Notice of Amendments to the Securities Act and Regulation, and to the Commodity Futures Act

NOTICE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE SECURITIES ACT AND REGULATION,

AND TO THE COMMODITY FUTURES ACT

On August 2, 2005, the Government of Ontario announced that new provisions to protect investors in the secondary market will come into force on December 31, 2005. For ease of reference, the Commission is publishing in Chapter 9 of today's Bulletin an unofficial consolidation of the following provisions:

• Part XXIII.1 -- Civil Liability for Secondary Market Disclosure of the Securities Act,
• Sections 126.1 and 126.2 of the Securities Act,
• Sections 59.1 and 59.2 of the Commodity Futures Act, and
• Amendments made to Regulation 1015 of the Securities Act.