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C-41.01481991Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:Short Title
Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Cooperative Credit Associations Act.
Interpretation and ApplicationDefinitions
DefinitionsIn this Act,affairs, with respect to an association, means the relationships among the association and its affiliates and the members, shareholders, directors and officers of the association and its affiliates, but does not include the business of the association or any of its affiliates; (affaires internes)affiliate means an entity that is affiliated with another entity within the meaning of section 6; (groupe)Agency means the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada established under section 3 of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act; (Agence)annual statement means the annual financial statement of an association within the meaning of paragraph 292(1)(a); (rapport annuel)association means a body corporate referred to in section 14; (association)auditor includes a firm of accountants; (vérificateur)bearer, in relation to a security, means the person in possession of a security payable to bearer or endorsed in blank; (porteur)bearer form, in respect of a security, means a security in bearer form as determined in accordance with subsection 90(2); (titre au porteur)beneficial ownership includes ownership through one or more trustees, legal representatives, agents or other intermediaries; (véritable propriétaire et propriété effective)body corporate means an incorporated body wherever or however incorporated; (personne morale)branch, in respect of an association, means an agency, the head office and any other office of the association; (bureau)Canadian financial institution means a financial institution that is incorporated or formed by or under an Act of Parliament or of the legislature of a province; (institution financière canadienne)central cooperative credit society means a cooperative credit society incorporated by or under an Act of the legislature of a province, one of whose principal purposes is to provide liquidity support to local cooperative credit societies, andwhose membership consists wholly or primarily of local cooperative credit societies, orwhose directors are wholly or primarily persons elected or appointed by local cooperative credit societies,but does not include a deposit protection agency; (coopérative de crédit centrale ou centrale)central securities register or securities register means the register referred to in section 245; (registre central des valeurs mobilières ou registre des valeurs mobilières)Commissioner means the Commissioner of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada appointed under section 4 of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act; (commissaire)common-law partner, in relation to an individual, means a person who is cohabiting with the individual in a conjugal relationship, having so cohabited for a period of at least one year; (conjoint de fait)complainant, in relation to an association or any matter concerning an association, meansa member or former member of an association,a registered holder or beneficial owner, and a former registered holder or beneficial owner, of a security of an association or any of its affiliates,a director or an officer, or a former director or officer, of an association or any of its affiliates, orany other person who, in the discretion of a court, is a proper person to make an application under section 318, 322 or 469; (plaignant)consumer provision means a provision referred to in paragraph (b) or (b.1) of the definition consumer provision in section 2 of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act; (disposition visant les consommateurs)cooperative credit society means a cooperative corporation one of whose principal purposes is to provide financial services to its members; (coopérative de crédit)cooperative corporation means a body corporate organized and operated on cooperative principles; (coopérative)court meansin the Province of Ontario, the Superior Court of Justice,in the Province of Quebec, the Superior Court of the Province,in the Provinces of Nova Scotia, British Columbia, and Prince Edward Island, the Supreme Court of the Province,in the Provinces of New Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Court of Queen’s Bench for the Province,in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of the Province, andthe Supreme Court of Yukon, the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories and the Nunavut Court of Justice; (tribunal)court of appeal means the court to which an appeal lies from a decision or order of a court; (cour d’appel)debt obligation means a bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness of an entity, whether secured or unsecured; (titre de créance)delegate means a natural person appointed or elected to represent a member of an association at a meeting of members; (délégué)deposit protection agency means an entity establishedto provide or administer a stabilization or mutual aid fund for local cooperative credit societies,to assist in the payment of any losses incurred by the members of a local cooperative credit society in the liquidation of the society, orto provide deposit insurance for members of local cooperative credit societies; (agence d’assurance-dépôts)director means a natural person occupying the position of director, by whatever name called, of a body corporate, and board of directors or directors refers to the directors of a body corporate as a body; (administrateur, conseil d’administration ou conseil)entity means a body corporate, trust, partnership, fund, an unincorporated organization, Her Majesty in right of Canada or of a province, an agency of Her Majesty in either of such rights and the government of a foreign country or any political subdivision thereof and any agency thereof; (entité)federal credit union has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Bank Act; (coopérative de crédit fédérale)federal league means a cooperative corporation incorporated under an Act of Parliament whose membership consists wholly or primarily of federal credit unions and whose principal purpose is the provision of administrative, technical, research and consultative services, and goods related to those services, to any cooperative credit society or to persons intending to organize or operate such a society; (confédération fédérale)fiduciary means any person acting in a fiduciary capacity, and includes a personal representative of a deceased person; (représentant)financial institution meansan association,a bank or an authorized foreign bank within the meaning of section 2 of the Bank Act,a body corporate to which the Trust and Loan Companies Act applies,an insurance company or a fraternal benefit society incorporated or formed under the Insurance Companies Act,a trust, loan or insurance corporation incorporated by or under an Act of the legislature of a province,a cooperative credit society incorporated and regulated by or under an Act of the legislature of a province,an entity that is incorporated or formed by or under an Act of Parliament or of the legislature of a province and that is primarily engaged in dealing in securities, including portfolio management and investment counselling, anda foreign institution; (institution financière)foreign institution means an entity that isengaged in the business of banking, the trust, loan or insurance business, the business of a cooperative credit society or the business of dealing in securities or is otherwise engaged primarily in the business of providing financial services, andincorporated or formed otherwise than by or under an Act of Parliament or of the legislature of a province; (institution étrangère)former Act means the Cooperative Credit Associations Act, chapter C-41 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985; (loi antérieure)former-Act association means the Canadian Co-operative Credit Society Limited, a corporation incorporated by chapter 58 of the Statutes of Canada, 1952-53; (association antérieure)form of proxy means a written or printed form that, when completed and executed by or on behalf of a shareholder, constitutes a proxy; (formulaire de procuration)guarantee includes a letter of credit; (garantie)head office means the office required to be maintained by an association pursuant to section 234; (siège)holder meansin respect of a security certificate, the person in possession of the certificate issued or endorsed to that person or to bearer or in blank,in respect of the ownership of a membership share, the person referred to in section 7, andin respect of the ownership of a share, the shareholder of the share within the meaning of section 8; (détenteur)holding body corporate means a holding body corporate within the meaning of section 4; (société mère)incorporated, when used with reference to a body corporate that is incorporated by or under an Act of Parliament or of the legislature of a province, also refers to a body corporate that is continued by or under any such Act; (constitué en personne morale ou constitué)incorporating instrument means the special Act, letters patent, instrument of continuance or other constating instrument by which a body corporate was incorporated or continued and includes any amendment to or restatement of the constating instrument; (acte constitutif)incorporator, in relation to an association, means a person who applied for letters patent to incorporate the association; (fondateur)issuer, in respect of a security, means the entity that issues or issued the security; (émetteur)league[Repealed, 2014, c. 39, s. 278]letters patent, in respect of an instrument authorized to be issued under this Act, means letters patent in a form approved by the Superintendent; (lettres patentes)local cooperative credit society means a cooperative credit society incorporated by or under an Act of the legislature of a provincewhose members consist substantially of individuals, andwhose principal purpose is to receive deposits from, and make loans to, its members; (coopérative de crédit locale ou coopérative locale)member, in respect of an association, means a person who is a member of the association; (Version anglaise seulement)members register means the register referred to in section 49; (registre des associés)membership share means an interest in the equity of an association that confers the rights referred to in subsection 67(2); (parts sociales)Minister means the Minister of Finance; (ministre)minor has the same meaning as in the applicable provincial law and in the absence of any such law has the same meaning as the word “child” in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted in the United Nations General Assembly on November 20, 1989; (mineur)officer meansin relation to a body corporate, a chief executive officer, president, vice-president, secretary, controller, treasurer and any other natural person designated as an officer of the body corporate by by-law or by resolution of the directors of the body corporate, andin relation to any other entity, any natural person designated as an officer of the entity by by-law, by resolution of the members thereof or otherwise; (dirigeant)order form, in respect of a security, means a security in order form as determined in accordance with subsection 90(3); (titre à ordre)ordinary resolution means a resolution passed by a majority of the votes cast by or on behalf of the members who voted in respect of the resolution; (résolution ordinaire)patronage allocation means an amount that an association allocates among and credits or pays to its members or to its member and non-member patrons based on the business done by them with or through the association, and includesa patronage refund, andan allocation in proportion to borrowing; (ristourne)person means a natural person, an entity or a personal representative; (personne)personal representative means a person who stands in place of and represents another person and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes, as the circumstances require, a trustee, an executor, an administrator, a committee, a guardian, a tutor, a curator, an assignee, a receiver, an agent or an attorney of any person, but does not include a delegate; (représentant personnel)prescribed means prescribed by regulation; (Version anglaise seulement)provincial league means a cooperative corporation incorporated under an Act of the legislature of a province whose membership consists wholly or primarily of local cooperative credit societies and whose principal purpose is the provision of administrative, technical, research and consultative services, and goods related to those services, to any cooperative credit society or to persons intending to organize or operate such a society; (confédération provinciale)proxy means a completed and executed form of proxy by means of which a shareholder appoints a proxyholder to attend and act on the shareholder’s behalf at a meeting of shareholders; (procuration)proxyholder means the person appointed by proxy to attend and act on behalf of a shareholder at a meeting of shareholders; (fondé de pouvoir)real property includes a leasehold interest in real property; (biens immeubles)recorded address meansin relation to a member of an association, the latest postal address of the member according to the members register of the association,in relation to a shareholder of an association, the latest postal address of the person according to the central securities register of the association, andin relation to any other person in respect of a retail association, the latest postal address of the person according to the records of the branch concerned; (adresse enregistrée)registered form, in respect of a security, means a security in registered form as determined in accordance with subsection 90(4); (titre nominatif)regulatory capital, in respect of an association, has the meaning given to that expression by the regulations; (capital réglementaire)resident Canadian means a natural person who isa Canadian citizen ordinarily resident in Canada,a Canadian citizen not ordinarily resident in Canada who is a member of a prescribed class of persons, ora permanent resident within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and ordinarily resident in Canada, except a permanent resident who has been ordinarily resident in Canada for more than one year after the time at which the individual first became eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship; (résident canadien)residential property means real property consisting of buildings that are used, or are to be used, to the extent of at least one half of the floor space thereof, as one or more private dwellings; (immeuble résidentiel)retail association, for the purpose of any particular provision of this Act, means an association as defined in the regulations; (association de détail)securities underwriter means a person who, as principal, agrees to purchase securities with a view to the distribution of the securities or who, as agent for a body corporate or other person, offers for sale or sells securities in connection with a distribution of the securities, and includes a person who participates, directly or indirectly, in a distribution of securities, other than a person whose interest in the distribution of securities is limited to receiving a distributor’s or seller’s commission payable by a securities underwriter; (souscripteur à forfait)security meansin relation to a body corporate, a share of any class of shares of the body corporate or a debt obligation of the body corporate, and includes a warrant of the body corporate, but does not include a deposit with a financial institution or any instrument evidencing such a deposit or, for greater certainty, a membership share, andin relation to any other entity, any ownership interest in or debt obligation of the entity; (titre ou valeur mobilière)security interest means an interest in or charge on property by way of mortgage, lien, pledge or otherwise taken by a creditor or guarantor to secure the payment or performance of an obligation; (sûreté)send includes deliver; (envoyer)series, in respect of shares, means a division of a class of shares; (série)share does not include a membership share; (Version anglaise seulement)significant interest means a significant interest determined in accordance with section 9; (intérêt substantiel)special resolution means a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two thirds of the votes cast by or on behalf of the persons who voted in respect of that resolution; (résolution extraordinaire)subordinated indebtedness means an instrument evidencing an indebtedness of an association that by its terms provides that the indebtedness will, in the event of the insolvency or winding-up of the association, be subordinate in right of payment to all deposit liabilities of the association and all other liabilities of the association except those that, by their terms, rank equally with or are subordinate to such indebtedness; (titre secondaire)subsidiary means an entity that is a subsidiary of another entity within the meaning of section 5; (filiale)substantial investment means a substantial investment determined in accordance with section 12; (intérêt de groupe financier)Superintendent means the Superintendent of Financial Institutions appointed pursuant to the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act; (surintendant)trade, in respect of securities, means any sale or disposition of securities for valuable consideration; (opération)transfer, in respect of securities, includes a transmission by operation of law; (transfert)voting share means a share of any class of shares of a body corporate carrying voting rights under all circumstances or by reason of an event that has occurred and is continuing or by reason of a condition that has been fulfilled. (action avec droit de vote)1991, c. 48, ss. 2, 496, 497; 1992, c. 51, s. 31; 1998, c. 30, ss. 13(F), 15(E); 1999, c. 3, s. 24, c. 28, s. 115; 2000, c. 12, s. 84; 2001, c. 9, s. 248, c. 27, s. 234; 2002, c. 7, s. 136(E); 2005, c. 54, s. 140; 2007, c. 6, s. 135; 2010, c. 12, s. 2114; 2012, c. 5, s. 104; 2014, c. 39, s. 278; 2015, c. 3, s. 43
Interpretation
Regulations — distributing associationThe Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the determination of what constitutes a distributing association for the purposes of this Act.Exemption — associationOn the application of an association, the Superintendent may determine that it is not or was not a distributing association if the Superintendent is satisfied that the determination would not prejudice any of its security holders.Exemption — class of associationsThe Superintendent may determine that members of a class of associations are not or were not distributing associations if the Superintendent is satisfied that the determination would not prejudice any security holder of a member of the class.2005, c. 54, s. 141
ControlFor the purposes of this Act,a person controls a body corporate if securities of the body corporate to which are attached more than 50 per cent of the votes that may be cast to elect directors of the body corporate are beneficially owned by the person and the votes attached to those securities are sufficient, if exercised, to elect a majority of the directors of the body corporate;a person controls an unincorporated entity, other than a limited partnership, if more than 50 per cent of the ownership interests, however designated, into which the entity is divided are beneficially owned by that person and the person is able to direct the business and affairs of the entity;the general partner of a limited partnership controls the limited partnership;a person controls a cooperative corporation if the person has the right to exercise more than 50 per cent of the votes that may be cast at an annual meeting or to appoint or elect the majority of the directors of the corporation; anda person controls an entity if the person has any direct or indirect influence that, if exercised, would result in control in fact of the entity.Deemed controlA person who controls an entity is deemed to control any entity that is controlled, or deemed to be controlled, by the entity.Deemed controlA person is deemed to control, within the meaning of paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (d), an entity if the aggregate ofany securities of the entity that are beneficially owned by that person, andany securities of the entity that are beneficially owned by any entity controlled by that personis such that, if that person and all of the entities referred to in paragraph (b) that beneficially own securities of the entity were one person, that person would control the entity.GuidelinesThe Minister may, for any purpose of any provision of this Act that refers to control within the meaning of paragraph (1)(e), make guidelines respecting what constitutes such control, including guidelines describing the policy objectives that the guidelines and the relevant provisions of the Act are intended to achieve and, if any such guidelines are made, the reference to paragraph (1)(e) in that provision shall be interpreted in accordance with the guidelines.1991, c. 48, s. 3; 2001, c. 9, s. 249
Holding body corporateA body corporate is the holding body corporate of any entity that is its subsidiary.1991, c. 48, s. 4; 2001, c. 9, s. 250
SubsidiaryAn entity is a subsidiary of another entity if it is controlled by the other entity.1991, c. 48, s. 5; 2001, c. 9, s. 250
Affiliated entitiesOne entity is affiliated with another entity if one of them is controlled by the other or both are controlled by the same person.[Repealed, 2001, c. 9, s. 251]1991, c. 48, s. 6; 2001, c. 9, s. 251
MemberFor the purposes of this Act, a person is a holder of a membership share of an association when, according to the members register of the association, the person is the owner of the membership share or is entitled to be entered in the members register or like record of the association as the owner of the membership share.Holder of a membership shareA reference in this Act to the holding of a membership share by or in the name of a person is a reference to the fact that the person is registered or is entitled to be registered in the members register or like record of the association as the holder of that share.
ShareholderFor the purposes of this Act, a person is a shareholder of a body corporate when, according to the securities register of the body corporate, the person is the owner of one or more shares of the body corporate or is entitled to be entered in the securities register or like record of the body corporate as the owner of the share or shares.Holder of a shareA reference in this Act to the holding of a share by or in the name of any person is a reference to the fact that the person is registered or is entitled to be registered in the securities register or like record of the body corporate as the holder of that share.
Significant interestA person has a significant interest in a class of shares of an association where the aggregate ofany shares of that class beneficially owned by the person, andany shares of that class beneficially owned by entities controlled by the personexceeds 10 per cent of all of the outstanding shares of that class of shares of the association.Increasing significant interestA person who has a significant interest in a class of shares of an association increases that significant interest in the class of shares where the person or any entity controlled by the personacquires beneficial ownership of additional shares of that class, oracquires control of any entity that beneficially owns shares of that class,in such number as to increase the percentage of shares of that class that are beneficially owned by the person and by any entities controlled by the person.
Acting in concert — members’ rights to voteFor the purposes of section 52, where two or more members have agreed, pursuant to any agreement, commitment or understanding, whether formal or informal, verbal or written, to act jointly or in concert in respect of the exercise of any right to vote at a meeting of members, those members shall be deemed to be a single member.ExceptionFor the purposes of this section, members shall be presumed not to have agreed to act jointly or in concert solely by reason of the fact thattheir membership voting rights are vested in the same delegate or delegates; orthey exercise their membership voting rights in the same manner.DesignationWhere in the opinion of the Superintendent it is reasonable to conclude that an agreement, commitment or understanding referred to in subsection (1) exists by or among two or more members, the Superintendent may designate those members as members who have agreed to act jointly or in concert.ContraventionA member contravenes section 52 if the member agrees to act jointly or in concert with one or more other members in such a manner that a deemed single member contravenes that section.1991, c. 48, s. 10; 2007, c. 6, s. 136
Acting in concert — sharesFor the purposes of Part VIII, where two or more persons have agreed, pursuant to any agreement, commitment or understanding, whether formal or informal, verbal or written, to act jointly or in concert in respect ofshares of an association that they beneficially own,shares or ownership interests that they beneficially own of any entity that beneficially owns shares of an association, orshares or ownership interests that they beneficially own of any entity that controls any entity that beneficially owns shares of an association,those persons shall be deemed to be a single person who is acquiring beneficial ownership of the aggregate number of shares of the association or shares or ownership interests of the entity that are beneficially owned by them.IdemWithout limiting the generality of subsection (1), any agreement, commitment or understanding by or between two or more persons who beneficially own shares of an association or shares or ownership interests of any entity referred to in paragraph (1)(b) or (c),whereby any of them or their nominees may veto any proposal put before the board of directors of the association, orpursuant to which no proposal put before the board of directors of the association may be approved except with the consent of any of them or their nominees,shall be deemed to be an agreement, commitment or understanding referred to in subsection (1).ExceptionsFor the purposes of this section, persons shall be presumed not to have agreed to act jointly or in concert solely by reason of the fact thatone is the proxyholder of one or more of the others in respect of shares or ownership interests referred to in subsection (1); orthey vote the voting rights attached to shares or ownership interests referred to in subsection (1) in the same manner.DesignationWhere in the opinion of the Superintendent it is reasonable to conclude that an agreement, commitment or understanding referred to in subsections (1) and (2) exists by or among two or more persons, the Superintendent may designate those persons as persons who have agreed to act jointly or in concert.ContraventionA person contravenes a provision of Part VIII if the person agrees to act jointly or in concert with one or more other persons in such a manner that a deemed single person contravenes the provision.1991, c. 48, s. 11; 2007, c. 6, s. 137
Substantial investment in body corporateA person has a substantial investment in a body corporate wherethe voting rights attached to the aggregate of any voting shares of the body corporate beneficially owned by the person and by any entities controlled by the person exceed 10 per cent of the voting rights attached to all of the outstanding voting shares of the body corporate or, in the case of a cooperative corporation, the person, together with any entities controlled by the person, has the right to exercise more than 10 per cent of the votes that may be cast at an annual meeting; orthe aggregate of any shares of the body corporate beneficially owned by the person and by any entities controlled by the person represents ownership of greater than 25 per cent of the equity of the body corporate.Increasing substantial investment in body corporateA person who has a substantial investment in a body corporate pursuant to paragraph (1)(a) increases that substantial investment when the person or any entity controlled by the personacquires beneficial ownership of additional voting shares of the body corporate in such number as to increase the percentage of voting rights attached to the aggregate of the voting shares of the body corporate beneficially owned by the person and by any entities controlled by the person or, in the case of a cooperative corporation, obtains the right to exercise more than 10 per cent of the votes that may be cast at an annual meeting; oracquires, as the case may be,control of any entity that beneficially owns any voting shares of the body corporate in such number as to increase the percentage of voting rights attached to the aggregate of the voting shares of the body corporate beneficially owned by the person and by any entities controlled by the person, orwhere the body corporate is a cooperative corporation, control of any entity that has the right to exercise one or more votes that may be cast at an annual meeting of the cooperative corporation.IdemA person who has a substantial investment in a body corporate pursuant to paragraph (1)(b) increases that substantial investment when the person or any entity controlled by the personacquires beneficial ownership of additional shares of the body corporate in such number as to increase the percentage of the equity of the body corporate represented by the aggregate of the shares of the body corporate beneficially owned by the person and by any entities controlled by the person; oracquires control of any entity that beneficially owns any shares of the body corporate in such number as to increase the percentage of the equity of the body corporate represented by the aggregate of the shares of the body corporate beneficially owned by the person and by any entities controlled by the person.New substantial investmentFor greater certainty,where a person has a substantial investment in a body corporate pursuant to paragraph (1)(a) and the person, or any entity controlled by the person,purchases or otherwise acquires beneficial ownership of shares of the body corporate, oracquires control of any entity that beneficially owns shares of the body corporatein such number as to cause the equity of the body corporate represented by the aggregate of the shares of the body corporate beneficially owned by the person and by any entities controlled by the person to exceed 25 per cent of the equity of the body corporate, orwhere a person has a substantial investment in a body corporate pursuant to paragraph (1)(b) and the person or any entity controlled by the personpurchases or otherwise acquires beneficial ownership of voting shares of the body corporate or, where the body corporate is a cooperative corporation, purchases or otherwise acquires beneficial ownership of membership shares of the cooperative corporation, oracquires control of any entity that beneficially owns voting shares of the body corporate or, where the body corporate is a cooperative corporation, acquires control of any entity that beneficially owns membership shares of the cooperative corporation,in such number as to cause the voting rights attached to the aggregate of the voting shares beneficially owned by the person and by any entities controlled by the person to exceed 10 per cent of the voting rights attached to all the outstanding voting shares of the body corporate or, where the body corporate is a cooperative corporation, in such number that the person, together with any entities controlled by the person, has the right to exercise more than 10 per cent of the votes that may be cast at an annual meeting of the cooperative corporation,the acquisition is deemed to cause the person to increase a substantial investment in the body corporate.Substantial investment in unincorporated entityA person has a substantial investment in an unincorporated entity where the aggregate of any ownership interests, however designated, into which the entity is divided, beneficially owned by the person and by any entities controlled by the person exceeds 25 per cent of all of the ownership interests into which the entity is divided.Increasing substantial investment in unincorporated entitiesA person who has a substantial investment in an unincorporated entity increases that substantial investment when the person or any entity controlled by the personacquires beneficial ownership of additional ownership interests in the unincorporated entity in such number as to increase the percentage of ownership interests in the unincorporated entity beneficially owned by the person and by any entities controlled by the person; oracquires control of any entity that beneficially owns ownership interests in the unincorporated entity in such number as to increase the percentage of ownership interests beneficially owned by the person and by any entities controlled by the person.
[Repealed, 2005, c. 54, s. 142]
[Repealed, 2014, c. 39, s. 279]
Application
Application of ActThis Act applies to the former-Act association, and to every body corporate incorporated or formed by or under this Act, so long as it is not discontinued under this Act.1991, c. 48, s. 14; 2001, c. 9, s. 253
Conflicting provisionsWhere there is a conflict or inconsistency between a provision of this Act and a provision of the incorporating instrument of the former-Act association, the provision of this Act prevails.
Status and Powers
Corporate powersAn association has the capacity of a natural person and, subject to this Act, the rights, powers and privileges of a natural person.Powers restrictedAn association shall not carry on any business or exercise any power that it is restricted by this Act from carrying on or exercising, or exercise any of its powers in a manner contrary to this Act.Business in CanadaAn association may carry on business throughout Canada.Powers outside CanadaSubject to this Act, an association has the capacity to carry on its business, conduct its affairs and exercise its powers in any jurisdiction outside Canada to the extent and in the manner that the laws of that jurisdiction permit.
No invalidityNo act of an association, including any transfer of property to or by an association, is invalid by reason only that the act or transfer is contrary to the association’s incorporating instrument or this Act.
By-law not necessaryIt is not necessary for an association to pass a by-law in order to confer any particular power on the association or its directors.
No personal liabilityThe members and shareholders of an association are not, by reason only of holding membership shares or shares of the association, liable for any liability, act or default of the association except as otherwise provided by this Act.
No constructive noticeNo person is affected by or is deemed to have notice or knowledge of the contents of a document concerning an association by reason only that the document has been filed with the Superintendent or the Minister or is available for inspection at an office of the association.
Authority of directors and officersNo association and no guarantor of an obligation of an association may assert against a person dealing with the association or against a person who has acquired rights from the association thatthe association’s incorporating instrument or any by-laws of the association have not been complied with;the persons named as directors of the association in the most recent return sent to the Superintendent under section 432 are not the directors of the association;the place named in the incorporating instrument or by-laws of the association is not the place where the head office of the association is situated;a person held out by the association as a director, officer or representative of the association has not been duly appointed or has no authority to exercise the powers and perform the duties that are customary in the business of the association or usual for a director, officer or representative; ora document issued by any director, officer or representative of the association with actual or usual authority to issue the document is not valid or not genuine.Exception — knowledgeSubsection (1) does not apply in respect of a person who has or ought to have knowledge of a situation described in that subsection by virtue of their relationship to the association.1991, c. 48, s. 21; 2005, c. 54, s. 143
Sunset provisionSubject to subsections (2) and (4), associations shall not carry on business after March 29, 2019.ExtensionThe Governor in Council may, by order, extend by up to six months the time during which associations may continue to carry on business. No more than one order may be made under this subsection.Order not a regulationThe order is not a regulation for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments Act. However, it shall be published in Part II of the Canada Gazette.Exception — dissolutionIf Parliament dissolves on March 29, 2019 or on any day within the six-month period before that date or on any day within an extension ordered under subsection (2), associations may continue to carry on business until the end of the 180th day after the first day of the first session of the next Parliament.1991, c. 48, s. 22; 1997, c. 15, s. 116; 2001, c. 9, s. 254; 2006, c. 4, s. 200; 2007, c. 6, s. 138; 2012, c. 5, s. 105; 2016, c. 7, s. 122
Incorporation, Continuance and DiscontinuanceFormalities of Incorporation
Incorporation of associationOn the application of one or more persons made in accordance with this Act, the Minister may, subject to this Part, issue letters patent incorporating an association.1991, c. 48, s. 23; 2001, c. 9, s. 256
Who may apply for incorporationAn application for incorporation of an association may only be made byan association; orpersons who are entitled to be members of an association under Part IV that include at leasttwo central cooperative credit societies not all of which are incorporated under the laws of one province,two local cooperative credit societies not all of which are incorporated under the laws of one province,two or more provincial leagues not all of which are incorporated under the laws of one province, ora federal credit union or a federal league.1991, c. 48, s. 24; 2001, c. 9, s. 256; 2007, c. 6, s. 139; 2014, c. 39, s. 280
Application for incorporationAn application for letters patent to incorporate an association setting out the names of the first directors of the association shall be filed with the Superintendent, together with such other information, material and evidence as the Superintendent may require.Publishing notice of intentBefore filing an application referred to in subsection (1), one of the applicants shall, at least once a week for a period of four consecutive weeks, publish, in a form satisfactory to the Superintendent, a notice of intention to make the application in the Canada Gazette and in a newspaper in general circulation at or near the place where the head office of the association is to be situated.
Objections to incorporationAny person who objects to the proposed incorporation of an association may, within thirty days after the date of the last publication under subsection 25(2) in respect of the proposed association, submit the objection in writing to the Superintendent.Minister to be informedOn receipt of an objection under subsection (1), the Superintendent shall inform the Minister of the objection.Inquiry into objection and reportOn receipt of an objection under subsection (1), and if the application for the issuance of the letters patent to which the objection relates has been received, the Superintendent shall, if satisfied that it is necessary and in the public interest to do so, hold or cause to be held a public inquiry into the objection as it relates to the application and, on completion of the inquiry, the Superintendent shall report the findings of the inquiry to the Minister.Report to be made availableWithin thirty days after receiving a report under subsection (3), the Minister shall make the report available to the public.Rules governing proceedingsSubject to the approval of the Governor in Council, the Superintendent may make rules governing the proceedings at public inquiries held under this section.
Matters for considerationBefore issuing letters patent to incorporate an association, the Minister shall take into account all matters that the Minister considers relevant to the application, includingthe nature and sufficiency of the financial resources of the applicant or applicants as a source of continuing financial support for the association;the soundness and feasibility of the plans of the applicant or applicants for the future conduct and development of the business of the association;the business record and experience of the applicant or applicants;the character and integrity of the applicant or applicants or, if the applicant or any of the applicants is a body corporate, its reputation for being operated in a manner that is consistent with the standards of good character and integrity;whether the association will be operated responsibly by persons with the competence and experience suitable for involvement in the operation of a financial institution;the impact of any integration of the businesses and operations of the applicant or applicants with those of the association on the conduct of those businesses and operations;whether the association is to be operated in accordance with cooperative principles;the predominance of associations, federal credit unions or federal leagues, or any combination of them, as members within the association; andthe best interests of the financial system in Canada and, in particular, the cooperative financial system in Canada.1991, c. 48, s. 27; 2001, c. 9, s. 257; 2014, c. 39, s. 281
Contents of letters patentThere shall be set out in the letters patent incorporating an associationthe name of the association;the province in which the head office of the association is to be situated; andthe date that the association came, or is to come, into existence.Provisions in letters patentThe Minister may set out in the letters patent incorporating an association any provision not contrary to this Act that the Minister considers advisable in order to take into account the particular circumstances of the proposed association.Terms and conditionsThe Minister may impose such terms and conditions in respect of the issuance of letters patent incorporating an association as the Minister considers necessary or appropriate.1991, c. 48, s. 28; 2005, c. 54, s. 144
Notice of issue of letters patentThe Superintendent shall cause to be published in the Canada Gazette a notice of the issuance of letters patent incorporating an association.
First directorsThe first directors of an association are the directors named in the application for letters patent to incorporate the association.
Effect of letters patentAn association comes into existence on the date provided therefor in its letters patent.
Continuance
Federal corporationsA body corporate incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act or any other Act of Parliament may apply to the Minister for letters patent continuing the body corporate as an association.Other corporationsA body corporate incorporated otherwise than by or under an Act of Parliament may, if so authorized by the laws of the jurisdiction where it is incorporated, apply to the Minister for letters patent continuing the body corporate as an association.Continuance for the purpose of amalgamationA body corporate incorporated or continued otherwise than under this Act may apply to the Minister for letters patent continuing the body corporate as an association if the body corporate proposes to be continued under this Act for the purpose of amalgamating with another body corporate in compliance with this Act.2001, c. 9, s. 258
Application for continuanceWhen a body corporate applies for letters patent under section 31.1, sections 24 to 27 apply in respect of the application, with any modifications that the circumstances require.Special resolution approvalWhen a body corporate applies for letters patent under section 31.1, the application must be duly authorized by a special resolution.Copy of special resolutionA copy of the special resolution must be filed with the application.2001, c. 9, s. 258
Power to issue letters patentOn the application of a body corporate under subsection 31.1(1) or (2), the Minister may, subject to this Part, issue letters patent continuing the body corporate as an association if the body corporatesatisfies the requirements for incorporation as an association or will, immediately after the letters patent are issued, satisfy those requirements;is organized and operated and carries on its business on a cooperative basis or will, immediately after the letters patent are issued, be organized and operated and carry on its business on a cooperative basis; andhas a capital and corporate structure that, if set out in the letters patent and by-laws, would meet the requirements of this Act.Power to issue letters patentOn the application of a body corporate under subsection 31.1(3), the Minister may, subject to this Part, issue letters patent continuing the body corporate as an association only if the Minister is of the opinion that the association that results from the amalgamation willsatisfy the requirements for incorporation as an association;be organized and operated and carry on its business on a cooperative basis; andhave a capital and corporate structure that meet the requirements of this Act.Issue of letters patentIf letters patent are issued to a body corporate under subsection (1) or (2), section 27 applies in respect of the issue of letters patent, with any modifications that the circumstances require.2001, c. 9, s. 258
Effect of letters patentOn the day set out in the letters patent continuing a body corporate as an association under section 31.3,the body corporate becomes an association as if it had been incorporated under this Act; andthe letters patent are deemed to be the incorporating instrument of the continued company.2001, c. 9, s. 258
Copy of letters patentWhen a body corporate is continued as an association under section 31.3, the Superintendent shall without delay send a copy of the letters patent to the appropriate official or public body in the jurisdiction in which the body corporate was incorporated.Notice of issuance of letters patentThe Superintendent shall cause to be published in the Canada Gazette a notice of the issuance of letters patent continuing a body corporate as an association.2001, c. 9, s. 258
Effects of continuanceWhere a body corporate is continued as an association,the property of the body corporate continues to be the property of the association;the association continues to be liable for the obligations of the body corporate;an existing cause of action or claim by or against the body corporate or any liability of the body corporate to prosecution is unaffected;a civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding pending by or against the body corporate may continue to be prosecuted by or against the association;a conviction against, or any ruling, order or judgment in favour of or against the body corporate may be enforced by or against the association;a person who, on the day the body corporate becomes an association, was the holder of a security issued by the body corporate is not deprived of any right or privilege available to the person at that time in respect of the security or relieved of any liability in respect of the security, but any such right or privilege may be exercised only in accordance with this Act; andthe by-laws of the body corporate, except those that are in conflict with this Act, continue as the by-laws of the association.Membership shares — body corporateWhen a body corporate other than a federal credit union is continued as an association,its common shares are deemed to be membership shares to which are attached the rights, privileges and restrictions set out in this Act;the holders of the common shares of the body corporate are deemed to be the members of the association; andany agreement made before continuance under which the holders of any common shares of the body corporate have agreed to vote those shares in a manner provided in the agreement is of no effect.Membership shares — federal credit unionWhen a federal credit union is continued as an association,its membership shares are deemed to be membership shares of the association to which are attached the rights, privileges and restrictions set out in this Act;the members of the federal credit union are deemed to be the members of the association; andany agreement made before continuance under which the members of the federal credit union have agreed to vote in a manner provided in the agreement is of no effect.2001, c. 9, s. 258; 2007, c. 6, s. 140; 2010, c. 12, s. 2115
TransitionalDespite any other provision of this Act or the regulations, the Minister may, on the recommendation of the Superintendent, by order, grant to an association in respect of which letters patent were issued under section 31.3 permission toengage in a business activity specified in the order that an association is not otherwise permitted by this Act to engage in and that the body corporate continued as the association was engaging in at the time the application for the letters patent was made;continue to have issued and outstanding debt obligations the issue of which is not authorized by this Act if the debt obligations were outstanding at the time the application for the letters patent was made;hold assets that an association is not otherwise permitted by this Act to hold if the assets were held by the body corporate continued as the association at the time the application for the letters patent was made;acquire and hold assets that an association is not otherwise permitted by this Act to acquire or hold if the body corporate continued as the association was obliged, at the time the application for the letters patent was made, to acquire those assets; andmaintain outside Canada any records or registers required by this Act to be maintained in Canada.DurationThe permission shall be expressed to be granted for a period specified in the order not exceedingwith respect to any activity described in paragraph (1)(a), thirty days after the date of issue of the letters patent or, if the activity is conducted under an agreement existing on the date of issue of the letters patent, the expiration of the agreement;with respect to any matter described in paragraph (1)(b), ten years; andwith respect to any matter described in any of paragraphs (1)(c) to (e), two years.RenewalSubject to subsection (4), the Minister may, on the recommendation of the Superintendent, by order, renew a permission with respect to any matter described in paragraphs (1)(b) to (d) for any further period or periods that the Minister considers necessary.LimitationThe Minister shall not grant to an association a permissionwith respect to matters described in paragraph (1)(b), that purports to be effective more than ten years after the date of the approval for the association to commence and carry on business, unless the Minister is satisfied on the basis of evidence on oath provided by an officer of the association that the association will not be able at law to redeem at the end of the ten years the outstanding debt obligations to which the permission relates; andwith respect to matters referred to in paragraphs (1)(c) and (d), that purports to be effective more than ten years after the date of the approval for the association to commence and carry on business.2001, c. 9, s. 258; 2007, c. 6, s. 141
Discontinuance
Transferring to other federal ActsAn association mayapply, under the Bank Act, for letters patent continuing the association as a bank or a bank holding company under that Act, or amalgamating and continuing the company as a bank or a bank holding company under that Act;apply, with the approval in writing of the Minister, under the Canada Business Corporations Act for a certificate of continuance as a corporation under that Act;apply, with the approval in writing of the Minister, under the Canada Cooperatives Act for a certificate of continuance, or a certificate of continuance and a certificate of amalgamation, as a cooperative under that Act;apply, under the Insurance Companies Act, for letters patent continuing the association as a company (other than a mutual company) or an insurance holding company under that Act, or amalgamating and continuing the association as a company (other than a mutual company) or an insurance holding company under that Act; orapply, under the Trust and Loan Companies Act, for letters patent continuing the association as a company under that Act, or amalgamating and continuing the association as a company under that Act.Conditions for approvalThe approval referred to in paragraph (1)(b) or (c) may be given only if the Minister is satisfied thatthe association has published, once a week for four consecutive weeks in the Canada Gazette and in a newspaper in general circulation at or near the place where the head office of the association is situated, a notice of its intention to apply for the approval;the application has been authorized by a special resolution; andthe association does not hold deposits, other than deposits that are made by a member, a person who controls the association or a person who has a significant interest in a class of shares of the association and that are not insured by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation.Withdrawing applicationIf a special resolution authorizing the application for the certificate or letters patent so states, the directors of the association may, without further approval, withdraw the application before it is acted on.Restriction on other transfersAn association may not apply to be continued, or to be amalgamated and continued, as the case may be, as a body corporate other than one referred to in subsection (1).1991, c. 48, s. 32; 1998, c. 1, s. 382; 2001, c. 9, s. 259; 2007, c. 6, s. 142
Act ceases to applyIf an association applies for a certificate or letters patent referred to in section 32 in accordance with that section and the certificate is given or the letters patent are issued, this Act ceases to apply to the association as of the day the certificate or the letters patent take effect.1991, c. 48, s. 33; 1998, c. 1, s. 382; 2001, c. 9, s. 259; 2007, c. 6, s. 142
[Repealed, 2007, c. 6, s. 142]
Corporate Name
Prohibited namesAn association may not be incorporated under this Act with a namethat is prohibited by an Act of Parliament;that is, in the opinion of the Superintendent, deceptively misdescriptive;that is the same as or, in the opinion of the Superintendent, substantially the same as or confusingly similar to, any existingtrademark or trade name, orcorporate name of a body corporate,except where the trademark or trade name is being changed or the body corporate is being dissolved or is changing its corporate name and consent to the use of the trademark, trade name or corporate name is signified to the Superintendent in such manner as the Superintendent may require;that is the same as or, in the opinion of the Superintendent, substantially the same as or confusingly similar to, the known name under or by which any entity carries on business or is identified; orthat is reserved under section 39 for another association or a proposed association.Use of “cooperative”Notwithstanding the Canada Cooperatives Act, an association may use the word “cooperative” or “coopérative”, or any abbreviation of that word, in its name.1991, c. 48, s. 35; 1996, c. 6, s. 49; 1997, c. 15, s. 117; 1998, c. 1, s. 3832014, c. 20, s. 366(E)
NameThe name of an association, other than the former-Act association, shall includethe phrase “federal cooperative” or “co­opérative fédérale”, along with another word or expression indicating the financial nature of the association;the phrase “federal central credit union”, “federal credit union central” or “fédération de caisses populaires fédérale”;any combination or derivative of words and phrases referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b); orany word or phrase specified by the Minister.1991, c. 48, s. 36; 2001, c. 9, s. 260; 2007, c. 6, s. 143; 2014, c. 39, s. 282
Affiliated entityDespite section 35, an association that is affiliated with another entity may, with the consent of that entity, be incorporated with, or change its name to, substantially the same name as that of the affiliated entity.1991, c. 48, s. 37; 1996, c. 6, s. 50; 2001, c. 9, s. 261; 2007, c. 6, s. 143
English or French form of nameThe name of an association may be set out in its letters patent in an English form, a French form, an English form and a French form or in a combined English and French form, and the association may use and be legally designated by any such form.Alternate nameAn association may identify itself outside Canada by its name in any language and the association may use and be legally designated by any such form of its name outside Canada.Other nameSubject to subsection (4) and section 250, an association may carry on business under or identify itself by a name other than its corporate name.DirectionsWhere an association is carrying on business under or identifying itself by a name other than its corporate name, the Superintendent may, by order, direct the association not to use that other name if the Superintendent is of the opinion that that other name is a name referred to in any of paragraphs 35(1)(a) to (e).1991, c. 48, s. 38; 1996, c. 6, s. 51
Reserved nameThe Superintendent may, on request, reserve for ninety days a name for a proposed association or for an association that intends to change its name.
