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PART 4 -
DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS |
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Prospectus Contents -
Non-Financial Matters |
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41-101 |
National Instrument
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General Prospectus Requirements
Companion Policy
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In effect March 17, 2008 |
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Form
41-101F1 Information Required in a Prospectus |
In effect March 17, 2008 |
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Form 41-101F2 Information Required in an Investment Fund
Prospectus
Amendments to Form 41-101F2
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In effect March 17, 2008
In effect September 8, 2008 |
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41-201 |
National Policy |
Income Trusts and Other Indirect Offerings
Amendments to NP 41-201 |
In effect December 3, 2004.
Repealed and replaced on July 6, 2007.
In effect December 31, 2007 |
Provides guidance and
clarification to market participants about income trusts
and other indirect offerings. Expresses views of CSA
about how the existing regulatory framework applies to
non-corporate issuers and to indirect offerings. |
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41-304 |
CSA Staff Notice |
Income trusts:
prospectus disclosure of distributable cash |
In effect August 26, 2005 |
Provides guidance on the
information that income trusts are expected to disclose in
a prospectus about estimated distributable cash. |
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Prospectus Contents - Financial Matters |
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42-303 |
CSA Staff Notice |
Prospectus
Requirements |
In effect March 12, 2004.
To be repealed March 17, 2008 |
Indicates that staff will
recommend relief form certain prospectus rules that are not
consistent with NI 51-102 or NI 52-107. |
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Prospectus Filing Matters |
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43-101 |
National Instrument |
Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects
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In effect in Saskatchewan Mar 9, 2001.
Amended and restated December 30, 2005.
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Regulate all disclosure that an issuer makes concerning mineral projects that is reasonably likely to made available to the public. Consolidates and expands National Policy Statements 2-A Guide for Engineers, Geologists and Prospectors Submitting Reports on
Mining Properties to the Canadian Securities Administrators. |
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Companion policy
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Amended and restated December 30, 2005 |
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Form 43-101F1 Technical Report |
December 30, 2005 |
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Frequently
Asked Questions |
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43-302 |
CSA Staff Notice |
Frequently Asked Questions on National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects |
In effect October 19, 2001. Amended February 8, 2002.
Amended Jan 24, 2003 |
Sets out frequently asked questions and answers concerning National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects |
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43-306 |
CSA Staff Notice |
Technical reports filed
for prospectus offerings |
In effect June 2, 2006 |
Sets out planned a change to
administrative practices related to: 1. public access
to technical reports and related materials filed with
preliminary prospectuses; and 2. the technical
materials an issuer must file before a member of the CSA
will issue a receipt for a preliminary prospectus. |
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43-601 |
Local Policy Statement |
Unconscionable
Consideration - Promoters |
In effect Feb 22, 1988.
Amended March 17, 2008. |
Sets out how the Commission interprets clause 70(2)(b) of the Act. |
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43-701 |
Saskatchewan Staff Notice |
Capital Pool Companies |
In effect May 31, 2000.
Amended February 22, 2005.
Amended September 19, 2007 |
Gives notice that companies
may make offerings in Saskatchewan under TSX Venture
Exchange's Capital Pool Company program. |
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43-901 |
General Exemption Order |
Trade Unions Which Sponsor Labour Sponsored Venture Capital Corporations
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In effect February 5, 1997. |
Exempts trade unions which sponsor labour sponsored ventures capital offerings from signing the prospectus certificate on certain conditions. |
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Alternative Forms of Prospectus |
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44-101 |
National Instrument |
Short Form Prospectus
Distributions
Amendments
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In effect in Saskatchewan March
9, 2001. Amended September 30, 2003. Amended
March 30, 2004. Amended January 4, 2005. Amended
December 30, 2005. Amended December 29, 2006.
Amended March 17, 2008. |
Prescribes conditions for the use of a short form prospectus to distribute securities to the public. |
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44-101F1 |
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Form 44-101F1 |
In effect December 30, 2005.
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Amendments to Form 44-101F1 |
In effect December 31, 2007.
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Amendments
to Form 44-101F1
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In effect
March 17, 2008.
