Notice of Amendments: OSC Rule - 45-501 - Ontario Prospectus and Registration Exemptions

NOTICE OF COMMISSION APPROVAL OF

OSC RULE 13-502 FEES, FORMS 13-502F1, 13-502F2, 13-502F3
AND 13-502F4, AND COMPANION POLICY 13-502CP

AND

NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF SCHEDULE 1 TO REGULATION 1015

MADE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND NOTICE OF AMENDMENTS
TO REGULATION 1015 MADE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, POLICY 12-602,
OSC RULES 45-501, 45-502 AND 45-503, AND COMPANION POLICY 91-504CP

On December 10, 2002 the Commission made Rule 13-502 Fees and Forms 13-502F1, 13-502F2, 13-502F3 and 13-502F4 as a rule under the Act (the "Rule") and adopted Companion Policy 13-502CP (the "Companion Policy") as a policy under the Act. The Rule and Companion Policy were most recently published for comment on June 28, 2002 at (2002) 25 OSCB 4067.

Concurrently with making the Rule, the Commission has revoked Schedule 1 (the "Fee Schedule") to Regulation 1015 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 made under the Securities Act (the "Regulation"), has revoked Forms 42, 43 and 44, and has made non-material amendments to certain rules and policies in order to delete references to the Fee Schedule.

The Rule and the amendments to the Regulation were delivered to the Minister of Finance on December 20, 2002 and are being published in Chapter 5 of the Bulletin.