Directing change of nameIf through inadvertence or otherwise an associationcomes into existence or is continued with a name, oron an application to change its name, is granted a namethat is prohibited by section 35, the Superintendent may, by order, direct the association to change its name and the association shall comply with that direction.Revoking nameIf an association has been directed under subsection (1) to change its name and has not, within sixty days after the service of the direction, changed its name to a name that is not prohibited by this Act, the Superintendent may revoke the name of the association and assign to it a name and, until changed in accordance with section 219 or 221, the name of the association is thereafter the name so assigned.1991, c. 48, s. 40; 1996, c. 6, s. 52; 2001, c. 9, s. 262
MembershipAdmittance
MembersOnly a person that is an association, a federal credit union, a central cooperative credit society, a local cooperative credit society, a cooperative corporation, a federal or provincial league or an unincorporated organization consisting wholly of any of those entities may be admitted to membership in an association.Condition for membershipNo person shall be admitted to membership in an association until the person’s application for membership has been approved by the directors and the person has complied fully with any by-law governing admission of members.[Repealed, 2001, c. 9, s. 264][Repealed, 1994, c. 47, s. 50]Membership not transferableNo transfer of a membership is valid for any purpose.1991, c. 48, s. 41; 1994, c. 47, s. 50; 2001, c. 9, ss. 263, 264; 2014, c. 39, s. 283
Right to voteSubject to subsection (2) and the by-laws, each member of an association shall have one vote on all matters to be decided by the members.DelegatesThe members of an association may, by by-law, provide that the voting rights of a member shall be vested in one or more delegates to be elected or appointed by the member in such manner as may be provided for in the by-laws, and the delegates so elected or appointed may exercise all or any of those rights.ReferencesWhere, in this Act, reference is made to a meeting of members of an association and the association has passed a by-law under subsection (2), a reference in this Act to a meeting of members shall be construed as a reference to a meeting of delegates.
Classes of membersThe members of an association may, by by-law, establish one or more classes of members, and such a by-law may provide for such matters as are necessary, includingthe qualifications for and the terms and conditions applying to membership in each such class;the number of delegates to represent each class and the manner of electing or appointing such delegates; andthe election, appointment or removal of its directors by the members or delegates of particular classes.
Transfer of membership sharesNo transfer of membership shares in an association is valid unless the transfer is approved by resolution of the directors.
By-laws bindingSubject to this Act, every by-law of an association binds the association and its members to the same extent as ifeach member had duly approved the by-law; andthere were in the by-law a covenant under seal on the part of each member, and the successors and assigns of the member, to conform thereto.
Withdrawal and Expulsion
Notice of withdrawalA member may withdraw from membership in an association by giving six months notice of its intention to the directors or such shorter notice as the directors may fix.
ExpulsionA member may be expelled from membership in an association by special resolution passed by the directors at a meeting called for that purpose.Conditions for resolutionA special resolution passed under subsection (1) is not valid unless prior written notice is given to the member setting forth the grounds on which the association is seeking to expel it and an opportunity is given to the member to appear, by an agent or counsel, to make submissions at the meeting of the directors called to consider the resolution to expel it.Effective dateA special resolution passed under subsection (1) takes effect on the date on which the member is notified of the resolution or, if later, the date specified in the resolution.
Where withdrawal or expulsionWhere a member withdraws or is expelled pursuant to section 46 or 47, the association shall permit the withdrawal of the member’s deposits with the association and shall, in accordance with any by-law passed pursuant to subsection 67(4), redeem the membership shares held by the member, unlessthere are reasonable grounds for believing that the association is, or the payment to redeem the membership shares would cause the association to be, in contravention of any regulation referred to in 409(1) and (2) or any direction referred to in 409(3); orsubject to paragraph 79(1)(b), the redemption of the membership shares has not been approved by the Superintendent.
Members Register
Members registerAn association shall maintain a members register in which it shall recordthe names, alphabetically arranged, and latest known addresses of the members and former members of the association;the number of membership shares held by each member; andthe date and particulars of the issue and transfer of each membership share.Former-Act and amalgamated associationsFor the purposes of subsection (1), “members register” includes similar registers required by law to be maintained by the former-Act association, or by a body corporate amalgamated and continued as an association under this Act, before the coming into force of this section or the amalgamation, as the case may be.Application of certain provisionsSubsection 236(4) and sections 240 to 242 and 246 to 249 apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, in respect of a members register.
General Provisions
Minimum membershipThe membership in a retail association and the former-Act association must include at leastan association;two central cooperative credit societies not all of which are incorporated under the laws of one province;two local cooperative credit societies not all of which are incorporated under the laws of one province;two provincial leagues not all of which are incorporated under the laws of one province; ora federal credit union or a federal league.Predominately federal membershipThe membership of an association that is not a retail association or the former-Act association must be predominated by associations other than retail associations, by federal credit unions, by federal leagues or by any combination of them.If minimum not attainedIf, at any time, the membership in an association is not in accordance with subsection (1) or (1.1), as the case may be, the association shall without delay take the steps that are necessary toapply for a certificate of continuation or letters patent referred to in subsection 32(1); orliquidate and dissolve the association under Part VII.1991, c. 48, s. 50; 1998, c. 1, s. 384; 2001, c. 9, s. 265; 2007, c. 6, s. 144; 2014, c. 39, s. 284
LienUnless the by-laws otherwise provide, where a member is indebted to an association, the association has a lien to the extent of the debt on the membership shares and deposits recorded in the name of, and any dividends payable to, the member.
No controlNo person other than an association may control an association.1991, c. 48, s. 52; 2001, c. 9, s. 266
Organization and CommencementOrganization Meetings
First directors’ meetingAfter letters patent incorporating an association are issued, a meeting of the directors of the association shall be held at which the directors may, subject to this Part,adopt forms of certificates for membership shares and shares and of corporate records;authorize the issue of membership shares of the association;admit persons to membership in the association;appoint officers;make banking arrangements; anddeal with any other matters necessary to organize the association.Calling directors’ meetingAn incorporator or a director named in the application for letters patent may call the meeting referred to in subsection (1) by giving, subject to subsection 186(2), no fewer than five days notice of the purpose, time and place of the meeting to each director of the association.
Calling members’ meetingAfter the meeting referred to in subsection 53(1), the directors of the association shall forthwith call a meeting of the members of the association.Meeting of membersThe members of an association shall, at the meeting called pursuant to subsection (1),make by-laws;elect or appoint directors to hold office for a term expiring not later than the close of the third annual meeting of the association following the election; andappoint an auditor to hold office until the close of the first annual meeting of the association.
Term of first directorsA director named in the application for letters patent to incorporate an association holds office until the close of the meeting called pursuant to subsection 54(1).
Commencement and Carrying on of Business
Order to commence and carry on businessAn association shall not carry on any business until the Superintendent has, by order, approved the commencement and carrying on of business by the association.Former-Act associationA certificate or any other authorization that was given to the former-Act association and that is in effect immediately before the coming into force of this Part is deemed to be an order of the Superintendent under subsection (1).Continued associationExcept in respect of a body corporate that is continued as an association under this Act for the purpose of immediately amalgamating with one or more bodies corporate and continuing as an association under this Act, if letters patent continuing a body corporate as an association under this Act are issued, the Superintendent shall make an order approving the commencement and carrying on of business by the association.Amalgamated associationIf letters patent amalgamating and continuing two or more bodies corporate as an association under this Act are issued, the Superintendent shall make an order approving the commencement and carrying on of business by the association.S. 57(2) and s. 60 do not applyFor greater certainty, subsection 57(2) and section 60 do not apply in respect of an association referred to in subsection (3) or (4).1991, c. 48, s. 56; 2005, c. 54, s. 145
Authority to make orderOn application by an association, the Superintendent may make an order approving the commencement and carrying on of business by the association.Statement of paymentsAn application by an association for an order under subsection (1) must contain a statement setting out the amounts paid or to be paid by the association in connection with its incorporation and organization.
No payments before orderUntil an order approving the commencement and carrying on of business is made for an association, the association shall not make any payment on account of incorporation or organization expenses out of the paid-in capital of the association and interest thereon, except reasonable sumsfor the remuneration of not more than two officers;for the payment of costs related to the issue of membership shares and shares of the association; andfor the payment of clerical assistance, legal services, accounting services, office accommodation at one location, office expenses, advertising, stationery, postage and travel expenses.
Deposits and investments before orderWhere an association comes into existence but no order approving the commencement and carrying on of business is made for the association, the association may onlydeposit, in Canada, paid-in capital of the association in another deposit-taking Canadian financial institution; orinvest paid-in capital of the association in unencumbered securities of the Government of Canada or the government of any province.
Conditions for orderThe Superintendent shall not make an order approving the commencement and carrying on of business by an association until it has been shown to the satisfaction of the Superintendent thatthe meeting of members of the association referred to in subsection 54(1) has been duly held;the association has paid-in capital of at least five million dollars or such greater amount as the Minister may specify;the expenses of incorporation and organization to be borne by the association are reasonable; andall other relevant requirements of this Act have been complied with.Time limitThe Superintendent shall not make an order approving the commencement and carrying on of business by an association more than one year after the day on which the association comes into existence.1991, c. 48, s. 60; 2001, c. 9, s. 267
Conditions of orderAn order approving the commencement and carrying on of business by an association may contain any conditions or limitations that the Superintendent considers appropriate.1991, c. 48, s. 61; 2001, c. 9, s. 268
VariationsIn respect of the order approving the commencement and carrying on of business by an association, the Superintendent may at any time, by further order,make the order subject to such conditions or limitations that are consistent with this Act and that relate to the business of the association as the Superintendent deems expedient and necessary, oramend or revoke any authorization contained in the order or any condition or limitation to which the order is subject,but before making any such further order the Superintendent shall provide the association with an opportunity to make representations regarding that further order.[Repealed, 1996, c. 6, s. 53]1991, c. 48, s. 62; 1996, c. 6, s. 53
Public noticeOn the making of an order approving the commencement and carrying on of business by an association, the association shall publish a notice of the making of the order in a newspaper in general circulation at or near the place where the head office of the association is located.Notice in Canada GazetteThe Superintendent shall cause to be published in the Canada Gazette a notice of the making of an order approving the commencement and carrying on of business by an association.
Cessation of existenceExcept for the sole purpose of winding up the association’s affairs, an association ceases to exist one year after the day on which its incorporating instrument became effective if it does not obtain an order approving the commencement and carrying on of business within that year.
Allowed disbursementsWhere an order approving the commencement and carrying on of business is not made for an association, no part of the moneys of the association shall be used for the payment of incorporation and organization expenses, other than remuneration and costs referred to in section 58, unless the payment has been approved by a special resolution.Application to court to settle disbursementsIf the amount allowed by a special resolution for the payment of any incorporation and organization expenses referred to in subsection (1) is considered insufficient by the directors or if no special resolution for the payment of such expenses is passed, the directors may apply to any court having jurisdiction in the place where the head office of the association is situated to settle and determine the amounts to be paid out of any moneys of the association.Notice of application to courtThe directors shall, at least twenty-one days prior to the date fixed for the hearing of the application referred to in subsection (2), send to the members or incorporators, as the case may be, a notice of the application, which notice shall contain a statement of the amounts that are proposed to be settled and determined by the court.Ratio payableIn order that the amounts paid and payable under this section may be equitably borne by the members or incorporators, as the case may be, the directors shall, after the amounts of the payments have been approved by special resolution or settled and determined by a court, fix the proportionate part thereof chargeable to each member or incorporator as the ratio of the amount paid in by the member or incorporator to the aggregate of all the amounts paid in by the members or incorporators.Return of excessAfter the amounts referred to in this section have been paid, the directors shall pay, with any interest earned thereon, to the members or incorporators, the respective balances of the moneys paid in by them, less the amount chargeable to each member or incorporator under subsection (4).
Capital StructureShare Capital
Power to issue membership shares and sharesSubject to this Act and the incorporating instrument and by-laws of the association,membership shares of an association may be issued at such times and to such members and for such consideration as the directors of the association may determine; andshares of an association may be issued at such times and to such persons and for such consideration as the directors of the association may determine.FormShares of an association shall be in registered form and membership shares and shares shall be without nominal or par value.
Holding membership sharesMembers shall hold the minimum number of membership shares prescribed by the by-laws.RightsThe membership shares of an association confer on the holders thereof equal rights, including equal rights toreceive dividends declared on the membership shares; andreceive the remaining property of the association on dissolution.Designation of sharesNo association shall designate a class of its shares as “membership shares” or any variation thereof.RedemptionThe by-laws of an association shall set the terms and conditions under which membership shares may be redeemed, including the manner and time of payment for the redeemed membership shares.Certificates not mandatoryThe by-laws of an association may provide that no membership share certificates need be issued but if this is the case, the association shall issue to each member who so requests, a statement of the number of membership shares held by the member.CertificatesIf an association issues membership share certificates, there shall be stated on the face of each certificate for a membership share issued by the association after the coming into force of this sectionthe name of the association;a statement that the association is subject to the Cooperative Credit Associations Act;the name of the person to whom it is issued;a statement that the certificate represents membership shares in the association, and the number of such membership shares;a statement that the certificate is not transferable without the approval of the Board of Directors of the association; andthat there may be a lien on the membership shares represented by the certificate in favour of the association for indebtedness to the association.1991, c. 48, s. 67; 2007, c. 6, s. 145(E)
No automatic rightsSubject to subsection (2), an association shall not issue any share that confers on the holder thereof the rightto vote at meetings of the association otherwise than in accordance with this Act; orto receive any of the remaining property of the association on dissolution.Right to voteAn association may issue a share that confers on the holder thereof the right to vote at an election of directors by reason of an event that has occurred and is continuing or by a reason of a condition that has been fulfilled.Effect of contravening provisionAny provision in a by-law that purports to confer a right referred to in subsection (1) is of no force and effect.
Shares of former-Act associationMembership shares and shares with nominal or par value of the former-Act association are deemed to be shares without nominal or par value.Deemed share conditionsWhere any right of a holder of a membership share or share with nominal or par value of the former-Act association was stated or expressed in terms of the nominal or par value of the share immediately before the coming into force of this Part, that right is thereafter deemed to be the same right stated or expressed without reference to the nominal or par value of the share.
Classes of sharesThe members of an association may, by by-law, provide for one or more classes of shares and, if they so provide, shall set outthe rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to the shares of each class; andthe maximum number, if any, of shares of any class that the association is authorized to issue.Approval requiredA by-law referred to in subsection (1) must be approved by special resolution.1991, c. 48, s. 70; 2001, c. 9, s. 269
Shares issued in seriesThe by-laws of an association may, subject to any limitations set out in them, authorize the issue of any class of shares in one or more series and mayfix the maximum number of shares in each series and determine the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to them; andauthorize the directors to do anything referred to in paragraph (a).Series participationIf any cumulative dividend or amounts payable on return of capital in respect of a series of shares are not paid in full, the shares of all series of the same class participate rateably in respect of accumulated dividends and return of capital.Voting rightsWhere voting rights are attached to any series of a class of shares, the shares of every other series of that class shall have the same voting rights.Restriction on seriesNo rights, privileges, restrictions or conditions attached to a series of shares authorized under this section confer on the series a priority in respect of dividends or return of capital over any other series of shares of the same class that are then outstanding.Material to SuperintendentIf the directors exercise their authority under paragraph (1)(b), the directors shall, before the issue of shares of the series, send to the Superintendent particulars of the series of shares and a copy of the by-law that granted the authority to the directors.1991, c. 48, s. 71; 2005, c. 54, s. 146; 2007, c. 6, s. 146(E)
One share, one voteWhere voting rights are attached to a share of an association issued pursuant to a by-law passed under section 70, the by-law may confer only one vote in respect of that share.
Membership shares and shares non-assessableMembership shares and shares issued by an association after the coming into force of this section are non-assessable and the members and shareholders are not liable to the association or to its creditors in respect thereof.
ConsiderationNo membership share and no share of any class of shares of an association shall be issued until it is fully paid for in money or, with the approval of the Superintendent, in property.Other currenciesWhen issuing membership shares or shares, an association may provide that any aspect of the membership shares or shares relating to money or involving the payment of or the liability to pay money be in a currency other than the currency of Canada.When approval not necessaryThe by-laws of an association may, with the approval of the Superintendent, provide for a formula or procedure for valuing a member of the association or any of its assets or liabilities when the member, or the asset or liability, is proposed to be acquired by the association in exchange for membership shares or shares of the association. The approval of the Superintendent under subsection (1) is not necessary when such shares are issued in accordance with such a by-law.1991, c. 48, s. 74; 2001, c. 9, s. 270
Stated capital accountAn association shall maintain a separate stated capital account for the membership shares and for each class and series of shares it issues.Addition to stated capital accountAn association shall record in the appropriate stated capital account the full amount of any consideration it receives for any membership shares or shares it issues.ExceptionDespite subsection (2), an association may, subject to subsection (2.2), record in the stated capital account maintained for the shares of a class or series any part of the consideration it receives in an exchange if it issues sharesin exchange forproperty of a person who immediately before the exchange did not deal with the association at arm’s length within the meaning of that expression in the Income Tax Act or property of any prescribed person,shares of or another interest in a body corporate that immediately before the exchange or because of it did not deal with the association at arm’s length within the meaning of that expression in the Income Tax Act or shares of or another interest in any prescribed entity, orproperty of a person who immediately before the exchange dealt with the association at arm’s length within the meaning of that expression in the Income Tax Act if the person, the association and all of the holders of shares in the class or series of shares so issued consent to the exchange;under an agreement referred to in subsection 227(1); orto shareholders of an amalgamating body corporate who receive the shares in addition to or instead of securities of the amalgamated association.Limit on addition to a stated capital accountOn the issuance of a share, an association shall not add to the stated capital account in respect of the share an amount greater than the amount of the consideration it receives for the share.Constraint on addition to a stated capital accountWhere an association that has issued any outstanding shares of more than one class or series proposes to add to a stated capital account that it maintains in respect of a class or series of shares an amount that was not received by the association as consideration for the issue of shares, the addition must be approved by special resolution unless all the issued and outstanding shares are of not more than two classes of convertible shares referred to in subsection 84(4).Stated capital of former-Act associationOn the coming into force of this Part, the former-Act association shall record in the stated capital account maintained for membership shares then outstanding an amount that is equal to the aggregate ofthe aggregate amount paid up on the membership shares immediately before the coming into force of this Part, andthe amount of the contributed surplus of the association that is attributable to those membership shares.Contributed surplus entryThe amount of any contributed surplus recorded in the stated capital account pursuant to paragraph (3)(b) shall be deducted from the contributed surplus account of the association.Share issued before coming into forceAny amount unpaid in respect of a membership share issued by the former-Act association before the coming into force of this Part and paid after the coming into force of this Part shall be recorded in the stated capital account maintained by the association for the membership shares.1991, c. 48, s. 75; 1997, c. 15, s. 118; 2001, c. 9, s. 271; 2005, c. 54, s. 147
Pre-emptive right: shareholdersWhere the by-laws of an association so provide, no shares of any class shall be issued unless the shares have first been offered to the persons holding shares of that class, and those persons have a pre-emptive right to acquire the offered shares in proportion to their holdings of the shares of that class, at such price and on such terms as those shares are to be offered to others.ExceptionNotwithstanding the existence of a pre-emptive right, a shareholder of an association has no pre-emptive right in respect of shares that are to be issuedfor a consideration other than money;as a share dividend; orpursuant to the exercise of conversion privileges, options or rights previously granted by the association.IdemNotwithstanding the existence of a pre-emptive right, a shareholder of an association has no pre-emptive right in respect of shares to be issuedwhere the issue of shares to the shareholder is prohibited by this Act; orwhere, to the knowledge of the directors of the association, the offer of shares to a shareholder whose recorded address is in a country other than Canada ought not to be made unless the appropriate authority in that country is provided with information in addition to that submitted to the members at the last annual meeting.
Conversion privilegesAn association may issue conversion privileges, options or rights to acquire securities of the association, and shall set out the conditions thereofin the documents that evidence the conversion privileges, options or rights; orin the securities to which the conversion privileges, options or rights are attached.Transferable rightsConversion privileges, options and rights to acquire securities of an association may be made transferable or non-transferable, and options and rights to acquire such securities may be made separable or inseparable from any securities to which they are attached.Reserved sharesWhere an association has granted privileges to convert any securities issued by the association into shares, or into shares of another class or series, or has issued or granted options or rights to acquire shares, if the by-laws limit the number of authorized shares, the association shall reserve and continue to reserve sufficient authorized shares to meet the exercise of such conversion privileges, options and rights.
Holding of own sharesExcept as provided in sections 79 to 81, or unless permitted by the regulations, an association shall nothold membership shares or shares of the association; orpermit any of its subsidiaries to hold membership shares greater than the minimum number of membership shares of the association prescribed by a by-law made under subsection 67(1) or any shares of the association.
Purchase and redemption of membership shares and sharesSubject to subsection (2) and to its by-laws, an association may,with the consent of the Superintendent, purchase, for the purpose of cancellation, any membership shares or shares issued by it, or redeem any redeemable shares issued by it at a price not exceeding the redemption price thereof calculated according to a formula stated in its by-laws or, in the case of shares, according to the conditions attaching to the shares; andpurchase in any calendar year, for the purpose of cancellation, not more than one per cent of the membership shares outstanding at the beginning of the year, at a price not exceeding the redemption price of the membership shares calculated according to a formula stated in its by-laws.Restrictions on purchase and redemptionAn association shall not make any payment to purchase or redeem any membership shares or shares issued by it if there are reasonable grounds for believing that the association is, or the payment would cause the association to be, in contravention of any regulation referred to in subsection 409(1) or (2) or any direction made pursuant to subsection 409(3).DonationsAn association may accept any membership share or share of the association surrendered to it as a gift, but may not extinguish or reduce a liability in respect of an amount unpaid on any such share except in accordance with section 82.
Holding as personal representativeAn association may, and may permit its subsidiaries to, hold, in the capacity of a personal representative, membership shares and shares of the association, but only where the association or the subsidiary does not have a beneficial interest in the shares.Security interestSubject to section 51, an association may, and may permit its subsidiaries to, hold membership shares and shares of the association by way of a security interest where the security interest is nominal or immaterial when measured by criteria established by the association that have been approved in writing by the Superintendent.SavingNothing in subsection (2) precludes the former-Act association or any of its subsidiaries from holding any security interest held immediately prior to the coming into force of this Part.1991, c. 48, s. 80; 2005, c. 54, s. 148(F)
Exception — conditions before acquisitionAn association may permit any of its subsidiaries to acquire shares of the association through the issuance of those shares by the association to the subsidiary if the conditions prescribed for the purposes of this subsection are met before the subsidiary acquires the shares.Conditions after acquisitionAfter a subsidiary has acquired shares under the purported authority of subsection (1), the conditions prescribed for the purposes of this subsection must be met.Non-compliance with conditionsIf an association permits any of its subsidiaries to acquire shares of the association under the purported authority of subsection (1) and one or more of the conditions prescribed for the purposes of subsections (1) and (2) were not met, are not met or cease to be met, as the case may be, then, despite section 17 and subsection 75(2), the association must comply with the prescribed requirements.2007, c. 6, s. 147
Cancellation of membership shares and sharesSubject to subsection (2), where an association purchases membership shares, or shares of the association or fractions thereof, or redeems or otherwise acquires membership shares or shares of the association, the association shall cancel those membership shares or shares.Sale of sharesWhere an association or any of its subsidiaries, through the realization of security, acquires any membership shares or shares of the association, the association may, or may cause its subsidiary to, as the case may be, within six months after the day of the realization, sell or otherwise dispose of the membership shares or shares.
Reduction of capitalThe stated capital of an association may be reduced by special resolution.LimitationAn association shall not reduce its stated capital by special resolution if there are reasonable grounds for believing that the association is, or the reduction would cause the association to be, in contravention of any regulation referred to in subsection 409(1) or (2) or any direction made pursuant to subsection 409(3).Contents of special resolutionA special resolution to reduce the stated capital of an association shall specify the stated capital account or accounts from which the reduction of stated capital effected by the special resolution will be deducted.Approval by SuperintendentA special resolution to reduce the stated capital of an association has no effect until it is approved in writing by the Superintendent.ExceptionSubsection (4) does not apply ifthe reduction in the stated capital is made solely as a result of changes made to the accounting principles referred to in subsection 292(4); andthere is to be no return of capital to members or shareholders as a result of the reduction.Conditions for approvalNo approval to reduce the stated capital of an association may be given by the Superintendent unless application therefor is made within three months after the time of the passing of the special resolution and a copy of the special resolution, together with a notice of intention to apply for approval, has been published in the Canada Gazette.Statements to be submittedIn addition to evidence of the passing of a special resolution to reduce the stated capital of an association and of the publication thereof, statements showingthe number of the association’s membership shares and shares issued and outstanding,the results of the voting by members of the association or by class of shares,the association’s assets and liabilities, andthe reason why the association seeks the reduction of capitalshall be submitted to the Superintendent at the time of the application for approval of the special resolution.1991, c. 48, s. 82; 2007, c. 6, s. 148
Recovery by actionWhere any money or property was paid or distributed to a member, shareholder or other person as a consequence of a reduction of capital made contrary to section 82, a creditor of the association may apply to a court for an order compelling the member, shareholder or other person to pay the money or deliver the property to the association.Shares held by personal representativeNo person holding membership shares or shares in the capacity of a personal representative and registered on the records of the association as a member or shareholder and therein described as the personal representative of a named person is personally liable under subsection (1), but the named person is subject to all the liabilities imposed by that subsection.LimitationAn action to enforce a liability imposed by subsection (1) may not be commenced more than two years after the date of the act complained of.Remedy preservedThis section does not affect any liability that arises under section 211.
Adjustment of stated capital accountOn a purchase, redemption or other acquisition by an association of membership shares, or shares, or fractions thereof issued by it, other than membership shares or shares acquired pursuant to section 80 or acquired through the realization of security and sold pursuant to subsection 81(2), the association shall deduct from the stated capital account maintained for the membership shares, or for the class or series of shares, so purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired an amount equal to the result obtained by multiplying the stated capital in respect of the membership shares or the shares of that class or series by the number of membership shares or shares of that class or series so purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired and dividing by the number of membership shares or shares of that class or series outstanding immediately before the purchase, redemption or other acquisition.IdemAn association shall adjust its stated capital account or accounts in accordance with any special resolution referred to in section 82.Shares converted to another classOn a conversion of outstanding shares of an association into shares of another class or series, or on a change of outstanding shares of the association into shares of another class or series, the association shalldeduct from the stated capital account maintained for the class or series of shares converted or changed an amount equal to the result obtained by multiplying the stated capital of the shares of that class or series by the number of shares of that class or series converted or changed, and dividing by the number of outstanding shares of that class or series immediately before the conversion or change; andrecord the result obtained under paragraph (a) and any additional consideration received pursuant to the conversion or change in the stated capital account maintained or to be maintained for the class or series of shares into which the shares have been converted or changed.Stated capital of convertible sharesFor the purposes of subsection (3) and subject to the association’s by-laws, where an association issues two classes of shares and there is attached to each class a right to convert a share of one class into a share of the other class and a share is so converted, the amount of stated capital attributable to a share in either class is the aggregate of the stated capital of both classes divided by the number of outstanding shares of both classes immediately before the conversion.Conversion or change of sharesShares issued by an association and converted into shares of another class or series, or changed under subsection 221(1) into shares of another class or series, become issued shares of the class or series of shares into which the shares have been converted or changed.
Addition to stated capital accountOn a conversion of any debt obligation of an association into membership shares, or into shares of a class or series of shares, the association shalldeduct from the liabilities of the association the nominal value of the debt obligation being converted; andrecord the result obtained under paragraph (a) and any additional consideration received for the conversion in the stated capital account maintained or to be maintained for the membership shares or for the class or series of shares into which the debt obligation has been converted.
Declaration of dividendThe directors of an association may declare and an association may pay a dividend by issuing fully paid membership shares or options or rights to acquire membership shares to members or fully paid shares or options or rights to acquire fully paid shares to members or shareholders and, subject to subsection (4), the directors of an association may declare and an association may pay a dividend in money or property, and if a dividend is to be paid in money, the dividend may be paid in a currency other than the currency of Canada.Notice to SuperintendentThe directors of an association shall notify the Superintendent of the declaration of a dividend at least 15 days before the day fixed for its payment.DividendIf membership shares or shares of an association are issued in payment of a dividend, the association shall record in the stated capital account maintained or to be maintained for the membership shares or shares of the class or series issued in payment of the dividend the declared amount of the dividend stated as an amount of money.When dividend not to be declaredThe directors of an association shall not declare and an association shall not pay a dividend if there are reasonable grounds for believing that the association is, or the payment would cause the association to be, in contravention of any regulation referred to in subsection 409(1) or (2) or any direction made pursuant to subsection 409(3).[Repealed, 2007, c. 6, s. 149]1991, c. 48, s. 86; 2001, c. 9, s. 272; 2007, c. 6, s. 149
Subordinated Indebtedness
Restriction on subordinated indebtednessAn association shall not issue subordinated indebtedness unless the subordinated indebtedness is fully paid for in money or, with the approval of the Superintendent, in property.References to subordinated indebtednessA person shall not in any prospectus, advertisement, correspondence or literature relating to any subordinated indebtedness issued or to be issued by an association refer to the subordinated indebtedness otherwise than as subordinated indebtedness.Deemed not to be a depositSubordinated indebtedness issued by an association is deemed not to be a deposit.Other currenciesWhen issuing subordinated indebtedness, an association may provide that any aspect of the subordinated indebtedness relating to money or involving the payment of or the liability to pay money in relation thereto be in a currency other than that of Canada including, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, the payment of any interest thereon.
Security Certificates and Transfers
DefinitionsIn this section and sections 89 to 142,adverse claim includes a claim that a transfer was or would be wrongful or that a particular adverse person is the owner of or has an interest in a security; (opposition)bona fide purchaser means a purchaser for value in good faith and without notice of any adverse claim who takes delivery of a security in bearer form or order form or of a security in registered form issued to the purchaser or endorsed to the purchaser or endorsed in blank; (acheteur de bonne foi)clearing agency means a person designated as a recognized clearing agency by the Superintendent; (agence de compensation et de dépôt)delivery means voluntary transfer of possession; (livraison ou remise)fungible, in respect of securities, means securities of which any unit is, by nature or usage of trade, the equivalent of any other like unit; (fongibles)genuine means free of forgery or counterfeit; (authentique)good faith means honesty in fact in the conduct of the transaction concerned; (bonne foi)over-issue means the issue of securities in excess of any maximum number of securities that the issuer is authorized to issue; (émission excédentaire)purchaser means a person who takes an interest in a security by sale, mortgage, pledge, issue, reissue, gift or any other voluntary transaction; (acquéreur)securities broker means a person who is engaged for all or part of the person’s time in the business of buying and selling securities and who, in the transaction concerned, acts for, or buys a security from, or sells a security to, a customer; (courtier)security or security certificate means an instrument issued by an association that isin bearer, order or registered form,of a type commonly dealt in on securities exchanges or markets or commonly recognized in any area in which it is issued or dealt in as a medium for investment,one of a class or series or by its terms divisible into a class or series of instruments, andevidence of a share, participation or other interest in or obligation of an association,but does not include an instrument evidencing a deposit or a membership share; (valeur mobilière, titre ou certificat de valeur mobilière)trust indenture has the meaning given that expression by section 278; (acte de fiducie)unauthorized, in relation to a signature or an endorsement, means a signature or an endorsement made without actual, implied or apparent authority, and includes a forgery; (non autorisé)uncertificated security means a security, not evidenced by a security certificate, the issue and any transfer of which is registered or recorded in records maintained for that purpose by or on behalf of an association; (valeur mobilière sans certificat)valid means issued in accordance with the applicable law or validated under section 104. (valide)
Provisions governing transfers of securitiesThe transfer of a security is governed by sections 90 to 142.
Security a negotiable instrumentA security is a negotiable instrument but, in the case of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Bills of Exchange Act and this Act, this Act prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.Bearer formA security is in bearer form if it is payable to bearer according to its terms and not by reason of any endorsement.Order formA security is in order form where the security is not a share and, by its terms, it is payable to the order or assigns of any person therein specified with reasonable certainty or to the person or the person’s order.Registered formA security is in registered form ifit specifies a person entitled to the security or to the rights it evidences, and its transfer is capable of being recorded in a securities register; orit bears a statement that it is in registered form.
Status of guarantorA guarantor for an issuer of a security is deemed to be an issuer to the extent of the guarantee, whether or not the guarantor’s obligation is noted on the security.
Rights of holderSubject to Part VIII, every security holder is entitled at the holder’s option to a security certificate that complies with this Act or to a non-transferable written acknowledgement of the holder’s right to obtain a security certificate that complies with this Act from an association in respect of the securities of that association held by the security holder.Fee for security certificateAn association may charge a fee, not exceeding a prescribed amount, for a security certificate issued in respect of a transfer.Joint holdersAn association is not required to issue more than one security certificate in respect of securities held jointly by several persons, and delivery of a security certificate to one of several joint holders is sufficient delivery to all joint holders of the security.1991, c. 48, s. 92; 1999, c. 31, s. 54
SignaturesA security certificate shall be signed by or bear the printed or otherwise mechanically reproduced signature of at least one of the following:a director or officer of the association;a registrar or transfer agent of the association or a branch transfer agent or a natural person on their behalf; ora trustee who certifies it in accordance with a trust indenture.Continuation of validity of signatureIf a security certificate contains a person’s printed or mechanically reproduced signature, the association may issue the security certificate even if the person has ceased to be a director or officer of the association. The security certificate is as valid as if the person were a director or officer at the date of its issue.1991, c. 48, s. 93; 2005, c. 54, s. 150
Contents of share certificateThere shall be stated on the face of each share certificate issued by an association after the coming into force of this sectionthe name of the association;a statement that the association is subject to the Canadian Cooperative Credit Associations Act;the name of the person to whom the share certificate is issued; andthe number and class of shares and the designation of any series that the certificate represents.
Restrictions and chargesNo charge in favour of an association and no restriction on transfer other than a constraint under Part VIII is effective against a transferee of a security issued by the association if the transferee has no actual knowledge of the charge or restriction unless it or a reference to it is noted conspicuously on the security certificate.No restrictionIf any of the issued shares of a distributing association remain outstanding and are held by more than one person, the association may not restrict the transfer or ownership of its shares except by way of a constraint under Part VIII.1991, c. 48, s. 95; 2005, c. 54, s. 151
Particulars of classThere shall be stated legibly on a share certificate issued after the coming into force of this section by an association that is authorized to issue shares of more than one class or seriesthe rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attached to the shares of each class and series existing when the share certificate is issued; orthat the class or series of shares that the certificate represents has rights, privileges, restrictions or conditions attached thereto and that the association will furnish a shareholder, on demand and without charge, with a full copy ofthe text of the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attached to each class authorized to be issued and to each series in so far as those rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions have been fixed by the directors, andthe text of the authority of the directors, if the directors are so authorized, to fix the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions of subsequent series of shares.DutyWhere a share certificate issued by an association contains the statement mentioned in paragraph (1)(b), the association shall provide a shareholder, on demand and without charge, with a full copy of the texts referred to in subparagraphs (1)(b)(i) and (ii).
Fractional shareAn association may issue a certificate for a fractional share or may issue in place thereof a scrip certificate in bearer form that entitles the holder to receive a certificate for a full share by exchanging scrip certificates aggregating a full share.
Scrip certificatesThe directors of an association may attach conditions to any scrip certificate issued by the association, including conditions thatthe scrip certificate becomes void if not exchanged for a share certificate representing a full share before a specified date; andany shares for which the scrip certificate is exchangeable may, notwithstanding any pre-emptive right, be issued by the association to any person and the proceeds thereof may be distributed rateably to the holders of all the scrip certificates.
Holders of fractional sharesA holder of a fractional share issued by an association is not entitled to exercise voting rights or to receive a dividend in respect of the fractional share.Holders of scrip certificatesA holder of a scrip certificate is not entitled to exercise voting rights or to receive a dividend in respect of the scrip certificate.
Dealings with registered ownerAn association or a trustee within the meaning of section 278 may, subject to sections 145 to 149 and 154, treat the registered owner of a security as the person exclusively entitled to vote, to receive notices, to receive any interest, dividend or other payment in respect of the security and to exercise all of the rights and powers of an owner of the security.Constructive registered holderNotwithstanding subsection (1), an association may treat a person as a registered security holder entitled to exercise all of the rights of the security holder that the person represents, if that person provides the association with evidence as described in subsection 134(4) that the person isthe heir or personal representative of a deceased security holder or the personal representative of the heirs of the deceased security holder;the personal representative of a registered security holder who is a minor, an incompetent person or a missing person; ora liquidator of, or a trustee in bankruptcy for, a registered security holder.Permissible registered holderIf a person on whom the ownership of a security of an association devolves by operation of law, other than a person described in subsection (2), provides proof of that person’s authority to exercise rights or privileges in respect of a security of the association that is not registered in the person’s name, the association shall, subject to this Act, treat that person as entitled to exercise those rights or privileges.Immunity of associationAn association is not required to inquire into the existence of, or see to the performance or observance of, any duty owed to a third person by a registered holder of any of its securities or by anyone whom it treats, as permitted or required by this Part, as the owner or registered holder thereof.1991, c. 48, s. 100; 2005, c. 54, s. 152
MinorsIf a minor exercises any rights of ownership in the securities of an association, no subsequent repudiation or avoidance is effective against the association.1991, c. 48, s. 101; 2005, c. 54, s. 153(E)
Joint shareholdersAn association may treat as owners of a security the survivors of persons to whom the security was issued as joint holders, if the association receives proof satisfactory to it of the death of any of the joint holders.
