Notice of Ministerial Approval: OSC Rule: 11-501 - Electronic Delivery of Documents to the Ontario Securities Commission

NOTICE OF MINISTERIAL APPROVAL OF
ONTARIO SECURITIES COMMISSION RULE 11-501
ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO THE ONTARIO SECURITIES COMMISSION

On December 19, 2013, the Minister of Finance approved OSC Rule 11-501 Electronic Delivery of Documents to the Ontario Securities Commission (the Rule) and an OSC Regulation to amend Ontario Regulation 1015 pursuant to subsection 143(3) of the Securities Act (the Regulation).

The material approved by the Minister was published in the October 31, 2013 Bulletin after having been made by the Commission on October 22, 2013. 

The Rule, the Regulation and consequential amendments to National Policies 11-202 Process for Prospectus Reviews in Multiple Jurisdictions, 11-203 Process for Exemptive Relief Applications in Multiple Jurisdictions and 11-205 Process for Designation of Credit Rating Agencies in Multiple Jurisdictions will come into force on February 19, 2014. 

The text of the approved Rule and the Regulation, together with the consequential policy amendments can be found in Chapter 5 to today’s Bulletin and on the OSC website at www.osc.gov.on.ca.