Notice of Commission Approval – Variation and Restatement of MFDA Recognition Order – Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA)

The Commission issued an order (Variation Order) pursuant to section 144 of the Securities Act (Ontario), varying and restating an order dated February 6, 2001, as amended on March 30, 2004, November 3, 2006, October 28, 2008, December 12, 2008, October 29, 2014, March 9, 2018 and October 22, 2020 recognizing the MFDA as a self-regulatory organization.

The Variation Order clarifies and updates the MFDA’s terms and conditions of recognition and reporting requirements.

The Variation Order comes into effect on April 1, 2021 and is also published on the OSC website and in Chapter 2 of the OSC Bulletin, dated March 25, 2021.