Changes to Companion Policy 71-102CP Continuous Disclosure and Other Exemptions Relating to Foreign Issuers

Changes to Companion Policy 71-102CP Continuous Disclosure and Other Exemptions Relating to Foreign Issuers

Changes to Companion Policy

CHANGES TO COMPANION POLICY 71-102CP CONTINUOUS DISCLOSURE AND OTHER EXEMPTIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN ISSUERS

1. Companion Policy 71-102CP Continuous Disclosure and Other Exemptions Relating to Foreign Issuers is changed by this Document.

2. Part 1 is changed by adding the following section:

1.5 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 Companion Policy..

3. Section 4.1 is changed in the heading by replacing "SEDAR" with "SEDAR+".

4. Section 4.1 is changed by replacing "SEDAR" wherever it occurs with "SEDAR+".

Effective Date

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