Legislation

SecuritiesSource contains the securities acts, related regulations and forms from all Canadian jurisdictions..

You can access legislation on SecuritiesSource in many ways, including the legislation search template, the Table of Contents or through the Find/KeyCite template. SecuritiesSource also includes documents that resemble legislation but are otherwise categorized as "Regulatory Materials".

Table of Concordance

SecuritiesSource contains a concordance of securities acts from all jurisdictions in Canada, providing a quick comparison of related sections. This concordance is updated monthly.

SecuritiesSource Legislation Collection

The following full-text statutes, rules and regulations are included with your SecuritiesSource subscription.

Federal

·         CBCA Act and Regulation

·         Investment Canada Act and Regulation

·         United Nations Suppression of Terrorism Regulations

Alberta

·         Securities Act

·         Alta. Reg. 115/95 – Securities Regulation

·         Alberta Securities Commission Rules (General)

·         The Alberta Stock Exchange Act (see "Policy Documents – National" for the TSX Corporate Finance Manual)

·         Alberta Stock Exchange Restructuring Act

·         Securities Act [Repealed]

British Columbia

·         Securities Act

·         B.C. Reg. 69/2002 – Multilateral Instrument 45-103 Capital Raising Exemptions, and Schedule

·         B.C. Reg. 310/01 – National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts

·         B.C. Reg 269/01 – Multilateral Instrument 45-102 Resale of Securities

·         B.C. Reg. 230/2001 – National Instrument 55-102 System for Electronic Disclosure by Insiders (SEDI)

·         B.C. Reg. 252/01 – National Instrument 23-101 Trading Rules

·         B.C. Reg. 251/01 – National Instrument 21-101 Marketplace Operation

·         B.C. Reg. 174/01 – National Instrument 33-102 Regulation of Certain Registrant Activities

·         B.C. Reg. 165/01 – National Instrument 45-101 Rights Offerings

·         B.C. Reg. 138/2001 – National Instrument 55-101 Exemption from Certain Insider Reporting Requirements

·         B.C. Reg. 12/2001 – National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects

·         B.C. Reg. 9/2001 – Commission Rule 45-502 (BC) Cooperative Associations

·         B.C. Reg. 425/2000 – National Instrument 44-102 Shelf Distributions

·         B.C. Reg. 424/2000 – National Instrument 44-101 Short Form Prospectus Distributions

·         B.C. Reg. 423/2000 – National Instrument 41-101 Prospectus Disclosure Requirements

·         B.C. Reg. 422/2000 – National Instrument 35-101 Conditional Exemption from Registration for United States Broker-Dealers and Agents

·         B.C. Reg 189/2000 – Commission Rule 45-501 (BC) Mortgages

·         B.C. Reg. 83/2000 – The Early Warning System and Related Take-over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues

·         B.C. Reg. 82/2000 – Disclosure of Outstanding Share Data

·         B.C. Reg. 81/2000 – Control Block Distribution Issues

·         B.C. Reg. 2/2000 – National Instrument 81-102 Mutual Funds

·         B.C. Reg. 1/2000 – National Instrument 81-101 Mutual Fund Prospectus Disclosure

·         Rule 71-802 – Distributions Outside of British Columbia under the – United States Multijurisdictional – Disclosure System

·         Rule 71-801 – Implementing the Multijurisdictional Disclosure System – Under National Instrument 71-101

·         B.C. Rule – 32-101 – Small Securityholder Selling and Purchase Arrangements

·         B.C. Reg. 196/97 – Securities Regulation

·         B.C. Reg. 195/97 – Rule Making Procedure Regulation

·         B.C. Reg. 194/97 – Securities Rules

·         B.C. Reg. 193/97 – Registration Transfer Rules

·         Vancouver Stock Exchange Act (see "Policy Documents – National" for the TSX Corporate Finance Manual)

·         B.C. Reg. 343/98 – National Instrument 71-101 The Multijurisdictional Disclosure System

·         B.C. Reg. 48/97 – National Instrument 14-101 Definitions

·         B.C. Reg. 378/96 – National Instrument 13-101 System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR)

Manitoba

·         Securities Act

·         Man. Reg. 491/88 – Securities Regulation

·         Man. Reg. 246/97 – Rule-Making Procedure Regulation

·         The Commodity Futures Act

·         Man. Reg. 179/99 – Commodity Futures Fees Regulation

·         Man. Reg. 180/99 – Commodity Futures Rule-Making Procedure Regulation

New Brunswick

·         Security Frauds Prevention Act

·         N.B. Reg. 84-128 – General Regulation

·         N.B. Reg. 84-52 – Exemption Regulation

·         N.B. Reg. 84-243 – Certificate of Registration

Newfoundland and Labrador

·         Securities Act

·         Nfld. Reg. 805/96 – Securities Regulations

·         Personal Property Security Act

Northwest Territories

·         Securities Act

·         Securities Regulations

·         Securities Fees Regulations

Nova Scotia

·         Securities Act

·         Securities Regulation

·         Community Economic-Development Corporations Regulations

Nunavut

·         Interpretation Act

·         Securities Act (Nunavut)