Transmission of securitiesSubject to the provisions of Part VIII and any applicable law relating to the collection of taxes, a person referred to in paragraph 100(2)(a) is entitled to become registered as the owner of a security, or to designate another person to be registered as the owner of a security, if the person referred to in paragraph 100(2)(a) delivers to the association or its transfer agentthe original grant of probate or of letters of administration, or a copy thereof certified to be a true copy bythe court that granted the probate or letters of administration,a trust company incorporated under the Trust and Loan Companies Act or under the laws of a province, ora lawyer or notary acting on behalf of the person referred to in paragraph 100(2)(a), orin the case of transmission by notarial will in the Province of Quebec, a copy thereof authenticated pursuant to the laws of that Province,together withan affidavit or declaration of transmission made by the person referred to in paragraph 100(2)(a) that states the particulars of the transmission, andthe security certificate that was owned by the deceased holderin the case of a transfer to the person referred to in paragraph 100(2)(a), with or without the endorsement of that person, andin the case of a transfer to any other person, endorsed in accordance with section 118,and accompanied by any assurance the association may require under section 134.Excepted transmissionsNotwithstanding subsection (1), if the laws of the jurisdiction governing the transmission of a security of a deceased holder do not require a grant of probate or of letters of administration in respect of the transmission, a personal representative of the deceased holder is entitled, subject to Part VIII and any applicable law relating to the collection of taxes, to become registered as the owner or to designate a person to be registered as the owner, if the personal representative delivers to the association or its transfer agent the following documents, namely,the security certificate that was owned by the deceased holder; andreasonable proof of the governing laws, of the deceased holder’s interest in the security and of the right of the personal representative or the designated person to become the registered shareholder.Right of association to treat as ownerSubject to Part VIII, delivery of the documents referred to in this section empowers an association or its transfer agent to record in a securities register the transmission of a security from the deceased holder to a person referred to in paragraph 100(2)(a) or to such person as the person referred to in that paragraph may designate and, thereafter, to treat the person who becomes so registered as the owner of that security.1991, c. 48, ss. 103, 496
Over-issueThe provisions of this Part that validate a security or compel its issue or reissue do not apply to the extent that a validation, issue or reissue would result in over-issue, butif a valid security similar in all respects to the security involved in the over-issue is reasonably available for purchase, the person entitled to the validation or issue may compel the issuer to purchase and deliver such a security to that person against surrender of the security that the person holds; orif a valid security similar in all respects to the security involved in the over-issue is not reasonably available for purchase, the person entitled to the validation or issue may recover from the issuer an amount equal to the price the last purchaser for value paid for the invalid security.Retroactive validationWhere an issuer is subsequently authorized to issue securities of a number equal to or exceeding the number of securities previously authorized plus the amount of the securities over-issued, the securities so over-issued are valid from the date of their issue.Payment not a purchase or redemptionA purchase or payment by an issuer under subsection (1) is not a purchase or payment in respect of which section 79 or 84 applies.
Burden of proofIn any action on a security,unless specifically denied in the pleadings, each signature on the security or in a necessary endorsement is admitted;a signature on the security is presumed to be genuine and authorized but, if the effectiveness of the signature is put in issue, the burden of establishing that it is genuine and authorized is on the party claiming under the signature;if a signature is admitted or established, production of the instrument entitles a holder to recover on it unless the defendant establishes a defence or a defect going to the validity of the security; andif the defendant establishes that a defence or defect exists, the plaintiff has the burden of establishing that the defence or defect is ineffective against the plaintiff or any person under whom the plaintiff claims.
Securities fungibleUnless otherwise agreed, and subject to any applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule, a person required to deliver securities may deliver any security of the specified issue in bearer form or registered in the name of the transferee or endorsed to the transferee or in blank.
Notice of defectEven against a purchaser for value and without notice of a defect going to the validity of a security, the terms of the security include those stated on the security and those incorporated therein by reference to another instrument, statute, rule, regulation or order to the extent that the terms so referred to do not conflict with the stated terms, but such a reference is not of itself notice to a purchaser for value of a defect going to the validity of the security, notwithstanding that the security expressly states that a person accepting it admits the notice.Purchaser for valueA security is valid in the hands of a purchaser for value without notice of any defect going to its validity.Lack of genuinenessExcept as provided in section 108, the fact that a security is not genuine is a complete defence even against a purchaser for value and without notice.Ineffective defencesAll defences of an issuer, including non-delivery and conditional delivery of a security but not including lack of genuineness, are ineffective against a purchaser for value without notice of the particular defence.Staleness as defect noticeAfter an event that creates a right to immediate performance of the principal obligation evidenced by a security, or that sets a date on or after which a security is to be presented or surrendered for redemption or exchange, a purchaser is deemed to have notice of any defect in its issue or of any defence of the issuerif the event requires the payment of money or the delivery of securities, or both, on presentation or surrender of the security, and the funds or securities are available on the date set for payment or exchange, and the purchaser takes the security more than one year after that date; orif the purchaser takes the security more than two years after the date set for presentation or surrender or the date on which the performance became due.
Unauthorized signatureAn unauthorized signature on a security before or in the course of issue is ineffective, except that the signature is effective in favour of a purchaser for value and without notice of the lack of authority, if the signing has been done byan authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent or other person entrusted by the issuer with the signing of the security, or of similar securities, or their immediate preparation for signing; oran employee of the issuer or of a person referred to in paragraph (a) who, in the ordinary course of the employee’s duties, handles the security.
Completion or alterationWhere a security contains the signatures necessary to its issue or transfer but is incomplete in any other respect,any person may complete it by filling in the blanks in accordance with the person’s authority; andnotwithstanding that the blanks are incorrectly filled in, the security as completed is enforceable by a purchaser who took it for value and without notice of the incorrectness.EnforceabilityA completed security that has been improperly altered, even if fraudulently altered, remains enforceable, but only according to its original terms.
Warranties of agentsA person signing a security, as authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent or other person entrusted by the issuer with the signing of the security, warrants to a purchaser for value without notice thatthe security is genuine;the person’s acts in connection with the issue of the security are within the person’s authority; andthe person has reasonable grounds for believing that the security is in the form and within the amount the issuer is authorized to issue.Limitation of liabilityUnless otherwise agreed, a person referred to in subsection (1) does not assume any further liability for the validity of a security.
Title of purchaserSubject to Part VIII, on delivery of a security the purchaser acquires the rights in the security that the purchaser’s transferor had or had authority to convey, except that the position of a purchaser who has been a party to any fraud or illegality affecting the security or who as a prior holder had notice of an adverse claim is not improved by taking from a later bona fide purchaser.Title of bona fide purchaserA bona fide purchaser, in addition to acquiring the rights of a purchaser, also acquires the security free from any adverse claim.Limited interest purchaserA purchaser of a limited interest acquires rights only to the extent of the interest purchased.
Deemed notice of adverse claimA purchaser of a security, or any securities broker for a seller or purchaser, is deemed to have notice of an adverse claim ifthe security, whether in bearer form or registered form, has been endorsed “for collection” or “for surrender” or for some other purpose not involving transfer; orthe security is in bearer form and has on it a statement that it is the property of a person other than the transferor, except that the mere writing of a name on a security is not such a statement.
Notice of fiduciary dutyNotwithstanding that a purchaser, or any securities broker for a seller or purchaser, has notice that a security is held for a third person by, or is registered in the name of or endorsed by, a fiduciary, neither the purchaser nor the securities broker has any duty to inquire into the rightfulness of the transfer or any notice of an adverse claim, except that if the purchaser or securities broker for the seller or purchaser knows that the consideration is to be used for, or that the transaction is for, the personal benefit of the fiduciary or is otherwise in breach of the fiduciary’s duty, the purchaser or securities broker is deemed to have notice of an adverse claim.
Staleness as noticeAn event that creates a right to immediate performance of the principal obligation evidenced by a security or that sets a date on or after which the security is to be presented or surrendered for redemption or exchange is not of itself notice of an adverse claim, except in the case of a purchasemade more than one year after any date set for such a presentation or surrender; ormade more than six months after any date set for payment of money against such a presentation or surrender if funds are available for payment on that date.
Warranties to issuerA person who presents a security for registration of transfer or for payment or exchange warrants to the issuer that the person is entitled to the registration, payment or exchange, except that a purchaser for value without notice of an adverse claim who receives a new, reissued or re-registered security on registration of transfer warrants only that the purchaser has no knowledge of any unauthorized signature in a necessary endorsement.Warranties to purchaserA person by transferring a security to a purchaser for value warrants only thatthe transfer is effective and rightful;the security is genuine and has not been materially altered; andthe person knows of nothing that might impair the validity of the security.Warranties of intermediaryWhere a security is delivered by an intermediary known by the purchaser to be entrusted with delivery of the security on behalf of another or with collection of a draft or other claim to be collected against that delivery, the intermediary by that delivery warrants only the intermediary’s own good faith and authority even if the intermediary has purchased or made advances against the draft or other claim to be collected against the delivery.Warranties of pledgeeA pledgee or other holder for purposes of security who redelivers a security received, or after payment and on order of the debtor delivers that security to a third person, gives only the warranties of an intermediary under subsection (3).Warranties of securities brokerA securities broker gives to the broker’s customer, to the issuer and to a purchaser, as the case may be, the warranties provided in subsections (1) to (4) and has the rights and privileges of a purchaser under those subsections, and those warranties of and in favour of the broker acting as an agent are in addition to warranties given by the broker’s customer and warranties given in favour of the broker’s customer.
Right to compel endorsementWhere a security in registered form is delivered to a purchaser without a necessary endorsement, the purchaser may become a bona fide purchaser only as of the time the endorsement is supplied, but against the transferor the transfer is complete on delivery and the purchaser has a specifically enforceable right to have any necessary endorsement supplied.
Definition of appropriate personIn this section, section 118, subsections 125(1), 128(4) and 133(1) and section 137, appropriate person meansthe person specified by the security or by special endorsement to be entitled to the security;if a person described in paragraph (a) is described as a fiduciary but is no longer serving in the described capacity, either that person or that person’s successor;if the security or endorsement mentioned in paragraph (a) specifies more than one person as fiduciaries and one or more of those persons are no longer serving in the described capacity, the remaining fiduciary or fiduciaries, whether or not a successor has been appointed;if a person described in paragraph (a) is a natural person and is without capacity to act by reason of death, incompetence, minority or other reason, the person’s fiduciary;if the security or endorsement mentioned in paragraph (a) specifies more than one person with right of survivorship and by reason of death not all of the persons can sign, the survivor or survivors;a person having power to sign under any applicable law or a power of attorney; orto the extent that a person described in any of paragraphs (a) to (f) may act through an agent, the person’s authorized agent.Determining an appropriate personWhether the person signing is an appropriate person is determined as of the time of signing, and an endorsement by such a person does not become unauthorized for the purposes of this Part by reason of any subsequent change of circumstances.
EndorsementAn endorsement of a security in registered form is made when an appropriate person signs, either on the security or on a separate document, an assignment or transfer of the security or a power to assign or transfer it, or when the signature of an appropriate person is written without more on the back of the security.Special or blankAn endorsement may be special or in blank.Blank endorsementAn endorsement in blank includes an endorsement to bearer.Special endorsementA special endorsement specifies the person to whom the security is to be transferred, or who has power to transfer it.Right of holderA holder may convert an endorsement in blank into a special endorsement.
Immunity of endorserUnless otherwise agreed, the endorser by the endorsement assumes no obligation that the security will be honoured by the issuer.
Partial endorsementAn endorsement purporting to be an endorsement of only part of a security representing units intended by the issuer to be separately transferable is effective to the extent of the endorsement.
Effect of failure by fiduciary to complyFailure of a fiduciary to comply with a controlling instrument or with the law of the jurisdiction governing the fiduciary relationship, including any law requiring the fiduciary to obtain court approval of a transfer, does not render the fiduciary’s endorsement unauthorized for the purposes of this Part.
Effect of endorsement without deliveryAn endorsement of a security, whether special or in blank, does not constitute a transfer until delivery of the security on which it appears or, if the endorsement is on a separate document, until delivery of both the security and that document.
Endorsement in bearer formAn endorsement of a security in bearer form may give notice of an adverse claim under section 112 but does not otherwise affect any of the holder’s rights.
Effect of unauthorized endorsementThe owner of a security may assert the ineffectiveness of an endorsement against the issuer or any purchaser, other than a purchaser for value and without notice of an adverse claim, who has in good faith received a new, reissued or re-registered security on registration of transfer, unless the ownerhas ratified an unauthorized endorsement of the security; oris otherwise precluded from impugning the effectiveness of an unauthorized endorsement.Liability of issuerAn issuer who registers the transfer of a security on an unauthorized endorsement is liable for improper registration.
Warranties of guarantor of signatureA person who guarantees the signature of an endorser of a security warrants that, at the time of signing,the signature was genuine;the signer was an appropriate person to endorse; andthe signer had legal capacity to sign.Limitation of liabilityA person who guarantees the signature of an endorser does not otherwise warrant the rightfulness of the transfer to which the signature relates.Warranties of guarantor of endorsementA person who guarantees the endorsement of a security warrants both the signature and the rightfulness, in all respects, of the transfer to which the signature relates, but an issuer may not require a guarantee of endorsement as a condition to registration of transfer.Extent of warrantor’s liabilityThe warranties referred to in subsections (1) to (3) are made to any person who, relying on the guarantee, takes or deals with the security, and the guarantor is liable to such a person for any loss resulting from breach of warranty.
Constructive delivery of a securityDelivery to a purchaser occurs whenthe purchaser or a person designated by the purchaser acquires possession of a security;the purchaser’s securities broker acquires possession of a security specially endorsed to or issued in the name of the purchaser;the purchaser’s securities broker sends the purchaser confirmation of the purchase and the broker in the broker’s records identifies a specific security as belonging to the purchaser; orin respect of an identified security to be delivered while still in the possession of a third person, that person acknowledges that it is held for the purchaser.
Constructive ownership of securityA purchaser is the owner of a security held for the purchaser by a securities broker, but a purchaser is not a holder except in the cases referred to in paragraphs 126(b) and (c).Ownership of part of fungible bulkIf a security is part of a fungible bulk, a purchaser of the security is the owner of the proportionate interest in the fungible bulk.Notice to securities broker of adverse claimNotice of an adverse claim received by a securities broker or by a purchaser after the broker takes delivery as a holder for value is not effective against the broker or the purchaser, except that, as between the broker and the purchaser, the purchaser may demand delivery of an equivalent security in respect of which no notice of an adverse claim has been received.
Delivery of securityUnless otherwise agreed, if a sale of a security is made on a stock exchange or otherwise through securities brokers,the selling customer fulfils the customer’s duty to deliver when the customer delivers the security to the selling securities broker or to a person designated by the selling securities broker or causes an acknowledgement to be made to the selling securities broker that it is held for the selling securities broker; andthe selling securities broker, including a correspondent broker, acting for a selling customer fulfils the securities broker’s duty to deliver by delivering the security or a like security to the buying securities broker or to a person designated by the buying securities broker or by effecting clearance of the sale in accordance with the rules of the exchange on which the transaction took place.Duty to deliverExcept as otherwise provided in this section and unless otherwise agreed, a transferor’s duty to deliver a security under a contract of purchase is not fulfilled until the transferor delivers the security in negotiable form to the purchaser or to a person designated by the purchaser, or causes an acknowledgement to be made to the purchaser that the security is held for the purchaser.Delivery to securities brokerA sale to a securities broker purchasing for the securities broker’s own account is subject to subsection (2) and not subsection (1), unless the sale is made on a stock exchange.Transfer through clearing agencyIf a security shown in the records of a clearing agency is evidenced bya security certificate in the custody of the clearing agency or a custodian, or a nominee of either, subject to the instructions of the clearing agency, and is in bearer form or endorsed in blank by an appropriate person or registered in the name of the clearing agency or a custodian, or of a nominee of either, oran uncertificated security registered or recorded in records maintained by or on behalf of the association in the name of the clearing agency or a custodian, or of a nominee of either, subject to the instructions of the clearing agency,then, in addition to other methods, a transfer or pledge of the security or any interest therein may be effected by the making of an appropriate entry in the records of the clearing agency.Interest in fungible bulkUnder subsections (4) to (10), entries may be in respect of like securities or interests therein as part of a fungible bulk and may refer merely to a quantity of a particular security without reference to the name of the registered owner, certificate or bond number or the like and, in appropriate cases, may be on a net basis taking into account other transfers or pledges of the same security.Constructive endorsement and deliveryA transfer or pledge under subsections (4) to (10) has the effect of a delivery of a security in bearer form or duly endorsed in blank representing the amount of the obligation or the number of shares or rights transferred or pledged.IdemIf a pledge or the creation of a security interest is intended, the making of entries has the effect of a taking of delivery by the pledgee or a secured party and the pledgee or secured party shall be deemed to have taken possession for all purposes.HolderA person depositing a security certificate or an uncertificated security with a clearing agency, or a transferee or pledgee of a security under subsections (4) to (10), is a holder of the security and shall be deemed to have possession of the security so deposited, transferred or pledged, as the case may be, for all purposes.Not registrationA transfer or pledge under subsections (4) to (10) does not constitute a registration of transfer under sections 133 to 140.Error in recordsThat entries made in the records of the clearing agency as provided in subsection (4) are not appropriate does not affect the validity or effect of the entries nor the liabilities or obligations of the clearing agency to any person adversely affected thereby.
Right to reclaim possessionA person against whom the transfer of a security is wrongful for any reason, including the person’s incapacity, may, against anyone except a bona fide purchaser,reclaim possession of the security or obtain possession of any new security evidencing all or part of the same rights; orclaim damages.Recovery where unauthorized endorsementIf the transfer of a security is wrongful by reason of an unauthorized endorsement, the owner may reclaim possession of the security or a new security even from a bona fide purchaser if the ineffectiveness of the purported endorsement is asserted against the purchaser under section 124.RemediesThe right to reclaim possession of a security may be specially enforced, its transfer may be restrained and the security may be impounded pending litigation.
Right to requisites for registrationUnless otherwise agreed, a transferor shall, on demand, supply a purchaser with proof of the transferor’s authority to transfer a security or with any other requisite that is necessary to obtain registration of the transfer of a security, but if the transfer is not for value, it is not necessary for a transferor to prove authority to transfer unless the purchaser pays the reasonable and necessary costs of the proof and transfer.Rescission of transferIf a transferor fails to comply with a demand under subsection (1) within a reasonable time, the purchaser may reject or rescind the transfer.
Seizure of securityNo seizure of a security or other interest evidenced thereby is effective until the person making the seizure obtains possession of the security.
No conversion if good faith deliveryAn agent or bailee who in good faith, including observance of reasonable commercial standards if the agent or bailee is in the business of buying, selling or otherwise dealing with securities of an association, has received securities and sold, pledged or delivered them according to the instructions of the agent’s or bailee’s principal is not liable for conversion or for participation in breach of fiduciary duty even though the principal has no right to dispose of the securities.
Duty to register transferSubject to Part VIII, where a security in registered form is presented for transfer, the issuer shall register the transfer ifthe security is endorsed by an appropriate person;reasonable assurance is given that the endorsement is genuine and effective;the issuer has no duty to inquire into adverse claims or has discharged any such duty;all applicable laws relating to the collection of taxes have been complied with;the transfer is rightful or is to a bona fide purchaser; andthe fee, if any, referred to in subsection 92(2) has been paid.Liability for delayWhere an issuer has a duty to register a transfer of a security, the issuer is liable to the person presenting it for registration for any loss resulting from any unreasonable delay in registration or from the failure or refusal to register the transfer.
Assurance of endorsementsAn issuer may require an assurance that each necessary endorsement on a security is genuine and effective by requiring a guarantee of the signature of the person endorsing the security and by requiringif the endorsement is by an agent, reasonable assurance of authority to sign;if the endorsement is by a fiduciary, evidence of appointment or incumbency;if there is more than one fiduciary, reasonable assurance that all who are required to sign have done so; andin any other case, assurance that corresponds as closely as practicable to the foregoing.Definition of guarantee of the signatureFor the purposes of subsection (1), guarantee of the signature means a guarantee signed by or on behalf of a person whom the issuer believes, on reasonable grounds, to be a responsible person.StandardsAn issuer may adopt reasonable standards to determine responsible persons for the purposes of subsection (2).Definition of evidence of appointment or incumbencyFor the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), evidence of appointment or incumbency meansin the case of a fiduciary appointed by a court and referred to in subsection 103(1), a copy of the certified court order referred to in subsection 103(1) and dated not earlier than sixty days before the day a security is presented for transfer; orin the case of any other fiduciary, a copy of a document showing the appointment or other evidence believed by the issuer to be appropriate.StandardsAn issuer may adopt reasonable standards with respect to evidence referred to in paragraph (4)(b).No notice to issuerAn issuer is deemed not to have notice of the contents of any document referred to in subsection (4) that is obtained by the issuer except to the extent that the contents relate directly to appointment or incumbency.
Notice from additional documentationIf an issuer, in relation to a transfer, demands assurance other than an assurance specified in subsection 134(1) and obtains a copy of a will, trust or partnership agreement or a by-law or similar document, the issuer is deemed to have notice of all matters contained therein affecting the transfer.
Limited duty of inquiryAn issuer to whom a security is presented for registration has a duty to inquire into adverse claims ifthe issuer receives written notice of an adverse claim at a time and in a manner that provides the issuer with a reasonable opportunity to act on it before the issue of a new, reissued or re-registered security and the notice discloses the name and address of the claimant, the registered owner and the issue of which the security is a part; orthe issuer is deemed to have notice of an adverse claim from a document that it obtained under section 135.Discharge of dutyAn issuer may discharge a duty of inquiry by any reasonable means, including notifying an adverse claimant by registered mail sent to the address provided by the adverse claimant or, if no such address has been provided, to the adverse claimant’s residence or regular place of business, that a security has been presented for registration of transfer by a named person and that the transfer will be registered unless, within thirty days after the date of mailing of the notice, eitherthe issuer is served with a restraining order or other order of a court, orthe issuer is provided with an indemnity bond sufficient in the issuer’s judgment to protect the issuer and any registrar, transfer agent or other agent of the issuer from any loss that may be incurred by any of them as a result of complying with the adverse claim.
Inquiry into adverse claimsUnless an issuer is deemed to have notice of an adverse claim from a document that it obtained under section 135 or has received notice of an adverse claim under subsection 136(1), if a security presented for registration is endorsed by the appropriate person, the issuer has no duty to inquire into adverse claims and, in particular,an issuer registering a security in the name of a person who is a fiduciary or who is described as a fiduciary is not bound to inquire into the existence, extent or correct description of the fiduciary relationship and thereafter the issuer may assume without inquiry that the newly registered owner continues to be the fiduciary until the issuer receives written notice that the fiduciary is no longer acting as such with respect to the particular security;an issuer registering a transfer on an endorsement by a fiduciary has no duty to inquire into whether the transfer is made in compliance with the document or with the law of the jurisdiction governing the fiduciary relationship; andan issuer is deemed not to have notice of the contents of any court record or any registered document even if the record or document is in the issuer’s possession and even if the transfer is made on the endorsement of a fiduciary to the fiduciary specifically or to the fiduciary’s nominee.
Duration of notice of adverse claimA written notice of adverse claim received by an issuer is effective for twelve months after the day it was received unless the notice is renewed in writing.
Limitation on issuer’s liabilityExcept as otherwise provided in any applicable law relating to the collection of taxes, an issuer is not liable to the owner or any other person who incurs a loss as a result of the registration of a transfer of a security ifthe necessary endorsements were on or with the security; andthe issuer had no duty to inquire into adverse claims or had discharged any such duty.Duty of issuer on defaultIf an issuer has registered a transfer of a security to a person not entitled to it, the issuer shall on demand deliver a like security to the owner unlessthe issuer is not liable by virtue of subsection (1);the owner is precluded by subsection 140(1) from asserting any claim; orthe delivery would result in over-issue in respect of which section 104 applies.
Lost or stolen securityWhere a security has been lost, apparently destroyed or wrongfully taken, and the owner fails to notify the issuer of that fact by giving the issuer written notice of the owner’s adverse claim within a reasonable time after the owner knows of the loss, destruction or taking, then, if the issuer has registered a transfer of the security before receiving the notice, the owner is precluded from asserting against the issuer any claim to a new security.Duty to issue new securityWhere the owner of a security claims that the security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the issuer shall issue a new security in place of the original security if the ownerso requests before the issuer has notice that the security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser;provides the issuer with a sufficient indemnity bond; andsatisfies any other reasonable requirements imposed by the issuer.Duty to register transferIf, after the issue of a new security under subsection (2), a bona fide purchaser of the original security presents the original security for registration of transfer, the issuer shall register the transfer unless registration would result in over-issue in respect of which section 104 applies.Right of issuer to recoverIn addition to the rights that an issuer has by reason of an indemnity bond, the issuer may recover the new security issued under subsection (2) from the person to whom it was issued or any person taking under that person other than a bona fide purchaser.
Authenticating agent’s dutyAn authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent or other agent of an issuer has, in respect of the issue, registration of transfer and cancellation of a security of the issuer,a duty to the issuer to exercise good faith and reasonable diligence; andthe same obligations to the holder or owner of a security and the same rights, privileges and immunities as the issuer.
Notice to agentNotice to an authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent or other agent of an issuer is notice to the issuer in respect of the functions performed by the agent.
Corporate GovernanceMembers and Shareholders
Place of meetingsMeetings of members or shareholders of the association shall be held at the place within Canada provided for in the by-laws of the association or, in the absence of any such provision, at the place within Canada that the directors determine.Participation by electronic meansUnless the by-laws provide otherwise, any person who is entitled to attend a meeting of members or shareholders may participate in the meeting by means of a telephonic, electronic or other communication facility that permits all participants to communicate adequately with each other during the meeting if the association makes one available. A person who is participating in a meeting by one of those means is deemed for the purposes of this Act to be present at the meeting.RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the manner of and conditions for participating in a meeting by means of a telephonic, electronic or other communication facility that permits all participants to communicate adequately with each other during the meeting.1991, c. 48, s. 143; 2005, c. 54, s. 154
Calling meetingsThe directors of an associationshall, after the meeting called pursuant to subsection 54(1), call the first annual meeting of the association, which meeting must be held not later than six months after the end of the first financial year of the association, and subsequently call an annual meeting, which meeting must be held not later than six months after the end of each financial year; andmay at any time call a special meeting of members or shareholders of the association.Order to delay calling annual meetingDespite subsection (1), the association may apply to the court for an order extending the time for calling an annual meeting.Obligation to notify SuperintendentThe association shall give notice of the application to the Superintendent before any hearing concerning the application and shall provide the Superintendent with a copy of any order that is issued.Superintendent’s right to appearThe Superintendent is entitled to appear and be heard in person or by counsel at any hearing concerning the application.1991, c. 48, s. 144; 2005, c. 54, s. 155
Authority to fix record dateThe directors may in advance fix a record date, that is within the prescribed period, for the determination of shareholders for any purpose, including for a determination of which shareholders are entitled toreceive payment of a dividend;receive notice of a meeting of shareholders; orvote at a meeting of shareholders.Determination of record dateIf no record date is fixedthe record date for the determination of shareholders who are entitled to receive notice of a meeting of shareholders isat the close of business on the day immediately preceding the day on which the notice is given, orif no notice is given, the day on which the meeting is held; andthe record date for the determination of shareholders for any other purpose, other than to establish a shareholder’s right to vote, is at the close of business on the day on which the directors pass a resolution in respect of that purpose.Notice of record dateIf a record date is fixed and unless notice of the record date is waived in writing by every holder of a share of the class or series affected whose name is set out in the securities register at the close of business on the day on which the directors fix the record date, notice of the record date shall be given within the prescribed period byadvertisement in a newspaper in general circulation in the place where the association’s head office is situated and in each place in Canada where the association has a transfer agent or where a transfer of its shares may be recorded; andwritten notice to each stock exchange in Canada on which the association’s shares are listed for trading.1991, c. 48, s. 145; 2005, c. 54, s. 156
Notice of meetingNotice of the time and place of a meeting of an association’s members or shareholders shall be sent within the prescribed period toeach member;each shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting;each director;the auditor of the association; andthe Superintendent.ExceptionIn the case of an association that is not a distributing association, notice may be sent within any shorter period specified in its by-laws.Publication in newspaperIn addition to the notice required under subsection (1), where any class of shares of an association is publicly traded on a recognized stock exchange in Canada, notice of the time and place of a meeting of shareholders shall be published once a week for at least four consecutive weeks before the date of the meeting in a newspaper in general circulation in the place where the head office of the association is situated and in each place in Canada where the association has a transfer agent or where a transfer of the association’s shares may be recorded.1991, c. 48, s. 146; 2005, c. 54, s. 157
Notice not requiredNotice of a meeting is not required to be sent to shareholders who are not registered on the records of the association or the association’s transfer agent on the record date fixed under paragraph 145(1)(b) or determined under paragraph 145(2)(a).Effect of defaultFailure to receive a notice of a meeting does not deprive a member or shareholder of the right to vote at the meeting.1991, c. 48, s. 147; 2005, c. 54, s. 158
Notice of adjourned meetingIf a meeting is adjourned for less than thirty days, it is not necessary, unless the by-laws otherwise provide, to give notice of the adjourned meeting, other than by announcement at the earliest meeting that is adjourned.Notice of meeting continued after adjournmentIf a meeting is adjourned by one or more adjournments for a total of thirty days or more, notice of the continuation of the meeting shall be given as for an original meeting but, unless the meeting is adjourned by one or more adjournments for a total of more than ninety days, subsection 166.04(1) does not apply.1991, c. 48, s. 148; 1997, c. 15, s. 119
Special businessAll matters dealt with at a special meeting of members or shareholders and all matters dealt with at an annual meeting, except consideration of the financial statements, auditor’s report, election of directors, remuneration of directors and re-appointment of the incumbent auditor, are deemed to be special business.Notice of special businessNotice of a meeting of members or shareholders at which special business is to be transacted muststate the nature of the special business in sufficient detail to permit a member or shareholder to form a reasoned judgment thereon; andcontain the text of any special resolution to be submitted to the meeting.
Nominations for directorsWhere shareholders of an association are entitled to elect one or more directors of an association, a notice of a meeting of shareholders must include any nomination made by a shareholder for the election of a director.ExceptionAn association is not required to comply with subsection (1) if the nomination is not submitted to the association at least ninety days before the anniversary date of the previous annual meeting.
Waiver of noticeA member, a shareholder and any other person entitled to attend a meeting may in any manner waive notice of the meeting.IdemAttendance at a meeting of members or shareholders is a waiver of notice of the meeting, except when a person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the grounds that the meeting is not lawfully called.1991, c. 48, s. 151; 2001, c. 9, s. 273(F)
ProposalsA member maysubmit to the association notice of any matter that they propose to raise at an annual meeting of the association (in this section and section 153 referred to as a “proposal”); anddiscuss at the meeting any matter in respect of which they would have been entitled to submit a proposal.Supporting statementA proposal submitted for consideration at a meeting must be attached to the notice of the meeting and, at the request of the member who submits the proposal, the association shall attach to the notice of the meeting the member’s statement in support of the proposal and their name and address. The statement and proposal together are not to exceed the prescribed maximum number of words and the name and address do not form part of the proposal or of the supporting statement and are not to be included for the purposes of the prescribed maximum word limit.ExemptionAn association is not required to comply with subsection (2) ifthe proposal is not submitted to the association at least the prescribed number of days before the anniversary date of the notice of meeting that was sent in respect of the previous annual meeting;it clearly appears that the primary purpose of the proposal is to enforce a personal claim or redress a personal griev­ance against the association or its directors, officers, members or security holders;it clearly appears that the proposal does not relate in a significant way to the business or affairs of the association;the member submitting the proposal failed within the prescribed period before the association receives their proposal to present at a meeting a proposal that at their request had been attached to a notice of a meeting;substantially the same proposal was attached to a notice of a meeting relating to, and presented to members at, a meeting held within the prescribed period before the receipt of the proposal and did not receive the prescribed minimum amount of support at the meeting; orthe rights conferred by subsections (1) and (2) are being abused to secure publicity.Immunity for proposal and statementNo association or person acting on behalf of an association incurs any liability by reason only of circulating a proposal or statement in compliance with section 152.1991, c. 48, s. 152; 2005, c. 54, s. 159
Notice of refusalIf an association refuses to include a proposal in a notice of a meeting referred to in paragraph 146(1)(a), it shall, in writing and within the prescribed period after the day on which it receives the proposal, notify the member submitting the proposal of its intention to omit the proposal from the notice and of the reasons for the refusal.Application to courtOn the application of a member submitting a proposal who claims to be aggrieved by an association’s refusal under subsection (1), a court may restrain the holding of the meeting at which the proposal is sought to be presented and make any further order that it thinks fit.IdemAn association or any person claiming to be aggrieved by a proposal may apply to a court for an order permitting the association to omit the proposal from a notice of a meeting, and the court, if it is satisfied that subsection 152(3) applies, may make such order as it thinks fit.Notice to SuperintendentAn applicant under subsection (2) or (3) shall give the Superintendent written notice of the application and the Superintendent may appear and be heard at the hearing of the application in person or by counsel.1991, c. 48, s. 153; 2005, c. 54, s. 160
List of members entitled to noticeAn association shall, at the close of business on the day immediately preceding the day on which notice of a meeting is to be sent under paragraph 146(1)(a), prepare an alphabet­ical list of members entitled to receive notice.List of shareholders entitled to noticeAn association shall prepare an alphabet­ical list of shareholders entitled to receive notice of a meeting under paragraph 146(1)(b) showing the number of shares held by each shareholderif a record date is fixed under paragraph 145(1)(b), no later than 10 days after that date; andif no record date is fixed, on the record date determined under paragraph 145(2)(a).Voting listThe association shall prepare an alphabetical list of shareholders entitled to vote as of the record date showing the number of shares held by each shareholderif a record date is fixed under paragraph 145(1)(c), no later than 10 days after that date; andif a record date is not fixed under paragraph 145(1)(c), no later than 10 days after a record date is fixed under paragraph 145(1)(b) or no later than the record date determined under paragraph 145(2)(a), as the case may be.Entitlement to voteA shareholder whose name appears on a list prepared under subsection (3) is entitled to vote the shares shown opposite their name.Examination of listA member or shareholder may examine the list of members or shareholdersduring usual business hours at the head office of the association or at the place where its members register is maintained; andat the meeting for which the list was prepared.1991, c. 48, s. 154; 2001, c. 9, s. 274; 2005, c. 54, s. 161
Quorum — membersUnless the by-laws otherwise provide, a quorum is present at a meeting of members if members holding a majority of the voting rights that may be exercised at the meeting are represented by a personal representative or delegate.Quorum — shareholdersUnless the by-laws otherwise provide, a quorum of shareholders is present at a meeting of shareholders if the holders of a majority of the shares who are entitled to vote at the meeting are present in person or represented by proxyholders.QuorumIf a quorum is present at the opening of a meeting of members or shareholders, the members or shareholders present may, unless the by-laws otherwise provide, proceed with the business of the meeting, notwithstanding that a quorum is not present throughout the meeting.IdemIf a quorum is not present at the opening of a meeting of members or shareholders, the members or shareholders present may adjourn the meeting to a fixed time and place but may not transact any other business.
One shareholder meetingIf an association has only one shareholder, or only one holder of any class or series of shares, the shareholder present in person or represented by a proxyholder constitutes a meeting of shareholders or a meeting of shareholders of that class or series.
One share — one voteWhere a share of an association entitles the holder thereof to vote at a meeting, that share entitles the shareholder to one vote at the meeting.
Representative shareholderSubject to subsection 42(2), if an entity is a member or shareholder of an association, the association shall recognize any natural person authorized by a resolution of the directors or governing body or similar authority of the entity to represent it at meetings of members or shareholders.IdemA natural person authorized under subsection (1) to represent an entity may exercise on behalf of the entity all the powers the entity could exercise if it were a natural person, as well as a member or a shareholder.
Joint shareholdersUnless the by-laws otherwise provide, if two or more persons hold shares jointly, one of those holders present at a meeting may in the absence of the others vote the shares, but if two or more of those persons who are present in person or represented by proxyholder vote, they shall vote as one on the shares jointly held by them.
Voting by hands or ballotUnless the by-laws otherwise provide, voting at a meeting of members or shareholders shall take place by show of hands except when a ballot is demanded by a person entitled to vote at the meeting.BallotA person entitled to vote may demand a ballot either before or after any vote by show of hands.Electronic votingDespite subsection (1) and unless the by-laws provide otherwise, any vote referred to in that subsection may be held entirely by means of a telephonic, electronic or other communication facility if the association makes one available.Voting while participating electronicallyUnless the by-laws provide otherwise, any person who is participating in a meeting of members or shareholders under subsection 143(2) and entitled to vote at that meeting may vote by means of the telephonic, electronic or other communication facility that the association has made available for that purpose.Voting by mailThe by-laws of an association may, subject to the regulations and any conditions set out in the by-laws, allow members to vote by mail.RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulationsrespecting the manner of and conditions for voting at a meeting of members or shareholders by means of a telephonic, electronic or other communication facility;respecting voting by mail; andrequiring the approval by the Superintendent of a by-law made under subsection (5).1991, c. 48, s. 160; 2005, c. 54, s. 162
Resolution in lieu of meetingExcept where a written statement is submitted by a director under section 181 or by an auditor under subsection 305(1),a resolution in writing signed by all the persons entitled to vote on that resolution at a meeting of members or shareholders is as valid as if it had been passed at such a meeting; anda resolution in writing dealing with all matters required by this Act to be dealt with at a meeting of members or shareholders, and signed by all the persons entitled to vote at that meeting, satisfies all the requirements of this Act relating to meetings.Filing resolutionA copy of every resolution referred to in subsection (1) shall be kept with the minutes of the meetings.EvidenceUnless a ballot is demanded, an entry in the minutes of a meeting that the chairperson declared a resolution to be carried or defeated is in the absence of evidence to the contrary proof of that fact without proof of the number or proportion of votes recorded in favour of or against the resolution.1991, c. 48, s. 161; 2005, c. 54, s. 163
Requisitioned meetingTwo or more members of an association who together hold not less than 5 per cent of the voting rights that members of the association have by virtue of membership in the association, may requisition the directors to call a meeting of the members of the association for the purposes stated in the requisition.IdemTwo or more shareholders who together hold not less than 5 per cent of the issued and outstanding shares of an association that carry the right to vote at a meeting sought to be held may requisition the directors to call a meeting of shareholders of the association for the purposes stated in the requisition.FormA requisition referred to in subsection (1) or (2)must state the business to be transacted at the meeting and must be sent to each director and to the head office of the association; andmay consist of several documents of like form, each signed by one or more members or shareholders.Directors calling meetingOn receipt of a requisition referred to in subsection (1) or (2), the directors shall call a meeting to transact the business stated in the requisition, unlessa record date has been fixed under paragraph 145(1)(b) and notice of it has been given under subsection 145(3);the directors have called a meeting and have given notice thereof under section 146; orthe business of the meeting as stated in the requisition includes matters described in paragraphs 152(3)(b) to (e).Members or shareholders calling meetingIf the directors do not call a meeting within twenty-one days after receiving the requisition referred to in subsection (1) or (2), any member or shareholder who signed the requisition may call the meeting.ProcedureA meeting called under this section shall be called as nearly as possible in the manner in which meetings are to be called pursuant to the by-laws and this Act.ReimbursementUnless the members or shareholders otherwise resolve at a meeting called under subsection (5), the association shall reimburse the members or shareholders for any expenses reasonably incurred by them in requisitioning, calling and holding the meeting.1991, c. 48, s. 162; 2005, c. 54, s. 164
Court may order meeting to be calledA court may, on the application of a director, a person who is entitled to vote at a meeting or the Superintendent, order a meeting to be called, held or conducted in the manner that the court directs ifit is impracticable to call the meeting within the time or in the manner in which it is to be called;it is impracticable to conduct the meeting in the manner required by this Act or the by-laws; orthe court thinks that the meeting ought to be called, held or conducted within the time or in the manner that it directs for any other reason.Varying quorumWithout restricting the generality of subsection (1), a court may order that the quorum required by the by-laws or this Act be varied or dispensed with at a meeting called, held and conducted pursuant to this section.Valid meetingA meeting called, held and conducted pursuant to this section is for all purposes a meeting duly called, held and conducted.1991, c. 48, s. 163; 2005, c. 54, s. 165
Court review of electionAn association or a member, shareholder or director of an association may apply to a court to resolve any dispute in respect of the election or appointment of a director or an auditor of the association.Powers of courtOn an application under subsection (1), a court may make any order it thinks fit including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,an order restraining a director or auditor whose election or appointment is challenged from acting pending determination of the dispute;an order declaring the result of the disputed election or appointment;an order requiring a new election or appointment, and including in the order directions for the management of the business and affairs of the association until a new election is held or the new appointment is made;an order determining the voting rights of members and persons claiming to be members; andan order determining the voting rights of shareholders and of persons claiming to own shares.
