2019-05-02

Draft Amendments to Policy Statement 58-201 to Corporate Governance Guidelines

These amendments to Policy Statement 58-201 on Corporate Governance Guidelines introduce a new section 1.3 regarding electronic transmission of documents. Regulation 13-103 respecting System Replacement now mandates that all required or permitted documents, including reports, forms, and notices, must be transmitted electronically via the [Renewed System] to regulators or securities regulatory authorities, excluding Québec. The Appendix of Regulation 13-103 details specific securities legislation where documents are excluded from this electronic filing system, and reference to this regulation is required when submitting documents under this Policy.

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AMENDMENTS TO POLICY STATEMENT 58-201 TO CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES

  1. Policy Statement 58-201 to Corporate Governance is amended by inserting, after section 1.2, the following: “1.3. 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 this Policy.”.