2026-01-22
Regulatory authorities have amended Regulation 81-101 to update disclosure requirements for mutual fund prospectuses, specifically introducing Item 19 to allow mutual funds to consolidate introductory and risk information in multiple simplified prospectuses. The amendments permit funds to include general descriptions, risk factors, and explanatory terms in a single section to avoid repetition across separate Part B sections, while also standardizing language regarding fund formation and report availability. These changes are designed to streamline prospectus formatting and improve clarity for investors, with the regulation coming into force on April 22, 2026.
REGULATION TO AMEND REGULATION 81-101 RESPECTING MUTUAL FUND PROSPECTUS DISCLOSURE Securities Act (chapter V-1.1, s. 331.1, par. (1), (6), (8) and (19))
2 (b) risk factors; (c) investment considerations; (d) investment restrictions; (e) descriptions of the securities offered under the simplified prospectus; (f) details regarding the name, formation and history of the mutual fund. (4) Any information included in an introductory section under subsection (3) may be omitted elsewhere in the Part B sections of the document. INSTRUCTIONS: (1) In providing disclosure under subsection (1), follow the instructions under Item 9 of Part B of this Form, as appropriate. (2) Subsection (3) may be used to avoid the need for repetition of standard information in each Part B section of a multiple SP. (3) Examples of explanatory information that may be disclosed under subsection (3) at the option of the mutual fund are (a) definitions or explanations of terms used in each Part B section, such as “portfolio turnover rate” and “management expense ratio”, and (b) a discussion or explanation of the tables or charts that are required in each Part B section of the document. (4) Examples of the risks that may be disclosed under subsection (3) at the option of the mutual fund are stock market risk, interest rate risk, foreign security risk, foreign currency risk, specialization risk and risk associated with the use of derivatives. If risk disclosure is provided under that subsection, the fund-specific disclosure about each mutual fund described in the document must contain a reference to the appropriate parts of this risk disclosure. (5) Item 2 of Part B of this Form is similar to this Item. For a multiple SP in which the Part B sections are bound separately from the Part A section and any Part B section is bound separately from any other Part B section, a mutual fund organization may include this Item either at the end of the Part A section of the multiple SP, or at the beginning of the Part B section, at its option. In all other cases, this Item must be included at the beginning of the Part B section.”; (2) in part B: (a) by adding, after instruction (4) of item 2, the following: “(5) Item 19 of Part A of this Form is similar to this Item. For a multiple SP in which the Part B sections are bound separately from the Part A section and any Part B section is bound separately from any other Part B section, a mutual fund organization may include this Item either at the end of the Part A section of the multiple SP, or at the beginning of the Part B section, at its option. In all other cases, this Item must be included at the beginning of the Part B section.”; (b) by replacing paragraph (2) of item 8 by the following:
3 “(2) State the laws under which the mutual fund was formed, the date and manner of its formation and the date on which it started.”. 2. Form 81-101F2 of the Regulation is amended, in the statement provided in paragraph (2) of item 24: (1) by replacing “the Fund[s] is available in the Fund[’s/s’] Fund Facts, management reports of fund performance”, in the first paragraph, by “the fund[s] is available in the fund[’s/s’] Fund Facts, fund reports”; (2) by replacing “Fund[s]”, in the third paragraph, by “fund[s]”. Effective Date 3. (1) This Regulation comes into force on 22 April 2026. (2) In Saskatchewan, despite paragraph (1), if this Regulation is filed with the Registrar of Regulations after22 April 2026, this Regulation comes into force on the day on which it is filed with the Registrar of Regulations.