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Québec introduces bill aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • June 3 2009

On May 12, 2009, Québec's Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks introduced a bill (Bill 42) to amend Quebec's Environmental Quality Act and Other Legislative Provisions in Relation to Climate Change to Québec's National Assembly

Québec announces target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 below 1990 levels by 2020

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 27 2009

On November 23, 2009, Québec's Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks announced Québec's target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 20 below 1990 levels by the year 2020

Quebec introduces money services business licensing legislation

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 12 2010

On November 10, 2010, there was a first reading by Quebec's National Assembly of Bill 128, An Act to enact the Money-Services Businesses Act and to amend various legislative provisions mainly concerning special funds and the financial sector (Bill 128

Issues blanket relief from CCO proficiency requirements for derivatives portfolio managers

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • August 6 2010

Under Quebec's derivatives legislation, the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) of a derivatives portfolio manager is required to have at least three years of relevant derivatives experience and to have passed all required IIROC exams with respect to derivatives for an officer of a derivatives dealer (the Derivatives Proficiency Requirements) in addition to satisfying the proficiency requirements of National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements and Exemptions

Canadian proposal regarding the registration of "international" and domestic investment fund managers

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • October 29 2010

On October 15, 2010 the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published proposed amendments to National Instrument 31-103 - Registration Requirements and Exemptions (NI 31-103) related to the registration of (i) investment fund managers who carry out investment fund management activities from a location outside of Canada (International IFMs), and (ii) domestic Canadian investment fund managers with a head office in one Canadian province or territory and who carry out investment fund management activities in other provinces or territories (Domestic IFMs

Bill 128 introduces technical amendments to Quebec's Derivatives Act

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 12 2010

Omnibus financial legislation introduced by the Quebec government on November 10, 2010 includes technical amendments to Quebec's derivatives legislation, as well as provisions intended to improve the oversight of persons authorized to market a derivative and to strengthen the process of authorization of the marketing of the product

British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec issue blanket relief in attempt at rolling back application of new OTC issuer rule

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • August 2 2012

The securities commissions in British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec have each issued separate blanket orders exempting certain issuers from the application of Multilateral Instrument 51-105 Issuers Quoted in the U.S. Over-the-Counter Markets