved by ministerial order no. 2005-03 dated 19 May 2005 (2005, G.O. 2, 1507); —Regulation 51-105 respecting Issuers Quoted in the U.S. Over-the-Counter Markets approved by ministerial order no. 2012-11 dated 4 July 2012 (2012, G.O. 2, 2441); — Regulation 52-109 respecting Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings approved by ministerial order no. 2008-16 dated 25 November 2008 (2008, G.O. 2, 5469); —Regulation 52-110 respecting Audit Committees approved by ministerial order no. 2005-10 dated 7 June 2005 (2005, G.O. 2, 1997); — Regulation 58-101 respecting Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices approved by ministerial order no. 2005-11 dated 7 June 2005 (2005, G.O. 2, 2015); —Regulation 61-101 respecting Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions approved by ministerial order no. 2008-01 dated 22 January 2008 (2008, G.O. 2, 533); —Regulation 62-104 respecting Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids approved by ministerial order no. 2008-02 dated 22 January 2008 (2008, G.O. 2, 565); —Regulation 71-102 respecting Continuous Disclosure and Other Exemptions relating to Foreign Issuers approved by ministerial order no. 2005-07 dated 19 May 2005 (2005, G.O. 2, 1591); — Regulation 81-101 respecting Mutual Fund Prospectus Disclosure made by decision no. 2001-C0283 dated 12 June 2001 (Bulletin hebdomadaire, vol. 32, no. 26 of 29 June 2001); WHEREAS there is cause to amend those Regulations; WHEREAS the following draft regulations were published for consultation in the Bulletin de l’Autorité des marchés financiers, vol. 21, no. 30 of 1 August 2024: —Regulation to amend Regulation 41-101 respecting General Prospectus Requirements; —Regulation to amend Regulation 44-101 respecting Short Form Prospectus Distributions; —Regulation to amend Regulation 45-106 respecting Prospectus Exemptions;
Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, September 3, 2025, Vol. 157, No. 36 3122 © Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2025 REGULATIONS AND OTHER ACTS —Regulation to amend Regulation 45-513 respecting Prospectus Exemption for Distribution to Existing Security Holders; —Regulation to amend National Policy 46-201: Escrow For Initial Public Offerings; —Regulation to amend Regulation 51-102 respecting Continuous Disclosure Obligations; —Regulation to amend Regulation 51-105 respecting Issuers Quoted in the U.S. Over-the-Counter Markets; —Regulation to amend Regulation 52-109 respecting Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings; —Regulation to amend Regulation 52-110 respecting Audit Committees; —Regulation to amend Regulation 58-101 respecting Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices; —Regulation to amend Regulation 61-101 respecting Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions; —Regulation to amend Regulation 62-104 respecting Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids; —Regulation to amend Regulation 71-102 respecting Continuous Disclosure and Other Exemptions relating to Foreign Issuers; —Regulation to amend Regulation 81-101 respecting Mutual Fund Prospectus Disclosure; WHEREAS the Autorité des marchés financiers made, on 22 July 2025, by the decision no. 2025-PDG-0041, the following regulations: —Regulation to amend Regulation 41-101 respecting General Prospectus Requirements; —Regulation to amend Regulation 44-101 respecting Short Form Prospectus Distributions; —Regulation to amend Regulation 45-106 respecting Prospectus Exemptions; —Regulation to amend Regulation 45-513 respecting Prospectus Exemption for Distribution to Existing Security Holders; —Regulation to amend National Policy 46-201: Escrow For Initial Public Offerings; —Regulation to amend Regulation 51-102 respecting Continuous Disclosure Obligations; —Regulation to amend Regulation 51-105 respecting Issuers Quoted in the U.S. Over-the-Counter Markets; —Regulation to amend Regulation 52-109 respecting Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings; —Regulation to amend Regulation 52-110 respecting Audit Committees; —Regulation to amend Regulation 58-101 respecting Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices; —Regulation to amend Regulation 61-101 respecting Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions; —Regulation to amend Regulation 62-104 respecting Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids; —Regulation to amend Regulation 71-102 respecting Continuous Disclosure and Other Exemptions relating to Foreign Issuers; —Regulation to amend Regulation 81-101 respecting Mutual Fund Prospectus Disclosure; WHEREAS there is cause to approve those Regulations without amendment; CONSEQUENTLY, the Minister of Finance approves without amendment the following regulations appended hereto: —Regulation to amend Regulation 41-101 respecting General Prospectus Requirements; —Regulation to amend Regulation 44-101 respecting Short Form Prospectus Distributions; —Regulation to amend Regulation 45-106 respecting Prospectus Exemptions; —Regulation to amend Regulation 45-513 respecting Prospectus Exemption for Distribution to Existing Security Holders;
Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, September 3, 2025, Vol. 157, No. 36 3123 © Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2025 REGULATIONS AND OTHER ACTS —Regulation to amend National Policy 46-201: Escrow For Initial Public Offerings; —Regulation to amend Regulation 51-102 respecting Continuous Disclosure Obligations; —Regulation to amend Regulation 51-105 respecting Issuers Quoted in the U.S. Over-the-Counter Markets; —Regulation to amend Regulation 52-109 respecting Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings; —Regulation to amend Regulation 52-110 respecting Audit Committees; —Regulation to amend Regulation 58-101 respecting Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices; —Regulation to amend Regulation 61-101 respecting Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions; —Regulation to amend Regulation 62-104 respecting Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids; —Regulation to amend Regulation 71-102 respecting Continuous Disclosure and Other Exemptions relating to Foreign Issuers; —Regulation to amend Regulation 81-101 respecting Mutual Fund Prospectus Disclosure. 18 August 2025 ERIC GIRARD Minister of Finance
Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, September 3, 2025, Vol. 157, No. 36 3124 © Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2025 REGULATIONS AND OTHER ACTS REGULATION TO AMEND REGULATION 41-101 RESPECTING GENERAL PROSPECTUS REQUIREMENTS Securities Act (chapter V-1.1, s. 331.1, par. (1) and (34))
Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, September 3, 2025, Vol. 157, No. 36 3125 © Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2025 REGULATIONS AND OTHER ACTS (ii) is not, has not applied to become, and does not intend to apply to become, a CSE senior tier issuer;”; (5) by replacing paragraph (c) in the definition of “personal information form” by the following: “(c) a completed Cboe personal information form submitted by an individual to Cboe Canada Inc., to which is attached a completed certificate and consent in the form set out in Schedule 1 - Part B of Appendix A;”. 2. Section 8A.1 of the Regulation is amended, in the French text of the definition of “market price” in paragraph (2): (1) in subparagraph (a): (a) by replacing “se terminant sur un cours qui ne tombe” in subparagraph (i) by “se terminant sur un tel cours qui ne tombe”; (b) by replacing subparagraph (ii) by the following: “(ii) si le marché organisé donne non pas le cours de clôture, mais uniquement le cours le plus haut et le cours le plus bas des titres négociés de la catégorie, la moyenne des moyennes simples de ces cours, pour chaque jour de bourse où il y a eu de tels cours qui ne tombe pas plus de 20 jours de bourse avant la date de détermination du cours;”; (2) in subparagraph (ii) of subparagraph (b): (a) by replacing “donne un cours de clôture pour les titres de la catégorie” in subparagraph (A) by “donne le cours de clôture des titres de la catégorie”; (b) by replacing “la moyenne entre ces cours” in subparagraph (B) by “la moyenne de ces cours”. 3. Form 41-101F1 of the Regulation is amended: (1) by replacing paragraph (4) of Item 1.9 by the following: “(4) If the issuer has complied with the requirements of the Instrument as an IPO venture issuer, include a statement, in substantially the following form, with bracketed information completed: “As at the date of this prospectus, [name of issuer] is not, has not applied to become, and does not intend to apply to become, a CSE senior tier issuer and does not have any of its securities listed or quoted, has not applied to list or quote any of its securities, and does not intend to apply to list or quote any of its securities, on the Toronto Stock Exchange, Cboe Canada Inc., a U.S. marketplace, or a marketplace outside of Canada and the United States of America (other than the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange or the AQSE Growth Market operated by Aquis Stock Exchange Limited).””;
Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, September 3, 2025, Vol. 157, No. 36 3126 © Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2025 REGULATIONS AND OTHER ACTS (2) by replacing Item 20.11 by the following: “20.11. IPO venture issuers If the issuer has complied with the requirements of the Regulation as an IPO venture issuer include a statement, in substantially the following form, with bracketed information completed: “As at the date of the prospectus, [name of issuer] is not, has not applied to become, and does not intend to apply to become, a CSE senior tier issuer and does not have any of its securities listed or quoted, has not applied to list or quote any of its securities, and does not intend to apply to list or quote any of its securities, on the Toronto Stock Exchange, Cboe Canada Inc., a U.S. marketplace, or a marketplace outside of Canada and the United States of America (other than the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange or the AQSE Growth Market operated by Aquis Stock Exchange Limited).””. Effective Date 4. (1) This Regulation comes into force on 19 September 2025. (2) In Saskatchewan, despite paragraph (1), if this Regulation is filed with the Registrar of Regulations after 19 September 2025, this Regulation comes into force on the day on which it is filed with the Registrar of Regulations.
Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, September 3, 2025, Vol. 157, No. 36 3127 © Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2025 REGULATIONS AND OTHER ACTS REGULATION TO AMEND REGULATION 44-101 RESPECTING SHORT FORM PROSPECTUS DISTRIBUTIONS Securities Act (chapter V-1.1, s. 331.1, par. (6), (11) and (34))
Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, September 3, 2025, Vol. 157, No. 36 3128 © Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2025 REGULATIONS AND OTHER ACTS REGULATION TO AMEND REGULATION 45-106 RESPECTING PROSPECTUS EXEMPTIONS Securities Act (chapter V-1.1, s. 331.1, par. (11) and (34))
Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, September 3, 2025, Vol. 157, No. 36 3129 © Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2025 REGULATIONS AND OTHER ACTS REGULATION TO AMEND NATIONAL POLICY 46-201: ESCROW FOR INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS Securities Act (chapter V-1.1, s. 331.1, par. (6))
Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, September 3, 2025, Vol. 157, No. 36 3130 © Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2025 REGULATIONS AND OTHER ACTS (2) in Item 10.13: (a) by replacing the signatures after “The Parties have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date set out above.” by the following: “[Escrow Agent]
Authorized signatory
Authorized signatory [Issuer]
Authorized signatory
Authorized signatory If the Securityholder is an individual:
Signature of Securityholder If the Securityholder is not an individual: [Securityholder]
Authorized signatory
Authorized signatory” (b) by replacing the signatures after “Dated at ____________________ on _____________.” in Schedule B to Escrow Agreement by the following: “Where the transferee is an individual:
Signature of Transferee
Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, September 3, 2025, Vol. 157, No. 36 3131 © Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2025 REGULATIONS AND OTHER ACTS Where the transferee is not an individual: [Transferee]
Authorized signatory
Authorized signatory ». Effective Date 5. This Regulation comes into force on 19 September 2025.
Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, September 3, 2025, Vol. 157, No. 36 3132 © Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2025 REGULATIONS AND OTHER ACTS REGULATION TO AMEND REGULATION 51-102 RESPECTING CONTINUOUS DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS Securities Act (chapter V-1.1, s. 331.1, par. (1) and (34))
Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, September 3, 2025, Vol. 157, No. 36 3133 © Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2025 REGULATIONS AND OTHER ACTS 2 (2) by replacing “subsection (4) or (6)” in subparagraph (b) of paragraph 7 by “subsection (4), (6) or (6.1)”. Effective Date 3. (1) This Regulation comes into force on 19 September 2025. (2) In Saskatchewan, despite paragraph (1), if this Regulation is filed with the Registrar of Regulations after 19 September 2025, this Regulation comes into force on the day on which it is filed with the Registrar of Regulations. REGULATION TO AMEND REGULATION 51-105 RESPECTING ISSUERS QUOTED IN THE U.S. OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKETS Securities Act (chapter V-1.1, s. 331.1, par. (34))
Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, September 3, 2025, Vol. 157, No. 36 3134 © Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2025 REGULATIONS AND OTHER ACTS REGULATION TO AMEND REGULATION 52-109 RESPECTING CERTIFICATION OF DISCLOSURE IN ISSUERS' ANNUAL AND INTERIM FILINGS Securities Act (chapter V-1.1, s. 331.1, par. (34))
Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, September 3, 2025, Vol. 157, No. 36 3135 © Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2025 REGULATIONS AND OTHER ACTS REGULATION TO AMEND REGULATION 52-110 RESPECTING AUDIT COMMITTEES Securities Act (chapter V-1.1, s. 331.1, par. (34))
Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, September 3, 2025, Vol. 157, No. 36 3136 © Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2025 REGULATIONS AND OTHER ACTS REGULATION TO AMEND REGULATION 58-101 RESPECTING DISCLOSURE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES Securities Act (chapter V-1.1, s. 331.1, par. (34))
Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, September 3, 2025, Vol. 157, No. 36 3137 © Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2025 REGULATIONS AND OTHER ACTS REGULATION TO AMEND REGULATION 61-101 RESPECTING PROTECTION OF MINORITY SECURITY HOLDERS IN SPECIAL TRANSACTIONS Securities Act (chapter V-1.1, s. 331.1, par. 11° and 34°)
Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, September 3, 2025, Vol. 157, No. 36 3138 © Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2025 REGULATIONS AND OTHER ACTS Effective Date 5. 1) This Regulation comes into force on 19 September 2025. (2) In Saskatchewan, despite paragraph (1), if this Regulation is filed with the Registrar of Regulations after 19 September 2025, this Regulation comes into force on the day on which it is filed with the Registrar of Regulations. REGULATION TO AMEND REGULATION 62-104 RESPECTING TAKE-OVER BIDS AND ISSUER BIDS Securities Act (chapter V-1.1, s. 331.1, par. (34))
Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, September 3, 2025, Vol. 157, No. 36 3139 © Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2025 REGULATIONS AND OTHER ACTS REGULATION TO AMEND REGULATION 71-102 RESPECTING CONTINUOUS DISCLOSURE AND OTHER EXEMPTIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN ISSUERS Securities Act (chapter V-1.1, s. 331.1, par. (11))
Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, September 3, 2025, Vol. 157, No. 36 3140 © Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2025 REGULATIONS AND OTHER ACTS REGULATION TO AMEND REGULATION 81-101 RESPECTING MUTUAL FUND PROSPECTUS DISCLOSURE Securities Act (chapter V-1.1, s. 331.1, par. (34))