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44-101CP |
Companion Policy |
Short Form Prospectus Distributions
Amendments to CP 44-101CP
44-101CP
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In effect in Saskatchewan Mar 9, 2001.
Amended March 30, 2004.
Amended Jan 4, 2005. Amended
December 30, 2005.
In effect December 31, 2007.
Restated and in effect March 17, 2008. |
Companion Policy to National Instrument 44-101 Short Form Prospectus Distributions |
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44-102 |
National Instrument |
Shelf Distributions
Amendments
to NI 44-101 |
In effect in Saskatchewan Mar 9, 2001.
Amended
December 30, 2005.
In effect March 17, 2008.
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Regulates Canadian shelf prospectus distributions. Reformulates and replaces National Policy Statement 44 Rules for Shelf Prospectus Offerings and for Pricing Offerings after the Final Prospectus is Receipted ("NP44") |
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44-102CP |
Companion Policy |
Shelf Distributions
Amendments
to 44-102CP |
In effect in Saskatchewan Mar 9, 2001.
Amended
December 30, 2005.
In effect March 17, 2008. |
Companion Policy to National Instrument 44-102 Shelf Distributions |
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44-103 |
National Instrument |
Post-Receipt Pricing
Amendments
to NI 44-103 |
In effect in Saskatchewan Mar 9, 2001.
Amended
December 30, 2005.
In effect March 17, 2008. |
Regulates the Canadian post-receipt pricing regime. Reformulates and replaces the provisions of NP44 relating to post-receipt pricing. |
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44-103CP |
Companion Policy |
Post-Receipt Pricing
Amendments
to 44-103CP |
In effect in Saskatchewan Mar 9, 2001.
Amended December 30, 2005.
In effect March 17, 2008. |
Companion Policy to National Instrument 44-103 Post-Receipt Pricing |
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44-301 |
CSA Staff Notice |
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the New Prospectus Rules |
In effect March 15, 2002.
To be repealed March 17, 2008. |
Sets out frequently asked questions and answers respecting:
* National Instrument (NI) 44-101 Short Form Prospectus Distributions, * NI 44-102 Shelf Distributions,
* NI 44-103 Post-Receipt Pricing and
* OSC rule 41-501 General Prospectus Requirements. |
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44-302 |
CSA Staff Notice |
Replacement of NI
44-101 Short Form Prospectus Distributions |
In effect December 16, 2005 |
Sets out a list of issuers that
have a current AIF as of Dec 9, 2005, and are deemed to
have filed a qualification notice under new NI 44-10.1 |
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44-303 |
CSA Staff Notice |
Filing of Notice of
Intent to be Qualified under NI 44-101 Short Form
Prospectus Distributions |
In effect March 10, 2006 |
Sets out how to file a Notice
of Intent to be Qualified under NI 44-101 on SEDAR. |
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44-304 |
CSA Staff Notice |
CSA Staff Notice 44-304 Linked Notes Distributed Under
Shelf Prospectus System
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In effect July 20, 2007 |
Provides guidance tot issuers
that intend to qualify linked notes for distribution by way
of a shelf prospectus. |
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Prospectus Exempt Distributions |
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45-101 |
National Instrument |
Rights Offerings
Amendment to Form 45-101F
Amendments to Form 45-101F
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In effect in Saskatchewan July 25, 2001.
Amended September 30, 2003.
Amended September 14, 2005.
In effect December 31, 2007
In effect March 17, 2008 |
Sets out how an issuer may make a rights offering to sell additional securities of its own issue to holders of its securities. |
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45-101CP |
Companion Policy |
Rights Offerings |
In effect in Saskatchewan July 25, 2001.
Amended September 30, 2003. |
Companion Policy to National Instrument 45-101 Rights Offerings. |
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45-102 |
National Instrument |
Resale of Securities including Form 45-102F1
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In effect Nov 30, 2001. Amended
September 30, 2003. Repealed and replaced on
March 30, 2004.
Amended Sept 14, 2005. |
Implements uniform first trade restrictions for securities acquired under registration and prospectus exemptions. |
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45-102CP |
Companion Policy |
Resale of Securities
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In effect Nov 30, 2001 Repealed and replaced March
30, 2004.
