Amendments to National Instrument: NI - 14-101 - National Definitions

1. National Instrument 14-101 Definitions is amended in section 1.1 (3) by

(a) repealing the definition of "insider reporting requirement" and substituting the following:

"insider reporting requirement" means the requirement in securities legislation for an insider of a reporting issuer to file reports disclosing:

(a) the insider's direct or indirect beneficial ownership of, or control or direction over, securities of the reporting issuer, or

(b) any change or changes to such ownership of, or control or direction over, securities of the reporting issuer;

(b) in the definition of "jurisdiction", adding "or "jurisdiction of Canada"" before "means a province";

(c) repealing the definitions of "multilateral instrument" and "national instrument";

(d) adding the following definitions after the definition of "prospectus requirement":

"provincial and territorial securities directions" means the instruments listed in Appendix A;

"provincial and territorial securities legislation" means the statutes and the other instruments listed in Appendix B;

"provincial and territorial securities regulatory authorities" means the securities commissions and similar regulatory authorities listed in Appendix C;

2. National Instrument 14-101 Definitions is amended in Appendix A by

(a) repealing the title to Appendix A and substituting the following title:

PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL SECURITIES DIRECTIONS/CANADIAN SECURITIES DIRECTIONS;

(b) adding the following entry:

Nunavut

The policy statements and the written interpretations issued by the securities regulatory authority.

3. National Instrument 14-101 Definitions is amended in Appendix B by:

(a) repealing the title and substituting the following:

PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL SECURITIES LEGISLATION/CANADIAN SECURITIES LEGISLATION;

(b) adding the following entry:

Nunavut

Securities Act and the regulations under that Act and the blanket rulings and orders issued by the securities regulatory authority.

4. National Instrument 14-101 Definitions is amended in Appendix C by;

(a) repealing the title and substituting the following:

PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITIES/CANADIAN SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITIES;

(b) adding the following entry:

Nunavut

Registrar of Securities, Nunavut

5. National Instrument 14-101 Definitions is amended in Appendix D by adding the following entry:

Nunavut

Registrar, as defined under section 1 of the Securities Act (Nunavut)

6. These amendments shall come into force on December 31, 2002.