2023-06-01
Amendments to Policy Statement to Regulation 45-106 respecting Prospectus Exemptions
The Canadian Securities Administrators amended the Policy Statement to Regulation 45-106 to mandate electronic transmission of documents to regulators via the System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR+). The new section 2.1.01 requires all reports, forms, and notices to be filed electronically through SEDAR+, excluding jurisdictions in Québec, in accordance with Regulation 13-103. Additionally, section 5.1 was updated to require that Form 45-106F1 be filed in all CSA jurisdictions using the specific templates and manner prescribed by SEDAR+.

AMENDMENTS TO POLICY STATEMENT TO REGULATION 45-106 RESPECTING
PROSPECTUS EXEMPTIONS
- Policy Statement to Regulation 45-106 respecting Prospectus Exemptions is amended
by inserting, after section 2.1, the following:
“2.1.01. Electronic Transmission
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 Regulation 45-106 and this Policy
Statement.”.
- Section 5.1 of the Policy Statement is amended by replacing paragraph (3) by the
following:
“(3) Electronic filing of Form 45-106F1
Form 45-106F1 is required to be filed in all CSA jurisdictions through the
System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval +(SEDAR+) in the manner and using the
templates specified in SEDAR+.”.