Weekly Reports
Updates for the week ending March 7, 2003
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Policies & Instruments
- CSA
Notice 33-402 - Joint Forum Requests Comments on Principles and Practices
for the Sale of Products and Services in the Financial Sector
The Joint Forum of Financial Market Regulators is seeking comment on its Principles and Practices for the Sale of Products and Services in the Financial Sector. The purpose of the principles and practices is to set standards of professionalism and fair conduct that Canadian consumers should be able to expect in their dealings with financial intermediaries. The deadline for submitting comments to the Joint Forum is May 29, 2003.
The Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators, the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities and the Canadian Securities Administrators founded the Joint Forum in 1999. The Joint Forum also includes representation from the Canadian Insurance Services Regulatory Organizations and the Bureau des services financiers in Quebec. The mandate of the Joint Forum is to pro-actively facilitate and coordinate the development of harmonized, cross-sectoral and cross-jurisdictional solutions to financial services regulatory issues.
News & Events
- News Release 2003/19 - Commission cuts paper-chase for companies and securities lawyers
- News Release 2003/20 - Securities Regulators Review Public Company MD&A
Decisions, Settlements, Hearings, and Temporary Orders
- George Melvin Grafton - Hearing Notice
- Eric Wayne Nelson, et al - Hearing Adjournment & Extension of Temporary Order
- Quest Capital Enterprises, Ltd., et al - Hearing Adjournment & Extension of Temporary Order
- Pacific International Securities Inc., et al - Hearing Notice
Cease Trade Orders & Revocations
Search for cease trade orders and revocations using Market Regulation Services National CTO database (link no longer operational).
- Advanced Vision Systems Corp., et. al. - Revocation under Section 171
- Mutapa Copper and Cobalt Inc. - Revocation under Section 171
- Aztek Technologies Inc. - Cease Trade Order under Section 164
- Lambus Enterprises Inc. - Cease Trade Order under Section 164
- Range Energy Inc. - Cease Trade Order under Section 164
Exemptions and MRRS Orders
Some discretionary and MRRS orders are located in the Temporary Orders section of Decisions & Orders
- Nevsun Resources Ltd. - MRRS
- Fastrak Systems Inc. - MRRS
- Burgundy Asset Management Limited - MRRS
- Placer Dome Inc. - MRRS
- Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. - MRRS
- Abraxas Petroleum Corporation - MRRS
- MRF 2002 II Limited Partnership - MRRS