Changes to Companion Policy 44-101CP to National Instrument 44-101 Short Form Prospectus Distributions

Changes to Companion Policy 44-101CP to National Instrument 44-101 Short Form Prospectus Distributions

Changes to Companion Policy

 

CHANGES TO COMPANION POLICY 44-101CP TO NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 44-101 SHORT FORM PROSPECTUS DISTRIBUTIONS

1. Companion Policy 44-101CP to National Instrument 44-101 Short Form Prospectus Distributions is changed by this Document.

2. The Policy is changed by adding the following section:

1.10 Electronic transmission -- National Instrument 13-103 System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval + (SEDAR+) prescribes that each document that is required or permitted to be provided to a securities regulatory authority or regulator must be transmitted to the securities regulatory authority or regulator 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 securities regulatory authority or regulator.

To reflect the phased implementation of SEDAR+, the Appendix of National Instrument 13-103 System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval + (SEDAR+) sets out securities legislation under which documents are excluded from being filed or delivered in SEDAR+.

National Instrument 13-103 System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval + (SEDAR+) should be consulted when providing any document to a securities regulatory authority or regulator under NI 44-101 and this Policy..

3. Section 3.1 is changed by replacing "the issuer's filer profile for SEDAR" with "the issuer's profile for SEDAR+".

4. Subsection 3.2.1(2) is changed by replacing "System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR)" with "System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval + (SEDAR+)".

5. Subsection 3.2.1(3) is changed by replacing "SEDAR" with "SEDAR+".

Effective Date

6. These changes become effective on June 9, 2023.