·         Nun. Reg. S-5 – Securities Regulations

·         Nun. Reg. 20 (Supp.) – Securities Fees Regulations

Ontario

·         Securities Act

·         Securities Regulations

·         Toronto Stock Exchange Act

·         OBCA and Regulation

·         Commodity Futures Act and Regulation

Prince Edward Island

·         Securities Act

·         P.E.I. Reg. EC2002-139 – Securities Act Fees Regulations

·         P.E.I. Reg. EC165/89 – Securities Act Regulations

Québec

·         Securities Act

·         Securities Regulation

·         An Act Respecting the Distribution of Financial Products and Services

·         Que. Reg. 161-2001 – Regulation respecting the rules of ethics in the securities sector

·         Que. Reg. 1085-2000 – Designation of persons who may offer an insurance product that cannot be offered by a distributor

·         Que. Reg. 44-2000 – Designation of persons permitted to offer an insurance product that cannot be offered by a distributor

·         An Act respecting market intermediaries

·         An Act Respecting Nasdaq Stock Exchange Activities in Québec

·         The Charter of the Montreal Stock Exchange

Saskatchewan

·         The Securities Act, 1988

·         Sask. Reg. c. S-42.2, Reg. 1 – The Securities Regulations

·         Sask. Reg. c. S-42.2, Reg. 2 – The Securities Commission (Regulation Procedures) Regulations

·         Sask. Reg. c. S-42.2, Reg. 3 – The Securities Commission (Adoption of National Instruments) Regulations

·         Sask. Reg. c. S-42.2, Reg. 5 – The Securities Commission (Local Instruments) Regulations

·         Sask. Reg. c. S-42.2, Reg. 6 – The Securities Commission (Disclosure of Personal Information) Regulations

Yukon

·         Securities Act

Commentary

SecuritiesSource contains the commentary found in Volumes 1 and 2 of the Securities Law and Practice print service published by Carswell.

Newsletter

The Securities Newsletter is edited by Jeffrey Read of Fraser, Milner, Casgrain LLP with contributions from securities law experts from across the country. It is published as new developments arise. Complete archives back to 1998 are available on SecuritiesSource.

Precedents

SecuritiesSource contains all of the precedents contained in the Canadian Securities Law Precedents print service published by Carswell.

Case Law/Rulings

SecuritiesSource contains securities-related case law dating back to 1855, including:

·         all case law published in the Canadian Cases on the Law of Securities (CCLS)

·         full-text rulings, orders, and decisions from the ASC and BCSC since 1998

·         full-text rulings from the Ontario Securities Commission since 1994.

Canadian Abridgment Case Digests

SecuritiesSource contains digests of securities-related case law back to 1855, drawn from Carswell's Canadian Abridgment Case Digests print service. This print service is a comprehensive collection of digests of Canadian case law. With the exception of Quebec civil law cases, this collection covers virtually every reported case in Canada, and every case received from Canadian courts, including unreported cases, since 1986.

KeyCiteCanada

KeyCiteCanada is WestlaweCARSWELL’s online citator based on The Canadian Abridgment’s Canadian Case Citations and Canadian Statute Citations. It notes:

·         the history of Canadian cases,

·         the judicial consideration of any case, Canadian or foreign, in a Canadian judicial decision,

·         the judicial consideration by Canadian courts of Canadian federal, provincial and territorial statutes, as well as international treaties and foreign statutes, and

·         citing references to cases from secondary sources on WestlaweCARSWELL.

KeyCiteCanada Coverage

KeyCiteCanada for cases covers the direct appellate history of Canadian cases, plus treatments for any case, whether foreign or Canadian, discussed by a Canadian court or tribunal, or a secondary source on WestlaweCARSWELL. Coverage includes

·         Comprehensive histories of Canadian cases and judicial treatment information for Canadian or foreign cases found in:

o        Canadian reported cases from 1986 forward,

o        Canadian unreported Court of Appeal cases since 1987,

o        Canadian unreported superior court cases from 1993 forward, and

o        Other Canadian cases since late 1998,

·         Selective history and judicial treatments back to the 1800s.

KeyCiteCanada for legislation covers treatment of statutes or rules, whether foreign or Canadian, and international treaties or conventions discussed by Canadian courts and tribunals or secondary sources on WestlaweCARSWELL. Coverage includes

·         Comprehensive judicial treatment of statutes, rules, treaties or conventions found in:

o        Canadian reported cases from 1980 forward,

o        Canadian unreported Court of Appeal cases since 1987,

o        Canadian unreported superior court cases from 1993 forward, and

o        Other Canadian cases since late 1998,

·         Selective judicial treatments back to the 1800s.