Weekly Reports
Updates for the week ending October 3, 2003
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Policies & Instruments
The BCSC has made consequential amendments to the Securities Rules and to a number of national, multilateral and local instruments, policies and forms to ensure they are consistent with the provisions of NI 51-101, published on September 26, 2003.
- BC Policy 12-603 - Reactivation of Dormant Issuer
- National Instrument 13-101 - System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR)
- BC Policy 41-601 - Prospectus Filing Requirements
- National Instrument 44-101 - Short Form Prospectus Distributions
- National Instrument 44-101F1 - Short Form Prospectus Distributions - AIF
- National Instrument 44-101F3 - Short Form Prospectus
- National Instrument 45-101 - Rights Offering
- Companion Policy 45-101CP - Rights Offering
- Multilateral Instrument 45-102 - Resale of Securities
- National Instrument 71-101 - The Multijurisdictional Disclosure System
- Rule 71-801 - Implementing The Multijurisdictional Disclosure System under National Instrument 71-101
- National Policy Statement 2B - Guide for Engineers and Geologists Submitting Oil and Gas Reports to Canadian Provincial Securities Administrators
- BC Notice 2003/38 - Respecification of BC Form 41-601F
- BC Form 41-601F - Information Required an a Prospectus
The Executive Director is today respecifying Form 41-601F Information required in a prospectus. We have added item 6.5 to the form to require issuers with oil and gas activities to include the information required by National Instrument 51-101 Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities if the issuer is subject to that instrument.
- BC Notice 2003/39 - Adoption of BCI 32-505 Exemption for Mutual Fund Dealers to Sell Securities of Certain Employee Venture Capital Corporations and Venture Capital Corporations
- BC Instument 32-505 - Exemption for Mutual Fund Dealers to Sell Securities of Certain Employee Venture Capital Corporations and Venture Capital Corporations
This notice announces that the Commission has granted blanket relief to allow mutual fund dealers to sell securities of employee venture capital corporations (labour sponsored funds) and venture capital corporations, provided the mutual fund dealers comply with certain conditions.
- BC Notice 2003/40 - Proposed Amendments to National Instrument 54-101 Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer and Companion Policy 54-101CP and BC Instrument 54-501 Exemptions to Part 3.3 of National Instrument 54-101
- National Instrument 54-101 Amendments - Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer
- Companion Policy 54-101CP Amendments - Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer
- BC Instrument 54-501 - Exemptions to Part 3.3 of National Instrument 54-101 Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer
This notice requests comments on proposed amendments to NI 54-101 Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer and its companion policy. The notice also announces the issue of an interim BC Instrument providing relief from the provisions of section 3.3 of NI 54-101.
News & Events
- News Release 2003/66 - Regulators warn seniors about fraud
Decisions, Settlements, Hearings, and Temporary Orders
- DPM Securities Inc./Valeurs Mobilieres DPM Inc., et. al. - Hearing Adjournment
- James Nelson McCarney - Reasons
- L.O.M. Medical International, Inc., et. al. - Hearing Notice
Cease Trade Orders & Revocations
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- International Hi-Tech Industries Inc. - Revocation Order under Section 171
- Global Net Entertainment Corp. - Cease Trade Order under Section 164
- Centram Exploration Ltd., First Strike Diamonds Inc., Island Arc Mining Corporation, Newcoast Silver Mines Ltd., Orcatron Communications Ltd., Pan Pacific Gold Corporation - Cease Trade Order under Section 164
- ePhone Telecom, Inc. - Revocation Order under Section 171
- McCarney Technologies Inc. - Revocation Order under Section 171
- Emercor Building Systems Ltd. - Cease Trade Order under Section 164
- Sierra Minerals Inc. - Revocation Order under Section 171
- New Meridian Mining Corp. - Revocation Order under Section 171
- Balaton Power Inc., Unirex Corporation - Revocation Order under Section 171
- American Bullion Minerals Ltd. - Partial Revocation Order under Section 171
Exemptions and MRRS Orders
Some discretionary and MRRS orders are located in the Temporary Orders section of Decisions & Orders
- Osoyoos Resort Development Corp. - Exemption Order under Section 48 and 76
- Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC - Exemption Order under Section 48
- The Boyd Group Inc., et. al. - Exemption Order under Section 48 and 76
- Rio Algom Limited - MRRS
- Aventis S.A. - MRRS
- The Vengrowth Traditional Industries Fund Inc. - MRRS
- Aim Funds Management Inc., et. al. - MRRS