Notice of Ministerial Approval: NI - 52-107 - Acceptable Accounting Principles, Auditing Standards and Reporting Currency

NOTICE OF MINISTERIAL APPROVAL: NATIONAL INSTRUMENT
52-107 ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, AUDITING

STANDARDS AND REPORTING CURRENCY AND RELATED
AMENDMENTS TO ONTARIO REGULATION 1015

On March 9, 2004, the Minister responsible for the Ontario Securities Commission approved pursuant to subsection 143.3(3) of the Securities Act (Ontario) National Instrument 52-107 Acceptable Accounting Principles, Auditing Standards and Reporting Currency (the Rule). The Rule and the related companion policy, Companion Policy to National Instrument 52-107 Acceptable Accounting Principles, Auditing Standards and Reporting Currency (the Companion Policy) will come into force in Ontario on March 30, 2004. The Rule was previously published in the OSC Bulletin on January 16, 2004.

On March 9, 2004, the Minister also approved pursuant to section 143(3) of the Securities Act (Ontario) amendments to Ontario Regulation 1015 of R.R.O. 1990 (General). These amendments come into force in Ontario on March 30, 2004. The amendments to the regulation will be published in the Ontario Gazette on April 17, 2004.

The Rule and Companion Policy are published in Chapter 5 of this Bulletin. The regulation amendments are published in Chapter 9 of this Bulletin.