Notice to SuperintendentA person who makes an application under subsection 163(1) or 164(1) shall give notice of the application to the Superintendent before the hearing and shall deliver a copy of the order of the court, if any, to the Superintendent.Superintendent representationThe Superintendent may appear and be heard in person or by counsel at the hearing of an application referred to in subsection (1).
Pooling agreementA written agreement between two or more shareholders may provide that in exercising voting rights the shares held by them will be voted as provided in the agreement.
Proxies
DefinitionsThe definitions in this section apply in this section and in sections 166.02 to 166.08.intermediary means a person who holds a security on behalf of another person who is not the registered holder of the security, and includesa securities broker or dealer required to be registered to trade or deal in securities under the laws of any jurisdiction;a securities depositary;a financial institution;in respect of a clearing agency, a securities dealer, trust company, association, bank or other person, including another clearing agency, on whose behalf the clearing agency or its nominee holds securities of an issuer;a trustee or administrator of a self-administered retirement savings plan, retirement income fund or education savings plan or another similar self-administered savings or investment plan that is registered under the Income Tax Act;a nominee of a person referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (e); anda person who performs functions similar to those performed by a person referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (e) and holds a security registered in their name, or in the name of their nominee, on behalf of another person who is not the registered holder of the security. (intermédiaire)registrant[Repealed, 2005, c. 54, s. 166]solicit or solicitation includesa request for a proxy, whether or not accompanied by or included in a form of proxy,a request to execute or not to execute a form of proxy or to revoke a proxy,the sending of a form of proxy or other communication to a shareholder under circumstances reasonably calculated to result in the procurement, withholding or revocation of a proxy, andthe sending of a form of proxy to a shareholder under section 166.04,but does not includethe sending of a form of proxy in response to an unsolicited request made by or on behalf of a shareholder,the performance of administrative acts or professional services on behalf of a person soliciting a proxy,the sending by a registrant of the documents referred to in section 166.07, ora solicitation by a person in respect of shares of which that person is the beneficial owner. (sollicitation)solicitation by or on behalf of the management of an association means a solicitation by any person pursuant to a resolution or instruction of, or with the acquiescence of, the directors or a committee of the directors of the association. (sollicitation effectuée par la direction d’une association ou pour son compte)1997, c. 15, s. 120; 2005, c. 54, s. 166
Appointing proxyholderA shareholder who is entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders may, by executing a form of proxy, appoint a proxyholder or one or more alternate proxyholders, who are not required to be shareholders, to attend and act at the meeting in the manner and to the extent authorized by the proxy and with the authority conferred by the proxy.Execution of proxyA form of proxy shall be executed by a shareholder or by a shareholder’s attorney authorized in writing to do so.Limit on authorityNo appointment of a proxyholder provides authority for the proxyholder to act in respect of the appointment of an auditor or the election of a director unless a nominee proposed in good faith for the appointment or election is named in the form of proxy, a management proxy circular, a dissident’s proxy circular or a proposal under subsection 152(1).Required informationA form of proxy must indicate, in bold-face type, that the shareholder by whom or on whose behalf it is executed may appoint a proxyholder, other than a person designated in the form of proxy, to attend and act on the shareholder’s behalf at a meeting to which the proxy relates, and must contain instructions as to the manner in which the shareholder may do so.Validity of proxyA proxy is valid only at the meeting in respect of which it is given or at a continuation of the meeting after an adjournment.Revocation of proxyA shareholder may revoke a proxyby depositing an instrument in writing executed by the shareholder or by the shareholder’s attorney authorized in writing to do soat the head office of the association at any time up to and including the last business day before the day of a meeting, or a continuation of the meeting after an adjournment, at which the proxy is to be used, orwith the chairperson of the meeting on the day of the meeting or a continuation of the meeting after an adjournment; orin any other manner permitted by law.1997, c. 15, s. 120
Deposit of proxiesThe directors may specify, in a notice calling a meeting of shareholders or a continuation of a meeting of shareholders after an adjournment, a time before which executed forms of proxy to be used at the meeting or the continued meeting must be deposited with the association or its transfer agent. The time specified may not be more than forty-eight hours, excluding Saturdays and holidays, before the meeting or the continued meeting.1997, c. 15, s. 120
Mandatory solicitationSubject to subsection 148(2) and subsection (2), the management of an association shall, concurrently with giving notice of a meeting of shareholders, send a form of proxy in prescribed form to each shareholder entitled to receive notice of the meeting.ExceptionThe management of an association is not required to send a form of proxy under subsection (1) if the associationis not a distributing association; andhas 50 or fewer shareholders who are entitled to vote at a meeting, two or more joint holders of a share being counted as one shareholder.1997, c. 15, s. 120; 2005, c. 54, s. 167
Soliciting proxiesA person shall not solicit proxies unlessin the case of solicitation by or on behalf of the management of an association, a management proxy circular in prescribed form, either as an appendix to, or as a separate document accompanying, the notice of the meeting is sent to the auditor of the association and to each shareholder whose proxy is solicited; andin the case of any other solicitation, a dissident’s proxy circular in prescribed form stating the purposes of the solicitation is sent to the auditor of the association, to each shareholder whose proxy is solicited and to the association.Copy to SuperintendentA person who sends a management proxy circular or dissident’s proxy circular shall at the same time file with the Superintendentin the case of a management proxy circular, a copy of it together with a copy of the notice of meeting, form of proxy and any other documents for use in connection with the meeting; andin the case of a dissident’s proxy circular, a copy of it together with a copy of the form of proxy and any other documents for use in connection with the meeting.Exemption by SuperintendentOn the application of an interested person, the Superintendent may, on any terms that the Superintendent thinks fit, exempt the person from any of the requirements of subsection (1) and section 166.04, and the exemption may be given retroactive effect.Reporting exemptionsThe Superintendent shall set out in a periodical available to the public the particulars of each exemption granted under subsection (3) together with the reasons for the exemption.1997, c. 15, s. 120
Attendance at meetingA person who solicits a proxy and is appointed proxyholder shall attend in person or cause an alternate proxyholder to attend every meeting in respect of which the proxy is valid, and the proxyholder or alternate proxyholder shall comply with the directions of the shareholder who executed the form of proxy.Rights of proxyholderA proxyholder or an alternate proxyholder has the same rights as the appointing shareholder to speak at a meeting of shareholders in respect of any matter, to vote by way of ballot at the meeting and, except where a proxyholder or an alternate proxyholder has conflicting instructions from more than one shareholder, to vote at the meeting in respect of any matter by way of a show of hands.Vote by show of handsDespite subsections (1) and (2) and unless a shareholder or proxyholder demands a ballot, if the chairperson of a meeting of shareholders declares to the meeting that, if a ballot were conducted, the total number of votes attached to shares represented at the meeting by proxy required to be voted against what, to the knowledge of the chairperson, would be the decision of the meeting on a matter or group of matters is less than 5% of all the votes that might be cast by shareholders in person or by proxy,the chairperson may conduct the vote in respect of that matter or group of matters by way of a show of hands; anda proxyholder or alternate proxyholder may vote in respect of that matter or group of matters by way of a show of hands.1997, c. 15, s. 120; 2005, c. 54, s. 169
Duty of intermediaryShares of an association that are registered in the name of an intermediary or an intermediary’s nominee and not beneficially owned by the intermediary may not be voted unless the intermediary sends to the beneficial ownera copy of the notice of the meeting, annual statement, management proxy circular and dissident’s proxy circular and any other documents, other than the form of proxy, that were sent to shareholders by or on behalf of any person for use in connection with the meeting; anda written request for voting instructions except if the intermediary has already received written voting instructions from the beneficial owner.When documents to be sentThe intermediary shall send the documents referred to in subsection (1) without delay after they receive the documents referred to in paragraph (1)(a).Restriction on votingAn intermediary or a proxyholder appointed by them may not vote shares that the intermediary does not beneficially own and that are registered in the name of the intermediary or their nominee unless the intermediary or proxyholder, as the case may be, receives written voting instructions from the beneficial owner.CopiesA person by or on behalf of whom a solicitation is made shall on request and without delay provide the intermediary, at the person’s expense, with the necessary number of copies of the documents referred to in paragraph (1)(a).Instructions to intermediaryThe intermediary shall vote or appoint a proxyholder to vote in accordance with any written voting instructions received from the beneficial owner.Beneficial owner as proxyholderIf a beneficial owner so requests and provides an intermediary with the appropriate documentation, the intermediary shall appoint the beneficial owner or a nominee of the beneficial owner as proxyholder.Effect of intermediary’s failure to complyThe failure of an intermediary to comply with any of subsections (1) to (6) does not render void any meeting of shareholders or any action taken at the meeting.Intermediary may not voteNothing in this Part gives an intermediary the right to vote shares that they are otherwise prohibited from voting.1997, c. 15, s. 120; 2005, c. 54, s. 170
ExemptionThe Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the conditions under which an association is exempt from any of the requirements of sections 166.02 to 166.07.2005, c. 54, s. 170
Restraining orderIf a form of proxy, management proxy circular or dissident’s proxy circular contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact that is required to be contained in it or that is necessary to make a statement contained in it not misleading in light of the circumstances in which the statement is made, an interested person or the Superintendent may apply to a court and the court may make any order it thinks fit including,an order restraining the solicitation or the holding of the meeting, or restraining any person from implementing or acting on a resolution passed at the meeting, to which the form of proxy, management proxy circular or dissident’s proxy circular relates;an order requiring correction of any form of proxy or proxy circular and a further solicitation; andan order adjourning the meeting.Notice of applicationWhere a person other than the Superintendent is an applicant under subsection (1), the applicant shall give notice of the application to the Superintendent and the Superintendent is entitled to appear and to be heard in person or by counsel.1997, c. 15, s. 120
Directors and OfficersDuties
Duty to manageSubject to this Act, the directors of an association shall manage or supervise the management of the business and affairs of the association.Specific dutiesWithout limiting the generality of subsection (1), the directors of an association shallestablish an audit committee to perform the duties referred to in subsections 199(3) and (4);establish a conduct review committee to perform the duties referred to in subsection 200(3);establish procedures to resolve conflicts of interest, including techniques for the identification of potential conflict situations and for restricting the use of confidential information;designate a committee of the board of directors to monitor the procedures referred to in paragraph (c);establish investment and lending policies, standards and procedures in accordance with section 387;in the case of a retail association, establish procedures to provide disclosure of information to customers of the association that is required to be disclosed by this Act and for dealing with complaints as required by section 385.22; anddesignate a committee of the board of directors to monitor the procedures referred to in paragraph (f) and satisfy itself that they are being adhered to by the retail association.1991, c. 48, s. 167; 2001, c. 9, s. 275
Duty of careEvery director and officer of an association in exercising any of the powers of a director or an officer and discharging any of the duties of a director or an officer shallact honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the association; andexercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances.Duty to complyEvery director, officer and employee of an association shall comply with this Act, the regulations, the association’s incorporating instrument and the by-laws of the association.No exculpationNo provision in any contract, in any resolution or in the by-laws of an association relieves any director, officer or employee of the association from the duty to act in accordance with this Act and the regulations or relieves a director, officer or employee from liability for a breach thereof.
Qualification and Number — Directors
Minimum number of directorsAn association shall have at least seven directors.Residency requirementThe majority of the directors of an association must be, at the time of each director’s election or appointment, resident Canadians.1991, c. 48, s. 169; 2001, c. 9, s. 276; 2007, c. 6, s. 150
Disqualified personsThe following persons are disqualified from being directors of an association:a person who is less than eighteen years of age;a person who is of unsound mind and has been so found by a court in Canada or elsewhere;a person who has the status of a bankrupt;a person who is not a natural person;[Repealed, 1994, c. 47, s. 51]a minister of Her Majesty in right of Canada or in right of a province; anda person who is an agent or employee of the government of a foreign country or any political subdivision thereof.1991, c. 48, s. 170; 1994, c. 47, s. 51
Limit on directorsNo more than 15 per cent of the directors of an association may, at each director’s election or appointment, be employees of the association or a subsidiary of the association.
Election and Tenure — Directors
Number of directorsSubject to subsection 169(1), the members of an association shall, by by-law, determine the number of directors or the minimum and maximum number of directors.Content of by-lawA by-law made pursuant to subsection (1) shall set out the manner in which directors are nominated, appointed or elected, but no by-law that decreases the number of directors shortens the term of an incumbent director.Election at annual meetingA by-law made pursuant to subsection (1) that provides for a minimum and maximum number of directors may provide that the number of directors to be appointed or elected at any annual meeting be such number as is fixed by the directors prior to the annual meeting.
Election or appointment as directorThe election or appointment of a person as a director is subject to the following:the person was present at the meeting when the election or appointment took place and did not refuse to hold office as a director; orthe person was not present at the meeting when the election or appointment took place butconsented in writing to hold office as a director before the election or appointment or within 10 days after it, oracted as a director after the election or appointment.2005, c. 54, s. 171
Voting by shareholdersWhere shareholders of an association are entitled to elect one or more directors of an association, no more than one third of the directors may be elected by the shareholders.
Term of directorsAn association may, by by-law, provide that the directors be appointed or elected for terms of one, two or three years.Term of one, two or three yearsA director appointed or elected for a term of one, two or three years holds office until the close of the first, second or third annual meeting following the appointment or election of the director.No stated termA director who is not appointed or elected for an expressly stated term of office ceases to hold office at the close of the next annual meeting following the appointment or election of the director.Tenure of officeIt is not necessary that all directors appointed or elected at a meeting hold office for the same term.IdemIf a by-law of an association provides that the directors be appointed or elected for a term of two or three years, it may also provide that the term of office of each director be for the whole of that term, or that, as nearly as may be, one half of the directors retire each year if the term is two years, and that one third of the directors retire each year if the term is three years.Composition requirementsWhere a director of an association is appointed or elected for a term of more than one year, the association shall comply with subsection 169(2) and section 171 at each annual meeting during the director’s term of office as if that director were appointed or elected on that date.
Determining election of directorsThe persons, to the number authorized to be elected, who receive the greatest number of votes at an election of directors of an association shall be directors thereof.IdemIf, at any election of directors referred to in subsection (1), two or more persons receive an equal number of votes and there are not sufficient vacancies remaining to enable all the persons receiving an equal number of votes to be elected, the directors who receive a greater number of votes or the majority of them shall, in order to complete the full number of directors to be elected, determine which of the persons so receiving an equal number of votes are to be elected.
Re-appointment or re-election of directorsA director who has completed a term of office is, if otherwise qualified, eligible for re-appointment or re-election.
Director Vacancies
Void election or appointmentIf, immediately after the time of any purported election or appointment of directors, the board of directors would fail to comply with subsection 169(2) or section 171, the purported election or appointment of all persons purported to be elected or appointed at that time is void unless the directors, within forty-five days after the discovery of the non-compliance, develop a plan, approved by the Superintendent, to rectify the non-compliance.Failure to appoint or elect minimumWhere, at the close of a meeting of members or shareholders of an association, the members or shareholders have failed to appoint or elect the number or minimum number of directors required by this Act or the by-laws of the association, the purported appointment or election of directors at the meetingis valid if the directors purported to be appointed or elected and those incumbent directors, if any, whose terms did not expire at the close of the meeting, together constitute a quorum; oris void if the directors purported to be appointed or elected and those incumbent directors, if any, whose terms did not expire at the close of the meeting, together do not constitute a quorum.1991, c. 48, s. 177; 1997, c. 15, s. 121
Directors where appointment or elections incomplete or voidNotwithstanding subsections 174(2) and (3) and paragraph 179(1)(a), if section 177 applies at the close of any meeting of members or shareholders of an association, the board of directors shall, until such time as their successors are appointed or elected, consist solely ofwhere paragraph 177(2)(a) applies, the directors referred to in that paragraph; orwhere subsection 177(1) or paragraph 177(2)(b) applies, those persons who were the incumbent directors immediately before the meeting.Where there is no approved rectification planNotwithstanding subsections 174(2) and (3) and paragraph 179(1)(a), where a plan to rectify the non-compliance referred to in subsection 177(1) has not been approved by the Superintendent by the end of the forty-five day period referred to in that subsection, the board of directors shall, until their successors are elected or appointed, consist solely of the persons who were the incumbent directors immediately before the meeting at which the purported election or appointment referred to in that subsection occurred.Directors to call meetingWhere subsection (1) or (1.1) applies, the board of directors referred to in that subsection shall without delay call a special meeting of members or shareholders to fill the vacancies, where paragraph 177(2)(a) applies, or elect a new board of directors, where subsection 177(1) or paragraph 177(2)(b) applies.Calling meetingWhere the directors fail to call a special meeting required by subsection (2), the meeting may be called by any person entitled to vote at that meeting.1991, c. 48, s. 178; 1997, c. 15, s. 122
Ceasing to hold officeA director ceases to hold officeat the close of the annual meeting at which the director’s term of office expires;when the director dies or resigns;when the director becomes disqualified under section 170 or ineligible to hold office pursuant to subsection 207(2);when the director is removed under section 180; orwhen the director is removed from office under section 441.2.Date of resignationThe resignation of a director of an association becomes effective at the time a written resignation is sent to the association by the director or at the time specified in the resignation, whichever is later.1991, c. 48, s. 179; 2001, c. 9, s. 277
Removal of directorSubject to subsections (2) and (3), the members of an association may, by special resolution at a special meeting of members, remove any or all directors from office.ExceptionWhere members of an association have the exclusive right to appoint or elect one or more directors, a director so appointed or elected may be removed only by those members.IdemWhere the holders of any class or series of shares of an association have the exclusive right to elect one or more directors, a director so elected may be removed only by a special resolution at a meeting of the shareholders of that class or series.Vacancy by removalA vacancy created by the removal of a director may be filled at the meeting of the members or shareholders at which the director is removed.
Statement of directorA director whoresigns,receives a notice or otherwise learns of a meeting called for the purpose of removing the director from office, orreceives a notice or otherwise learns of a meeting of directors, members or shareholders at which another person is to be appointed or elected to fill the office of director, whether because of the director’s resignation or removal or because the director’s term of office has expired or is about to expire,is entitled to submit to the association a written statement giving the reasons for the resignation or the reasons why the director opposes any proposed action or resolution.Statement re disagreementWhere a director resigns as a result of a disagreement with the other directors or the officers of an association, the director shall submit to the association and the Superintendent a written statement setting out the nature of the disagreement.
Circulation of statementForthwith on receipt of a director’s statement referred to in subsection 181(1) relating to a matter referred to in paragraph 181(1)(b) or (c), or a director’s statement referred to in subsection 181(2), an association shall send a copy thereof to the Superintendent, to each member and, if the director was elected by the holders of shares of a class, to those shareholders.ExceptionAn association is not required to comply with subsection (1) in respect of shareholders if the statement is included in or attached to a management proxy circular required by paragraph 166.05(1)(a).Immunity for statementNo association or person acting on its behalf incurs any liability by reason only of circulating a director’s statement in compliance with subsection (1).1991, c. 48, s. 182; 1997, c. 15, s. 123
Filling vacancySubject to the by-laws of an association, a vacancy among the directors of the association is to be filled by an appointment or election by members only or by an appointment or election by persons having an exclusive right to appoint or elect one or more directors if the vacancy occurs among the directors appointed or elected by those persons.Where composition failsNotwithstanding section 188, where by reason of a vacancy the number of directors or the composition of the board of directors fails to meet any of the requirements of sections 169 and 171, the directors who, pursuant to the by-laws, are empowered to fill that vacancy shall do so forthwith.Class vacancyNotwithstanding section 188, the by-laws of an association may provide that, where a class of persons has an exclusive right to appoint or elect one or more directors and a vacancy occurs among those directors,the remaining directors appointed or elected by those persons may fill the vacancy except one resulting from an increase in the number or the minimum or maximum number of directors who are to be appointed or elected by that class or from a failure to appoint or elect the number or minimum number of directors who are to be appointed or elected by that class;if there are no such remaining directors and, by reason of the vacancy, the number of directors or the composition of the board of directors fails to meet any of the requirements of sections 169 and 171, the other directors may fill that vacancy; andif there are no such remaining directors and paragraph (b) does not apply, any person of that class of persons may call a meeting of the class for the purpose of filling the vacancy.1991, c. 48, s. 183; 2005, c. 54, s. 172
Unexpired termUnless the by-laws otherwise provide, a director appointed or elected to fill a vacancy holds office for the unexpired term of the director’s predecessor in office.
Meetings of the Board
Meetings requiredThe directors shall meet at least four times during each financial year.Place for meetingsThe directors may meet at any place unless the by-laws provide otherwise.Notice for meetingsThe notice for the meetings must be given as required by the by-laws.1991, c. 48, s. 185; 1997, c. 15, s. 124
Notice of meetingA notice of a meeting of directors shall specify each matter referred to in section 202 that is to be dealt with at the meeting but, unless the by-laws otherwise provide, need not otherwise specify the purpose of or the business to be transacted at the meeting.Waiver of noticeA director may in any manner waive notice of a meeting of directors and the attendance of a director at a meeting of directors is a waiver of notice of that meeting except where the director attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the grounds that the meeting is not lawfully called.Adjourned meetingNotice of an adjourned meeting of directors is not required to be given if the time and place of the adjourned meeting was announced at the original meeting.
QuorumSubject to section 188, the number of directors referred to in subsection (2) constitutes a quorum at any meeting of directors or a committee of directors and, notwithstanding any vacancy among the directors, a quorum of directors may exercise all the powers of the directors.IdemThe number of directors constituting a quorum at any meeting of directors or a committee of directors shall bea majority of the minimum number of directors required by this Act for the board of directors or a committee of directors; orsuch greater number of directors than the number calculated pursuant to paragraph (a) as may be established by the by-laws of the association.Director continues to be presentA director who is present at a meeting of directors or of a committee of directors but is not, in accordance with subsection 207(1), present at any particular time during the meeting is considered to be present for the purposes of this section.1991, c. 48, s. 187; 2005, c. 54, s. 173
Resident Canadian majorityThe directors of an association shall not transact business at a meeting of directors unless a majority of the directors present are resident Canadians.ExceptionDespite subsection (1), the directors of an association may transact business at a meeting of directors without the required proportion of directors who are resident Canadians ifa director who is a resident Canadian unable to be present approves, in writing or by telephonic, electronic or other communications facilities, the business transacted at the meeting; andthere would have been present the required proportion of directors who are resident Canadians had that director been present at the meeting.1991, c. 48, s. 188; 2013, c. 33, s. 109
Electronic meetingSubject to the by-laws of an association, a meeting of directors or of a committee of directors may be held by means of such telephonic, electronic or other communications facilities as permit all persons participating in the meeting to communicate adequately with each other during the meeting.Deemed presentA director participating in a meeting by any means referred to in subsection (1) is deemed for the purposes of this Act to be present at that meeting.
Resolution outside board meetingA resolution in writing signed by all the directors entitled to vote on that resolution at a meeting of directors is as valid as if it had been passed at a meeting of directors.Filing directors’ resolutionA copy of the resolution referred to in subsection (1) shall be kept with the minutes of the proceedings of the directors.Resolution outside committee meetingA resolution in writing signed by all the directors entitled to vote on that resolution at a meeting of a committee of directors, other than a resolution of the audit committee in carrying out its duties under subsection 199(3) or a resolution of the conduct review committee in carrying out its duties under subsection 200(3), is as valid as if it had been passed at a meeting of that committee.Filing committee resolutionA copy of the resolution referred to in subsection (3) shall be kept with the minutes of the proceedings of that committee.EvidenceUnless a ballot is demanded, an entry in the minutes of a meeting that the chairperson declared a resolution to be carried or defeated is in the absence of evidence to the contrary proof of that fact without proof of the number or proportion of votes recorded in favour of or against the resolution.1997, c. 15, s. 125; 2005, c. 54, s. 174
Dissent of directorA director of an association who is present at a meeting of directors or a committee of directors is deemed to have consented to any resolution passed or action taken at that meeting unlessthe director requests that the director’s dissent be entered or the director’s dissent is entered in the minutes of the meeting;the director sends a written dissent to the secretary of the meeting before the meeting is adjourned; orthe director sends the director’s dissent by registered mail or delivers it to the head office of the association immediately after the meeting is adjourned.Loss of right to dissentA director of an association who votes for or consents to a resolution is not entitled to dissent under subsection (1).Dissent of absent directorA director of an association who is not present at a meeting at which a resolution is passed or action taken is deemed to have consented thereto unless, within seven days after the director becomes aware of the resolution, the directorcauses the director’s dissent to be placed with the minutes of the meeting; orsends the director’s dissent by registered mail or delivers it to the head office of the association.
Meeting required by SuperintendentWhere in the opinion of the Superintendent it is necessary, the Superintendent may, by notice in writing, require an association to hold a meeting of directors of the association to consider the matters set out in the notice.Attendance of SuperintendentThe Superintendent may attend and be heard at a meeting referred to in subsection (1).
By-laws
By-laws — membersThe members of an association may by special resolution make, amend or repeal any by-law that regulates the business or affairs of the association.By-laws — directorsUnless this Act otherwise provides, the directors of an association may by special resolution make a by-law or amend a by-law of the association but only if the by-law or amendment is not contrary to any by-law made by the members.ApprovalThe directors shall submit a by-law, or an amendment to a by-law, that is made under subsection (2) to the members at the next meeting of members, and the members may, by special resolution, confirm or amend the by-law or amendment.Where by-law not confirmedWhere a by-law made by the directors pursuant to subsection (2) is not confirmed, with or without amendments, pursuant to subsection (3), the by-law is repealed.
Proposal of by-lawA member may, in accordance with section 152, make a proposal to make, amend or repeal a by-law.
Effective date of by-lawUnless this Act otherwise provides, a by-law, or an amendment to or a repeal of a by-law, made by the members, is effective from the later of the date of the resolution made under subsection 192(1) and the date specified in the by-law.IdemUnless this Act otherwise provides, a by-law, or an amendment to a by-law, made by the directors is effective from the later of the date that the by-law is made or amended by the directors and the date specified in the by-law, until it is confirmed, confirmed as amended under subsection 192(3) or repealed under subsection 192(4) and, where the by-law is confirmed, or confirmed as amended, it continues in effect in the form in which it was so confirmed.Where by-law not approvedWhere a by-law, or an amendment to a by-law, made by the directors pursuant to 192(2) is not submitted by the directors at a meeting as required under subsection 192(3), the by-law or amendment ceases to be effective from the date of that meeting.New resolution by directorsWhere a by-law, or an amendment to a by-law, made by the directors pursuant to subsection 192(2) is repealed pursuant to subsection 192(4), or ceases to be effective pursuant to subsection (3), no subsequent resolution of directors to make or amend a by-law having substantially the same purpose or effect is effective until it is confirmed, or confirmed as amended, by the members.
By-laws of former-Act associationSubject to section 196, where a by-law of the former-Act association is in effect on the coming into force of this section, the by-law continues in effect until amended or repealed, unless it is contrary to a provision of this Act.
By-laws re remunerationA by-law of an association respecting the remuneration of the directors of the association, as directors, that is in effect on the coming into force of this Part ceases to have effect on the day on which the first annual meeting of the association is held following the coming into force of this Part.Existing resolutionsWhere the remuneration of directors of the former-Act association was, immediately prior to the coming into force of this Part, fixed by a resolution of the directors, that resolution continues to have effect, unless it is contrary to the provisions of this Act, until the first meeting of the members following the coming into force of this Part.Application of subsections 192(3) and (4) and section 194Subsections 192(3) and (4) and section 194 apply in respect of a by-law referred to in this section as if it were a by-law made under section 192.
Deemed by-lawsAny matter provided for in the incorporating instrument of the former-Act association on the coming into force of this Part that, under this Act, would be provided for in the by-laws of an association is deemed to be provided for in the by-laws of the association.By-law prevailsWhere a by-law of the association made in accordance with sections 192 and 194 amends or repeals any matter referred to in subsection (1), the by-law prevails.
Committees of the Board
CommitteesThe directors of an association may appoint from their number, in addition to the committees referred to in subsection 167(2), such other committees as they deem necessary and, subject to section 202, delegate to those committees such powers of the directors, and assign to those committees such duties, as the directors consider appropriate.
Audit committeeThe audit committee of an association shall consist of at least three directors.MembershipNone of the members of the audit committee may beemployees of the association or of a subsidiary of the association; orofficers of the association or of a subsidiary of the association who are involved in the day-to-day operation of the association or subsidiary.Duties of audit committeeThe audit committee of an association shallreview the annual statement of the association before the annual statement is approved by the directors;review such returns of the association as the Superintendent may specify;require the management of the association to implement and maintain appropriate internal control procedures;review, evaluate and approve those procedures;review such investments and transactions that could adversely affect the well-being of the association as the auditor or any officer of the association may bring to the attention of the committee;meet with the auditor to discuss the annual statement and the returns and transactions referred to in this subsection; andmeet with the chief internal auditor of the association, or the officer or employee of the association acting in a similar capacity, and with management of the association, to discuss the effectiveness of the internal control procedures established for the association.ReportIn the case of the annual statement and returns of an association that under this Act must be approved by the directors of the association, the audit committee of the association shall report thereon to the directors before the approval is given.Required meeting of directorsThe audit committee of an association may call a meeting of the directors of the association to consider any matter of concern to the committee.1991, c. 48, s. 199; 1997, c. 15, s. 126
Conduct review committeeThe conduct review committee of an association shall consist of at least three directors.MembershipNone of the members of the conduct review committee may beemployees of the association or of a subsidiary of the association; orofficers of the association or of a subsidiary of the association who are involved in the day-to-day operation of the association or subsidiary.Duties of conduct review committeeThe conduct review committee of an association shallrequire the management of the association to establish procedures for complying with Part XII;review those procedures and their effectiveness in ensuring that the association is complying with Part XII; andreview the practices of the association to ensure that any transactions with related parties of the association that may have a material effect on the stability or solvency of the association are identified.Association report to SuperintendentAn association shall report to the Superintendent on the mandate and responsibilities of the conduct review committee and the procedures referred to in paragraph (3)(a).Committee report to directorsAfter each meeting of the conduct review committee of an association, the committee shall report to the directors of the association on matters reviewed by the committee.Directors report to SuperintendentWithin ninety days after the end of each financial year, the directors of an association shall report to the Superintendent on what the conduct review committee did during the year in carrying out its responsibilities under subsection (3).1991, c. 48, s. 200; 1997, c. 15, s. 127; 2001, c. 9, s. 278
Directors and Officers — Authority
Appointment of officersThe directors of an association may, subject to the by-laws, designate the offices of the association, appoint officers thereto, specify the duties of those officers and delegate to them powers, subject to section 202, to manage the business and affairs of the association.Directors as officersSubject to section 171, a director of an association may be appointed to any office of the association.Two or more officesTwo or more offices of an association may be held by the same person.
Limits on power to delegateThe directors of an association may not delegate any of the following powers, namely, the power tosubmit to the members or shareholders a question or matter requiring their approval;admit members;fill a vacancy among the directors, on a committee of directors or in the office of auditor, or appoint additional directors;issue or cause to be issued securities, including an issue of shares of a series that is authorized in accordance with section 71, except in accordance with any authorization made by the directors;declare a dividend on membership shares or shares, a payment of a bonus on any deposit or a patronage allocation;authorize the redemption or other acquisition by the association pursuant to section 79 of membership shares or shares issued by the association;authorize the payment of a commission on a share issue;approve a management proxy circular;except as provided in this Act, approve the annual statement of the association and any other financial statements issued by the association;expel members; oradopt or amend by-laws.1991, c. 48, s. 202; 1997, c. 15, s. 128; 2005, c. 54, s. 175
Remuneration of directors, officers and employeesSubject to this section and the by-laws, the directors of an association may fix the remuneration of the directors, officers and employees of the association.By-law requiredNo remuneration shall be paid to a director as director until a by-law fixing the aggregate of all amounts that may be paid to all directors in respect of directors’ remuneration during a fixed period of time has been confirmed by special resolution of the members.1991, c. 48, s. 203; 1994, c. 26, s. 26
Validity of actsAn act of a director or an officer of an association is valid notwithstanding a defect in the director’s qualification or an irregularity in the director’s election or in the appointment of the director or officer.IdemAn act of the board of directors of an association is valid notwithstanding a defect in the composition of the board or an irregularity in the election of the board or in the appointment of a member of the board.
Right to attend meetingsA director of an association is entitled to attend and to be heard at every meeting of members or shareholders of the association.
Conflicts of Interest
Disclosure of interestA director or officer of an association shall disclose to the association, in writing or by requesting to have it entered in the minutes of a meeting of directors or a meeting of a committee of directors, the nature and extent of any interest they have in a material contract or material transaction with the association, whether entered into or proposed, if theyare a party to the contract or transaction;are a director or officer of a party, other than a member, to the contract or transaction or a person acting in a similar capacity; orhave a material interest in a party to the contract or transaction.Time of disclosure — directorThe disclosure shall be made in the case of a directorat the meeting of directors, or of a committee of directors, at which the proposed contract or transaction is first considered;if at the time of the meeting referred to in paragraph (a) the director was not interested in the proposed contract or transaction, at the first one after they become interested in it;if the director becomes interested after a contract or transaction is entered into, at the first one after they become interested; orif a person who is interested in a contract or transaction becomes a director, at the first one after they become a director.Time of disclosure — officerThe disclosure shall be made in the case of an officer who is not a directorimmediately after they become aware that the contract, transaction, proposed contract or proposed transaction is to be considered or has been considered at a meeting of directors or of a committee of directors;if they become interested after the contract or transaction is entered into, immediately after they become interested; orif a person who is interested in a contract or transaction becomes an officer, immediately after they become an officer.Time of disclosure — contract not requiring approvalIf the material contract or material transaction, whether entered into or proposed, is one that in the ordinary course of the association’s business would not require approval by the directors or shareholders, the director or officer shall disclose to the association, in writing or by requesting to have it entered in the minutes of a meeting of directors or of a committee of directors, the nature and extent of their interest immediately after they become aware of the contract or transaction.1991, c. 48, s. 206; 2005, c. 54, s. 176
Director to abstainA director who is required to make a disclosure under subsection 206(1) shall not be present at any meeting of directors, or of a committee of directors, while the contract or transaction is being considered or vote on any resolution to approve it unless the contract or transactionrelates primarily to their remuneration as a director, officer, employee or agent of the association, an entity controlled by the association or an entity in which the association has a substantial investment;is for indemnity under section 216 or insurance under section 217; oris with an affiliate of the association.IneligibilityAny director who knowingly contravenes subsection (1) ceases to hold office as director and is not eligible, for a period of five years after the date on which the contravention occurred, for election or appointment as a director of any financial institution that is incorporated or formed by or under an Act of Parliament.Validity of actsAn act of the board of directors of an association or of a committee of the board of directors is not invalid because a person acting as a director had ceased under subsection (2) to hold office as a director.1991, c. 48, s. 207; 1997, c. 15, s. 129; 2005, c. 54, s. 177
General noticeFor the purposes of subsection 206(1), a general notice to the directors declaring that a director or officer is to be regarded as interested for any of the following reasons in a contract or transaction entered into with a party is a sufficient declaration of interest in relation to any contract or transaction with that party:the director or officer is a director or officer of a party referred to in paragraph 206(1)(b) or (c) or a person acting in a similar capacity;the director or officer has a material interest in the party; orthere has been a material change in the nature of the director’s or officer’s interest in the party.Access to disclosuresThe members or shareholders of the association may examine the portions of any minutes of meetings of directors or committees of directors that contain disclosures under subsection 206(1), or the portions of any other documents that contain those disclosures, during the usual business hours of the association.1991, c. 48, s. 208; 2005, c. 54, s. 178
Avoidance standardsA contract or transaction for which disclosure is required under subsection 206(1) is not invalid and a director or officer is not accountable to the association or its members or shareholders for any profit realized from it by reason only of the director’s or officer’s interest in the contract or transaction or the fact that the director was present or was counted to determine whether a quorum existed at the meeting of directors, or of a committee of directors, that considered it ifthe director or officer disclosed their interest in accordance with section 206 and subsection 208(1);the directors approved the contract or transaction; andthe contract or transaction was reasonable and fair to the association at the time that it was approved.Confirmation by membersEven if the conditions set out in subsection (1) are not met, a director or officer acting honestly and in good faith is not accountable to the association or its members or shareholders for any profit realized from a contract or transaction for which disclosure was required and the contract or transaction is not invalid by reason only of the director’s or officer’s interest in it ifthe contract or transaction is approved or confirmed by special resolution at a meeting of members;disclosure of the interest was made to the members in a manner sufficient to indicate its nature before the contract or transaction was approved or confirmed; andthe contract or transaction was reasonable and fair to the association at the time that it was approved or confirmed.1991, c. 48, s. 209; 2005, c. 54, s. 178
Court may set aside or require accountingIf a director or officer of an association fails to comply with any of sections 206 to 209, a court, on application of the association or any of its members or shareholders, may set aside the contract or transaction on any terms that the court thinks fit and may require the director or officer to account to the association for any profit or gain realized on it.1991, c. 48, s. 210; 2005, c. 54, s. 178
Liability, Exculpation and Indemnification
Director liabilityDirectors of an association who vote for or consent to a resolution of the directors authorizing the issue of a membership share or a share contrary to subsection 74(1) or the issue of subordinated indebtedness contrary to section 87 for a consideration other than money are jointly and severally, or solidarily, liable to the association to make good any amount by which the consideration received is less than the fair equivalent of the money that the association would have received if the membership share or share or subordinated indebtedness had been issued for money on the date of the resolution.Further liabilityDirectors of an association who vote for or consent to a resolution of the directors authorizing any of the following are jointly and severally, or solidarily, liable to restore to the association any amounts so distributed or paid and not otherwise recovered by the association and any amounts in relation to any loss suffered by the association:a redemption or purchase of membership shares or shares contrary to section 79;a reduction of capital contrary to section 82;a payment of a dividend contrary to section 86;a payment of an indemnity contrary to section 216; orany transaction contrary to Part XII.1991, c. 48, s. 211; 2005, c. 54, s. 179(E)
ContributionA director who has satisfied a judgment in relation to the director’s liability under section 211 is entitled to contribution from the other directors who voted for or consented to the unlawful act on which the judgment was founded.RecoveryA director who is liable under section 211 is entitled to apply to a court for an order compelling a member, shareholder or other person to pay or deliver to the directorany money or property that was paid or distributed to the member, shareholder or other person contrary to section 79, 82, 86 or 216; oran amount equal to the value of the loss suffered by the association as a result of any transaction contrary to Part XII.Court orderWhere an application is made to a court under subsection (2), the court may, where it is satisfied that it is equitable to do so,order a member, shareholder or other person to pay or deliver to a director any money or property that was paid or distributed to the member, shareholder or other person contrary to section 79, 82, 86 or 216 or any amount referred to in paragraph (2)(b);order an association to return or issue membership shares or shares to a member or shareholder from whom the association has purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired membership shares or shares; ormake any further order it thinks fit.
LimitationAn action to enforce a liability imposed by section 211 may not be commenced after two years from the date of the resolution authorizing the action complained of.
