Final registration requirements for Canadian investment fund managers *

Canada - July 18 2012
On July 5, 2012, the Canadian Securities Administrators published final versions of Multilateral Instrument 32-102 Registration Exemptions for Non-Resident Investment Fund Managers and Multilateral Policy 31-202 Registration Requirements for Investment Fund Managers relating to registration requirements and exemptions for investment managers headquartered in Canada (Canadian investment fund managers).

Co-authors: John A. Black, Caitlin Gossage, Mark DesLauriers, Linda G. Currie.

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New Canadian registration requirements and exemptions for non-Canadian investment fund managers *

Canada - July 12 2012
On July 5, 2012, the Canadian Securities Administrators published final versions of Multilateral Instrument 32-102 Registration Exemptions for Non-Resident Investment Fund Managers (MI 32-102) and Multilateral Policy 31-202 Registration Requirements for Investment Fund Managers (MP 31-202) relating to registration requirements and exemptions for investment fund managers who are not resident in Canada.

Co-authors: Rob Lando, John A. Black, Mark DesLauriers, Linda G. Currie.

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Canadian securities regulators propose registration rules for non-resident investment fund managers *

Canada - February 17 2012
On February 10, 2012, the Ontario Securities Commission, together with securities regulators in New Brunswick, Québec and Newfoundland (the Exemption-Based Jurisdictions) published for comment proposed Multilateral Instrument 32-102 Registration Exemptions for Non-Resident Investment Fund Managers (Proposed MI 32-102) relating to proposed registration exemptions for non-resident investment fund managers.

Co-authors: Rob Lando, John A. Black, Breann Kirincich, Linda G. Currie.

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CSA announces amendments to national registration rule *

Canada - April 29 2011
On Friday, April 15, 2011, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) published amendments to National Instrument 31-103 - Registration Requirements and Exemptions (NI 31-103) and its companion policy (the 31-103 CP); National Instrument 33-109 - Registration Information (NI 33-109) and its companion policy; and the forms that accompany the two instruments (collectively, the Amendments).

Co-authors: John A. Black, Mark DesLauriers, Linda G. Currie.

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Final national registration rule introduces major changes to Canadian securities laws *

Canada - July 22 2009
On Friday, July 17th, 2009, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published the final version of National Instrument 31-103 – Registration Requirements and Exemptions (NRR) and Companion Policy 31-103CP (Policy) along with certain consequential amendments to other securities laws.

Co-authors: John A. Black, Mark DesLauriers, Jacob Sadikman, Linda G. Currie.

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