2023-06-01

Amendments to Policy Statement to Regulation 51-105 respecting Issuers Quoted in the U.S. Over-the-Counter Markets

The securities regulators amend the Policy Statement to Regulation 51-105 to align with the phased implementation of the System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval plus (SEDAR+). The amendments insert a new section requiring documents to be transmitted electronically through SEDAR+ for all jurisdictions except Québec, referencing Regulation 13-103. Additionally, Section 5 is updated to replace all instances of SEDAR with SEDAR+ to reflect the current system designation.

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AMENDMENTS TO POLICY STATEMENT TO REGULATION 51-105 RESPECTING ISSUERS QUOTED IN THE U.S. OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKETS

  1. Policy Statement to Regulation 51-105 respecting Issuers Quoted in the U.S. Over-the￾Counter Markets is amended by inserting, after section 1, the following: “Electronic transmission 1.1. 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 the Regulation and this Policy Statement.”.
  2. Section 5 of the Policy Statement is amended by replacing “SEDAR”, wherever it appears, by “SEDAR+”.