Directors liable for wagesSubject to subsections (2) and (3), the directors of an association are jointly and severally, or solidarily, liable to each employee of the association for all debts not exceeding six months wages payable to the employee for services performed for the association while they are directors.Conditions precedentA director is not liable under subsection (1) unlessthe association has been sued for the debt within six months after it has become due and execution has been returned unsatisfied in whole or in part;the association has commenced liquidation and dissolution proceedings or has been dissolved and a claim for the debt has been proven within six months after the earlier of the date of commencement of the liquidation and dissolution proceedings and the date of dissolution; ora winding-up order has been issued in respect of the association under the Winding-up and Restructuring Act and a claim for the debt has been allowed or proven within six months after the issue of the winding-up order.LimitationsA director is not liable under subsection (1) unless the director is sued for a debt referred to in that subsection while a director or within two years after the director has ceased to be a director.Amount due after executionWhere execution referred to in paragraph (2)(a) has issued, the amount recoverable from a director is the amount remaining unsatisfied after execution.Subrogation of directorWhere a director of an association pays a debt referred to in subsection (1) that is proven in liquidation and dissolution or winding-up proceedings, the director is entitled to any preference that the employee would have been entitled to and, where a judgment has been obtained, the director is entitled to an assignment of the judgment.Contribution entitlementA director of an association who has satisfied a claim under this section is entitled to a contribution from the other directors of the association who are liable for the claim.1991, c. 48, s. 214; 1996, c. 6, s. 167; 2005, c. 54, s. 180(E)
Defence — due diligenceA director, officer or employee of an association is not liable under section 211 or 214 or subsection 430(1) and has fulfilled their duty under subsection 168(2) if they exercised the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would have exercised in comparable circumstances, including reliance in good faith onfinancial statements of the association that were represented to them by an officer of the association or in a written report of the auditor of the association fairly to reflect the financial condition of the association; ora report of a person whose profession lends credibility to a statement made by them.Defence — good faithA director or officer of an association has fulfilled their duty under subsection 168(1) if they relied in good faith onfinancial statements of the association that were represented to them by an officer of the association or in a written report of the auditor of the association fairly to reflect the financial condition of the association; ora report of a person whose profession lends credibility to a statement made by them.1991, c. 48, s. 215; 2001, c. 9, s. 279; 2005, c. 54, s. 181
IndemnificationAn association may indemnify a director or officer of the association, a former director or officer of the association or another person who acts or acted, at the association’s request, as a director or officer of or in a similar capacity for another entity against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by them in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding in which they are involved because of that association with the association or other entity.AdvancesAn association may advance amounts to the director, officer or other person for the costs, charges and expenses of a proceeding referred to in subsection (1). They shall repay the amounts if they do not fulfil the conditions set out in subsection (3).No indemnificationAn association may not indemnify a person under subsection (1) unlessthe person acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of, as the case may be, the association or the other entity for which they acted at the association’s request as a director or officer or in a similar capacity; andin the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, the person had reasonable grounds for believing that their conduct was lawful.Indemnification — derivative actionsAn association may with the approval of a court indemnify a person referred to in subsection (1) or advance amounts to them under subsection (2) — in respect of an action by or on behalf of the association or other entity to procure a judgment in its favour to which the person is made a party because of the association referred to in subsection (1) with the association or other entity — against all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with that action if they fulfil the conditions set out in subsection (3).Right to indemnityDespite subsection (1), a person referred to in that subsection is entitled to be indemnified by the association in respect of all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with the defence of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding to which the person is subject because of their association referred to in subsection (1) with the association or other entity described in that subsection if the personwas not judged by the court or other competent authority to have committed any fault or omitted to do anything that they ought to have done; andfulfils the conditions set out in subsection (3).Heirs and personal representativesAn association may, to the extent referred to in subsections (1) to (5) in respect of the person, indemnify the heirs or personal representatives of any person whom the association may indemnify under those subsections.1991, c. 48, s. 216; 2001, c. 9, s. 280(F); 2005, c. 54, s. 181
Directors’ and officers’ insuranceAn association may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any person referred to in section 216 against any liability incurred by the personin the capacity of a director or an officer of the association, except where the liability relates to a failure to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the association; orin the capacity of a director or officer of another entity or while acting in a similar capacity for another entity, if they act or acted in that capacity at the association’s request, except if the liability relates to a failure to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the entity.1991, c. 48, s. 217; 2005, c. 54, s. 182
Application to court for indemnificationAn association or a person referred to in section 216 may apply to a court for an order approving an indemnity under that section and the court may so order and make any further order it thinks fit.Notice to SuperintendentAn applicant under subsection (1) shall give the Superintendent written notice of the application and the Superintendent is entitled to appear and to be heard at the hearing of the application in person or by counsel.Other noticeOn an application under subsection (1), the court may order notice to be given to any interested person and that person is entitled to appear and to be heard in person or by counsel at the hearing of the application.
Fundamental ChangesAmendments
Incorporating instrumentOn the application of an association duly authorized by special resolution of the members, the Minister may approve a proposal to add, change or remove any provision that is permitted by this Act to be set out in the association’s incorporating instrument.1991, c. 48, s. 219; 2001, c. 9, s. 281
Letters patent to amendOn receipt of an application referred to in section 219, the Minister may issue letters patent to effect the proposal.Effect of letters patentLetters patent issued pursuant to subsection (1) become effective on the day stated in the letters patent.1991, c. 48, s. 220; 2001, c. 9, s. 282
By-lawsThe members of an association may, by special resolution, make, amend or repeal any by-laws, in the manner set out in subsection (2) and sections 222 to 225, tochange the maximum number, if any, of shares of any class that the association is authorized to issue;create new classes of shares;change the designation of any or all of the association’s shares, and add, change or remove any rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions, including rights to accrued dividends, in respect of any or all of the association’s shares, whether issued or unissued;change the shares of any class or series, whether issued or unissued, into a different number of shares of the same class or series or into the same or a different number of shares of other classes or series;divide a class of shares, whether issued or unissued, into series and fix the maximum number of shares, if any, in each series and the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attached thereto;authorize the directors to divide any class of unissued shares into series and fix the maximum number of shares, if any, in each series and the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attached thereto;authorize the directors to change the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attached to unissued shares of any series;revoke, diminish or enlarge any authority conferred under paragraphs (f) and (g);increase or decrease the number of directors or the minimum or maximum number of directors, subject to subsection 169(1);change the name of the association; orchange the province in which the head office of the association is situated.Effective date of by-lawA by-law respecting a change to the name of the association is not effective until it is approved by the Superintendent.Letters patentIf the name of an association or the province in Canada in which the head office of the association is situated is changed under this section, the Superintendent may issue letters patent to amend the association’s incorporating instrument accordingly.Effect of letters patentLetters patent issued under subsection (3) become effective on the day stated in the letters patent.1991, c. 48, s. 221; 2001, c. 9, s. 283; 2005, c. 54, s. 183; 2007, c. 6, s. 151
Class voteThe holders of shares of a class or, subject to subsection (2), of a series are, unless the by-laws otherwise provide in the case of an amendment to the by-laws referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (e), entitled to vote separately as a class or series on a proposal to amend the by-laws toincrease or decrease any maximum number of authorized shares of that class, or increase any maximum number of authorized shares of a class having rights or privileges equal or superior to the shares of that class;effect an exchange, reclassification or cancellation of all or part of the shares of a class;add, change or remove the rights, privileges, restrictions or conditions attached to the shares of a class and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,remove or change prejudicially rights to accrued dividends or rights to cumulative dividends,add, remove or change prejudicially redemption rights,reduce or remove a dividend preference or a liquidation preference, oradd, remove or change prejudicially conversion privileges, options, voting, transfer or pre-emptive rights, or rights to acquire securities of the association, or sinking fund provisions;increase the rights or privileges of any class of shares having rights or privileges equal or superior to the shares of that class;create a new class of shares equal or superior to the shares of that class;make any class of shares having rights or privileges inferior to the shares of that class equal or superior to the shares of that class; oreffect an exchange or create a right of exchange of all or part of the shares of another class into the shares of that class.Right limitedThe holders of a series of shares of a class are entitled to vote separately as a series under subsection (1) if that series is affected by an addition or amendment to the by-laws in a manner different from other shares of the same class.Right to voteSubsections (1) and (2) apply whether or not the shares of a class otherwise carry the right to vote.
Separate resolutionsA proposed addition or amendment to the by-laws referred to in subsection 222(1) is adopted when the holders of the shares of each class or series entitled to vote separately thereon as a class or series have approved the addition or amendment by a special resolution.
Proposal to amendSubject to subsection (2), a member may, in accordance with sections 152 and 153, make a proposal to make an application referred to in section 219 or to make, amend or repeal the by-laws referred to in subsection 221(1) of the association.Notice of amendmentNotice of a meeting at which a proposal to amend the incorporating instrument or to make, amend or repeal the by-laws of an association is to be considered must set out the proposal.1991, c. 48, s. 224; 2001, c. 9, s. 284
Rights preservedNo amendment to the incorporating instrument or by-laws of an association affects an existing cause of action or claim or liability to prosecution in favour of or against the association or its directors or officers, or any civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding to which the association or any of its directors or officers are a party.
Amalgamation
Application to amalgamateOn the joint application of two or more bodies corporate incorporated by or under an Act of Parliament, including associations, the Minister may issue letters patent amalgamating and continuing the applicants as one association if the proposed capital and corporate structure of the amalgamated association meets the requirements for an association to be incorporated under this Act.1991, c. 48, s. 226; 2001, c. 9, s. 285
Amalgamation agreementEach applicant proposing to amalgamate shall enter into an amalgamation agreement.Contents of agreementEvery amalgamation agreement shall set out the terms and means of effecting the amalgamation and, in particular,the name of the amalgamated association and the province in which its head office is to be situated;the name and place of ordinary residence of each proposed director of the amalgamated association;the manner in which the membership shares of each association are to be converted into membership shares in the amalgamated association;the manner in which the shares of each applicant are to be converted into shares or other securities of the amalgamated association;if any membership shares of an applicant are not to be converted into membership shares of the amalgamated association the amount of money or securities that the members are to receive in addition to or in lieu of membership shares of the amalgamated association;if any shares of an applicant are not to be converted into shares or other securities of the amalgamated association, the amount of money or securities that the holders of those shares are to receive in addition to or in lieu of shares or other securities of the amalgamated association;the manner of payment of money in lieu of the issue of fractional shares of the amalgamated association or of any other body corporate that are to be issued in the amalgamation;the proposed by-laws of the amalgamated association;details of any other matter necessary to perfect the amalgamation and to provide for the subsequent management and operation of the amalgamated association; andthe proposed effective date of the amalgamation.Cross ownership of sharesIf membership shares or shares of one of the applicants are held by or on behalf of another of the applicants, other than membership shares or shares held in the capacity of a personal representative or by way of security, the amalgamation agreement must provide for the cancellation of those membership shares or shares when the amalgamation becomes effective without any repayment of capital in respect thereof, and no provision shall be made in the agreement for the conversion of those membership shares or shares into membership shares or shares of the amalgamated association.1991, c. 48, s. 227; 2005, c. 54, s. 184
Approval of agreement by SuperintendentAn amalgamation agreement must be submitted to the Superintendent for approval and any approval of the agreement under subsection 229(4) by the members and the holders of any class or series of shares of an applicant is invalid unless, before the date of the approval, the Superintendent has approved the agreement in writing.1991, c. 48, s. 228; 2007, c. 6, s. 152
ApprovalThe directors of each applicant shall submit an amalgamation agreement for approval to a meeting of the members or shareholders of the applicant association or subsidiary of which they are directors and, subject to subsection (3), to the holders of each class or series of such shares.Right to voteEach share of an applicant carries the right to vote in respect of an amalgamation agreement whether or not it otherwise carries the right to vote.Separate vote for class or seriesThe holders of shares of a class or series of shares of each applicant are entitled to vote separately as a class or series in respect of an amalgamation agreement if the agreement contains a provision that, if it were contained in a proposed amendment to the by-laws or incorporating instrument of the applicant, would entitle those holders to vote separately as a class or series.Special resolutionSubject to subsection (3), an amalgamation agreement is approved when the members or shareholders of each applicant association or subsidiary have approved the amalgamation by special resolution.TerminationAn amalgamation agreement may provide that, at any time before the issue of letters patent of amalgamation, the agreement may be terminated by the directors of an applicant notwithstanding that the agreement has been approved by the members or shareholders of all or any of the applicant associations or subsidiaries.1991, c. 48, s. 229; 2005, c. 54, s. 185
Vertical short-form amalgamationAn association may, without complying with sections 227 to 229, amalgamate with one or more bodies corporate that are incorporated by or under an Act of Parliament if the body or bodies corporate, as the case may be, are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the association andthe amalgamation is approved by a resolution of the directors of the association and of each amalgamating subsidiary; andthe resolutions provide thatthe shares of each amalgamating subsidiary will be cancelled without any repayment of capital in respect thereof,the letters patent of amalgamation and the by-laws of the amalgamated association will be the same as the incorporating instrument and the by-laws of the amalgamating association that is the holding body corporate, andno securities will be issued by the amalgamated association in connection with the amalgamation.Horizontal short-form amalgamationTwo or more bodies corporate incorporated by or under an Act of Parliament may amalgamate and continue as an association without complying with sections 227 to 229 ifat least one of the applicants is an association;the applicants are all wholly-owned subsidiaries of the same holding body corporate;the amalgamation is approved by a resolution of the directors of each of the applicants; andthe resolutions provide thatthe shares of all applicants, except those of one of the applicants that is an association, will be cancelled without any repayment of capital in respect of those shares,the letters patent of amalgamation and the by-laws of the amalgamated association will be the same as the incorporating instrument and the by-laws of the amalgamating association whose shares are not cancelled, andthe stated capital of the amalgamating association and bodies corporate whose shares are cancelled will be added to the stated capital of the amalgamating association whose shares are not cancelled.1991, c. 48, s. 230; 2001, c. 9, s. 286
Joint application to MinisterSubject to subsection (2), unless an amalgamation agreement is terminated in accordance with subsection 229(5), the applicants shall, within three months after the approval of the agreement in accordance with subsection 229(4) or the approval of the directors in accordance with section 230, jointly apply to the Minister for letters patent of amalgamation continuing the applicants as one association.Conditions precedent to applicationNo application for the issue of letters patent under subsection (1) may be made unlessnotice of intention to make such an application has been published at least once a week for a period of four consecutive weeks in the Canada Gazette and in a newspaper in general circulation at or near the place where the head office of each applicant is situated; andthe application is supported by satisfactory evidence that the applicants have complied with the requirements of this Part relating to amalgamations.Application of sections 24 to 26If two or more bodies corporate, none of which is an association, apply for letters patent under subsection (1), sections 24 to 26 apply in respect of the application with any modifications that the circumstances require.Matters for considerationBefore issuing letters patent of amalgamation continuing the applicants as one association, the Minister shall take into account all matters that the Minister considers relevant to the application, includingthe sources of continuing financial support for the amalgamated association;the soundness and feasibility of the plans of the applicants for the future conduct and development of the business of the amalgamated association;the business record and experience of the applicants;the reputation of the applicants for being operated in a manner that is consistent with the standards of good character and integrity;whether the amalgamated association will be operated responsibly by persons with the competence and experience suitable for involvement in the operation of a financial institution;the impact of any integration of the operations and businesses of the applicants on the conduct of those operations and businesses;whether the association is to be operated in accordance with cooperative principles; andthe best interests of the financial system in Canada and, in particular, the cooperative financial system in Canada.1991, c. 48, s. 231; 2001, c. 9, s. 287
Issue of letters patentWhere an application has been made to the Minister in accordance with section 231, the Minister may issue letters patent of amalgamation continuing the applicants as one association.Letters patentWhere letters patent are issued pursuant to this section, section 28 applies with such modifications as the circumstances require in respect of the issue of the letters patent.Publication of noticeThe Superintendent shall cause to be published in the Canada Gazette notice of the issuance of letters patent pursuant to subsection (1).
Court enforcementIf an association or any director, officer, employee or agent of an association is contravening or has failed to comply with any term or condition made in respect of the issuance of letters patent of amalgamation, the Minister may, in addition to any other action that may be taken under this Act, apply to a court for an order directing the association or the director, officer, employee or agent to comply with the term or condition, cease the contravention or do any thing that is required to be done, and on the application the court may so order and make any other order it thinks fit.AppealAn appeal from an order of a court under this section lies in the same manner as, and to the same court to which, an appeal may be taken from any other order of the court.2001, c. 9, s. 288
Effect of letters patentOn the day provided for in the letters patent issued under section 232,the amalgamation of the applicants and their continuance as one association becomes effective;the property of each applicant continues to be the property of the amalgamated association;the amalgamated association continues to be liable for the obligations of each applicant;any existing cause of action, claim or liability to prosecution is unaffected;any civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding pending by or against an applicant may be continued to be prosecuted by or against the amalgamated association;any conviction against, or ruling, order or judgment in favour of or against, an applicant may be enforced by or against the amalgamated association;if any director or officer of an applicant continues as a director or officer of the amalgamated association, any disclosure by that director or officer of a material interest in any contract made to the applicant shall be deemed to be disclosure to the amalgamated association; andthe letters patent of amalgamation are the incorporating instrument of the amalgamated association.MinutesAny deemed disclosure under paragraph (1)(g) shall be recorded in the minutes of the first meeting of directors of the amalgamated association.TransitionalNotwithstanding anything in this Act or the regulations, the Governor in Council may, by order, on the recommendation of the Minister, grant to an association in respect of which the letters patent were issued pursuant to subsection 232(1) permission toengage in a business activity specified in the order that an association is not otherwise permitted by this Act to engage in and that one or more of the amalgamating bodies corporate was engaging in at the time application for the letters patent was made;continue to have issued and outstanding debt obligations the issue of which is not authorized by this Act if the debt obligations were outstanding at the time the application for the letters patent was made;[Repealed, 1994, c. 47, s. 52]hold assets that an association is not otherwise permitted by this Act to hold if the assets were held by one or more of the amalgamating bodies corporate at the time the application for the letters patent was made;acquire and hold assets that an association is not otherwise permitted by this Act to acquire or hold if one or more of the amalgamating bodies corporate were obliged, at the time the application for the letters patent was made, to acquire those assets; andmaintain outside Canada any records or registers required by this Act to be maintained in Canada.Duration of exceptionsThe permission granted under any of paragraphs (3)(a) to (f) shall be expressed to be granted for a period specified in the order not exceedingwith respect to any matter described in paragraph (3)(a), thirty days after the date of issue of the letters patent or, where the activity is conducted pursuant to an agreement existing on the date of issue of the letters patent, the expiration of the agreement;with respect to any matter described in paragraph (3)(b), ten years; andwith respect to any matter described in any of paragraphs (3)(d) to (f), two years.RenewalSubject to subsection (6), the Governor in Council may, by order, renew a permission granted by order under subsection (3) with respect to any matter described in any of paragraphs (3)(b) to (e) for such further period or periods as the Governor in Council deems necessary.LimitationThe Governor in Council shall not grant to an association any permissionwith respect to matters described in paragraph (3)(b) that purports to be effective more than ten years after the date of the approval for the association to commence and carry on business unless the Governor in Council is satisfied on the basis of evidence on oath provided by an officer of the association that the association will not be able at law to redeem at the end of the ten years the outstanding debt obligations to which the permission relates; andwith respect to matters described in paragraphs (3)(d) and (e) that purports to be effective more than ten years after the date of issue of the letters patent.1991, c. 48, s. 233; 1994, c. 47, s. 52; 2007, c. 6, s. 153
Transfer of Business
Sale by associationAn association may sell all or substantially all of its assets to a financial institution incorporated under an Act of Parliament, a bank holding company or an authorized foreign bank in respect of its business in Canada if the purchasing financial institution, bank holding company or authorized foreign bank assumes all or substantially all of the liabilities of the association.Sale agreementAn agreement of purchase and sale (in subsection (3), section 233.2, subsections 233.3(1) and (4) and section 233.5 referred to as a “sale agreement”) must set out the terms of, and means of effecting, the sale of assets referred to in subsection (1).ConsiderationDespite anything in this Act, the consideration for a sale referred to in subsection (1) may be cash or fully paid securities of the purchasing financial institution, bank holding company or authorized foreign bank or in part cash and in part fully paid securities of the purchasing financial institution, bank holding company or authorized foreign bank or any other consideration that is provided for in the sale agreement.Meaning of authorized foreign bank and bank holding companyIn this section, authorized foreign bank and bank holding company have the meaning assigned to those expressions by section 2 of the Bank Act.2001, c. 9, s. 289; 2014, c. 39, s. 285
Agreement to SuperintendentA sale agreement must be sent to the Superintendent before it is submitted to members and shareholders of the selling association under subsection 233.3(1).2001, c. 9, s. 289; 2007, c. 6, s. 154
ApprovalThe directors of a selling association shall submit a sale agreement for approval to a meeting of the members, and to a meeting of shareholders, of the association and, subject to subsection (3), to the holders of each class or series of shares of the association.Right to voteEach share of a selling association carries the right to vote in respect of a sale referred to in subsection 233.1(1) whether or not the share otherwise carries the right to vote.Class voteThe holders of shares of a class or series of shares of a selling association are entitled to vote separately as a class or series in respect of a sale referred to in subsection 233.1(1) only if the shares of the class or series are affected by the sale in a manner different from the shares of another class or series.Special resolutionA sale agreement is approved when the members and shareholders, and the holders of each class or series of shares entitled to vote separately as a class or series under subsection (3), of the selling association have approved the sale by special resolution.2001, c. 9, s. 289
Abandoning saleIf a special resolution approving a sale under subsection 233.3(4) so states, the directors of a selling association may, subject to the rights of third parties, abandon the sale without further approval of the members and shareholders.2001, c. 9, s. 289
Application to MinisterSubject to subsection (2), unless a sale agreement is abandoned in accordance with section 233.4, the selling association shall, within three months after the approval of the sale agreement in accordance with subsection 233.3(4), apply to the Minister for approval of the sale agreement.Conditions precedent to applicationNo application for approval under subsection (1) may be made unlessa notice of intention to make the application has been published at least once a week for a period of four consecutive weeks in the Canada Gazette and in a newspaper in general circulation at or near the place where the head office of the selling association is situated; andthe application is supported by satisfactory evidence that the selling association has complied with the requirements of sections 233.1 to 233.4 and this section.Approval by MinisterA sale agreement has no force or effect until it has been approved by the Minister.Approval by MinisterIf an application has been made to the Minister in accordance with subsections (1) and (2), the Minister may approve the sale agreement to which the application relates.2001, c. 9, s. 289
Corporate RecordsHead Office and Corporate Records
Head officeAn association shall at all times have a head office in the province specified in its incorporating instrument or by-laws.Change of head officeThe directors of an association may change the address of the head office within the province specified in the incorporating instrument or by-laws.Notice of change of addressAn association shall send to the Superintendent, within fifteen days after any change of address of its head office, a notice of the change of address.1991, c. 48, s. 234; 2005, c. 54, s. 186
RecordsAn association shall prepare and maintain records containingits incorporating instrument and the by-laws of the association and all amendments thereto;minutes of meetings and resolutions of members and shareholders;the information referred to in paragraphs 432(1)(a) and (c) to (g) contained in all returns provided to the Superintendent pursuant to section 432;particulars of any authorizations, conditions and limitations established by the Superintendent under section 61 or subsection 62(1) that are from time to time applicable to the association; andwritten approvals of the Minister and the Superintendent relating to special resolutions of members and shareholders and changes in the by-laws of the association.Additional recordsIn addition to the records described in subsection (1), an association shall prepare and maintain adequatecorporate accounting records;records containing minutes of meetings and resolutions of the directors and any committee thereof; andrecords showing, for each member and customer of the association, on a daily basis, particulars of the transactions between the association and that member and customer and the balance owing to or by the association in respect of that member or customer.Amalgamated and former-Act associationsFor the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) and subsection (2),in the case of a body corporate amalgamated and continued as an association under this Act, “records” includes similar records required by law to be maintained by the body corporate before it was so amalgamated; andin the case of the former-Act association, “records” includes similar records required by law to be maintained by the association before the coming into force of this section.1991, c. 48, s. 235; 2007, c. 6, s. 155(E)
Place of recordsThe records described in section 235 shall be kept at the head office of the association or at such other place in Canada as the directors think fit.Notice of place of recordsWhere any of the records described in section 235 are not kept at the head office of an association, the association shall notify the Superintendent of the place where the records are kept.InspectionThe records described in section 235, other than those described in paragraph 235(2)(c), shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by the directors.Access to association recordsMembers, shareholders and creditors of an association and their personal representatives may examine the records referred to in subsection 235(1) during the usual business hours of the association and may take extracts from them free of charge or have copies of them made on payment of a reasonable fee. If the association is a distributing association, any other person may on payment of a reasonable fee examine those records during the usual business hours of the association and take extracts from them or have copies of them made.Electronic accessAn association may make the information contained in records referred to in subsection 235(1) available to persons by any system of mechanical or electronic data processing or any other information storage device that is capable of reproducing the records in intelligible written form within a reasonable time.Copies of by-lawsEvery member and every shareholder of an association is entitled, on request made not more frequently than once in each calendar year, to receive, free of charge, one copy of the by-laws of the association.1991, c. 48, s. 236; 2001, c. 9, s. 290; 2005, c. 54, s. 187
ListsA person who is entitled to a basic list of members or shareholders of an association (in this section referred to as the “applicant”) may request the association to furnish the applicant with a basic list within ten days after receipt by the association of the affidavit referred to in subsection (2) and, on payment of a reasonable fee by the applicant, the association shall comply with the request.Affidavit and contentsA request under subsection (1) must be accompanied by an affidavit containingthe name and address of the applicant,the name and address for service of the entity, if the applicant is an entity, andan undertaking that the basic list and any supplemental lists obtained pursuant to subsections (5) and (6) will not be used except as permitted under section 239,and, if the applicant is an entity, the affidavit shall be made by a director or an officer of the entity, or any person acting in a similar capacity.Entitlement to listA member, shareholder or creditor of an association or their personal representative — or if the association is a distributing association, any person — is entitled to a basic list of members or shareholders of the association.Basic listA basic list of members or shareholders of an association consists of a list of members or shareholders that is made up to a date not more than ten days before the receipt of the affidavit referred to in subsection (2) and that sets outthe names of the members or shareholders of the association;the voting rights of each member or the number of shares owned by each shareholder; andthe address of each member or shareholder as shown in the records of the association.Supplemental listsA person requiring an association to supply a basic list of members or shareholders may, if the person states in the accompanying affidavit that supplemental lists are required, request the association or its agent, on payment of a reasonable fee, to provide supplemental lists of members or shareholders setting out any changes from the basic list in the names and addresses of the members or shareholders and the voting rights of each member or the number of shares owned by each shareholder for each business day following the date to which the basic list is made up.When supplemental lists to be furnishedAn association or its agent shall provide a supplemental list of members or shareholders required under subsection (5)within ten days following the date the basic list is provided, where the information relates to changes that took place prior to that date; andwithin ten days following the day to which the supplemental list relates, where the information relates to changes that took place on or after the date the basic list was provided.1991, c. 48, s. 237; 2005, c. 54, s. 188
Option holdersA person requiring an association to supply a basic list or a supplemental list of members or shareholders may also require the association to include in that list the name and address of any known holder of an option or right to acquire membership shares or shares of the association.
Use of listA list of members or shareholders obtained under section 237 shall not be used by any person except in connection withan effort to influence the voting of members or shareholders of the association;an offer to acquire shares of the association; orany other matter relating to the affairs of the association.
Form of recordsA register or other record required or authorized by this Act to be prepared and maintained by an associationmay be in a bound or loose-leaf form or in a photographic film form; ormay be entered or recorded by any system of mechanical or electronic data processing or any other information storage device that is capable of reproducing any required information in intelligible written form within a reasonable time.Conversion of recordsRegisters and records maintained in one form may be converted to any other form.Destruction of converted recordsNotwithstanding section 243, an association may destroy any register or other record referred to in subsection (1) at any time after the register or other record has been converted to another form.
Protection of recordsAn association and its agents shall take reasonable precautions toprevent loss or destruction of,prevent falsification of entries in,facilitate detection and correction of inaccuracies in, andensure that unauthorized persons do not have access to or use of information inthe registers and records required or authorized by this Act to be prepared and maintained.
Requirement to maintain copies and process information in CanadaIf the Superintendent is of the opinion that it is incompatible with the fulfilment of the Superintendent’s responsibilities under this Act for an association to maintain, in another country, copies of records referred to in section 235 or of its central securities register or for an association to process, in another country, information or data relating to the preparation and maintenance of those records or of its central securities register — or if the Superintendent is advised by the Minister that, in the opinion of the Minister, it is not in the national interest for an association to do any of those activities in another country — the Superintendent shall direct the association to not maintain those copies, or to not process the information or data, as the case may be, in that other country or to maintain those copies or to process the information or data only in Canada.Association to complyAn association shall without delay comply with any direction issued under subsection (1).1991, c. 48, s. 242; 2001, c. 9, s. 291; 2005, c. 54, s. 189; 2007, c. 6, s. 156
Retention of recordsAn association shall retainthe members register;the records of the association referred to in subsection 235(1);any record of the association referred to in paragraph 235(2)(a) or (b); andthe central securities register.
RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the records, papers and documents to be retained by an association and the length of time those records, papers and documents are to be retained.
Securities Registers
Central securities registerAn association shall maintain a central securities register in which it shall record the securities, within the meaning of section 88, issued by it in registered form, showing in respect of each class or series of securitiesthe names, alphabetically arranged, and latest known addresses of the persons who are security holders, and the names and latest known addresses of the persons who have been security holders;the number of securities held by each security holder; andthe date and particulars of the issue and transfer of each security.Former-Act and amalgamated associationsFor the purposes of subsection (1), “central securities register” includes similar registers required by law to be maintained by the former-Act association, or by a body corporate amalgamated and continued as an association under this Act, before the coming into force of this section or the amalgamation, as the case may be.Access to central securities registerMembers, shareholders and creditors of an association and their personal representatives may examine the central securities register during the usual business hours of the association and may take extracts from it free of charge or have copies of it made on payment of a reasonable fee. If the association is a distributing association, any other person may on payment of a reasonable fee examine the central securities register during the usual business hours of the association and take extracts from it or have copies of it made.Electronic accessThe association may make the information contained in the central securities register available by any mechanical or electronic data processing system or other information storage device that is capable of reproducing it in intelligible written form within a reasonable time.Affidavit and undertakingA person who wishes to examine the central securities register, take extracts from it or have copies of it made shall provide the association with an affidavit containing their name and address — or if they are an entity, the name and address for service of the entity — and with an undertaking that the information contained in the register will not be used except in the same way as a list of members or shareholders may be used under section 239. In the case of an entity, the affidavit is to be sworn by a director or officer of the entity or a person acting in a similar capacity.Supplementary informationA person who wishes to examine a central securities register, take extracts from it or have copies of it made may on payment of a reasonable fee, if they state in the accompanying affidavit that supplementary information is required, request the association or its agent to provide supplementary information setting out any changes made to the register.When supplementary information to be providedAn association or its agent shall provide the supplementary information within10 days after the day on which the central securities register is examined if the changes take place before that day; and10 days after the day to which the supplementary information relates if the changes take place on or after the day on which the central securities register is examined.1991, c. 48, s. 245; 2001, c. 9, s. 292; 2005, c. 54, s. 190
AgentsAn association may appoint an agent to maintain its central securities register.
Location of central securities registerThe central securities register of an association shall be maintained by the association at its head office or at any other place in Canada designated by the directors of the association.
Effect of registrationRegistration of the issue or transfer of a security in the central securities register is complete and valid registration for all purposes.
Destruction of certificatesAn association, its agent or a trustee within the meaning of section 278 is not required to producea cancelled security certificate in registered form or an instrument referred to in subsection 77(1) that is cancelled or a like cancelled instrument in registered form after six years from the date of its cancellation;a cancelled security certificate in bearer form or an instrument referred to in subsection 77(1) that is cancelled or a like cancelled instrument in bearer form after the date of its cancellation; oran instrument referred to in subsection 77(1) or a like instrument, irrespective of its form, after the date of its expiration.
Corporate Name and Seal
Publication of nameAn association shall set out its name in legible characters in all contracts, invoices, negotiable instruments and other documents evidencing rights or obligations with respect to other parties that are issued or made by or on behalf of the association.
Corporate sealAn association may adopt a corporate seal and change one that it adopted.Validity of unsealed documentsA document executed on behalf of an association is not invalid merely because a corporate seal is not affixed to it.1991, c. 48, s. 251; 2005, c. 54, s. 191
[Repealed, 1997, c. 15, s. 130]
InsidersInterpretation
DefinitionsIn this section and sections 261 to 267,business combination means an acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of one body corporate by another, an amalgamation of two or more bodies corporate or any similar reorganization between two or more bodies corporate; (regroupement d’entreprises)call means an option, transferable by delivery, to demand delivery of a specified number or amount of shares at a fixed price within a specified time but does not include an option or right to acquire shares of the body corporate that granted the option or right to acquire; (option d’achat)distributing association[Repealed, 2005, c. 54, s. 192]insider[Repealed, 2005, c. 54, s. 192]officer, in relation to an association, meansan officer as defined in paragraph (a) of the definition “officer” in section 2, orany natural person who performs functions for the association similar to those performed by a person referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition “officer” in section 2; (dirigeant d’une association)put means an option, transferable by delivery, to deliver a specified number or amount of shares at a fixed price within a specified time; (option de vente)share means a voting share and includesa security currently convertible into a voting share, anda currently exercisable option or a right to acquire a voting share or a security referred to in paragraph (a),but does not include a membership share. (action)ControlFor the purposes of this section and sections 261 to 267, a person controls a body corporate when the person controls the body corporate within the meaning of section 3, determined without regard to paragraph 3(1)(e).[Repealed, 2005, c. 54, s. 192]1991, c. 48, s. 260; 2005, c. 54, s. 192
Insider Reporting
Insider reportAn insider shall submit an insider report in accordance with the regulations.1991, c. 48, s. 261; 1997, c. 15, s. 131; 2005, c. 54, s. 193
Exemption by SuperintendentOn application by an insider, the Superintendent may in writing and on any terms that the Superintendent thinks fit exempt the insider from any of the requirements of section 261. The exemption may be given retroactive effect and the Superintendent shall publish the particulars of the exemption and the reasons for it in a periodical available to the public.1991, c. 48, s. 262; 2005, c. 54, s. 193
[Repealed, 2005, c. 54, s. 193]
RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulations for carrying out the purposes of sections 261 and 262, includingdefining “insider” for the purposes of sections 261 and 262;respecting the form and content of an insider report; andrespecting the submission or publication of an insider report.1991, c. 48, s. 263; 2005, c. 54, s. 193
[Repealed, 2005, c. 54, s. 193]
Insider Trading
Meaning of insiderIn this section, insider means with respect to a distributing associationa director or officer of the association;a director or officer of a subsidiary of the association;a director or officer of a body corporate that enters into a business combination with the association; ora person employed or retained by the association.Prohibition — short saleNo insider may knowingly sell, directly or indirectly, a security of a distributing association or of any of the distributing association’s affiliates if the insider does not own or has not fully paid for the security.ExceptionDespite subsection (2), an insider may sell a security that they do not own if they own another security that is convertible into the security that was sold or they own an option or right to acquire the security that was sold, and if within 10 days after the sale theyexercise the conversion privilege, option or right and deliver the security so acquired to the purchaser; ortransfer the convertible security, option or right to the purchaser.Prohibition — calls and putsNo insider may knowingly, directly or indirectly, buy or sell a call or put in respect of a security of an association or of any of the association’s affiliates.1991, c. 48, s. 265; 2005, c. 54, s. 194
Civil remedies
Extended meaning of insiderIn this section and sections 266.1 and 267, insider with respect to an association meansthe association;an affiliate of the association;a director or officer of the association or of any person described in paragraph (b), (f) or (h);a member who holds more than one per cent of the membership shares of the association;a central cooperative credit society that is a member of the association and any other member of the association designated by the Superintendent;a person who beneficially owns directly or indirectly, or who exercises control or direction over or has a combination of ownership, control and direction in respect of, shares of the association carrying more than the prescribed percentage of the voting rights attached to all of the association’s outstanding shares not including shares held by the person as underwriter while those shares are in the course of a distribution to the public;a person, other than a person described in paragraph (h), who is employed or retained by the association or by a person described in paragraph (h);a person who engages in or proposes to engage in any business or professional activity with or on behalf of the association;a person who received material confidential information concerning the association while they were a person described in any of paragraphs (a) to (h);a person who receives material confidential information from a person who is and who they know or ought reasonably to have known is a person described in this subsection, including in this paragraph, or subsection (3) or (4); ora prescribed person.Extended meaning of securityFor the purposes of this section, each of the following is deemed to be a security of an association:a put, call, option or other right or obligation to purchase or sell a security of the association; anda security of another entity, the market price of which varies materially with the market price of the securities of the association.Deemed insider — take-over bid or business combinationFor the purposes of this section and subsection 266.1(1), a person who proposes to make a take-over bid as defined in the regulations for securities of an association or to enter into a business combination with an association is an insider of the association with respect to material confidential information obtained from the association.Deemed insider — affiliate or associateAn insider of a person referred to in subsection (3), or the person’s affiliate or associate, is an insider of the association referred to in that subsection. Paragraphs (1)(b) to (k) apply in making this determination except that references to “association” are to be read as references to “person described in subsection (3)”.Meaning of associateIn subsection (4), associate means with respect to a persona body corporate that the person directly or indirectly controls, determined without regard to paragraph 3(1)(d), or of which they beneficially own shares or securities currently convertible into shares carrying more than 10% of the voting rights under all circumstances or by reason of the occurrence of an event that has occurred and is continuing or a currently exercisable option or right to purchase the shares or convertible securities;a partner of the person acting on behalf of the partnership of which they are partners;a trust or estate in which the person has a substantial beneficial interest or in respect of which they serve as a trustee or a liquidator of the succession or in a similar capacity;a spouse or common-law partner of the person;a child of the person or of their spouse or common-law partner; orif that relative has the same residence as the person, a relative of the person or of their spouse or common-law partner.Insider trading — compensation to sellers and purchasersAn insider of an association who purchases or sells a security of the association with knowledge of confidential information that if it were generally known might reasonably be expected to materially affect the value of any of the securities of the association is liable to compensate the seller or purchaser of the security, as the case may be, for any loss suffered by them as a result of the purchase or sale unless the insider establishes thatthe insider reasonably believed that the information had been generally disclosed;the information was known or ought reasonably to have been known by the seller or purchaser; orthe purchase or sale of the security took place in the prescribed circumstances.Insider trading — compensation to associationThe insider is accountable to the association for any benefit or advantage received or receivable by the insider as a result of a purchase or sale described in subsection (6) unless they establish the circumstances described in paragraph (6)(a).1991, c. 48, s. 266; 2005, c. 54, s. 194
Tipping — compensation to sellers and purchasersAn insider of an association who discloses confidential information with respect to the association that has not been generally disclosed and that if it were generally known might reasonably be expected to materially affect the value of any of the securities of the association is liable to compensate any person who subsequently sells securities of the association to or purchases them from any person who received the information unless the insider establishes thatthe insider reasonably believed that the information had been generally disclosed;the information was known or ought reasonably to have been known by the person who alleges that they suffered the loss;if the insider is not a person described in subsection 266(3) or (4), the disclosure of the information was necessary in the course of their business; orif the insider is a person described in subsection 266(3) or (4), the disclosure of the information was necessary to effect the take-over bid or business combination.Tipping — compensation to associationThe insider is accountable to the association for any benefit or advantage received or receivable by them as a result of a disclosure of information as described in subsection (1) unless they establish the circumstances described in paragraph (1)(a), (c) or (d).2005, c. 54, s. 194
Measure of damagesThe court may assess damages under subsection 266(6) or 266.1(1) in accord­ance with any measure of damages that it considers relevant in the circumstances. However, in assessing damages in respect of a security of a distributing association, the court shall consider the following:if the plaintiff is a purchaser, the price that they paid for the security less the average market price of the security over the 20 trading days immediately following general disclosure of the information; andif the plaintiff is a seller, the average market price of the security over the 20 trading days immediately following general disclosure of the information, less the price that they received for the security.Liability — more than one insiderIf more than one insider is liable under subsection 266(6) or 266.1(1) with respect to the same transaction or series of transactions, their liability is joint and several, or solidary.LimitationAn action to enforce a right created by subsection 266(6) or (7) or section 266.1 may be commenced only within two years after discovery of the facts that gave rise to the cause of action.1991, c. 48, s. 267; 2005, c. 54, s. 194
Prospectus
DistributionNo person including an association shall distribute securities of an association except in accordance with the regulations made under subsection (2).RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the distribution of securities of an association, includingrespecting the information that is to be disclosed by an association before the distribution of any of its securities, including the information that is to be included in a prospectus;respecting the manner of disclosure and the form of the information that is to be disclosed; andexempting any class of distribution of securities from the application of subsection (1).1991, c. 48, s. 268; 2005, c. 54, s. 194
Order of exemptionOn application by an association or any person proposing to make a distribution, the Superintendent may, by order, exempt that distribution from the application of any regulations made under subsection 268(2) if the Superintendent is satisfied that the association has disclosed or is about to disclose, in compliance with the laws of the relevant jurisdiction, information relating to the distribution that in form and content substantially complies with the requirements of those regulations.ConditionsAn order under subsection (1) may contain any conditions or limitations that the Superintendent deems appropriate.1991, c. 48, s. 269; 2005, c. 54, s. 194
[Repealed, 2005, c. 54, s. 194]
[Repealed, 2005, c. 54, s. 194]
[Repealed, 2005, c. 54, s. 194]
[Repealed, 2005, c. 54, s. 194]
[Repealed, 2005, c. 54, s. 194]
[Repealed, 2005, c. 54, s. 194]
[Repealed, 2005, c. 54, s. 194]
[Repealed, 2005, c. 54, s. 194]
Trust Indentures
DefinitionsIn this section and sections 279 to 290,event of default means, in relation to a trust indenture, an event specified in the trust indenture on the occurrence of which the principal, interest and other moneys payable thereunder become or may be declared to be payable before maturity, but the event is not an event of default until all the conditions set out in the trust indenture in connection with the giving of notice of the event have been satisfied or the period of time for giving the notice has elapsed; (cas de défaut)issuer means an association that has issued, is about to issue or is in the process of issuing subordinated indebtedness; (émetteur)trustee means any person appointed as trustee under the terms of a trust indenture to which an association is a party, and includes any successor trustee; (fiduciaire)trust indenture means any deed, indenture or other instrument, including any supplement or amendment thereto, made by an association under which the association issues subordinated indebtedness and in which a person is appointed as trustee for the holders of the subordinated indebtedness issued thereunder. (acte de fiducie)
ApplicationSections 280 to 290 apply in respect of a trust indenture if the subordinated indebtedness issued or to be issued under the trust indenture is part of a distribution to the public.
