Notice of Coming into Force of MI 25-102, OSC Rule 25-501 and Consequential Amendments

July 15, 2021

On July 13, 2021, pursuant to section 143.4 of the Securities Act (Ontario) and section 69 of the Commodity Futures Act (Ontario), the following came into force:

• Multilateral Instrument 25-102 Designated Benchmarks and Benchmark Administrators (MI 25-102),

• Ontario Securities Commission Rule 25-501 (Commodity Futures Act) Designated Benchmarks and Benchmark Administrators (OSC Rule 25-501), and

• consequential amendments to Ontario Securities Commission Rule 11-501 Electronic Delivery of Documents to the Ontario Securities Commission (the Consequential Amendments).

In connection with MI 25-102 and OSC Rule 25-501, the Commission also adopted Companion Policy 25-102 Designated Benchmarks and Benchmark Administrators and Companion Policy 25-501 (Commodity Futures Act) Designated Benchmarks and Benchmark Administrators (the Companion Policies). The Companion Policies came into effect on July 13, 2021.

MI 25-102, OSC Rule 25-501, the Consequential Amendments and the Companion Policies were published in the Bulletin on April 29, 2021. The text of MI 25-102, OSC Rule 25-501, the Consequential Amendments and the Companion Policies are reproduced in Chapter 5 of this Bulletin.