Notice of Ministerial Approval: NI - 45-102 - Resale of Securities

NOTICE OF MINISTERIAL APPROVAL

MULTILATERAL INSTRUMENT 45-102 RESALE OF SECURITIES, FORM 45-102F1

AND OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

On February 16, 2004, the Minister of Finance approved, pursuant to subsection 143.3(3) of the Securities Act (Ontario), Multilateral Instrument 45-102 Resale of Securities (the Rule) and Form 45-102F1.

The Rule, the Form, and the related companion policy, Companion Policy 45-102CP to Multilateral Instrument 45-102 Resale of Securities (the Policy) came into force in Ontario on March 30, 2004.

The Rule, the Form, and the Policy were previously published in the Bulletin on December 19, 2003. The Rule, the Form and the Policy are published in Chapter 5 of this Bulletin.

Consequential amendments to national and local instruments (Consequential Amendments) were published in the December 19, 2003 OSC Bulletin. The Consequential Amendments appeared as Appendices C and D to the December 19, 2003 Notice. They are also published in Chapter 5 of this Bulletin, and came into force on March 30, 2004.