Notice of Ministerial Approval: NI - 54-101 - Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer

NOTICE OF MINISTERIAL APPROVAL

OF AMENDMENTS TO

NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 54-101

COMMUNICATION WITH BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF

SECURITIES OF A REPORTING ISSUER

On January 18, 2005, the Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet approved amendments to National Instrument 54-101 Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer (the Instrument). Previously, materials related to the amendments to the Instrument and Companion Policy 54-101CP (the Companion Policy) were published in the Bulletin on November 26, 2004. The amendments to the Instrument and the Companion Policy came into effect on February 9, 2005.

The Commission is publishing the amendments to the Instrument and Companion Policy in Chapter 5 of this issue of the OSC Bulletin.