Changes to Companion Policy 41-101CP to National Instrument 41-101 General Prospectus Requirements

CHANGES TO COMPANION POLICY 41-101CP TO NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 41-101GENERAL PROSPECTUS REQUIREMENTS

1. Companion Policy 41-101CP to National Instrument 41-101 General Prospectus Requirements is changed by this Document.

2. Section 1.2 is changed by adding the following subsection:

(8) Electronic transmission

National Instrument 13-103 System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval + (SEDAR+) prescribes that each document that is required or permitted to be provided to a securities regulatory authority or regulator must be transmitted to the securities regulatory authority or regulator electronically through the System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval + (SEDAR+).

The reference to a document includes any report, form, application, information, material and notice, as well as a copy thereof, and applies to documents that are required or permitted to be filed or deposited with, or delivered, furnished, sent, provided, submitted or otherwise transmitted to, a securities regulatory authority or regulator.

To reflect the phased implementation of SEDAR+, the Appendix of National Instrument 13-103 System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval + (SEDAR+) sets out securities legislation under which documents are excluded from being filed or delivered in SEDAR+.

National Instrument 13-103 System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval + (SEDAR+) should be consulted when providing any document to a securities regulatory authority or regulator under the Instrument and this Policy..

3. Subsection 3.5.1(2) is changed by replacing "System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR)" with "System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval + (SEDAR+)".

4. Subsection 3.5.1(3) is changed by replacing "SEDAR" with "SEDAR+".

5. Subsection 6.5B(9) is changed by replacing "SEDAR" wherever it occurs with "SEDAR+".

6. Subsection 6.5B(11) is changed by replacing "SEDAR" with "SEDAR+".

7. Subsection 6.5B(12) is changed by replacing "SEDAR" with "SEDAR+".

8. Subsection 6.12(4) is changed by replacing "SEDAR" with "SEDAR+".

9. Subsection 6.12(7) is changed by replacing "SEDAR" wherever it occurs with "SEDAR+".

Effective Date

10. These changes become effective on June 9, 2023.