Amended September 14, 2005. |
Companion Policy to Multilateral Instrument 45-102 Resale of Securities |
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45-302 |
CSA Staff Notice |
Frequently
asked questions about the resale rules
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In effect April 2, 2004 |
Answers frequently asked questions
about NI 45-102 |
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45-106 |
National Instrument |
Prospectus
and Registration Exemptions |
In effect September 14, 2005 |
Sets out exemptions from the
prospectus and registration requirements in the Act. |
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Form 45-106F1 Report of Exempt Distributions
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Form 45-106F2 Offering Memorandum for Non-Qualifying
Issuers
Amendment to Form 45-106F2
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In effect December 31, 2007 |
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Form 45-106F3 Offering Memorandum for Qualifying Issuers
Amendment to Form 45-106F3 |
In effect December 31, 2007 |
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Form 45-106F4 Risk Acknowledgement
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Form 45-106F5 Risk Acknowledgement - Saskatchewan Close
Personal Friends and Close Business Associates |
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45-106 |
Companion Policy |
Prospectus
and Registration Exemptions |
In effect September 14, 2005 |
Companion policy to NI 45-106 |
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45-301 |
CSA Staff Notice |
Implementation of Multilateral Instrument 45-102 Resale of Securities |
In effect November 30, 2001 |
Clarifies the application of Multilateral Instrument 45-102 Resale of Securities to resource issuers |
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45-302 |
CSA Staff Notice |
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the
Resale Rules
in NI 45-102 |
In effect April 2, 2004 |
Answers frequent questions about Multilateral Instrument 45-102 Resale of Securities. |
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45-304 |
CSA Staff Notice |
Notice of Local
Exemptions Related to NI 45-106 |
In effect September 9, 2005 |
Lists local prospectus and
registration exemptions in force after NI 45-106
comes into force. |
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45-305 |
CSA Staff Notice |
Frequently Asked
Questions regarding NI 45-106 Prospectus and
Registration Exemptions |
In effect December 2, 2005 |
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45-701 |
Local Staff Notice |
Applications Pursuant to Subsection 44(3) of
The Securities Act, 1988 |
In effect September 27, 1991.
Amended May 11, 1993, May 18, 1993, July 5, 2007. |
Sets out when you do not have to make a formal application under subsection 44(3) to make a listing representation. |
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45-703 |
Saskatchewan Staff Notice |
Monitoring
the Use of the Exemptions Under National Instrument
45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions |
In effect June 26, 2003. Amended
September 14, 2005. |
Describes how Commission
staff will monitor the use of certain capital raising exemptions under
NI
45-106 to ensure that issuers are complying with the
conditions that attach to the exemptions. |
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45-704 |
Saskatchewan Staff Notice |
Review
of Offering Memoranda Filed Under NI 45-106
Prospectus and Registration Exemptions |
In effect January 6, 2005
Amended September 14, 2005
Amended December 13, 2007 |
Sets out the deficiencies
found on staff's review of offering memoranda filed
under MI 45-103 Capital Raising Exemptions. Provides
guidance on preparing OMs in good form. Also sets
out the consequences that may flow if OMs are deficient. |
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45-801 |
Implementing Order |
Implementing Multilateral Instrument 45-102 Resale of Securities |
In effect November, 30, 2001 |
Grants exemptions necessary to implement Multilateral Instrument 45-102. Also amends prior Commission rulings to substitute the resale rules in MI 45-102 for the resale rules in the rulings. |
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45-901 |
General Exemption Order |
Self-Directed Registered Education Savings Plans |
In effect October 24, 1990. |
Grants registration and prospectus exemption to self-directed education savings plans approved under the ITA. |
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45-902 |
General Exemption Order |
Introduction
Exemptions for Certain Trades by and to Labor-sponsored Venture Capital Corporations |
In effect Sept 23, 1992.
