2021-12-23

Regulation to amend Regulation 13-101 respecting the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR)

The Minister of Finance approved a regulation issued by the Autorité des marchés financiers to amend Regulation 13-101 regarding the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval. The amendment deletes the reference to Annual Information Forms from Appendix A under Securities Offerings to reduce regulatory burden for investment fund issuers. The regulation came into force on 6 January 2022, with a transition period allowing compliance with prior rules until 6 September 2022.

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Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, December 22, 2021, Vol. 153, No. 51 5155 M.O., 2021-18 Order number V-1.1-2021-18 of the Minister of Finance dated 7 December 2021 Securities Act (chapter V-1.1) Concerning the Regulation to amend Regula￾tion 13-101 respecting the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) Whereas paragraph 1 of section 331.1 of the Securities Act (chapter V-1.1) provides that the Autorité des marchés financiers may make regulations concerning the matters referred to in that paragraph; Whereas the third and fourth paragraphs of sec￾tion 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 amend￾ment, 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 Regulation 13-101 respecting the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) was made on 12 June 2001 by the decision no. 2001-C-0272 (Supplément au Bulletin de la Commis￾sion des valeurs mobilières du Québec, vol. 32, no. 26 of 29 June 2001); Whereas there is cause to amend this Regulation; Whereas the draft Regulation to amend Regulation 13-101 respecting the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) was published for con￾sultation in the Bulletin de l’Autorité des marchés finan￾ciers, vol. 16, no. 36 of 12 September 2019; Whereas the revised text of the draft Regulation to amend Regulation 13-101 respecting the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) was published for information in the Bulletin de l’Autorité des marchés financiers, vol. 18, no. 40 of 7 October 2021; Whereas the Autorité des marchés financiers made, on 17 November 2021, by the decision no. 2021-PDG-0062, Regulation to amend Regulation 13-101 respecting the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR); Whereas there is cause to approve this Regulation without amendment; Consequently, the Minister of Finance approves without amendment the Regulation to amend Regulation 13-101 respecting the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) appended hereto. 7 December 2021 Eric Girard Minister of Finance © Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2021

5156 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, December 22, 2021, Vol. 153, No. 51 Part 2 REGULATION TO AMEND REGULATION 13-101 RESPECTING THE SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT ANALYSIS AND RETRIEVAL (SEDAR) Securities Act (chapter V-1.1, s. 331.1, par. (1))

  1. Appendix A of Regulation 13-101 respecting the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) (chapter V-1.1, r. 2) is amended by deleting, wherever they appear under the title “Securities Offerings”, the words “, Annual Information Form”.
  2. Transition Before 6 September 2022, an investment fund is not required to comply with the Regulation, as amended by this Regulation, if the investment fund complies with the following: a) the Regulation, as it was in force on 5 January 2022, and b) Regulation 81-101 respecting Mutual Fund Prospectus Disclosure (chapter V-1.1, r. 38), as it was in force on 5 January 2022.
  3. Effective Date (1) This Regulation comes into force on 6 January 2022. (2) In Saskatchewan, despite paragraph (1), if this Regulation is filed with the Registrar of Regulations after 6 January 2022, this Regulation comes into force on the day on which it is filed with the Registrar of Regulations. REGULATION TO AMEND REGULATION 13-101 RESPECTING THE SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT ANALYSIS AND RETRIEVAL (SEDAR) Securities Act (chapter V-1.1, s. 331.1, par. (1))
  4. Appendix A of Regulation 13-101 respecting the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) (chapter V-1.1, r. 2) is amended by deleting, wherever they appear under the title “Securities Offerings”, the words “, Annual Information Form”.
  5. Transition Before 6 September 2022, an investment fund is not required to comply with the Regulation, as amended by this Regulation, if the investment fund complies with the following: a) the Regulation, as it was in force on 5 January 2022, and b) Regulation 81-101 respecting Mutual Fund Prospectus Disclosure (chapter V-1.1, r. 38), as it was in force on 5 January 2022.
  6. Effective Date (1) This Regulation comes into force on 6 January 2022. (2) In Saskatchewan, despite paragraph (1), if this Regulation is filed with the Registrar of Regulations after 6 January 2022, this Regulation comes into force on the day on which it is filed with the Registrar of Regulations. REGULATION TO AMEND REGULATION 13-101 RESPECTING THE SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT ANALYSIS AND RETRIEVAL (SEDAR) Securities Act (chapter V-1.1, s. 331.1, par. (1))
  7. Appendix A of Regulation 13-101 respecting the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) (chapter V-1.1, r. 2) is amended by deleting, wherever they appear under the title “Securities Offerings”, the words “, Annual Information Form”.
  8. Transition Before 6 September 2022, an investment fund is not required to comply with the Regulation, as amended by this Regulation, if the investment fund complies with the following: a) the Regulation, as it was in force on 5 January 2022, and b) Regulation 81-101 respecting Mutual Fund Prospectus Disclosure (chapter V-1.1, r. 38), as it was in force on 5 January 2022.
  9. Effective Date (1) This Regulation comes into force on 6 January 2022. (2) In Saskatchewan, despite paragraph (1), if this Regulation is filed with the Registrar of Regulations after 6 January 2022, this Regulation comes into force on the day on which it is filed with the Registrar of Regulations. 105420 M.O., 2021-14 Order number V-1.1-2021-14 of the Minister of Finance dated 9 December 2021 Securities Act (chapter V-1.1) Concerning the Regulation to amend Regula￾tion 31-103 respecting Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations Whereas paragraphs 1, 3, 8, 11, 26 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 amend￾ment, 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 Regulation 31-103 respecting Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obli￾gations was approved by ministerial order no. 2009-04 dated 9 September 2009 (2009, G.O. 2, 3309A); © Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2021