2023-06-01
Amendment to Policy Statement 12-203 respecting Management Cease Trade Orders
The Canadian Securities Administrators amended Policy Statement 12-203 to align management cease trade order procedures with the System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval + (SEDAR+). The revision removes outdated references to the legacy SEDAR system and inserts new provisions requiring electronic transmission of documents to regulators via SEDAR+. These changes ensure compliance with Regulation 13-103 while accounting for the phased implementation and specific exclusions within the updated electronic filing framework.

AMENDMENTS TO POLICY STATEMENT 12-203 RESPECTING MANAGEMENT
CEASE TRADE ORDERS
- Section 2 of Policy Statement 12-203 respecting Management Cease Trade Orders is
amended by striking out the definition of the expression “SEDAR”.
- The Policy Statement is amended by inserting, after section 4, the following:
“Electronic transmission
4.1. Regulation 13-103 respecting System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval
- (SEDAR+) (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 System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval + (SEDAR+).
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 SEDAR+, the Appendix of Regulation
13-103 respecting System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval + (SEDAR+) sets out
securities legislation under which documents are excluded from being filed or delivered in
SEDAR+.
Regulation 13-103 respecting System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval
- (SEDAR+) should be consulted when providing any document to a regulator, except in
Québec, or securities regulatory authority under this policy statement.”.
- Section 9 of the Policy Statement is amended by striking out “on SEDAR”.
- Section 14 of the Policy Statement is amended by striking out, in the paragraph
following subparagraph (ii), “then, for the purposes of filing on SEDAR,” and “electronic”.