Notice of Ministerial Approval of Amendments to NI 21-101 Marketplace Operation and Companion Policy 21-101CP

NOTICE OF MINISTERIAL APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO
NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 21-101 MARKETPLACE OPERATION
AND COMPANION POLICY 21-101CP

On December 15, 2014, the Minister of Finance approved amendments (Amendments) to National Instrument 21-101 Marketplace Operation and Companion Policy 21-101CP. The Amendments are reproduced in Chapter 5 of this Bulletin and at www.osc.gov.on.ca. The key objective of these amendments is to extend the existing exemption from transparency requirements for government debt securities from January 1, 2015 to January 1, 2018.

The Amendments were published in the Ontario Securities Commission Bulletin on October 23, 2014 at (2014), 37 OSCB 9579. No changes have been made to the rule since this publication.

The Amendments will come into force on December 31, 2014.