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 The revision removes outdated references to the legacy SEDAR system and inserts new provisions requiring electronic transmission of documents to regulators via SEDAR+.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”.