Amended and restated January 5, 2005 |
Grants registration and prospectus exemptions to facilitate labour-sponsored venture capital offerings on certain conditions. |
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45-906 |
General Exemption Order |
Rulings granted under Saskatchewan Policy Statement 45-601 - "Community Ventures - Section 83 Rulings" and Resale Restrictions in those Rulings |
In effect July 17, 1997. |
Varies rulings granted to date under the Community Venture policy to relax the resale restrictions on securities acquired under those rulings. |
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45-912 |
General Exemption Order |
Exemption for
Co-operatives and Credit Unions |
In effect September 14, 2005 |
Grants prospectus and
registration exemptions to co-operatives and credit
unions that issue securities in accordance with The
Co-operative Act and The Credit Union Act, 1998. |
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45-913 |
General Exemption Order |
Exemptions for Capital
Accumulation Plans |
In effect October 21, 2005 |
Grants exemptions to permit
trades in securities of a mutual fund to a capital
accumulation plan or to a member of a capital
accumulation plan on certain conditions. |
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45-914 |
General Exemption Order |
Exemptions for
Reinvestment Plans |
In effect November 25, 2005 |
Grants on exemption from the
dealer registration and prospectus requirements for
trades of securities under dividend and distribution
reinvestment plans. Is similar to the exemption in
section 2.2 of NI 45-106 without the restriction that
the securities traded must be of the same class that the
dividend or distribution was paid on. |
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45-915 |
General Exemption Order |
Exemptions for
Certain Supranational Agencies |
In effect May 4, 2006 |
Grants an exemption from the
dealer registration and prospectus requirements for
trades in debt security of or guaranteed by the African
Development Bank, the Caribbean Development Bank and the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. |
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45-916 |
General Exemption Order |
Exemption for
Solicitations of Expressions of Interest |
In effect May 25, 2006 |
Grants an exemption to
permit solicitations of expressions of interest before
the filing of a prospectus for securities to be issued
pursuant to over-allotment options, on specified
conditions. |
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Requirements Affecting Distributions by Certain Issuers |
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46-201 |
National Policy |
Escrow for Initial Public Offerings |
In effect June 30, 2002 |
Describes the circumstances where securities regulators consider an escrow agreement necessary and the terms of escrow we consider appropriate.
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46-201F1 |
Form |
Escrow Agreement |
In effect June 30, 2002 |
Sets out the form of escrow agreement under National Policy 46-201 |
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46-301 |
CSA Staff Notice |
Proposal for Uniform Terms of Escrow Applicable to Initial Public Distributions |
In effect March 17, 2000 |
Summarizes the key elements of a CSA proposal for uniform terms of escrow that would apply to initial public distributions of securities by prospectus ("IPOs"). States that until a national instrument is implemented, securities regulatory
staff will be guided by the proposal as outlined in the notice in dealing with escrow arrangements under IPOs after the date of the notice. |
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46-303 |
CSA Staff Notice |
Principal-Protected Notes |
In effect
July 7, 2006 |
Details the CSA's concerns about the
distribution and sale of principal protected notes and the
CSA's proposed course of action. |
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46-304 |
CSA Staff Notice |
Update on Principal Protected Notes |
In effect July 27, 2007 |
Provides an update on the CSA's
consideration of principal protected notes. |
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46-305 |
CSA Staff Notice |
Second Update on Principal Protected Notes |
In effect August 29, 2008 |
Provides an update on the CSA's
review of principal protected notes and the recent coming
into force of federal regulations applicable to
principal protected notes. |
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Advertising and Marketing Material |
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47-201 |
National Policy |
Trading Securities Using the Internet and Other Electronic Mean |
In effect January 1, 2000. |
States the views of the CSA on a number of matters relating to the use of the Internet and other electronic means of communication in connection with trades and distributions of securities. |
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47-302 |
CSA Staff Notice |
Pre-marketing of underwriters' options on bought deals |
In effect April 21, 2006 |
Sets out staffs' views that the
exemption from the prospectus requirement in para 7.1(a) of
NI 44-101 that permits pre-marketing of bought deals
does not apply to securities acquired by underwriters under
an option granted by an issuer. |
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Distribution Restrictions |
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48-901 |
General Exemption Order |
Listing Representations |
In effect June 16, 1998. |
Grants exemptions on certain conditions from the prohibition in subsection 44(3) of the Act against listing representations. |