Notice of Coming into Force – Repeal and Replacement of OSC Rule 13-502 Fees, Repeal and Replacement of OSC Rule 13-503 (Commodity Futures Act) Fees, and Consequential Amendments to OSC Rule 11-501 Electronic Delivery of Documents to the Ontario Securities Commission

On April 3, 2023, pursuant to section 143.4 of the Securities Act (Ontario) and section 69 of the Commodity Futures Act (Ontario), the following will come into force:

• repealed and replaced Ontario Securities Commission Rule 13-502 Fees (OSC Rule 13-502),

• repealed and replaced Ontario Securities Commission Rule 13-503 (Commodity Futures Act) Fees (OSC Rule 13-503), and

• consequential amendments to Ontario Securities Commission Rule 11-501 Electronic Delivery of Documents to the Ontario Securities Commission (Consequential Amendments).

In connection with the OSC Rule 13-502, OSC Rule 13-503 and the Consequential Amendments, the Ontario Securities Commission also adopted changes (the Policy Changes) to replace Companion Policy 13-502 Fees, Companion Policy 13-503 (Commodity Futures Act) Fees, and make changes to Companion Policy 91-501CP Strip Bonds. The Policy Changes will come into effect on April 3, 2023.

OSC Rule 13-502, OSC Rule 13-503, the Policy Changes and the Consequential Amendments were published in the Bulletin on December 1, 2022. See 2022, 45 OSCB Issue 48(Supp-3).

The text of OSC Rule 13-502, OSC Rule 13-503, the Policy Changes and the Consequential Amendments is published in Chapter B.5 of this Bulletin.