ExemptionThe Superintendent may, in writing, exempt a trust indenture from the application of sections 281 to 290 if, in the Superintendent’s opinion, the trust indenture and the subordinated indebtedness are subject to a law of a province or other jurisdiction, other than Canada, that is substantially equivalent to the provisions of this Act relating to trust indentures.
Conflict of interestNo person shall be appointed as trustee if at the time of the appointment there is a material conflict of interest between the person’s role as trustee and any other role of the person.Eliminating conflict of interestA trustee shall, within ninety days after the trustee becomes aware that a material conflict of interest exists,eliminate the conflict of interest; orresign from office.
Validity despite conflictA trust indenture and any subordinated indebtedness issued thereunder are valid notwithstanding a material conflict of interest of the trustee.
Removal of trusteeIf a trustee is appointed in contravention of subsection 281(1) or if a trustee contravenes subsection 281(2), any interested person may apply to a court for an order that the trustee be replaced, and the court may make an order on such terms as it thinks fit.
Trustee qualificationsA trustee, or at least one of the trustees if more than one is appointed, must bea trust company pursuant to subsection 57(2) of the Trust and Loan Companies Act; ora body corporate that is incorporated under the laws of a province and authorized to carry on business as a trustee.1991, c. 48, ss. 284, 496; 2007, c. 6, s. 157
List of security holdersA holder of subordinated indebtedness issued under a trust indenture may, on payment to the trustee of a reasonable fee and on delivery of a statutory declaration to the trustee, require the trustee to provide, within fifteen days after the delivery to the trustee of the statutory declaration, a list setting outthe names and addresses of the registered holders of the outstanding subordinated indebtedness,the principal amount of outstanding subordinated indebtedness owned by each such holder, andthe aggregate principal amount of subordinated indebtedness outstandingas shown on the records maintained by the trustee on the day the statutory declaration is delivered to that trustee.Duty of issuerOn the demand of a trustee, the issuer of subordinated indebtedness shall provide the trustee with the information required to enable the trustee to comply with subsection (1).Where applicant is entityWhere the person requiring the trustee to provide a list under subsection (1) is an entity, the statutory declaration required under that subsection shall be made by a director or an officer of the entity or a person acting in a similar capacity.Contents of statutory declarationThe statutory declaration required under subsection (1) must statethe name and address of the person requiring the trustee to provide the list and, if the person is an entity, the address for service thereof; andthat the list will not be used except as permitted by subsection (5).Use of listNo person shall use a list obtained under this section except in connection withan effort to influence the voting of the holders of subordinated indebtedness;an offer to acquire subordinated indebtedness; orany other matter relating to the subordinated indebtedness or the affairs of the issuer or guarantor thereof.
Compliance with trust indenturesAn issuer or a guarantor of subordinated indebtedness issued or to be issued under a trust indenture shall, before undertakingthe issue, certification and delivery of subordinated indebtedness under the trust indenture, orthe satisfaction and discharge of the trust indenture,provide the trustee with evidence of compliance with the conditions in the trust indenture in respect thereof.Compliance by issuer or guarantorOn the demand of a trustee, the issuer or guarantor of subordinated indebtedness issued or to be issued under a trust indenture shall provide the trustee with evidence of compliance with the conditions in the trust indenture by the issuer or guarantor in respect of any act to be done by the trustee at the request of the issuer or guarantor.Evidence of complianceThe following documents constitute evidence of compliance for the purposes of subsections (1) and (2):a statutory declaration or certificate made by a director or an officer of the issuer or guarantor stating that the conditions referred to in subsections (1) and (2) have been complied with;an opinion of legal counsel that the conditions of the trust indenture requiring review by legal counsel have been complied with, if the trust indenture requires compliance with conditions that are subject to review by legal counsel; andan opinion or report of the auditors of the issuer or guarantor, or such other accountant as the trustee selects, that the conditions of the trust indenture have been complied with, if the trust indenture requires compliance with conditions that are subject to review by auditors.Further evidence of complianceThe evidence of compliance referred to in subsection (3) shall include a statement by the person giving the evidencedeclaring that the person has read and understands the conditions of the trust indenture referred to in subsections (1) and (2);describing the nature and scope of the examination or investigation on which the person based the certificate, statement or opinion; anddeclaring that the person has made such examination or investigation as the person believes necessary to enable the statements to be made or the opinions contained or expressed therein to be given.
Trustee may require evidenceOn the request of a trustee, the issuer or guarantor of subordinated indebtedness issued under a trust indenture shall provide the trustee with evidence in such form as the trustee requires of compliance with any condition thereof relating to any action required or permitted to be taken by the issuer or guarantor under the trust indenture.Certificate of complianceAt least once in each twelve month period beginning on the date of the trust indenture and at any other time on the demand of a trustee, the issuer or guarantor of subordinated indebtedness issued under a trust indenture shall provide the trustee with a certificate stating that the issuer or guarantor has complied with all requirements contained in the trust indenture that, if not complied with, would, with the giving of notice, lapse of time or otherwise, constitute an event of default, or, if there has been failure to so comply, giving particulars thereof.
Notice of defaultA trustee shall, within thirty days after the trustee becomes aware of the occurrence thereof, give to the holders of subordinated indebtedness issued under a trust indenture notice of every event of default arising under the trust indenture and continuing at the time the notice is given, unless the trustee believes on reasonable grounds that it is in the best interests of the holders of the subordinated indebtedness to withhold the notice and so informs the issuer and guarantor in writing.
Duty of careIn exercising a trustee’s powers and discharging a trustee’s duties, the trustee shallact honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the holders of the subordinated indebtedness issued under the trust indenture; andexercise the care, diligence and skill of a reasonably prudent trustee.Reliance on statementsNotwithstanding subsection (1), a trustee is not liable if the trustee relies in good faith on statements contained in a statutory declaration, certificate, opinion or report that complies with this Act or the trust indenture.
No exculpationNo term of a trust indenture or of any agreement between a trustee and the holders of subordinated indebtedness issued thereunder or between the trustee and the issuer or guarantor operates to relieve a trustee from the duties imposed on the trustee by sections 281, 285 and 288 and subsection 289(1).
Financial Statements and AuditorsAnnual Financial Statement
Financial yearThe financial year of an association ends on the expiration of the thirty-first day of December in each year.First financial yearWhere an association has, after the first day of July in any year, obtained an order approving the commencement and carrying on of business, the first financial year of the association ends on the expiration of the thirty-first day of December in the next calendar year.
Annual financial statementThe directors of an association shall place before the members at every annual meetinga comparative annual financial statement (in this Act referred to as an “annual statement”) relating separately tothe financial year immediately preceding the meeting, andthe financial year, if any, immediately preceding the financial year referred to in subparagraph (i);the report of the auditor of the association; andany further information respecting the financial position of the association and the results of its operations required by the by-laws of the association to be placed before the members at the annual meeting.Annual statement — contentsWith respect to each of the financial years to which it relates, the annual statement of an association must contain the prescribed statements and any information that is in the opinion of the directors necessary to present fairly, in accordance with the accounting principles referred to in subsection (4), the financial position of the association as at the end of the financial year to which it relates and the results of the operations and changes in the financial position of the association for that financial year.Additional informationAn association shall include with its annual statementa list of the subsidiaries of the association, other than subsidiaries that are not required to be listed by the regulations and subsidiaries acquired pursuant to section 394 or pursuant to a realization of security in accordance with section 395 and which the association would not otherwise be permitted to hold, showing, with respect to each subsidiary,its name and the address of its head or principal office,the book value of the aggregate of any shares of the subsidiary beneficially owned by the association and by other subsidiaries of the association, andthe percentage of the voting rights attached to all the outstanding voting shares of the subsidiary that is carried by the aggregate of any voting shares of the subsidiary beneficially owned by the association and by other subsidiaries of the association; andsuch other information as the Governor in Council may, by order, require in such form as may be prescribed.Accounting principlesThe financial statements referred to in subsection (1), paragraph (3)(b) and subsection 294(1) shall, except as otherwise specified by the Superintendent, be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the primary source of which is the Handbook of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada. A reference in any provision of this Act to the accounting principles referred to in this subsection shall be construed as a reference to those generally accepted accounting principles with any specifications so made.RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulations respecting subsidiaries that are not required to be listed for the purposes of paragraph (3)(a).1991, c. 48, s. 292; 1997, c. 15, s. 133; 2001, c. 9, s. 293; 2005, c. 54, s. 195; 2017, c. 26, s. 62
Annual statement — approvalThe directors of an association shall approve the annual statement and their approval shall be evidenced by the signature or a printed or otherwise mechanically reproduced facsimile of the signature ofthe chairperson of the board of directors or, in the event of that officer’s absence or inability to act, any other officer of the association authorized by the directors to sign in the stead of the chairperson; andone director, if the signature required by paragraph (a) is that of a director, or two directors if the signature required by that paragraph is that of an officer who is not a director.Condition precedent to publicationAn association shall not publish copies of an annual statement unless it is approved and signed in accordance with subsection (1).1991, c. 48, s. 293; 2005, c. 54, s. 196
Statements — subsidiariesAn association shall keep at its head office a copy of the current financial statements of each subsidiary of the association.ExaminationSubject to this section, the members and shareholders of an association and their personal representatives may, on request therefor, examine the statements referred to in subsection (1) during the usual business hours of the association and may take extracts therefrom free of charge.Barring examinationAn association may refuse to permit an examination under subsection (2) by any person.Application for orderWithin fifteen days after a refusal under subsection (3), the association shall apply to a court for an order barring the right of the person concerned to make an examination under subsection (2) and the court shall either order the association to permit the examination or, if it is satisfied that the examination would be detrimental to the association or to any other body corporate the financial statements of which would be subject to examination, bar the right and make any further order it thinks fit.Notice to SuperintendentAn association shall give the Superintendent and the person seeking to examine the statements referred to in subsection (1) notice of an application to a court under subsection (4), and the Superintendent and the person may appear and be heard in person or by counsel at the hearing of the application.
Annual statement — distributionAn association shall, no later than 21 days before the date of each annual meeting or before the signing of a resolution under paragraph 161(1)(b) in lieu of the annual meeting, send to each member and shareholder a copy of the documents referred to in subsections 292(1) and (3) unless that time period is waived by the member or shareholder.ExceptionAn association is not required to comply with subsection (1) with respect to a member or shareholder who has informed the association, in writing, that the member or shareholder does not wish to receive the annual statement.Effect of defaultWhere an association is required to comply with subsection (1) and the association does not comply with that subsection, the annual meeting at which the documents referred to in that subsection are to be considered shall be adjourned until that subsection has been complied with.1991, c. 48, s. 295; 1997, c. 15, s. 134; 2005, c. 54, s. 197
Copy to SuperintendentSubject to subsection (2), an association shall send to the Superintendent a copy of the documents referred to in subsections 292(1) and (3) not later than twenty-one days before the date of each annual meeting of members of the association.Later filingIf an association’s shareholders or members sign a resolution under paragraph 161(1)(b) in lieu of an annual meeting, the association shall send a copy of the documents referred to in subsections 292(1) and (3) to the Superintendent not later than thirty days after the signing of the resolution.1991, c. 48, s. 296; 1997, c. 15, s. 135; 2001, c. 9, s. 294
Auditor
DefinitionsFor the purposes of this section and sections 298 to 317,firm of accountants means a partnership, the members of which are accountants engaged in the practice of accounting, or a body corporate that is incorporated by or under an Act of the legislature of a province and engaged in the practice of accounting; (cabinet de comptables)member, in relation to a firm of accountants, meansan accountant who is a partner in a partnership, the members of which are accountants engaged in the practice of accounting, oran accountant who is an employee of a firm of accountants. (membre)
Appointment of auditorThe members of an association shall, by ordinary resolution at the first meeting of members and at each succeeding annual meeting, appoint an auditor to hold office until the close of the next annual meeting.Remuneration of auditorThe remuneration of an auditor may be fixed by ordinary resolution of the members but, if not so fixed, shall be fixed by the directors.
Qualification of auditorA natural person or firm of accountants is qualified to be an auditor of an association ifin the case of a natural person, the person is an accountant whois a member in good standing of an institute or association of accountants incorporated by or under an Act of the legislature of a province,has at least five years experience at a senior level in performing audits of a financial institution,is ordinarily resident in Canada, andis independent of the association; andin the case of a firm of accountants, the member of the firm jointly designated by the firm and the association to conduct the audit of the association on behalf of the firm is qualified in accordance with paragraph (a).IndependenceFor the purposes of subsection (1),independence is a question of fact; anda person is deemed not to be independent of an association if that person, a business partner of that person or a firm of accountants of which that person is a memberis a business partner, director, officer or employee of the association, of an affiliate of the association or of a central cooperative credit society that is a member of the association,is a business partner of a director, officer or employee of the association, of an affiliate of the association or of a central cooperative credit society that is a member of the association,beneficially owns or controls, directly or indirectly, a material interest in the shares of the association or of any subsidiary of the association or central cooperative credit society that is a member of the association, orhas been a liquidator, trustee in bankruptcy, receiver or receiver and manager of any member that is a central cooperative credit society or of any subsidiary of the association within the two years immediately preceding the person’s proposed appointment as auditor of the association, other than a subsidiary of the association acquired pursuant to section 394 or through a realization of security pursuant to section 395.Business partnersFor the purposes of subsection (2),in the case of the appointment of a natural person as the auditor of an association, a business partner of the person includes a shareholder of the business partner; andin the case of the appointment of a firm of accountants as the auditor of an association, a business partner of a member of the firm includes another member of the firm and a shareholder of the firm or of a business partner of the member.Notice of designationWithin fifteen days after the appointment of a firm of accountants as auditor of the association, the association and the firm of accountants shall jointly designate a member of the firm who meets the qualifications described in subsection (1) to conduct the audit of the association on behalf of the firm and the association shall forthwith notify the Superintendent in writing of the designation.New designationWhere for any reason a member of a firm of accountants designated pursuant to subsection (3) ceases to conduct the audit of the association, the association and the firm of accountants may jointly designate another member of the same firm of accountants who meets the qualifications described in subsection (1) to conduct the audit of the association and the association shall forthwith notify the Superintendent in writing of the designation.Deemed vacancyIn any case where subsection (4) applies and a designation is not made pursuant to that subsection within thirty days after the designated member ceases to conduct the audit of the association, there shall be deemed to be a vacancy in the office of auditor of the association.1991, c. 48, s. 299; 2001, c. 9, s. 295; 2005, c. 54, s. 198
Duty to resignAn auditor who ceases to be qualified under section 299 shall resign forthwith after the auditor, where the auditor is a natural person, or any member of the firm of accountants, where the auditor is a firm of accountants, becomes aware that the auditor or the firm has ceased to be so qualified.Disqualification orderAny interested person may apply to a court for an order declaring that an auditor of an association has ceased to be qualified under section 299 and declaring the office of auditor to be vacant.
Revocation of appointmentThe members of an association may, by ordinary resolution at a special meeting, revoke the appointment of an auditor.IdemThe Superintendent may at any time revoke the appointment of an auditor made under subsection (3) or 298(1) or section 303 by notice in writing signed by the Superintendent and sent by registered mail to the auditor and to the association addressed to the usual place of business of the auditor and the association.Filling vacancyA vacancy created by the revocation of the appointment of an auditor under subsection (1) may be filled at the meeting at which the appointment was revoked and, if not so filled, shall be filled by the directors under section 303.
Ceasing to hold officeAn auditor of an association ceases to hold office whenthe auditor resigns;the auditor, where the auditor is a natural person, dies; orthe appointment of the auditor is revoked by the members or the Superintendent.Effective date of resignationThe resignation of an auditor becomes effective at the time a written resignation is sent to the association or at the time specified in the resignation, whichever is later.
Filling vacancySubject to subsection 301(3), where a vacancy occurs in the office of auditor of an association, the directors shall forthwith fill the vacancy, and the auditor so appointed holds office for the unexpired term of office of the predecessor of that auditor.Where Superintendent may fill vacancyWhere the directors fail to fill a vacancy in accordance with subsection (1), the Superintendent may fill the vacancy and the auditor so appointed holds office for the unexpired term of office of the predecessor of that auditor.Designation of member of firmWhere the Superintendent has, pursuant to subsection (2), appointed a firm of accountants to fill a vacancy, the Superintendent shall designate the member of the firm who is to conduct the audit of the association on behalf of the firm.
Right to attend meetingsThe auditor of an association is entitled to receive notice of every meeting of members or shareholders and, at the expense of the association, to attend and be heard thereat on matters relating to the duties of the auditor.Duty to attend meetingIf a director, member or shareholder of an association, whether or not the shareholder is entitled to vote at the meeting, gives written notice, not less than ten days before a meeting of members or shareholders to an auditor or former auditor of the association that the director, member or shareholder wishes the auditor’s attendance at the meeting, the auditor or former auditor shall attend the meeting at the expense of the association and answer questions relating to the auditor’s or former auditor’s duties as auditor.Notice to associationA member, director or shareholder who gives notice under subsection (2) shall send concurrently a copy of the notice to the association and the association shall forthwith send a copy thereof to the Superintendent.Superintendent may attendThe Superintendent may attend and be heard at any meeting referred to in subsection (2).
Statement of auditorAn auditor of an association whoresigns,receives a notice or otherwise learns of a meeting of members called for the purpose of revoking the appointment of the auditor, orreceives a notice or otherwise learns of a meeting of directors or members at which another person is to be appointed in the auditor’s stead, whether because of the auditor’s resignation or revocation of appointment or because the auditor’s term of office has expired or is about to expire,shall submit to the association and the Superintendent a written statement giving the reasons for the resignation or the reasons why the auditor opposes any proposed action.Other statementsIn the case of a proposed replacement of an auditor whether because of removal or the expiry of their term, the association shall make a statement of the reasons for the proposed replacement and the proposed replacement auditor may make a statement in which they comment on those reasons.Statements to be sentThe association shall send a copy of the statements referred to in subsections (1) and (1.1) without delay to every member and to the Superintendent.1991, c. 48, s. 305; 2005, c. 54, s. 199
Duty of replacement auditorWhere an auditor of an association has resigned or the appointment of an auditor has been revoked, no person or firm shall accept an appointment as auditor of the association or consent to be the auditor of the association until the person or firm has requested and received from the other auditor a written statement of the circumstances and reasons why the other auditor resigned or why, in the other auditor’s opinion, the other auditor’s appointment was revoked.ExceptionNotwithstanding subsection (1), a person or firm may accept an appointment or consent to be appointed as auditor of an association if, within fifteen days after a request under that subsection is made, no reply from the other auditor is received.Effect of non-complianceUnless subsection (2) applies, an appointment as auditor of an association is void if subsection (1) has not been complied with.
Auditor’s examinationThe auditor of an association shall make such examination as the auditor considers necessary to enable the auditor to report on the annual statement and on other financial statements required by this Act to be placed before the members, except such annual statements or parts thereof as relate to the period referred to in subparagraph 292(1)(a)(ii).Auditing standardsThe auditor’s examination referred to in subsection (1) shall, except as otherwise specified by the Superintendent, be conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, the primary source of which is the Handbook of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada.1991, c. 48, s. 307; 2017, c. 26, s. 62
Right to informationOn the request of the auditor of an association, the present or former directors, officers, employees or agents of the association shall, to the extent that such persons are reasonably able to do so,permit access to such records, assets and security held by the association or any entity in which the association has a substantial investment, andprovide such information and explanationsas are, in the opinion of the auditor, necessary to enable the auditor to perform the duties of auditor of the association.Directors to provide informationOn the request of the auditor of an association, the directors of the association shall, to the extent that they are reasonably able to do so,obtain from the present or former directors, officers, employees and agents of any entity in which the association has a substantial investment the information and explanations that such persons are reasonably able to provide and that are, in the opinion of the auditor, necessary to enable the auditor to perform the duties of auditor of the association; andprovide the auditor with the information and explanations so obtained.No civil liabilityA person who in good faith makes an oral or written communication under subsection (1) or (2) shall not be liable in any civil action arising from having made the communication.
Auditor’s report and extended examinationThe Superintendent may, in writing, require that the auditor of an association report to the Superintendent on the extent of the auditor’s procedures in the examination of the annual statement and may, in writing, require that the auditor enlarge or extend the scope of that examination or direct that any other particular procedure be performed in any particular case, and the auditor shall comply with any such requirement of the Superintendent and report to the Superintendent thereon.Special examinationThe Superintendent may, in writing, require that the auditor of an association make a particular examination relating to the adequacy of the procedures adopted by the association for the safety of its creditors, members and shareholders, or any other examination as, in the Superintendent’s opinion, the public interest may require, and report to the Superintendent thereon.IdemThe Superintendent may direct that a special audit of an association be made if, in the opinion of the Superintendent, it is so required and may appoint for that purpose an accountant or a firm of accountants qualified pursuant to subsection 299(1) to be an auditor of the association.Expenses payable by associationThe expenses entailed by any examination or audit referred to in any of subsections (1) to (3) are payable by the association on being approved in writing by the Superintendent.1991, c. 48, s. 309; 1999, c. 31, s. 57(F)
Auditor’s reportThe auditor shall, not less than twenty-one days before the date of the annual meeting of the members, make a report in writing to the members on the annual statement referred to in subsection 292(1).Content of auditIn each report required under subsection (1), the auditor shall state whether, in the auditor’s opinion, the annual statement presents fairly, in accordance with the accounting principles referred to in subsection 292(4), the financial position of the association as at the end of the financial year to which it relates and the results of the operations and changes in the financial position of the association for that financial year.Auditor’s remarksIn each report referred to in subsection (2), the auditor shall include such remarks as the auditor considers necessary whenthe examination has not been made in accordance with the auditing standards referred to in subsection 307(2);the annual statement has not been prepared on a basis consistent with that of the preceding financial year; orthe annual statement does not present fairly, in accordance with the accounting principles referred to in subsection 292(4), the financial position of the association as at the end of the financial year to which it relates or the results of the operations or changes in the financial position of the association for that financial year.
Report on directors’ statementThe auditor of an association shall, if required by the members, audit and report to the members on any financial statement submitted by the directors to the members, and the report shall state whether, in the auditor’s opinion, the financial statement presents fairly the information required.Making of reportA report of the auditor made under subsection (1) shall be attached to the financial statement to which it relates and a copy of the statement and report shall be sent by the directors to every member and the Superintendent.
Report to officersIt is the duty of the auditor of an association to report in writing to the chairperson of the board of directors, the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the association any transactions or conditions that have come to the auditor’s attention affecting the well-being of the association that in the auditor’s opinion are not satisfactory and require rectification and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, the auditor shall, as occasion requires, make a report to those persons in respect oftransactions of the association that have come to the auditor’s attention and that in the auditor’s opinion have not been within the powers of the association, andloans owing to the association by any person the aggregate amount of which exceeds one half of one per cent of the regulatory capital of the association and in respect of which, in the auditor’s opinion, loss to the association is likely to occur,but when a report required under paragraph (b) has been made in respect of loans to any person, it is not necessary to report again in respect of loans to that person unless, in the opinion of the auditor, the amount of the loss likely to occur has increased.Transmission of reportWhere the auditor of an association makes a report under subsection (1),the auditor shall transmit the report, in writing, to the chairperson of the board of directors, the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the association;the report shall be presented to the first meeting of the directors following its receipt;the report shall be incorporated in the minutes of that meeting; andthe auditor shall, at the time of transmitting the report under paragraph (a), provide the audit committee of the association and the Superintendent with a copy.1991, c. 48, s. 312; 2005, c. 54, s. 200
Auditor of subsidiariesAn association shall take all necessary steps to ensure that its auditor is duly appointed as the auditor of each of its subsidiaries.Subsidiary outside CanadaSubsection (1) applies in the case of a subsidiary that carries on its operations in a country other than Canada unless the laws of that country do not permit the appointment of the auditor of the association as the auditor of that subsidiary.ExceptionSubsection (1) does not apply in respect of any particular subsidiary where the association, after having consulted its auditor, is of the opinion that the total assets of the subsidiary are not a material part of the total assets of the association.
Auditor’s attendanceThe auditor of an association is entitled to receive notice of every meeting of the audit committee and the conduct review committee of the association and, at the expense of the association, to attend and be heard at those meetings.AttendanceIf so requested by a member of the audit committee, the auditor shall attend every meeting of the audit committee held during the member’s term of office.1991, c. 48, s. 314; 1993, c. 34, s. 53(F)
Calling meetingThe auditor of an association or a member of the audit committee may call a meeting of the audit committee.Right to interviewThe chief internal auditor of an association or any officer or employee of the association acting in a similar capacity shall, at the request of the auditor of the association and on receipt of reasonable notice, meet with the auditor.
Notice of errorsA director or an officer of an association shall forthwith notify the audit committee and the auditor of the association of any error or misstatement of which the director or officer becomes aware in an annual statement or other financial statement on which the auditor or any former auditor has reported.Error noted by auditorIf the auditor or a former auditor of an association is notified or becomes aware of an error or misstatement in an annual statement or other financial statement on which the auditor reported and in the auditor’s opinion the error or misstatement is material, the auditor or former auditor shall inform each director and the chief executive officer of the association accordingly.Duty of directorsWhen under subsection (2) the auditor or a former auditor of an association informs the directors of an error or misstatement in an annual statement or other financial statement, the directors shallprepare and issue a revised annual statement or financial statement; orotherwise inform the members and the Superintendent of the error or misstatement.
Qualified privilege for statementsAny oral or written statement or report made under this Act by the auditor or a former auditor of an association has qualified privilege.
Remedial Actions
Derivative actionSubject to subsection (2), a complainant or the Superintendent may apply to a court for leave to bring an action under this Act in the name and on behalf of an association or any of its subsidiaries, or to intervene in an action under this Act to which the association or a subsidiary of the association is a party, for the purpose of prosecuting, defending or discontinuing the action on behalf of the association or the subsidiary.Conditions precedentNo action may be brought and no intervention in an action may be made under subsection (1) by a complainant unless the court is satisfied thatthe complainant has, not less than 14 days before bringing the application or as otherwise ordered by the court, given notice to the directors of the association or the association’s subsidiary of the complainant’s intention to apply to the court under subsection (1) if the directors of the association or the association’s subsidiary do not bring, diligently prosecute or defend or discontinue the action;the complainant is acting in good faith; andit appears to be in the interests of the association or the subsidiary that the action be brought, prosecuted, defended or discontinued.Notice to SuperintendentA complainant under subsection (1) shall give the Superintendent notice of the application and the Superintendent may appear and be heard in person or by counsel at the hearing of the application.1991, c. 48, s. 318; 2005, c. 54, s. 201
Powers of courtIn connection with an action brought or intervened in under subsection 318(1), the court may at any time make any order it thinks fit including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,an order authorizing the Superintendent, the complainant or any other person to control the conduct of the action;an order giving directions for the conduct of the action;an order directing that any amount adjudged payable by a defendant in the action be paid, in whole or in part, directly to former and present members or security holders of the association or of the subsidiary instead of to the association or to the subsidiary; andan order requiring the association or the subsidiary to pay reasonable legal fees incurred by the Superintendent or the complainant in connection with the action.JurisdictionNotwithstanding subsection (1), the court may not make any order in relation to any matter that would, under this Act, require the approval of the Minister or the Superintendent.
Status of approvalAn application made or an action brought or intervened in under subsection 318(1) or section 322 need not be stayed or dismissed by reason only that it is shown that an alleged breach of a right or duty owed to the association or its subsidiary has been or might be approved by the members or shareholders of the association or subsidiary, but evidence of approval by the members or shareholders may be taken into account by the court in making an order under section 319.Court approval to discontinueAn application made or an action brought or intervened in under subsection 318(1) or section 322 shall not be stayed, discontinued, settled or dismissed for want of prosecution without the approval of the court given on such terms as the court thinks fit and, if the court determines that the interests of any complainant might be substantially affected by any stay, discontinuance, settlement or dismissal, the court may order any party to the application or action to give notice to the complainant.
No security for costsA complainant is not required to give security for costs in any application made or any action brought or intervened in under subsection 318(1) or section 322.Interim costsIn an application made or an action brought or intervened in under subsection 318(1) or section 322, the court may at any time order the association or its subsidiary to pay to the complainant interim costs, including legal fees and disbursements, but the complainant may be held accountable by the court for those interim costs on final disposition of the application or action.1991, c. 48, s. 321; 2005, c. 54, s. 202(F)
Application to rectify recordsIf the name of a person is alleged to be or to have been wrongly entered or retained in, or wrongly deleted or omitted from, the securities register, the members register or any other record of an association, the association, any member or security holder of the association or any aggrieved person may apply to a court for an order that the register or record be rectified.Notice to SuperintendentAn applicant under this section shall give the Superintendent notice of the application and the Superintendent may appear and be heard in person or by counsel at the hearing of the application.Powers of courtIn connection with an application under this section, the court may make any order it thinks fit including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,an order requiring the register or other record of the association to be rectified;an order restraining an association from calling or holding a meeting or paying a dividend before the rectification;an order determining the right of a party to the proceedings to have the party’s name entered or retained in, or deleted or omitted from, the registers or records of the association, whether the issue arises between two or more members or security holders or alleged members or security holders, or between the association and any member or security holder or alleged member or security holder; andan order compensating a party who has incurred a loss.
Liquidation and DissolutionInterpretation and Application
Definition of courtFor the purposes of subsections 330(1) and 331(1) and (2), sections 332 to 336, subsection 337(1), sections 339 and 341 to 343, subsections 347(3) and (4) and section 352, court means a court having jurisdiction in the place where the association has its head office.
Application of subsection (2) and sections 325 to 352Subsection (2) and sections 325 to 352 do not apply to an association that is insolvent within the meaning of the Winding-up and Restructuring Act.Staying proceedings on insolvencyAny proceedings taken under this Part to dissolve or to liquidate and dissolve an association shall be stayed if the association is at any time found to be insolvent within the meaning of the Winding-up and Restructuring Act.1991, c. 48, s. 324; 1996, c. 6, s. 167
Returns to SuperintendentA liquidator appointed under this Part to wind up the business of an association shall provide the Superintendent with such information relating to the business and affairs of the association in such form as the Superintendent requires.
Simple Liquidation
No property and no liabilitiesAn association that has no property and no liabilities may, if authorized by a special resolution of the members, apply to the Minister for letters patent dissolving the association.Dissolution by letters patentWhere the Minister has received an application under subsection (1) and is satisfied that all the circumstances so warrant, the Minister may issue letters patent dissolving the association.Effect of letters patentAn association in respect of which letters patent are issued under subsection (2) ceases to exist on the day stated in the letters patent.
Proposing liquidationThe voluntary liquidation and dissolution of an association, other than an association referred to in subsection 326(1),may be proposed by its directors; ormay be initiated by way of a proposal made by a member.Terms must be set outA notice of any meeting of members at which the voluntary liquidation and dissolution of an association is to be proposed shall set out the terms of the proposal.
ResolutionWhere the voluntary liquidation and dissolution of an association is proposed, the association may apply to the Minister for letters patent dissolving the association if authorized by a special resolution of the members and, where the association has issued one or more classes of shares, a special resolution of each class of shareholders.
Approval of Minister requiredNo action directed toward the voluntary liquidation and dissolution of an association shall be taken by an association, other than as provided in sections 327 and 328, until an application made by the association pursuant to section 328 has been approved by the Minister.Conditional approvalWhere the Minister is satisfied on the basis of an application made pursuant to section 328 that the circumstances warrant the voluntary liquidation and dissolution of an association, the Minister may, by order, approve the application.Effect of approvalWhere the Minister has approved an application made pursuant to section 328 with respect to an association, the association shall not carry on business except to the extent necessary to complete its voluntary liquidation.Liquidation processWhere the Minister has approved an application made pursuant to section 328 with respect to an association, the association shallcause notice of the approval to be sent to each known claimant against and creditor of the association;publish notice of the approval once a week for four consecutive weeks in the Canada Gazette and once a week for two consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers in general circulation in each province in which the association transacted any business within the preceding twelve months;proceed to collect its property, dispose of property that is not to be distributed in kind to its members, discharge all its obligations and do all other acts required to liquidate its business; andafter giving the notice required under paragraphs (a) and (b) and adequately providing for the payment or discharge of all its obligations, distribute its remaining property, either in money or in kind, among its members according to their respective rights.
Dissolution instrumentUnless a court has made an order in accordance with subsection 331(1), the Minister may, if satisfied that the association has complied with subsection 329(4) and that all the circumstances so warrant, issue letters patent dissolving the association.Association dissolvedAn association in respect of which letters patent are issued under subsection (1) is dissolved and ceases to exist on the day stated in the letters patent.
Court-supervised Liquidation
Application for court supervisionThe Superintendent or any interested person may, at any time during the liquidation of an association, apply to a court for an order for the continuance of the voluntary liquidation under the supervision of the court in accordance with this section and sections 332 to 344 and on such application the court may so order and make any further order it thinks fit.IdemAn application under subsection (1) to a court to supervise a voluntary liquidation shall state the reasons, verified by an affidavit of the applicant, why the court should supervise the liquidation.Notice to SuperintendentWhere a person, other than the Superintendent, makes an application under subsection (1), the person shall give the Superintendent notice of the application and the Superintendent may appear and be heard in person or by counsel at the hearing of the application.
Court supervision thereafterWhen a court makes an order under subsection 331(1), the liquidation of the association shall continue under the supervision of the court.Commencement of liquidationThe supervision of the liquidation of an association by the court pursuant to an order made under subsection 331(1) commences on the day the order is made.
Powers of courtIn connection with the liquidation and dissolution of an association, the court may, where it is satisfied that the association is able to pay or adequately provide for the discharge of all its obligations, make any order it thinks fit including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,an order to liquidate;an order appointing a liquidator, with or without security, fixing a liquidator’s remuneration and replacing a liquidator;an order appointing inspectors or referees, specifying their powers, fixing their remuneration and replacing inspectors or referees;an order determining the notice to be given to any interested person, or dispensing with notice to any person;an order determining the validity of any claims made against the association;an order, at any stage of the proceedings, restraining the directors and officers of the association fromexercising any of their powers, orcollecting or receiving any debt or other property of the association, and from paying out or transferring any property of the association, except as permitted by the court;an order determining and enforcing the duty or liability of any present or former director, officer, member or shareholderto the association, orfor an obligation of the association;an order approving the payment, satisfaction or compromise of claims against the association and the retention of assets for that purpose, and determining the adequacy of provisions for the payment, discharge or transfer of any obligation of the association, whether liquidated, unliquidated, future or contingent;with the concurrence of the Superintendent, an order providing for the disposal or destruction of the documents, records or registers of the association;on the application of a creditor, an inspector or the liquidator, an order giving directions on any matter arising in the liquidation;after notice has been given to all interested parties, an order relieving the liquidator from any omission or default on such terms as the court thinks fit and confirming any act of the liquidator;subject to sections 340 to 342, an order approving any proposed, interim or final distribution to members, in money or in property;an order disposing of any property belonging to members, shareholders or creditors who cannot be found;on the application of any director, officer, member, shareholder, creditor or the liquidator,an order staying the liquidation proceedings on such terms and conditions as the court thinks fit,an order continuing or discontinuing the liquidation proceedings, oran order to the liquidator to restore to the association all of its remaining property; andafter the liquidator has rendered the liquidator’s final account to the court, an order directing the association to apply to the Minister for letters patent dissolving the association.1991, c. 48, s. 333; 2005, c. 54, s. 203(F)
Cessation of business and powersWhere a court makes an order for the liquidation of an association,the association continues in existence but shall cease to carry on business, except the business that is, in the opinion of the liquidator, required for an orderly liquidation; andthe powers of the directors, members and shareholders, if any, are vested in the liquidator and cease to be vested in the directors, members or shareholders, except as specifically authorized by the court.Delegation by liquidatorA liquidator may delegate any of the powers vested by paragraph (1)(b) to the directors, members or shareholders, if any.
Appointment of liquidatorWhen making an order for the liquidation of an association or at any time thereafter, the court may appoint any person, including a director, an officer, a member or a shareholder of the association or any other association, as liquidator of the association.
Vacancy in liquidator’s officeWhere an order for the liquidation of an association has been made and the office of liquidator is or becomes vacant, the property of the association is under the control of the court until the office of liquidator is filled.
