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Updates for the week ending December 21, 2007

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Policies and Instruments

  • BCN 2007/40 - Adoption of Amendments to National Instrument 51-101 Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities, related Forms and Companion Policy

    This BC notice announces the adoption of amendments to NI 51-101 Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities and related documents. The advance notice of adoption (BCN 2007/30) was published October 12, 2007.

  • BCN 2007/41 - Adoption of amendments to National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations and related consequential amendments

    This BC notice announces that that Commission has adopted amendments to National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations that, among other things, removes the requirement for significant shareholders to disclose cease trade orders and similar orders issued against companies they were involved with, as well as making other clarifying changes to the CD rule.  The Commission is also adopting other related consequential amendments that are described in the notice.

  • BCN 2007/42 - Adoption of forward looking information related amendments to National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations and related consequential amendments

    This BC notice announces that the Commission has adopted amendments to National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations that will impose new requirements on reporting issuers who issue forward looking information.  The Commission has also adopted a number of other related consequential amendments to other instruments and forms, including the offering memoranda forms.

  • BCN 2007/43 - Advance Notice of National Instrument 41-101 General Prospectus Requirements, Related Instruments and Consequential Amendments

    This BC Notice announces the expected implementation of National Instrument 41-101 General Prospectus Requirements, its related forms and companion policy, effective March 17, 2008.  The advance notice also announces consequential amendments to a number of other national and local instruments and policies, including the Securities Rules.

    The instrument and the consequential amendments, combined with amendments to the Securities Act that were passed in Bill 20 - 2006 Securities Amendment Act, 2006, establish a new general prospectus requirement regime which is harmonized on a national basis. It consolidates existing local and national rules, forms, policies and notices related to prospectus issues for all issuers, including investment funds not subject to National Instrument 81-101 Mutual Fund Prospectus Disclosure. The new regime also harmonizes the general prospectus disclosure requirements with the short form prospectus system and continuous disclosure requirements.

News and Events

  • News Release 2007/79 - B.C man misrepresented telecom investment and committed fraud
  • News Release 2007/80 - Canadian Securities Administrators Issue Update on Actions Related to Global Credit and Liquidity Issues [CSA]
  • News Release 2007/81  - Ian Thow fined $6 million and banned from B.C.'s capital markets for life

Decisions, Settlements, Hearings, and Temporary Orders

Cease Trade Orders and Revocations

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Exemptions and MRRS Orders