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41-101
General Prospectus Requirements
41-201
Income Trusts and other Indirect Offerings
41-305
Share Structure Issues – Initial Public Offerings
41-306
IFRS Transition – Prospectus Issues
41-307
Concerns regarding an issuer's financial condition and the sufficiency of proceeds from a prospectus offering (Revised)
41-930
Coordinated Blanket Order 41-930 Exemptions from Certain Prospectus and Disclosure Requirements Coordinated Blanket Order 45-930 Prospectus Exemption for New Reporting Issuers Coordinated Blanket Order 45-933 Exemption from the Investment Limit under the Offering Memorandum Prospectus Exemption to Exclude Reinvestment Amounts
43-101
Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects
43-306
Technical reports filed for prospectus offerings
43-307
Mining Technical Reports - Preliminary Economic Assessments
43-309
Review of Website Investor Presentations by Mining Issuers
43-310
Confidential Pre-File Review of Prospectuses (for non-investment fund issuers) (Revised)
43-311
Review of Mineral Resource Estimates in Technical Reports
43-401
Consultation on National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects
43-501
Exemption from certificate requirement for foreign underwriters
44-101
Short Form Prospectus Distributions
44-102
Shelf Distributions
44-103
Post-Receipt Pricing
44-304
Linked Notes Distributed under Shelf Prospectus System
44-305
2015 Update – Structured Notes Distributed Under the Shelf Prospectus System
44-306
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44-503
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45-102
Resale of Securities
45-106
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45-110
Start-Up Crowdfunding Registration and Prospectus Exemptions
45-304
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45-307
Regulatory Developments Regarding Securitization
45-308
Guidance for Preparing and Filing Reports of Exempt Distribution under National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions (Revised)
45-309
Guidance for Preparing and Filing an Offering Memorandum under National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions
45-310
Update on CSA Staff Consultation Note 45-401 Review of Minimum Amount and Accredited Investor Exemptions
45-314
Updated List of Current CSA Exempt Market Initiatives
45-315
Proposed Prospectus Exemption for Certain Distributions through an Investment Dealer
45-318
Prospectus Exemption for Certain Distributions through an Investment Dealer
45-321
Frequently Asked Questions about the Investment Dealer Prospectus Exemption
45-323
Update on Use of the Rights Offering Exemption in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions (revised)
45-325
Filing Requirement and Fee Payable for Exempt Distributions involving Fully Managed Accounts
45-326
Update on: Amendments to National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions and National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations and Changes to Companion Policy 45-106CP Prospectus Exemptions and Companion Policy 31-103CP Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations relating to Syndicated Mortgages
45-329
Guidance for using the start-up crowdfunding registration and prospectus exemptions
45-330
Frequently Asked Questions about the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (Revised)
45-401
Review of Minimum Amount and Accredited Investor Exemptions
45-501
Mortgages
45-504
Trades to trust companies, insurers and portfolio managers outside British Columbia
45-505
Alternate Reporting Requirements for Exempt Distributions of Securities of Eligible Pooled Funds
45-512
Real Estate Securities
45-514
The Employee Investment Act
45-524
Registration and Prospectus Exemption for Certain Capital Accumulation Plans
45-528
Trades under a realization on collateral given for a debt
45-529
Bonus or Finder’s Fee
45-530
Exemptions for Securities Issued by a Cooperative Association
45-531
Exemptions for shares of a credit union
45-534
Exemption from prospectus requirement for certain trades to existing security holders
45-536
Exemption from prospectus requirement for certain distributions through an investment dealer
45-537
Exemptions from certain requirements in Form 45-106F1 Report of Exempt Distribution
45-601
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45-930
Coordinated Blanket Order 41-930 Exemptions from Certain Prospectus and Disclosure Requirements Coordinated Blanket Order 45-930 Prospectus Exemption for New Reporting Issuers Coordinated Blanket Order 45-933 Exemption from the Investment Limit under the Offering Memorandum Prospectus Exemption to Exclude Reinvestment Amounts
45-935
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46-201
Escrow for Initial Public Offerings
46-303
Principal Protected Notes
46-304
Update on Principal Protected Notes
46-305
Canadian Securities Administrators' Notice 46-305 Second Update on Principal Protected Notes
46-306
Third Update on Principal Protected Notes
46-307
Cryptocurrency Offerings
46-308
Securities Law Implications for Offerings of Tokens
46-309
Bail-in Debt
47-201
Trading Securities Using the Internet and Other Electronic Means
47-601
Advertising
47-701
Blanket Permission Under Section 50(1)(d) of the Securities Act
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41-101
General Prospectus Requirements
41-201
Income Trusts and Other Indirect Offerings
43-101
Amendments to National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects
44-101
Short Form Prospectus Distributions
44-102
Shelf Distributions
44-103
Post-Receipt Pricing
45-102
Resale of Securities
45-103
Capital Raising Exemptions
45-105
Trades to Employees, Senior Officers, Directors, and Consultants
45-106
Prospectus Exemptions
45-110
Funding Portal Information
45-302
Frequently asked questions regarding the resale rules
45-303
Interpretation of the Amalgamation Exemption
45-304
Notice of Local Exemptions Related to National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions and National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements and Exemptions
45-305
Frequently asked questions regarding National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions
45-308
Guidance for Preparing and Filing Reports of Exempt Distribution under National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions (Revised)
45-309
Guidance for Preparing and Filing an Offering Memorandum under National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions
45-312
Proposed Prospectus Exemption for Distributions to Existing Security Holders
45-313
Prospectus Exemption for Distributions to Existing Security Holders
45-314
Consolidated List of Current CSA Exempt Market Initiatives
45-316
Start-up Crowdfunding Registration and Prospectus Exemptions
45-319
Amendments to Start-up Crowdfunding Registration and Prospectus Exemptions
45-320
Exemptions for Certain Foreign Issuers from the Requirement to Identify Purchasers as Registrants or Insiders in Reports of Exempt Distribution
45-323
Update on Use of the Rights Offering Exemption in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions
45-324
Update on the Start-up Crowdfunding Registration and Prospectus Exemptions
45-330
Frequently Asked Questions about the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (Revised)
45-501
Mortgages
45-502
Cooperative Associations
45-503
Syndicated Mortgages Transitional Relief
45-504
Trades to Trust Companies, Insurers and Portfolio Managers outside British Columbia
45-505
Alternate reporting requirements for exempt distributions of securities of eligible pooled funds
45-506
In The Matter Of The System For Shorter Hold Periods With An Annual Information Form
45-507
Trades To Employees, Executives and Consultants
45-508
Hold Period for Securities Issued by an Exchange Issuer under Section 74(2)(18) of the Securities Act
45-509
Short form offerings of listed securities and units by qualifying issuers
45-510
Trades in Self-Directed Registered Educational Savings Plans
45-512
Real Estate Securities
45-513
Resale Relief For Eligible Real Estate Securities
45-514
The Employee Investment Act
45-531
Exemptions for shares or deposits of a credit union
45-534
Exemption from Prospectus Requirement for Certain Trades to Existing Security Holders
45-535
Start-up Crowdfunding Registration and Prospectus Exemptions
45-536
Exemption from Prospectus Requirement for Certain Distributions Through an Investment Dealer
45-601
Discretionary Exemptions
45-901
Offering Memorandum for Syndicated Mortgages
45-906
Offering Memorandum - Real Estate Securities
46-201
Escrow for Initial Public Offerings
47-201
Trading Securities Using the Internet and Other Electronic Means
48-501
Distribution Period For Firm Commitment Underwritings