Duties of liquidatorA liquidator shallforthwith after appointment give notice thereof to the Superintendent and to each claimant and creditor of the association known to the liquidator;forthwith after appointment publish notice thereof once a week for four consecutive weeks in the Canada Gazette and once a week for two consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers in general circulation in each province in which the association has transacted any business within the preceding twelve months, requiringany person indebted to the association to render an account and pay to the liquidator at the time and place specified in the notice any amount owing,any person possessing property of the association to deliver it to the liquidator at the time and place specified in the notice, andany person having a claim against the association, whether liquidated, unliquidated, future or contingent, to present particulars thereof in writing to the liquidator not later than sixty days after the first publication of the notice;take into custody and control the property of the association;open and maintain a trust account for the moneys received by the liquidator in the course of the liquidation of the association;keep accounts of the moneys received and paid out by the liquidator in the course of the liquidation of the association;maintain separate lists of each class of persons having claims against the association;if at any time the liquidator determines that the association is unable to pay or adequately provide for the discharge of its obligations, apply to the court for directions;deliver to the court and to the Superintendent, at least once in every twelve month period after the liquidator’s appointment or more often as the court requires, the annual statement of the association prepared in accordance with subsection 292(1) or prepared in such manner as the liquidator thinks proper or as the court requires; andafter the final accounts are approved by the court, distribute any remaining property of the association among the members or shareholders, according to their respective rights.Powers of liquidatorA liquidator mayretain lawyers, notaries, accountants, appraisers and other professional advisers;bring, defend or take part in any civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding in the name and on behalf of the association;carry on the business of the association as required for an orderly liquidation;sell by public auction or private sale any property of the association;do all acts and execute documents in the name and on behalf of the association;borrow money on the security of the property of the association;settle or compromise any claims by or against the association; anddo all other things necessary for the liquidation of the association and distribution of its property.
Due diligenceA liquidator is not liable if they exercised the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would have exercised in comparable circumstances, including reliance in good faith onfinancial statements of the association represented to the liquidator by an officer of the association or in a written report of the auditor of the association fairly to reflect the financial condition of the association; ora report of a person whose profession lends credibility to a statement made by them.1991, c. 48, s. 338; 2005, c. 54, s. 204
Examination of othersWhere a liquidator has reason to believe that any property of the association is in the possession or under the control of a person or that a person has concealed, withheld or misappropriated any such property, the liquidator may apply to the court for an order requiring that person to appear before the court at the time and place designated in the order and to be examined.Restoration and compensationWhere an examination conducted pursuant to subsection (1) discloses that a person has concealed, withheld or misappropriated any property of the association, the court may order that person to restore the property or pay compensation to the liquidator.
Costs of liquidationA liquidator shall pay the costs of liquidation out of the property of the association and shall pay or make adequate provision for all claims against the association.
Final accountsWithin one year after the appointment of a liquidator and after paying or making adequate provision for all claims against the association, the liquidator shall apply to the courtfor approval of the final accounts of the liquidator and for an order permitting the distribution, in money or in kind, of the remaining property of the association to its members or shareholders, according to their respective rights; orfor an extension of time, setting out the reasons therefor.Member’s applicationIf a liquidator fails to make the application required by subsection (1), a member of the association may apply to the court for an order for the liquidator to show cause why a final accounting and distribution should not be made.Notification of final accountsA liquidator shall give notice of the liquidator’s intention to make an application under subsection (1) to the Superintendent, to each inspector appointed under section 333, to each member or shareholder of the association and to any person who provided a security or fidelity bond for the liquidation.PublicationThe liquidator shall publish the notice required under subsection (3) in the Canada Gazette and once a week for two consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers in general circulation in each province in which the association has transacted any business within the preceding twelve months or as otherwise directed by the court.
Final orderIf the court approves the final accounts rendered by a liquidator, the court shall make an orderdirecting the association to apply to the Minister for letters patent dissolving the association;directing the custody or disposal of the documents, records and registers of the association; anddischarging the liquidator except in respect of the duty of a liquidator under subsection (2).Delivery of orderThe liquidator shall forthwith send a certified copy of the order referred to in subsection (1) to the Superintendent.
Right to distribution of moneyIf in the course of the liquidation of an association the members resolve to, or the liquidator proposes to,exchange all or substantially all of the remaining property of the association for securities of another entity that are to be distributed to the members and shareholders, ordistribute all or part of the remaining property of the association to the members and shareholders in kind,a member or shareholder may apply to the court for an order requiring the distribution of the remaining property of the association to be in money.Powers of courtOn an application under subsection (1), the court may orderall of the remaining property of the association to be converted into and distributed in money; orthe claim of any member or shareholder applying under this section to be satisfied by a distribution in money.Order by courtWhere an order is made by a court under paragraph (2)(b), the courtshall fix a fair value on the share of the property of the association attributable to the member or shareholder;may in its discretion appoint one or more appraisers to assist the court in fixing a fair value in accordance with paragraph (a); andshall render a final order against the association in favour of the member or shareholder for the amount of the share of the property of the association attributable to the member or shareholder.
Dissolution by letters patentOn an application made pursuant to an order under paragraph 342(1)(a), the Minister may issue letters patent dissolving the association.Association dissolvedAn association in respect of which letters patent are issued under subsection (1) is dissolved and ceases to exist on the date of the issuance of the letters patent.
General
Extended definitions of member and shareholderIn sections 347 and 348, member and shareholder includes the personal representative of a member or shareholder, as the case may be.
Continuation of actionsNotwithstanding the dissolution of an association under this Part,a civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding commenced by or against the association before its dissolution may be continued as if the association had not been dissolved;a civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding may be brought against the association within two years after its dissolution as if the association had not been dissolved; andany property that would have been available to satisfy any judgment or order if the association had not been dissolved remains available for that purpose.Service on associationService of a document on an association after its dissolution may be effected by serving the document on a person shown as a director in the incorporating instrument of the association or, if applicable, in the latest return sent to the Superintendent under section 432.
Limitations on liabilityNotwithstanding the dissolution of an association, a member or shareholder to whom any of its property has been distributed is liable to any person claiming under subsection 346(1) to the extent of the amount received by that member on the distribution.LimitationAn action to enforce liability under subsection (1) may not be commenced except within two years after the date of the dissolution of the association.Action against classA court may order an action referred to in subsections (1) and (2) to be brought against the persons who were members, or shareholders, as a class, subject to such conditions as the court thinks fit.ReferenceIf the plaintiff establishes a claim in an action under subsection (3), the court may refer the proceedings to a referee or other officer of the court who mayadd as a party to the proceedings each person found by the plaintiff to have been a member or shareholder;determine, subject to subsection (1), the amount that each person who was a member or shareholder must contribute towards satisfaction of the plaintiff’s claim; anddirect payment of the amounts so determined.
Where person cannot be foundWhere a creditor, member or shareholder to whom property is to be distributed on the dissolution of an association cannot be found, the portion of the property to be distributed to that creditor, member or shareholder shall be converted into money and paid in accordance with section 350.
Vesting in CrownSubject to subsection 346(1) and sections 350 and 351, property of an association that has not been disposed of at the date of the dissolution of the association vests in Her Majesty in right of Canada.
Unclaimed money on winding-upNotwithstanding the Winding-up and Restructuring Act, where the business of an association is being wound up, the liquidator or the association shall pay to the Minister on demand and in any event before the final winding-up of that business any amount that is payable by the liquidator or the association to a creditor, member or shareholder of the association to whom payment thereof has not, for any reason, been made.RecordsWhere a liquidator or an association makes a payment to the Minister under subsection (1) with respect to a creditor, member or shareholder, the liquidator or association shall concurrently forward to the Minister all documents, records and registers in the possession of the liquidator or association that relate to the entitlement of the creditor, member or shareholder.Payment to Bank of CanadaThe Minister shall pay to the Bank of Canada all amounts paid to the Minister under subsection (1) and shall provide the Bank of Canada with any document, record or register received by the Minister under subsection (2).Liquidator and association dischargedPayment by a liquidator or an association to the Minister under subsection (1) discharges the liquidator and the association in respect of which the payment is made from all liability for the amount so paid, and payment by the Minister to the Bank of Canada under subsection (3) discharges the Minister from all liability for the amount so paid.1991, c. 48, s. 350; 1996, c. 6, s. 167
Liability of Bank of CanadaSubject to section 22 of the Bank of Canada Act, where payment has been made to the Bank of Canada of an amount under subsection 350(3), the Bank of Canada, if payment is demanded by a person who, but for subsection 350(4), would be entitled to receive payment of that amount from the liquidator, the association or the Minister, is liable to pay to that person at its head office an amount equal to the amount so paid to it, with interest thereon for the period, not exceeding ten years, from the day on which the payment was received by the Bank of Canada until the date of payment to the person, at such rate and computed in such manner as the Minister determines.Enforcing liabilityThe liability of the Bank of Canada under subsection (1) may be enforced by action against the Bank of Canada in the court in the province in which the debt or instrument was payable.
Custody of records after dissolutionA person who has been granted custody of the documents, records and registers of a dissolved association shall keep them available for production for six years following the date of the dissolution of the association or until the expiration of such shorter period as may be ordered by the court when it orders the dissolution.
InsolvencyIn the case of the insolvency of an association,the payment of any amount due to Her Majesty in right of Canada, in trust or otherwise, except indebtedness evidenced by subordinated indebtedness, shall be a first charge on the assets of the association;the payment of any amount due to Her Majesty in right of a province, in trust or otherwise, except indebtedness evidenced by subordinated indebtedness, shall be a second charge on the assets of the association;the payment of the deposit liabilities of the association and all other liabilities of the association, except the liabilities referred to in paragraphs (d) and (e), shall be a third charge on the assets of the association;subordinated indebtedness of the association and all other liabilities that by their terms rank equally with or subordinate to such subordinated indebtedness shall be a fourth charge on the assets of the association; andthe payment of any fines and penalties for which the association is liable shall be a last charge on the assets of the association.Priority not affectedNothing in subsection (1) prejudices or affects the priority of any holder of any security interest in any property of an association.PrioritiesPriorities within each of paragraphs (1)(a) to (e) shall be determined in accordance with the laws governing priorities and, where applicable, by the terms of the indebtedness and liabilities referred to therein.1991, c. 48, s. 353; 2001, c. 9, s. 296
OwnershipConstraints on Ownership
Constraining acquisitionNo person, or entity controlled by a person, shall, without the approval of the Minister, purchase or otherwise acquire any share of an association or purchase or otherwise acquire control of any entity that holds any share of an association ifthe acquisition would cause the person to have a significant interest in any class of shares of the association; orwhere the person has a significant interest in a class of shares of the association, the acquisition would increase the significant interest of the person in that class of shares.Amalgamation, etc., constitutes acquisitionIf the entity that would result from an amalgamation, a merger or a reorganization would have a significant interest in a class of shares of an association, the entity is deemed to be acquiring a significant interest in that class of shares of the association through an acquisition for which the approval of the Minister is required under subsection (1).ExemptionOn application by an association, the Superintendent may exempt from the application of this section and section 355 any class of shares of the association that do not amount to more than 30% of the equity of the association.Definition of equityFor the purposes of this section, equity, in respect of an association, means its equity as determined in accordance with the regulations.1991, c. 48, s. 354; 1993, c. 34, s. 54; 2001, c. 9, s. 297; 2007, c. 6, s. 158
No acquisition of control without approvalNo person shall acquire control, within the meaning of paragraph 3(1)(e), of an association without the approval of the Minister.Amalgamation, etc., constitutes acquisitionIf the entity that would result from an amalgamation, a merger or a reorganization would control, within the meaning of paragraph 3(1)(e), an association, the entity is deemed to be acquiring control, within the meaning of that paragraph, of the association through an acquisition for which the approval of the Minister is required under subsection (1).2001, c. 9, s. 298; 2007, c. 6, s. 159
Constraining registrationNo association shall, unless the acquisition of the share has been approved by the Minister, record in its securities register a transfer or issue of any share of the association to any person or to any entity controlled by a person ifthe transfer or issue of the share would cause the person to have a significant interest in any class of shares of the association; orwhere the person has a significant interest in a class of shares of the association, the transfer or issue of the share would increase the significant interest of the person in that class of shares of the association.
Exception for small holdingsNotwithstanding section 355, where, as a result of a transfer or issue of shares of a class of shares of an association to a person, the total number of shares of that class registered in the securities register of the association in the name of that personwould not exceed five thousand, andwould not exceed 0.1 per cent of the outstanding shares of that class,the association is entitled to assume that no person is acquiring or increasing a significant interest in that class of shares of the association as a result of that issue or transfer of shares.1994, c. 47, s. 53
Where approval not requiredNotwithstanding subsections 354(1) and (2) and section 355, approval of the Minister is not required where a person with a significant interest in a class of shares of an association or an entity controlled by a person with a significant interest in a class of shares of an associationpurchases or otherwise acquires shares of that class, oracquires control of any entity that holds any share of that class,and the number of shares of that class purchased or otherwise acquired, or the acquisition of control of the entity, as the case may be, would not increase the significant interest of the person in that class of shares of the association to a percentage that is greater than the percentage referred to in subsection (2) or (3), whichever is applicable.PercentageSubject to subsection (3), for the purposes of subsection (1), the percentage is 5 percentage points in excess of the significant interest of the person in that class of shares of the association on the later of the day this Part comes into force and the day of the most recent purchase or other acquisition bythe person, orany entity controlled by the person, other than the entity referred to in paragraph (1)(b),of shares of that class of shares of the association, or of control of an entity that held shares of that class of shares of the association, for which approval was given by the Minister.IdemWhere a person has a significant interest in a class of shares of an association and the person’s percentage of that class has decreased after the date of the most recent purchase or other acquisition bythe person, orany entity controlled by the person, other than the entity referred to in paragraph (1)(b),of shares of that class of shares of the association, or of control of an entity that held shares of that class of shares of the association, for which approval was given by the Minister, the percentage for the purposes of subsection (1) is the percentage that is the lesser of5 percentage points in excess of the significant interest of the person in that class of shares of the association on the later of the day this Part comes into force and the day of the most recent purchase or other acquisition bythe person, orany entity controlled by the person, other than the entity referred to in paragraph (1)(b),of shares of that class of shares of the association, or of control of an entity that held shares of that class of shares of the association, for which approval was given by the Minister, and10 percentage points in excess of the lowest significant interest of the person in that class of shares of the association at any time after the later of the day this Part comes into force and the day of the most recent purchase or other acquisition bythe person, orany entity controlled by the person, other than the entity referred to in paragraph (1)(b),of shares of that class of shares of the association, or of control of an entity that held shares of that class of shares of the association, for which approval was given by the Minister.ExceptionSubsection (1) does not apply if the purchase or other acquisition of shares or the acquisition of control referred to in that subsection wouldresult in the acquisition of a significant interest in a class of shares of the association by an entity controlled by the person and the acquisition of that investment is not exempted by the regulations; orresult in an increase in a significant interest in a class of shares of the association by an entity controlled by the person by a percentage that is greater than the percentage referred to in subsection (2) or (3), whichever applies, and the increase is not exempted by the regulations.RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulationsexempting from the application of paragraph (4)(a) the acquisition of a significant interest in a class of shares of the association by an entity controlled by the person; andexempting from the application of paragraph (4)(b) an increase in a significant interest in a class of shares of the association by an entity controlled by the person by a percentage that is greater than the percentage referred to in subsection (2) or (3), whichever applies.1991, c. 48, s. 356; 1997, c. 15, s. 136
When approval not requiredDespite subsections 354(1) and (2) and section 355, the approval of the Minister is not required ifthe Superintendent has, by order, directed the association to increase its capital and shares of the association are issued and acquired in accordance with the terms and conditions, if any, that may be specified in the order; ora person who controls, within the meaning of paragraph 3(1)(d), the association acquires additional shares of the association.Pre-approvalFor the purposes of subsections 354(1) and (2) and section 355, the Minister may approvethe purchase or other acquisition of such number or percentage of shares of an association as may be required in a particular transaction or series of transactions; orthe purchase or other acquisition of up to a specified number or percentage of shares of an association within a specified period.1991, c. 48, s. 357; 2001, c. 9, s. 299
Application for approvalAn application for an approval of the Minister required under this Part must be filed with the Superintendent and contain the information, material and evidence that the Superintendent may require.ApplicantIf, with respect to any particular transaction, this Part applies to more than one person, any one of those persons may make the application to the Minister for approval on behalf of all of those persons.1991, c. 48, s. 358; 2001, c. 9, s. 300
Matters for considerationIf an application for an approval under subsection 354(1) is made, the Minister, in determining whether or not to approve the transaction, shall take into account all matters that the Minister considers relevant to the application, includingthe nature and sufficiency of the financial resources of the applicant or applicants as a source of continuing financial support for the association;the soundness and feasibility of the plans of the applicant or applicants for the future conduct and development of the business of the association;the business record and experience of the applicant or applicants;the character and integrity of the applicant or applicants or, if the applicant or any of the applicants is a body corporate, its reputation for being operated in a manner that is consistent with the standards of good character and integrity;whether the association will be operated responsibly by persons with the competence and experience suitable for involvement in the operation of a financial institution;the impact of any integration of the businesses and operations of the applicant or applicants with those of the association on the conduct of those businesses and operations;whether the association is to be operated in accordance with cooperative principles; andthe best interests of the financial system in Canada and, in particular, the cooperative financial system in Canada.2001, c. 9, s. 300
Terms and conditionsThe Minister may impose any terms and conditions in respect of an approval given under this Part that the Minister considers necessary to ensure compliance with any provision of this Act.1991, c. 48, s. 359; 2001, c. 9, s. 300
Certifying receipt of applicationWhere, in the opinion of the Superintendent, an application filed with the Superintendent under subsection 358(1) contains all the required information, the Superintendent shall forthwith refer the application to the Minister and send a receipt to the applicant certifying the date on which the completed application was received by the Superintendent.Incomplete applicationWhere, in the opinion of the Superintendent, an application filed under subsection 358(1) is incomplete, the Superintendent shall send a notice to the applicant specifying the information required by the Superintendent to complete the application.
Notice of decision to applicantSubject to subsections (2) and (3) and section 362, the Minister shall, within a period of thirty days after the certified date referred to in subsection 360(1), send to the applicanta notice approving the transaction to which the application relates; orif the Minister is not satisfied that the transaction to which the application relates should be approved, a notice to that effect, advising the applicant of the right to make representations to the Minister in respect of the matter.Notice of decisionSubject to subsections (4) and 362(2), if an application involves the acquisition of control of an association, the Minister shall, within a period of forty-five days after the certified date referred to in subsection 360(1), send to the applicanta notice approving the transaction to which the application relates; orif the Minister is not satisfied that the transaction to which the application relates should be approved, a notice to that effect, advising the applicant of the right to make representations to the Minister in respect of the matter.Extension of period for noticeIf the Minister is unable to complete the consideration of an application within the period referred to in subsection (1), the Minister shallwithin that period, send a notice to that effect to the applicant; andwithin a further period of thirty days after the date of the sending of the notice referred to in paragraph (a) or within any other further period that may be agreed on by the applicant and the Minister, send a notice referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) to the applicant.Further extensionsIf the Minister considers it appropriate to do so, the Minister may extend the period referred to in subsection (2) for one or more periods of forty-five days.1991, c. 48, s. 361; 2001, c. 9, s. 301
Reasonable opportunity to make representationsWhere, after receipt of the notice referred to in paragraph 361(1)(b), the applicant advises the Minister that the applicant wishes to make representations, the Minister shall provide the applicant with a reasonable opportunity within a period of thirty days after the date of the notice, or within such further period as may be agreed on by the applicant and the Minister, to make representations in respect of the matter.Reasonable opportunity to make representationsIf after receipt of the notice referred to in paragraph 361(2)(b) the applicant advises the Minister that the applicant wishes to make representations, the Minister must provide the applicant with a reasonable opportunity within a period of forty-five days after the date of the notice, or within any further period that may be agreed on by the applicant and the Minister, to make representations in respect of the matter.1991, c. 48, s. 362; 2001, c. 9, s. 302
Notice of decisionWithin a period of thirty days after the expiration of the period for making representations referred to in subsection 362(1), the Minister shall, in the light of any such representations and having regard to the matters to be taken into account, send a notice to the applicant indicating whether or not the Minister approves the transaction to which the application relates.Notice of decisionWithin a period of forty-five days after the expiration of the period for making representations referred to in subsection 362(2), the Minister shall, in the light of any such representations and having regard to the matters to be taken into account, send a notice to the applicant indicating whether or not the Minister approves the transaction to which the application relates.1991, c. 48, s. 363; 2001, c. 9, s. 303
Deemed approvalIf the Minister does not send a notice under subsection 361(1) or (3) or 363(1) within the period provided for in those subsections, the Minister is deemed to have approved the transaction to which the application relates.1991, c. 48, s. 364; 2001, c. 9, s. 303
[Repealed, 1994, c. 47, s. 54]Directions
Disposition of shareholdingsIf, with respect to any association, a person contravenes section 354 or 354.1 or fails to comply with any terms and conditions imposed under section 359, the Minister may, if the Minister deems it in the public interest to do so, by order,direct that person and any person controlled by that person not to exercise any voting rights attached to shares of the association beneficially owned by any of those persons as the Minister deems appropriate and specifies in the order; anddirect that person and any person controlled by that person to dispose of such number of shares of the association beneficially owned by any of those persons as the Minister specifies in the order, within such time as the Minister specifies therein and in such proportion, if any, as between the person and the persons controlled by that person as is specified in the order.RepresentationsNo direction shall be made under subsection (1) unless the Minister has provided each person to whom the direction relates and the association concerned with a reasonable opportunity to make representations in respect of the subject-matter of the direction.AppealAny person with respect to whom a direction has been made under subsection (1) may, within thirty days after the date of the direction, appeal the matter in accordance with section 462.No stayA direction made under paragraph (1)(a) is not stayed by an appeal under subsection (3).1991, c. 48, s. 368; 2001, c. 9, s. 304
Application to courtWhere a person fails to comply with a direction made under subsection 368(1), an application on behalf of the Minister may be made to a court for an order to enforce the direction.Court orderA court may, on an application under subsection (1), make such order as the circumstances require to give effect to the terms of the direction and may, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, require the association concerned to sell the shares that are the subject-matter of the direction.AppealAn appeal from an order of a court under this section lies in the same manner as, and to the same court to which, an appeal may be taken from any other order of the court.
Interest of securities underwriterThis Part does not apply to a securities underwriter in respect of shares of a body corporate or ownership interests in an unincorporated entity that are acquired by the underwriter in the course of a distribution to the public of those shares or ownership interests and that are held by the underwriter for a period of not more than six months.
Arrangements to effect complianceThe directors of an association may make such arrangements as they deem necessary to carry out the intent of this Part and, in particular, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, mayrequire any person in whose name a share of the association is held to submit a declaration setting outthe beneficial ownership of the share, andsuch other information as the directors deem relevant for the purposes of this Part;require any person who wishes to have a transfer of a share registered in the name of, or to have a share issued to, that person to submit a declaration referred to in paragraph (a) as though the person were the holder of that share; anddetermine the circumstances in which a declaration referred to in paragraph (a) is to be required, the form of the declaration and the times at which it is to be submitted.Order of SuperintendentThe Superintendent may, by order, direct an association to obtain from any person in whose name a share of the association is held a declaration setting out the name of every entity controlled by that person and containing information concerningthe ownership or beneficial ownership of the share; andsuch other related matters as are specified by the Superintendent.Compliance requiredAs soon as possible after receipt by an association of a direction under subsection (2),the association shall comply with the direction; andevery person who is requested by the association to provide a declaration containing information referred to in subsection (1) or (2) shall comply with the request.Outstanding declaration: effectWhere, pursuant to this section, a declaration is required to be submitted by a shareholder or other person in respect of the issue or transfer of any share, an association may refuse to issue the share or register the transfer unless the required declaration is submitted.
Reliance on informationAn association and any person who is a director or an officer, employee or agent of the association may rely on any information contained in a declaration required by the directors pursuant to section 371 or on any information otherwise acquired in respect of any matter that might be the subject of such a declaration, and no action lies against the association or any such person for anything done or omitted to be done in good faith in reliance on any such information.
[Repealed, 1994, c. 47, s. 55]
Exemption regulationsThe Governor in Council may, by regulation, exempt from any of the provisions of this Part any share transaction or any class of share transactions involving the transfer of shares on the death of the beneficial owner thereof, or any arrangement made in contemplation of the death of the beneficial owner, to one or more members of the beneficial owner’s family, or to one or more trustees on their behalf.
Business and PowersGeneral Business
Main businessSubject to this Act, an association shall not engage in or carry on any business other than such business as generally appertains to the business ofproviding financial services to one or more of the following:a member of the association,an entity in which an association has a substantial investment as allowed by section 390,another association,a cooperative credit society,a cooperative corporation, oran entity controlled by an entity or group of entities described by any of subparagraphs (i) to (iv); andproviding administrative, educational, promotional, technical, research and consultative services and related goods to any cooperative credit society, or any person intending to organize or operate such a society, in support of the financial services provided or to be provided by the society.IdemFor greater certainty, an association may act as a financial agent for, and provide investment counselling and portfolio management services to, any person referred to in paragraph (1)(a).RestrictionSubject to any order that may be made by the Superintendent under section 61 or 62, an association shall not receive money on deposit from a federal credit union, local cooperative credit society or cooperative corporation that is not a member of the association.1991, c. 48, s. 375; 1997, c. 15, s. 137; 2001, c. 9, s. 306; 2014, c. 39, s. 286
Additional businessesIn addition to engaging in or carrying on any business that an association is permitted to engage in or carry on under subsection 375(1), an association may, with the approval of the Minister and subject to any order of the Superintendent that may be made under section 61 or 62,provide financial services to persons or entities that are not persons or entities referred to in any of subparagraphs 375(1)(a)(i) to (v); orprovide clearing, settlement and payment services to members of the Canadian Payments Association and engage in or carry on ancillary services related to those clearing, settlement and payment services.Terms and conditionsThe Minister may impose any terms and conditions in respect of the provision of financial services provided by a retail association as the Minister considers necessary or appropriate. The Minister may also vary or revoke any of those terms and conditions.RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulationsrespecting what an association may or may not do with respect to the provision of services and products referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) and (b); andimposing terms and conditions in respect of the provision of services and products referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) and (b).2001, c. 9, s. 307
Additional activitiesIn addition, an association mayhold, manage and otherwise deal with real property;act as a custodian of property on behalf of any entity referred to in paragraph 375(1)(a) or, if the association is a retail association, on behalf of any person to whom the association may provide financial services;receive money on deposit, on such terms as to interest and time and mode of repayment as may be agreed on, fromthe government of Canada, a province or a municipality in Canada, or any agency thereof, anda deposit protection agency;make loans to and investments in entities that are not members of the association;make loans to officers and employees of the association;provide management, investment, administrative, advisory, educational, promotional, technical, research and consultative services to the entities described in paragraph 375(1)(a);outside Canada, or with the prior written approval of the Minister, in Canada, provide the following services to entities described in paragraph 375(1)(a), to members of the Canadian Payments Association to which that Association may provide clearing, settlement and payment services under paragraph 375.1(1)(b) or, if the association is a retail association, to any person:collecting, manipulating and transmittinginformation that is primarily financial or economic in nature,information that relates to the business of a permitted entity, as defined in subsection 386(1), orany other information that the Minister may, by order, specify,providing advisory or other services in the design, development or implementation of information management systems,designing, developing or marketing computer software, anddesigning, developing, manufacturing or selling, as an ancillary activity to any activity referred to in any of subparagraphs (i) to (iii) that the association is engaging in, computer equipment integral to the provision of information services related to the business of financial institutions or to the provision of financial services;with the prior written approval of the Minister, develop, design, hold, manage, manufacture, sell or otherwise deal with data transmission systems, information sites, communication devices or information platforms or portals that are usedto provide information that is primarily financial or economic in nature,to provide information that relates to the business of a permitted entity, as defined in subsection 386(1), orfor a prescribed purpose or in prescribed circumstances; andif it is a retail association,act as a financial agent,provide investment counselling services and portfolio management services,issue payment, credit or charge cards and, in cooperation with others including other financial institutions, operate a payment, credit or charge card plan,promote merchandise and services to the holders of any payment, credit or charge card issued by the association,engage in the sale oftickets, including lottery tickets, on a non-profit public service basis in connection with special, temporary and infrequent non-commercial celebrations or projects that are of local, municipal, provincial or national interest,urban transit tickets, andtickets in respect of a lottery sponsored by the federal government or a provincial or municipal government or an agency of any such government or governments, andact as receiver, liquidator or sequestrator.Specialized business management or advisory servicesA retail association may engage, under prescribed terms and conditions, if any are prescribed, in specialized business management or advisory services.RestrictionExcept as authorized by or under this Act, an association shall not deal in goods or engage in any trade or business.RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulationsrespecting what an association may or may not do with respect to the provision of services and products referred to in paragraphs (1)(g) and (h) and subsection (2);imposing terms and conditions in respect of the provision of investment counselling and portfolio management services and the provision of services and products referred to in paragraphs (1)(g) and (h) and subsection (2); andrespecting the circumstances in which associations may be exempted from the requirement to obtain the approval of the Minister before carrying on a particular activity referred to in paragraph (1)(g) or (h).1991, c. 48, s. 376; 1997, c. 15, s. 138; 2001, c. 9, s. 307; 2009, c. 2, s. 276(F); 2012, c. 5, s. 106
NetworkingSubject to section 381, an association mayact as agent for any entity referred to in paragraph 375(1)(a), any member of a cooperative credit society or, if the association is a retail association, any other person in respect of the provision of any service that is provided by a financial institution, a permitted entity as defined in subsection 386(1) or a prescribed entity and may enter into an arrangement with any person in respect of the provision of that service; orrefer any person to any such financial institution or entity.1991, c. 48, s. 377; 2001, c. 9, s. 308
Restriction on fiduciary activitiesNo association shall act in Canada asan executor, administrator or official guardian or a guardian, tutor, curator, judicial adviser or committee of a mentally incompetent person; ora trustee for a trust.
Restriction on deposit takingA retail association shall not accept deposits in Canada unlessit is a member institution as defined in section 2 of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act;it has been authorized under subsection 26.03(1) of that Act to accept deposits without being a member institution, as defined in section 2 of that Act; orthe order approving the commencement and carrying on of business by the retail association authorizes it to accept deposits solely in accordance with subsection (2).Deposits that fall below $150,000A retail association referred to in paragraph (1)(b) or (c) shall ensure that, on each day that is at least 30 days after it receives the authorization referred to in that paragraph,A/B ≤ 0.01whereAis the sum of all amounts each of which is the sum of all the deposits held by it at the end of a day in the preceding 30 days each of which deposits is less than $150,000 and payable in Canada; andBis the sum of all amounts each of which is the sum of all deposits held by it at the end of a day in those preceding 30 days and payable in Canada.Exchange rateFor the purpose of subsection (2), the rate of exchange to be applied on any day in determining the amount in Canadian dollars of a deposit in a currency of a country other than Canada is to be determined in accordance with rules prescribed under subsection 26.03(2) of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act.Definition of depositFor the purpose of subsection (2), deposit has the meaning that would be given to it by the schedule to the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act for the purposes of deposit insurance if that schedule were read without reference to subsections 2(2), (5) and (6) of that schedule, but does not include prescribed deposits.RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulationsprescribing the deposits referred to in subsection (4); andprescribing terms and conditions with respect to the acceptance of those deposits.2001, c. 9, s. 309; 2007, c. 6, s. 160
Notice before opening account or providing prescribed productBefore a retail association referred to in paragraph 378.1(1)(b) or (c) opens a deposit account in Canada or provides in Canada any prescribed product that relates to a deposit, the retail association shall, in the prescribed manner, give the person requesting the opening of the account or the provision of the producta notice in writing that deposits to the deposit account, or that the deposit that relates to the prescribed product, as the case may be, will not be insured by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation or, if the request is made by telephone, a verbal notice to that effect; andany other information that may be prescribed.Other noticeA retail association referred to in paragraph 378.1(1)(b) or (c) shall, in accordance with any regulations that may be made,post notices at all of its branches, and at prescribed points of service, in Canada where deposits are accepted, and on all of its websites at which deposits are accepted in Canada, to inform the public that deposits with the association are not insured by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation; andinclude in its advertisements notices to inform the public that deposits with the retail association are not insured by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation.RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulationsprescribing the manner in which notices referred to in subsection (1) are to be given and the additional information to be contained in the notices; andrespecting notices for the purpose of subsection (2).2007, c. 6, s. 160
Deposits less than $150,000Subject to the regulations, a retail association referred to in paragraph 378.1(1)(b) or (c) may not, in respect of its business in Canada, act as agent for any person in the taking of a deposit that is less than $150,000 and payable in Canada.Meaning of depositIn this section, deposit has the meaning assigned to that term by subsection 378.1(4).RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the circumstances in which, and the conditions under which, a retail association referred to in subsection (1) may act as agent for any person in the taking of a deposit that is less than $150,000 and payable in Canada.2007, c. 6, s. 160
Shared premisesSubject to the regulations, no retail association referred to in paragraph 378.1(1)(b) or (c) shall carry on business in Canada on premises that are shared with those of a member institution, within the meaning of section 2 of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, that is affiliated with the retail association.LimitationSubsection (1) only applies in respect of premises or any portion of premises on which both the retail association and the member institution carry on business with the public and to which the public has access.Adjacent premisesSubject to the regulations, no retail association referred to in paragraph 378.1(1)(b) or (c) shall carry on business in Canada on premises that are adjacent to a branch or office of a member institution, within the meaning of section 2 of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, that is affiliated with the retail association, unless the retail association clearly indicates to its customers that its business and the premises on which it is carried on are separate and distinct from the business and premises of the affiliated member institution.RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulationsrespecting the circumstances in which, and the conditions under which, a retail association referred to in paragraph 378.1(1)(b) or (c) may carry on business in Canada on premises that are shared with those of a member institution referred to in subsection (1); andrespecting the circumstances in which, and the conditions under which, a retail association referred to in paragraph 378.1(1)(b) or (c) may carry on business in Canada on premises that are adjacent to a branch or office of a member institution referred to in subsection (3).2007, c. 6, s. 160
Restriction on guaranteesAn association shall not guarantee on behalf of any person the payment or repayment of any sum of money unlessthe sum of money is a fixed sum of money with or without interest thereon; andthe person on whose behalf the association has undertaken to guarantee the payment or repayment has an unqualified obligation to reimburse the association for the full amount of the payment or repayment to be guaranteed.ExceptionParagraph (1)(a) does not apply where the person on whose behalf the association has undertaken to guarantee a payment or repayment is a subsidiary of the association.[Repealed, 2014, c. 39, s. 287]RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulations imposing terms and conditions in respect of guarantees permitted by this section.1991, c. 48, s. 379; 1997, c. 15, s. 139; 2001, c. 9, s. 310; 2014, c. 39, s. 287
Restriction — liquidity supportAn association shall not provide any prescribed form of liquidity support for central cooperative credit societies or local cooperative credit societies except in accordance with prescribed terms and conditions.2014, c. 39, s. 288
Restriction on securities activitiesAn association shall not deal in Canada in securities to the extent prohibited or restricted by such regulations as the Governor in Council may make for the purposes of this section.
ProhibitionIt is prohibited for an association to issue a debt obligation in relation to which the amounts of principal and interest owing are guaranteed to be paid from loans or other assets held by an entity that is created and organized for the principal purpose of holding those loans or other assets and with the intention of legally isolating those loans or other assets from the association, unlessthe debt obligation is a covered bond as defined in section 21.5 of the National Housing Act;the association is a registered issuer as defined in section 21.5 of that Act other than one whose right to issue covered bonds has been suspended; andthe debt obligation is issued under a registered program as defined in section 21.5 of that Act.ExceptionThe Governor in Council may make regulations exempting any type of debt obligation from the application of subsection (1).2012, c. 19, s. 364
Restriction on insurance businessAn association shall not undertake the business of insurance except to the extent permitted by this Act or the regulations.Restriction on acting as agentAn association shall not act in Canada as agent for any person in the placing of insurance and shall not lease or provide space in its offices in Canada to any person engaged in the placing of insurance.RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the matters referred to in subsection (1) and regulations respecting relations between associations andentities that undertake the business of insurance; orinsurance agents or insurance brokers.SavingNothing in this section precludes an association fromrequiring insurance to be placed by a borrower for the security of the association; orobtaining group insurance for its employees or the employees of its members or of any bodies corporate in which it has a substantial investment pursuant to section 390.No pressureNo association shall exercise pressure on a borrower to place insurance for the security of the association with any particular insurance company, but an association may require that an insurance company chosen by a borrower meet with its approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.Definition of business of insuranceIn this section, business of insurance includesthe issuance of any annuity if the liability in respect of the annuity is contingent on the death of a person; andthe issuance of any debt obligation, any of whose terms and conditions are established on the basis of mortality considerations, under which the issuer is obliged to make periodic payments.1991, c. 48, s. 381; 2012, c. 19, s. 208
Restriction on leasingAn association shall not engage in Canada in any personal property leasing activity in which a financial leasing entity, within the meaning of subsection 386(1), is not permitted to engage.1991, c. 48, s. 382; 2001, c. 9, s. 311
Restriction on residential mortgagesA retail association shall not make a loan in Canada on the security of residential property in Canada for the purpose of purchasing, renovating or improving that property, or refinance such a loan, if the amount of the loan, together with the amount then outstanding of any mortgage having an equal or prior claim against the property, would exceed 80 per cent of the value of the property at the time of the loan.ExceptionSubsection (1) does not apply in respect ofa loan made or guaranteed under the National Housing Act or any other Act of Parliament by or under which a different limit on the value of property on the security of which the association may make a loan is established;a loan if repayment of the amount of the loan that exceeds the maximum amount set out in subsection (1) is guaranteed or insured by a government agency or a private insurer approved by the Superintendent;the acquisition by the association from an entity of securities issued or guaranteed by the entity that are secured on any residential property, whether in favour of a trustee or otherwise, or the making of a loan by the association to the entity against the issue of such securities; ora loan secured by a mortgage wherethe mortgage is taken back by the association on a property disposed of by the association, including where the disposition is by way of a realization of a security interest, andthe mortgage secures payment of an amount payable to the association for the property.2001, c. 9, s. 311; 2007, c. 6, s. 161
Restriction on charges to borrowersSubject to any regulations made under subsection (2), a retail association that has obtained insurance or a guarantee against default on a loan made in Canada on the security of residential property shall not charge a borrower an amount for the insurance or guarantee that exceeds the actual cost to the retail association of the insurance or guarantee.RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulationsrespecting the determination of the actual cost to a retail association for the purposes of subsection (1);respecting the circumstances in which a retail association is exempt from the application of subsection (1);respecting, in relation to insurance or a guarantee against default on a loan made by a retail association in Canada on the security of residential property,the arrangements into which the retail association, its representatives and its employees may or may not enter, andthe payments or benefits that the retail association, its representatives and its employees may or may not accept from an insurer or the insurer’s affiliates; andrespecting any other matters necessary to carry out the purposes of subsection (1).Regulations — disclosureThe Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the disclosure by a retail association of information relating to insurance or a guarantee against default on a loan made by the retail association in Canada on the security of residential property, including regulations respectingthe information that must be disclosed, including information relating tothe person who benefits from the insurance or guarantee,the arrangements between the retail association, its representatives or its employees and the insurer or the insurer’s affiliates, andthe payments and benefits that the retail association, its representatives and its employees accept from an insurer or the insurer’s affiliates;the time and place at which, the form and manner in which and the persons to whom information is to be disclosed; andthe circumstances under which a retail association is not required to disclose information.2009, c. 2, s. 277; 2012, c. 5, s. 107(E)
Policies re security interestsThe directors of an association shall establish and the association shall adhere to policies regarding the creation of security interests in property of the association to secure obligations of the association and the acquisition by the association of beneficial interests in property that is subject to security interests.Order to amend policiesThe Superintendent may, by order, direct an association to amend its policies as specified in the order.ComplianceAn association shall comply with an order made under subsection (2) within the time specified in the order.1991, c. 48, s. 383; 2001, c. 9, s. 311; 2007, c. 6, s. 162(F)
Regulations and guidelinesThe Governor in Council may make regulations and the Superintendent may make guidelines respecting the creation by an association of security interests in its property to secure obligations of the association and the acquisition by the association of beneficial interests in property that is subject to security interests.2001, c. 9, s. 311
ExceptionSections 383 and 383.1 do not apply in respect of a security interest created by an association to secure an obligation of the association to the Bank of Canada or the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation.2001, c. 9, s. 311
Restriction on receiversAn association shall not grant to a person the right to appoint a receiver or a receiver and manager of the property or business of the association.
