2019-05-02
Draft Amendments to Policy Statement to Regulation 54-101 respecting Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer
Canadian securities regulators amend the Policy Statement to Regulation 54-101 to align with the phased implementation of the Renewed System. The amendments insert a new section requiring electronic transmission of documents to regulators outside Quebec in accordance with Regulation 13-103 respecting System Replacement. Additionally, the text replaces all references to SEDAR with the term Renewed System to reflect the updated filing infrastructure.

AMENDMENTS TO POLICY STATEMENT TO REGULATION 54-101 RESPECTING
COMMUNICATION WITH BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF SECURITIES OF A
REPORTING ISSUER
- Policy Statement to Regulation 54-101 respecting Communication with Beneficial
Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer is amended by inserting, after section 2.7, the
following:
“2.8. 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.”.
- Sections 5.1 and 5.4 of the Policy Statement are amended by replacing, wherever it appears,
the word “SEDAR” with the words “[Renewed System]”.