Notice of Proposed Amendments: NI - 52-109 - Certification of Disclosure in Issuers' Annual and Interim Filings

NOTICE OF COMMISSION APPROVAL

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO

MULTILATERAL INSTRUMENT 52-109

CERTIFICATION OF DISCLOSURE IN ISSUERS' ANNUAL AND INTERIM FILINGS

AND

COMPANION POLICY 52-109CP

The Commission is publishing the following materials in Chapter 5 of today's Bulletin:

• a proposed amendment instrument amending Multilateral Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers' Annual and Interim Filings (the Proposed Amendment Instrument); and

• proposed amendments to Companion Policy 52-109CP (the Proposed CP Amendments).

The Proposed Amendment Instrument and the Proposed CP Amendments were previously published for comment on November 26, 2004 at (2004) 27 OSCB 9477.

On March 22, 2005, the Commission made the Proposed Amendment Instrument as a rule under the Securities Act (Ontario) and adopted the Proposed CP Amendments as a policy.

The Proposed Amendment Instrument and the Proposed CP Amendments were delivered to the Minister responsible for the Commission on March 23, 2005 (the Minister). The Minister may approve or reject the Proposed Amendment Instrument or return it for further consideration. If the Minister approves the Proposed Amendment Instrument or does not take any further action by June 6, 2005, the Proposed Amendment Instrument will come into force on June 6, 2005. The Proposed CP Amendments will come into force on the date the Proposed Amendment Instrument comes into force.