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ALERT - In July 2010, the Canadian Securities Transition Office (CSTO) released a transition plan for creating a single national securities regulator, the Canadian Securities Regulatory Authority (CSRA), which would replace the current territory-based regulatory bodies.  Please refer to the CSTO websiste  http://csto-btcvm.ca/home.aspx. To date, ten provinces and territories have opted in, with Alberta and Québec actively opposing the plan and Manitoba remaining noncommittal. If the proposed CSRA receives all the necessary approvals, it is expected to begin operating in July 1, 2012.  In the meantime, please refer to the Canadian Securities Administrator information provided below.

The Canadian Securities Administrators
The Canadian Securities Administrators  (CSA) is a voluntary umbrella organization of Canada’s provincial and territorial securities regulators whose objective is to improve, coordinate and harmonize regulation of the Canadian capital markets.  It aims to achieve consensus on policy decisions which affect Canada’s capital markets and its participants. It also aims to work collaboratively in the delivery of regulatory programs across Canada, such as the review of continuous disclosure and prospectus filings.  To access national instruments, multilateral instruments, national policies and CSA notices please link to any of the following CSA member websites:

• British Columbia Securities Commission
• Alberta Securities Commission
• Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission
• Manitoba Securities Commission
• Ontario Securities Commission
• Autorit des marchs financiers
• New Brunswick Securities Commission
• Nova Scotia Securities Commission
• Department of Government Services Consumer & Commercial Affairs Branch of Newfoundland & Labrador
• Securities Office  Prince Edward Island
• Office of the Superintendent of Securities - Northwest Territories
• Superintendent of Securities  Yukon

Other Helpful Canadian Links

The System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR), is the system that Canadian public companies and investment funds use to file public securities documents and information with the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA). This is the official site that provides public access to public company and investment fund profiles and SEDAR public securities filings, together with the latest news about SEDAR.  www.sedar.com

As Canada's national securities depository, clearing and settlement hub, CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. supports Canada's equity, fixed income and money markets, holding over $3 trillion on deposit and and handling over 251 million domestic trades annually.  CDS is accountable for the safe custody and movement of securities, accurate record keeping, the processing of post-trade transactions, and the collection and distribution of entitlements relating to the securities that have been deposited by participants.   www.cds.ca

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