Restriction on partnershipsExcept with the approval of the Superintendent, an association may not be a general partner in a limited partnership or a partner in a general partnership.Meaning of general partnershipFor the purposes of subsection (1), general partnership means any partnership other than a limited partnership.1991, c. 48, s. 385; 2001, c. 9, s. 312
Deposit Acceptance
Deposit acceptanceA retail association may, without the intervention of any other person,accept a deposit from any person whether or not the person is qualified by law to enter into contracts; andpay all or part of the principal of the deposit and all or part of the interest on that principal to or to the order of that person.ExceptionParagraph (1)(b) does not apply if, before payment, the money deposited in the association pursuant to paragraph (1)(a) is claimed by some other personin any action or proceeding to which the association is a party and in respect of which service of a writ or other process originating that action or proceeding has been made on the association; orin any other action or proceeding pursuant to which an injunction or order made by the court requiring the association not to make payment of that money or to make payment thereof to some person other than the depositor has been served on the association.If such a claim is made, the money so deposited may be paid to the depositor with the consent of the claimant or to the claimant with the consent of the depositor.2001, c. 9, s. 313
Execution of trustAn association is not bound to see to the execution of any trust to which any deposit made under the authority of this Act is subject.Payment when association has notice of trustSubsection (1) applies regardless of whether the trust is express or arises by the operation of law, and it applies even when the association has notice of the trust if it acts on the order of or under the authority of the holder or holders of the account into which the deposit is made.2001, c. 9, s. 313
Unclaimed Balances
Unclaimed balancesWherea deposit has been made in Canada that is payable in Canada in Canadian currency and in respect of which no transaction has taken place and no statement of account has been requested or acknowledged by the creditor during a period of ten yearsin the case of a deposit made for a fixed period, from the day on which the fixed period terminated, andin the case of any other deposit, from the day on which the last transaction took place or a statement of account was last requested or acknowledged by the creditor, whichever is later, ora cheque, draft or bill of exchange (including any such instrument drawn by one branch of a retail association on another branch of the association but not including such an instrument issued in payment of a dividend on the capital of an association) payable in Canada in Canadian currency has been issued, certified or accepted by an association in Canada and no payment has been made in respect of the instrument for a period of ten years after the date of issue, certification, acceptance or maturity, whichever is later,the retail association shall pay to the Bank of Canada not later than December 31 in each year an amount equal to the principal amount of the deposit or instrument, plus interest, if any, calculated in accordance with the terms of the deposit or instrument, and payment accordingly discharges the association from all liability in respect of the deposit or instrument.Provision of informationA retail association shall, on making a payment under subsection (1), provide the Bank of Canada, for each deposit or instrument in respect of which the payment is made, with the following information current as of the day the payment is made, in so far as it is known to the retail association:in the case of a deposit,the name of the depositor in whose name the deposit is held,the recorded address of the depositor,the outstanding amount of the deposit, andthe branch of the association at which the last transaction took place in respect of the deposit, and the date of that last transaction; andin the case of an instrument,the name of the person to whom or at whose request the instrument was issued, certified or accepted;the recorded address of that person;the name of the payee of the instrument;the amount and date of the instrument;the name of the place where the instrument was payable; andthe branch of the association at which the instrument was issued, certified or accepted.Copies of signature cards and signing authoritiesA retail association shall, on written request by the Bank of Canada, provide the Bank of Canada with copies of any signature cards and signing authorities relating to any deposit or instrument in respect of which it has made a payment under subsection (1). If it does not have any with respect to a deposit or instrument to which the request relates, it shall so inform the Bank of Canada.Payment to claimantSubject to section 22 of the Bank of Canada Act, if a payment has been made to the Bank of Canada under subsection (1) in respect of any deposit or instrument, and if payment is demanded or the instrument is presented at the Bank of Canada by the person who, but for that section, would be entitled to receive payment of the deposit or instrument, the Bank of Canada is liable to pay, at its agency in the province in which the deposit or instrument was payable, an amount equal to the amount so paid to it together with interest, if interest was payable under the terms of the deposit or instrument,for a period not exceeding ten years from the day on which the payment was received by the Bank of Canada until the date of payment to the claimant; andat the rate and computed in the manner that the Minister determines.Enforcing liabilityThe liability of the Bank of Canada under subsection (3) may be enforced by action against the Bank of Canada in the court in the province in which the deposit or instrument was payable.Application of subsection (1)Subsection (1) applies only in respect of deposits made, and cheques, drafts and bills of exchange issued, certified or accepted, after the day that subsection comes into force.2001, c. 9, s. 313; 2007, c. 6, s. 163
Notice of unpaid amountA retail association shall mail to each person, insofar as is known to the association, to whom a deposit referred to in paragraph 385.03(1)(a) is payable, or to whom or at whose request an instrument referred to in paragraph 385.03(1)(b) was issued, certified or accepted, at the person’s recorded address, a notice stating that the deposit or instrument remains unpaid.When notice to be sentThe notice must be sent during the month of January next following the end of the first two-year period, during the month of January next following the end of the first five-year period and also during the month of January next following the end of the first nine-year periodin the case of a deposit made for a fixed period, after the fixed period has terminated;in the case of any other deposit in respect of which no transaction has taken place and no statement of account has been requested or acknowledged by the creditor; andin the case of a cheque, draft or bill of exchange, in respect of which the instrument has remained unpaid.Notification of transfer to the Bank of CanadaThe notice to be sent during the month of January next following the end of the first nine-year period determined under paragraphs (2)(a) to (c), as the case may be, must also[Repealed before coming into force, 2008, c. 20, s. 3]include the mailing address and websites where information can be obtained on how to claim the unpaid deposit or instrument.2001, c. 9, s. 313; 2007, c. 6, s. 1642008, c. 20, s. 3
Accounts
DefinitionsThe following definitions apply in this section and sections 385.1 to 385.13, 385.27 and 385.28.member association means a retail association that is a member institution as defined in section 2 of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act. (association membre)personal deposit account means a deposit account in the name of one or more natural persons that is kept by that person or those persons for a purpose other than that of carrying on business. (compte de dépôt personnel)retail deposit account means a personal deposit account that is opened with a deposit of less than $150,000 or any greater amount that may be prescribed. (compte de dépôt de détail)2001, c. 9, s. 313
Account chargesA retail association shall not, directly or indirectly, charge or receive any sum for the keeping of an account unless the charge is made by express agreement between the association and a customer or by order of a court.2001, c. 9, s. 313
Disclosure on opening accountA retail association shall not open or maintain an interest-bearing deposit account in Canada in the name of any natural person unless the association discloses, in accordance with the regulations, to the person who requests the association to open the account, the rate of interest applicable to the account and how the amount of interest to be paid is to be calculated.ExceptionSubsection (1) does not apply in respect of an interest-bearing deposit account that is opened with a deposit in excess of $150,000 or any greater amount that may be prescribed.2001, c. 9, s. 313
Disclosure in advertisementsNo person shall authorize the publication, issue or appearance of any advertisement in Canada that indicates the rate of interest offered by a retail association on an interest-bearing deposit or a debt obligation unless the advertisement discloses, in accordance with the regulations, how the amount of interest is to be calculated.2001, c. 9, s. 313
Disclosure regulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulations respectingthe time and place at which and the form and manner in which disclosure is to be made by a retail association ofinterest rates applicable to debts of the association and deposits with the association, andthe manner in which the amount of interest paid is to be calculated;the time and place at which and the form and manner in which any charges for the keeping of an account are to be disclosed by a retail association to its customers; andany other matters or things that may be necessary to carry out the requirements of sections 385.06 to 385.08.2001, c. 9, s. 313; 2012, c. 5, s. 108
Disclosure required on opening a deposit accountSubject to subsections (2) to (4), a retail association shall not open a deposit account in the name of a customer unless, at or before the time the account is opened, the retail association provides in writing to the individual who requests the opening of the accounta copy of the account agreement with the association;information about all charges applicable to the account;information about how the customer will be notified of any increase in those charges and of any new charges applicable to the account;information about the association’s procedures relating to complaints about the application of any charge applicable to the account; andany other information that may be prescribed.ExceptionIf a deposit account is not a personal deposit account and the amount of a charge applicable to the account cannot be established at or before the time the account is opened, the retail association shall, as soon as is practicable after the amount is established, provide the customer in whose name the account is kept with a notice in writing of the amount of the charge.ExceptionIf a retail association has a deposit account in the name of a customer and the customer by telephone requests the opening of another deposit account in the name of the customer and the retail association has not complied with subsection (1) in respect of the opening of that other account, the retail association shall not open the account unless it provides the customer orally with any information prescribed at or before the time the account is opened.Disclosure in writingIf a retail association opens an account under subsection (3), it shall, not later than seven business days after the account is opened, provide to the customer in writing the agreement and information referred to in subsection (1).Right to close accountA customer may, within 14 business days after a deposit account is opened under subsection (3), close the account without charge and in such case is entitled to a refund of any charges related to the operation of the account, other than interest charges, incurred while the account was open.RegulationsFor the purposes of subsection (4), the Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing circumstances in which, and the time when, the agreement and information will be deemed to have been provided to the customer.2001, c. 9, s. 313
Disclosure of chargesA retail association shall disclose to its customers and to the public, at the prescribed time and place and in the prescribed form and manner, the charges applicable to deposit accounts with the association and the usual amount, if any, charged by the association for services normally provided by the association to its customers and to the public.2001, c. 9, s. 313; 2012, c. 5, s. 109
No increase or new charges without disclosureA retail association shall not increase any charge applicable to a personal deposit account with the association or introduce any new charge applicable to a personal deposit account with the association unless the association discloses the charge at the prescribed time and place and in the prescribed form and manner to the customer in whose name the account is kept.Mandatory disclosureWith respect to prescribed services in relation to deposit accounts, other than personal deposit accounts, a retail association shall not increase any charge for any such service in relation to a deposit account with the association or introduce any new charge for any such service in relation to a deposit account with the association unless the association discloses the charge at the prescribed time and place and in the prescribed form and manner to the customer in whose name the account is kept.2001, c. 9, s. 313; 2012, c. 5, s. 109
ApplicationSections 385.1 to 385.12 apply only in respect of charges applicable to deposit accounts with the retail association in Canada and services provided by it in Canada.2001, c. 9, s. 313
Registered Products
Disclosure required concerning registered productsSubject to subsection (2), a retail association shall not open an account that is or forms part of a registered product in the name of a customer, or enter into an agreement with a customer for a prescribed product or service that is or forms part of a registered product, unless the retail association provides, in the prescribed manner, to the individual requesting the account or the prescribed product or serviceinformation about all charges applicable to the registered product;information about how the customer will be notified of any increase in those charges and of any new charges applicable to the registered product;information about the retail association’s procedures relating to complaints about the application of any charge applicable to the registered product; andany other information that may be prescribed.RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulations specifying the circumstances under which a retail association need not provide the information.Definition of registered productIn this section, registered product means a product that is defined to be a registered product by the regulations.2007, c. 6, s. 165
Borrowing Costs
Definition of cost of borrowingFor the purposes of this section and sections 385.15 to 385.24, cost of borrowing means, in respect of a loan made by a retail association,the interest or discount applicable to the loan;any amount charged in connection with the loan that is payable by the borrower to the association; andany charge prescribed to be included in the cost of borrowing.For those purposes, however, “cost of borrowing” does not include any charge prescribed to be excluded from the cost of borrowing.2001, c. 9, s. 313
Rebate of borrowing costsIf a retail association makes a loan in respect of which the disclosure requirements of section 385.16 apply and the loan is not secured by a mortgage on real property and is required to be repaid either on a fixed future date or by instalments, the association shall, if there is a prepayment of the loan, rebate to the borrower a portion of the charges included in the cost of borrowing in respect of the loan.ExceptionThe charges to be rebated do not include the interest or discount applicable to the loan.RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulations governing the rebate of charges under subsection (1). The rebate shall be made in accordance with those regulations.2001, c. 9, s. 313
Disclosing borrowing costsA retail association shall not make a loan to a natural person that is repayable in Canada unless the cost of borrowing, as calculated and expressed in accordance with section 385.17, and other prescribed information have been disclosed by the association to the borrower at the prescribed time and place and in the prescribed form and manner.Non-applicationSubsection (1) does not apply in respect of a loan that is of a prescribed class of loans.2001, c. 9, s. 313; 2012, c. 5, s. 110
Calculating borrowing costsThe cost of borrowing shall be calculated, in the prescribed manner, on the basis that all obligations of the borrower are duly fulfilled and shall be expressed as a rate per annum and, in prescribed circumstances, as an amount in dollars and cents.2001, c. 9, s. 313
Additional disclosureIf a retail association makes a loan in respect of which the disclosure requirements of section 385.16 are applicable and the loan is required to be repaid either on a fixed future date or by instalments, the association shall disclose to the borrower, in accordance with the regulations,whether the borrower has the right to repay the amount borrowed before the maturity of the loan and, if applicable,any terms and conditions relating to that right, including the particulars of the circumstances in which the borrower may exercise that right, andwhether, in the event that the borrower exercises the right, any portion of the cost of borrowing is to be rebated, the manner in which any such rebate is to be calculated or, if a charge or penalty will be imposed on the borrower, the manner in which the charge or penalty is to be calculated;in the event that an amount borrowed is not repaid at maturity or, if applicable, an instalment is not paid on the day the instalment is due to be paid, particulars of the charges or penalties to be paid by the borrower because of the failure to repay or pay in accordance with the contract governing the loan;at the prescribed time and place and in the prescribed form and manner, any prescribed changes respecting the cost of borrowing or the loan agreement;particulars of any other rights and obligations of the borrower; andany other prescribed information, at the prescribed time and place and in the prescribed form and manner.Disclosure in credit card applicationsA retail association shall, in accordance with the regulations, at the prescribed time and place and in the prescribed form and manner, provide prescribed information in any application forms or related documents that it prepares for the issuance of credit, payment or charge cards and provide prescribed information to any person applying to it for a credit, payment or charge card.Disclosure re credit cardsIf a retail association issues or has issued a credit, payment or charge card to a natural person, the association shall, in addition to disclosing the costs of borrowing in respect of any loan obtained through the use of the card, disclose to the person, in accordance with the regulations,any charges or penalties described in paragraph (1)(b);particulars of the person’s rights and obligations;any charges for which the person becomes responsible by accepting or using the card;at the prescribed time and place and in the prescribed form and manner, any prescribed changes respecting the cost of borrowing or the loan agreement; andany other prescribed information, at the prescribed time and place and in the prescribed form and manner.Additional disclosure re other loansIf a retail association enters into or has entered into an arrangement, including a line of credit, for the making of a loan in respect of which the disclosure requirements of section 385.16 apply and the loan is not a loan in respect of which subsection (1) or (3) applies, the association shall, in addition to disclosing the costs of borrowing, disclose to the person to whom the loan is made, in accordance with the regulations,any charges or penalties described in paragraph (1)(b);particulars of the person’s rights and obligations;any charges for which the person is responsible under the arrangement;at the prescribed time and place and in the prescribed form and manner, any prescribed changes respecting the cost of borrowing or the loan agreement; andany other prescribed information, at the prescribed time and place and in the prescribed form and manner.2001, c. 9, s. 313; 2012, c. 5, s. 111
Renewal statementIf a retail association makes a loan in respect of which the disclosure requirements of section 385.16 apply and the loan is secured by a mortgage on real property, the association shall disclose to the borrower, at the prescribed time and place and in the prescribed form and manner, any information that is prescribed respecting the renewal of the loan.2001, c. 9, s. 313; 2012, c. 5, s. 112
Disclosure in advertisingNo person shall authorize the publication, issue or appearance of any advertisement in Canada relating to arrangements referred to in subsection 385.18(4), loans, credit cards, payment cards or charge cards, offered to natural persons by a retail association, and purporting to disclose prescribed information about the cost of borrowing or about any other matter unless the advertisement discloses prescribed information at the prescribed time and place and in the prescribed form and manner.2001, c. 9, s. 313; 2012, c. 5, s. 112
Regulations re borrowing costsThe Governor in Council may make regulationsrespecting the time and place at which, and the form and manner in which, a retail association is to disclose to a borrowerthe cost of borrowing,any rebate of the cost of borrowing, andany other information relating to a loan, arrangement, credit card, payment card or charge card referred to in section 385.18;respecting the contents of any statement disclosing the cost of borrowing and other information required to be disclosed by a retail association to a borrower;respecting the manner of calculating the cost of borrowing;respecting the circumstances under which the cost of borrowing is to be expressed as an amount in dollars and cents;specifying any class of loans that are not to be subject to section 385.15, subsection 385.16(1) or 385.18(1) or (4) or section 385.19 or 385.2 or the regulations or any specified provisions of the regulations;respecting the time and place at which, and the form and manner in which, any rights, obligations, charges or penalties referred to in sections 385.15 to 385.2 are to be disclosed;prohibiting the imposition of any charge or penalty referred to in section 385.18 or providing that the charge or penalty, if imposed, will not exceed a prescribed amount;respecting the nature or amount of any charge or penalty referred to in paragraph 385.18(1)(b), (3)(a) or (4)(a) and the costs of the retail association that may be included or excluded in the determination of the charge or penalty;respecting the method of calculating the amount of rebate of the cost of borrowing, or the portion of the cost of borrowing referred to in subparagraph 385.18(1)(a)(ii);respecting advertisements made by a retail association regarding arrangements referred to in subsection 385.18(4), loans, credit cards, payment cards or charge cards;respecting the renewal of loans; andrespecting such other matters or things as are necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 385.15 to 385.2.2001, c. 9, s. 313; 2012, c. 5, s. 113
Complaints
Procedures for dealing with complaintsA retail association shallestablish procedures for dealing with complaints made by persons having requested or received products or services in Canada from the retail association;designate an officer or employee of the association to be responsible for implementing those procedures; anddesignate one or more officers or employees of the association to receive and deal with those complaints.Procedures to be filed with CommissionerA retail association shall file with the Commissioner a copy of its procedures established under paragraph (1)(a).How procedures to be made availableA retail association shall make its procedures established under paragraph (1)(a) availablein the form of a brochure, at its branches where products or services are offered in Canada;on its websites through which products or services are offered in Canada; andin written format to be sent to any person who requests them.Information on contacting AgencyA retail association shall also make prescribed information on how to contact the Agency available whenever it makes its procedures established under paragraph (1)(a) available under subsection (3).2001, c. 9, s. 313; 2007, c. 6, s. 166
Obligation to be memberIn any province, if there is no law of the province that makes a retail association subject to the jurisdiction of an organization that deals with complaints made by persons having requested or received products or services in the province from a retail association, the retail association shall be a member of an organization that is not controlled by it and that deals with those complaints that have not been resolved to the satisfaction of the persons under procedures established by retail associations under paragraph 385.22(1)(a).2001, c. 9, s. 313
Information on contacting AgencyA retail association shall, in accordance with the regulations, at the prescribed time and place and in the prescribed form and manner, provide a person requesting or receiving a product or service from it with prescribed information on how to contact the Agency if the person has a complaint about a deposit account, an arrangement referred to in subsection 385.18(4), a payment, credit or charge card, the disclosure of or manner of calculating the cost of borrowing in respect of a loan or about any other obligation of the retail association under a consumer provision.ReportThe Commissioner shall prepare a report, to be included in the report referred to in section 34 of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act, respectingprocedures for dealing with complaints established by retail associations pursuant to paragraph 385.22(1)(a); andthe number and nature of complaints that have been brought to the attention of the Agency by persons who have requested or received a product or service from a retail association.2001, c. 9, s. 313; 2012, c. 5, s. 114
Miscellaneous
Charges for prescribed products or servicesA retail association shall not, directly or indirectly, charge or receive any sum for the provision of any prescribed products or services unless the charge is made by express agreement between it and a customer or by order of a court.2007, c. 6, s. 167
Prepayment protectedA retail association shall not make a loan to a natural person that is repayable in Canada, the terms of which prohibit prepayment of the money advanced or any instalment thereon before its due date.Minimum balanceExcept by express agreement between the retail association and the borrower, the making in Canada of a loan or advance by a retail association to a borrower shall not be subject to a condition that the borrower maintain a minimum credit balance with the association.Non-application of subsection (1)Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a loan that issecured by a mortgage on real property; ormade for business purposes and the principal amount of which is more than $100,000 or such other amount as may be prescribed.Government chequesA retail association shall not make a chargefor cashing a cheque or other instrument drawn on the Receiver General or on the Receiver General’s account in the Bank of Canada, in an association or in any other deposit-taking Canadian financial institution incorporated by or under an Act of Parliament;for cashing any other instrument issued as authority for the payment of money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund; orin respect of any cheque or other instrument that isdrawn in favour of the Receiver General, the Government of Canada or any department thereof or any public officer acting in the capacity of a public officer, andtendered for deposit to the credit of the Receiver General.Deposits of Government of CanadaNothing in subsection (4) precludes any arrangement between the Government of Canada and a retail association concerningcompensation for services performed by the association for the Government of Canada; orinterest to be paid on any or all deposits of the Government of Canada with the association.2001, c. 9, s. 313
Regulations respecting the holding of fundsThe Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the maximum period during which a retail association may hold funds in respect of specified classes of cheques or other instruments that are deposited into an account at a branch or prescribed point of service in Canada before permitting the customer in whose name the account is kept to access the funds.2007, c. 6, s. 168
Regulations — activitiesThe Governor in Council may make regulations respecting any matters involving a retail association’s dealings, or its employees’ or representatives’ dealings, with customers or the public, includingwhat a retail association may or may not do in carrying out any of the activities in which it is permitted to engage, or in providing any of the services that it may provide, under paragraph 375.1(1)(a) and subparagraphs 376(1)(i)(i) to (iii) and any ancillary, related or incidental activities or services; andthe time and place at which and the form and manner in which any of those activities are to be carried out or any of those services are to be provided.2009, c. 2, s. 278; 2012, c. 5, s. 115
Regulations re customer informationThe Governor in Council may make regulationsrequiring a retail association to establish procedures regarding the collection, retention, use and disclosure of any information about its customers or any class of customers;requiring a retail association to establish procedures for dealing with complaints made by a customer about the collection, retention, use or disclosure of information about the customer;respecting the disclosure by a retail association of information relating to the procedures referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b);requiring a retail association to designate the officers and employees of the association who are responsible forimplementing the procedures referred to in paragraph (b), andreceiving and dealing with complaints made by a customer of the association about the collection, retention, use or disclosure of information about the customer;requiring a retail association to report information relating tocomplaints made by customers of the association about the collection, retention, use or disclosure of information, andthe actions taken by the association to deal with the complaints; anddefining “information”, “collection” and “retention” for the purposes of paragraphs (a) to (e) and the regulations made under those paragraphs.2001, c. 9, s. 313
Notice of branch closureSubject to regulations made under subsection (5), a member association with a branch in Canada at which it, through a natural person, opens retail deposit accounts and disburses cash to customers, shall give notice in accordance with those regulations before closing that branch or having it cease to carry on either of those activities.Pre-closure meetingAfter notice is given but before the branch is closed or ceases to carry on the activities, the Commissioner shall, in prescribed situations, require the member association to convene and hold a meeting between representatives of the member association, representatives of the Agency and interested parties in the vicinity of the branch in order to exchange views about the closing or cessation of activities, including, but not limited to, alternative service delivery by the member association and measures to help the branch’s customers adjust to the closing or cessation of activities.Meeting detailsThe Commissioner may establish rules for convening a meeting referred to in subsection (2) and for its conduct.Not statutory instrumentsThe Statutory Instruments Act does not apply to rules established under subsection (3).RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulations prescribingthe time and place at which and the form and manner in which notice shall be given under subsection (1), the persons to whom it shall be given and the information to be included, the time, place, form and manner being permitted to vary according to circumstances specified in the regulations;circumstances in which a member association is not required to give notice under subsection (1), circumstances in which the Commissioner may exempt a member association from the requirement to give notice under that subsection, and circumstances in which the Commissioner may vary the time and place at which and the form and manner in which notice is required to be given under any regulation made under paragraph (a); andcircumstances in which a meeting may be convened under subsection (2).2001, c. 9, s. 313; 2007, c. 6, s. 169; 2012, c. 5, s. 116
Regulations re disclosureThe Governor in Council may, subject to any other provisions of this Act relating to the disclosure of information, make regulations respecting the disclosure of information by retail associations or any prescribed class of retail associations, including regulations respectingthe information that must be disclosed, including information relating toany product or service or prescribed class of products or services offered by them,any of their policies, procedures or practices relating to the offer by them of any product or service or prescribed class of products or services,anything they are required to do or to refrain from doing under a consumer provision, andany other matter that may affect their dealings, or their employees’ or representatives’ dealings, with customers or the public;the time and place at which, the form and manner in which and the persons to whom information is to be disclosed; andthe content and form of any advertisement, by retail associations or any prescribed class of retail associations, relating to any matter referred to in paragraph (a).2001, c. 9, s. 313; 2007, c. 6, s. 170; 2012, c. 5, s. 117
Bank Act securityA bank that is continued as an association under this Act that, immediately before that continuance, held any outstanding security pursuant to section 426 or 427 of the Bank Act may continue to hold the security for the life of the loan to which the security relates and all the provisions of the Bank Act relating to the security and its enforcement continue to apply to the association as though it were a bank.2001, c. 9, s. 313
Transmission in case of deathIf the transmission of a debt owing by a retail association by reason of a deposit, of property held by a retail association as security or for safe-keeping or of rights with respect to a safety deposit box and property deposited therein takes place because of the death of a person, the delivery to the association ofan affidavit or declaration in writing in a form satisfactory to the association signed by or on behalf of a person claiming by virtue of the transmission stating the nature and effect of the transmission, andone of the following documents, namely,when the claim is based on a will or other testamentary instrument or on a grant of probate thereof or on such a grant and letters testamentary or other document of like import or on a grant of letters of administration or other document of like import, purporting to be issued by any court of authority in Canada or elsewhere, an authenticated copy or certificate thereof under the seal of the court or authority without proof of the authenticity of the seal or other proof, orwhen the claim is based on a notarial will, an authenticated copy thereof,is sufficient justification and authority for giving effect to the transmission in accordance with the claim.Transmission in case of deathNothing in subsection (1) shall be construed to prevent a retail association from refusing to give effect to a transmission until there has been delivered to the association such documentary or other evidence of or in connection with the transmission as it may deem requisite.2001, c. 9, s. 313
Branch of account with respect to depositsFor the purposes of this Act, the branch of account with respect to a deposit account isthe branch the address or name of which appears on the specimen signature card or other signing authority signed by a depositor with respect to the deposit account or that is designated by an agreement between the retail association and the depositor at the time of opening of the deposit account; orif no branch has been identified or agreed on as provided in paragraph (a), the branch that is designated as the branch of account with respect thereto by the retail association by notice in writing to the depositor.Where debt payableThe amount of any debt owing by a retail association by reason of a deposit in a deposit account in the association is payable to the person entitled thereto only at the branch of account and the person entitled thereto is not entitled to demand payment or to be paid at any other branch of the association.Where debt payableDespite subsection (2), a retail association may permit, either occasionally or as a regular practice, the person to whom the association is indebted by reason of a deposit in a deposit account in the association to withdraw moneys owing by reason of that deposit at a branch of the association other than the branch of account or to draw cheques or other orders for the payment of such moneys at a branch other than the branch of account.Situs of indebtednessThe indebtedness of a retail association by reason of a deposit in a deposit account in the association shall be deemed for all purposes to be situated at the place where the branch of account is situated.2001, c. 9, s. 313
Effect of writ, etc.Subject to subsections (3) and (4), the following documents are binding on property belonging to a person and in the possession of an association, or on money owing to a person by reason of a deposit account in an association, only if the document or a notice of it is served at the branch of the association that has possession of the property or that is the branch of account in respect of the deposit account, as the case may be:a writ or process originating a legal proceeding or issued in or pursuant to a legal proceeding;an order or injunction made by a court;an instrument purporting to assign, perfect or otherwise dispose of an interest in the property or the deposit account; oran enforcement notice in respect of a support order or support provision.NoticesAny notification sent to an association with respect to a customer of the association, other than a document referred to in subsection (1) or (3), constitutes notice to the association and fixes the association with knowledge of its contents only if sent to and received at the branch of the association that is the branch of account of an account held in the name of that customer.Notices: Minister of National RevenueDespite subsections (1) and (2), a notice, demand, order or other document issued with respect to a customer of an association constitutes notice to the association and fixes the association with knowledge of its contents and, where applicable, is binding on property belonging to the customer and in the possession of the association or on money owing to the customer by reason of an account in the association, if it is sent to the branch of the association referred to in subsection (1) or (2), an office of the association referred to in paragraph (3)(a) or any other office agreed to by the association and the Minister of National Revenue and it relates tothe administration of an Act of Parliament by the Minister of National Revenue; orthe administration of an Act of the legislature of a province or legislation made by an aboriginal government, where the Minister or the Minister of National Revenue has entered into a tax collection agreement under an Act of Parliament with the government of the province or the aboriginal government.ExceptionSubsections (1) and (2) do not apply in respect of an enforcement notice in respect of a support order or support provision ifthe enforcement notice, accompanied by a written statement containing the information required by the regulations, is served at an office of an association designated in accordance with the regulations in respect of a province; andthe order or provision can be enforced under the laws of that province.Time of applicationSubsection (3) does not apply in respect of an enforcement notice in respect of a support order or support provision until the second business day following the day of service referred to in that subsection.RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulationsrespecting the designation by an association, for the purpose of subsection (3), of a place in any province for the service of enforcement notices in respect of support orders and support provisions;prescribing the manner in which an association shall publicize the locations of designated offices of the association; andrespecting the information that must accompany enforcement notices in respect of support orders and support provisions.DefinitionsThe following definitions apply in this section.designated office means a place designated in accordance with regulations made for the purpose of subsection (3). (bureau désigné)enforcement notice, in respect of a support order or support provision, means a garnishee summons or other instrument issued under the laws of a province for the enforcement of the support order or support provision. (avis d’exécution)support order means an order or judgment or interim order or judgment for family financial support. (ordonnance alimentaire)support provision means a provision of an agreement relating to the payment of maintenance or family financial support. (disposition alimentaire)2001, c. 9, s. 313; 2005, c. 19, s. 59
InvestmentsDefinitions and Application
DefinitionsThe following definitions apply in this Part.closed-end fund means an entity whose activities are limited to investing the funds of the entity so as to provide investment diversification and professional investment management to the holders of its securities, and whose securities are fixed in number and distributed to the public in an offering under a preliminary prospectus, prospectus, short-form prospectus or similar document in accordance with the laws of a province or a foreign jurisdiction;traded on an exchange or an over-the-counter market; andliquidated on a fixed future termination date, the proceeds of which are allocated to the holders of the securities on a proportional basis. (fonds d’investissement à capital fixe)commercial loan meansany loan made or acquired by an association, other thana loan to a natural person in an amount of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars or less,a loan to the Government of Canada, the government of a province, a municipality, or to any agency thereof, or to the government of a foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, or any agency thereof, or to a prescribed international agency,a loan that is guaranteed by, or fully secured by securities issued by, a government, a municipality or an agency referred to in subparagraph (ii),a loan that is secured by a mortgage on real property, ifthe mortgage is on residential property and the amount of the loan, together with the amount then outstanding of any mortgage having an equal or prior claim against the property, does not exceed 80% of the value of the property at the time the loan is made or acquired, orthe mortgage is on real property other than residential property andthe amount of the loan, together with the amount then outstanding of any mortgage having an equal or prior claim against the property, does not exceed 80% of the value of the property at the time the loan is made or acquired, andat the time the loan is made or acquired the property provides an annual income sufficient to pay all annual expenses related to the property, including the payments owing under the mortgage and the mortgages having an equal or prior claim against the property,a loan that is secured by a mortgage on real property, ifthe mortgage is on residential property andthe amount of the loan, together with the amount then outstanding of any mortgage having an equal or prior claim against the property, exceeds 80% of the value of the property at the time the loan is made or acquired, andrepayment of the amount of the loan that exceeds 80% of the value of the property is guaranteed or insured by a government agency or private insurer approved by the Superintendent, orthe mortgage is on real property other than residential property andthe amount of the loan, together with the amount then outstanding of any mortgage having an equal or prior claim against the property, exceeds 80% of the value of the property at the time the loan is made or acquired,repayment of the amount of the loan that exceeds 80% of the value of the property is guaranteed or insured by a government agency or private insurer approved by the Superintendent, andat the time the loan is made or acquired, the property provides an annual income sufficient to pay all annual expenses related to the property, including the payments owing under the mortgage and the mortgages having an equal or prior claim against the property,a loan thatconsists of a deposit made by the association with a financial institution,is fully secured by a deposit with any financial institution, including the association,is fully secured by debt obligations guaranteed by any financial institution other than the association, oris fully secured by a guarantee of a financial institution other than the association,a loan to another association under prescribed terms and conditions, if any are prescribed, ora loan to any prescribed entity under prescribed terms and conditions, if any are prescribed;an investment in debt obligations, other thandebt obligations that areguaranteed by any financial institution other than the association,fully secured by deposits with any financial institution, including the association, orfully secured by debt obligations that are guaranteed by any financial institution other than the association,debt obligations issued by the Government of Canada, the government of a province, a municipality, or by any agency thereof, or by the government of a foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, or by any agency thereof, or by a prescribed international agency,debt obligations that are guaranteed by, or fully secured by securities issued by, a government, a municipality or an agency referred to in subparagraph (ii),debt obligations that are widely distributed, as that expression is defined by the regulations,debt obligations that are issued by another association under prescribed terms and conditions, if any are prescribed,debt obligations of an entity controlled by the association, ordebt obligations of a prescribed entity that are issued under prescribed terms and conditions, if any are prescribed; andan investment in shares of a body corporate or ownership interests in an unincorporated entity, other thanshares or ownership interests that are widely distributed, as that expression is defined by the regulations,shares or ownership interests of an entity controlled by the association, orparticipating shares. (prêt commercial)factoring entity means a factoring entity as defined in the regulations. (entité s’occupant d’affacturage)finance entity means a finance entity as defined in the regulations. (entité s’occupant de financement)financial leasing entity means an entitywhose activities are limited to the financial leasing of personal property and such related activities as are prescribed and whose activities conform to such restrictions and limitations thereon as are prescribed; andthat, in conducting the activities referred to in paragraph (a) in Canada, does notdirect its customers or potential customers to particular dealers in the leased property or the property to be leased,enter into lease agreements with persons in respect of any motor vehicle having a gross vehicle weight, as that expression is defined by the regulations, of less than twenty-one tonnes, orenter into lease agreements with natural persons in respect of personal household property, as that expression is defined by the regulations. (entité s’occupant de crédit-bail)loan includes an acceptance, endorsement or other guarantee, a deposit, a financial lease, a conditional sales contract, a repurchase agreement and any other similar arrangement for obtaining funds or credit but does not include investments in securities. (prêt ou emprunt)motor vehicle means a motorized vehicle designed to be used primarily on a public highway for the transportation of persons or things, but does not includea fire-engine, bus, ambulance or utility truck; orany other special purpose motorized vehicle that contains significant special features that make it suitable for a specific purpose. (véhicule à moteur)mutual fund distribution entity means an entity whose principal activity is acting as a selling agent of units, shares or other interests in a mutual fund and acting as a collecting agent in the collection of payments for any such interests ifthe proceeds of the sales of any such interests, less any sales commissions and service fees, are paid to the mutual fund; andthe existence of a sales commission and service fee in respect of the sale of any such interest is disclosed to the purchaser of the interest before the purchase of the interest. (courtier de fonds mutuels)mutual fund entity means an entitywhose activities are limited to the investing of the funds of the entity so as to provide investment diversification and professional investment management to the holders of its securities; andwhose securities entitle their holders to receive, on demand, or within a specified period after demand, an amount computed by reference to the value of a proportionate interest in the whole or in a part of its net assets, including a separate fund or trust account of the entity. (entité s’occupant de fonds mutuels)participating share means a share of a body corporate that carries the right to participate in the earnings of the body corporate to an unlimited degree and to participate in a distribution of the remaining property of the body corporate on dissolution. (action participante)permitted entity means an entity in which an association is permitted to acquire a substantial investment under section 390. (entité admissible)prescribed subsidiary means a subsidiary that is one of a prescribed class of subsidiaries. (filiale réglementaire)real property brokerage entity means an entity that is primarily engaged inacting as an agent for vendors, purchasers, mortgagors, mortgagees, lessors or lessees of real property; andthe provision of consulting or appraisal services in respect of real property. (courtier immobilier)specialized financing entity means a specialized financing entity as defined in the regulations. (entité s’occupant de financement spécial)Members of an association’s groupFor the purpose of this Part, a member of an association’s group is any of the following:an entity referred to in paragraph 390(1)(a) that controls the association;a subsidiary of the association or of an entity referred to in paragraph 390(1)(a) that controls the association;an entity in which the association, or an entity referred to in paragraph 390(1)(a) that controls the association, has a substantial investment; ora prescribed entity in relation to the association.Non-application of PartThis Part does not apply in respect ofthe holding of a security interest in real property, unless the security interest is prescribed under paragraph 403(a) to be an interest in real property; orthe holding of a security interest in securities of an entity.1991, c. 48, s. 386; 1993, c. 34, s. 55(F); 1997, c. 15, s. 140; 2001, c. 9, s. 314; 2007, c. 6, s. 171; 2008, c. 28, s. 151
General Constraints on Investments
Investment standardsThe directors of an association shall establish and the association shall adhere to investment and lending policies, standards and procedures that a reasonable and prudent person would apply in respect of a portfolio of investments and loans to avoid undue risk of loss and obtain a reasonable return.1991, c. 48, s. 387; 2001, c. 9, s. 314
Restriction on control and substantial investmentsSubject to subsections (2) to (4), no association shall acquire control of, or hold, acquire or increase a substantial investment in, any entity other than a permitted entity.Exception: indirect investmentsAn association may, subject to Part XII, acquire control of, or acquire or increase a substantial investment in, an entity other than a permitted entity by way ofan acquisition of control of an entity referred to in any of paragraphs 390(1)(a) to (h), a specialized financing entity or a prescribed entity that controls or has a substantial investment in the entity; oran acquisition of shares or ownership interests in the entity byan entity referred to in any of paragraphs 390(1)(a) to (h), a specialized financing entity or a prescribed entity that is controlled by the association, oran entity controlled by an entity referred to in any of paragraphs 390(1)(a) to (h), a specialized financing entity or a prescribed entity that is controlled by the association.Exception: temporary investments, realizations and loan workoutsAn association may, subject to Part XII, acquire control of, or acquire or increase a substantial investment in, an entity by way ofa temporary investment permitted by section 393;an acquisition of shares of a body corporate or of ownership interests in an unincorporated entity permitted by section 394; ora realization of security permitted by section 395.Exception: specialized financing regulationsA retail association may, subject to Part XII, acquire control of, or hold, acquire or increase a substantial investment in, an entity other than a permitted entity if it does so in accordance with regulations made under paragraph 389(d) concerning specialized financing.Exception: uncontrolled eventAn association is deemed not to contravene subsection (1) if the association acquires control of, or acquires or increases a substantial investment in, an entity solely as the result of an event not within the control of the association.Non-application of subsection (2)No association shall, under subsection (2), acquire control of, or acquire or increase a substantial investment in, an entity referred to in paragraph 390(1)(h).HoldingIf an association holds a substantial investment in an entity referred to in paragraph 390(1)(h) that it acquired or increased under subsection (2) before the coming into force of subsection (5.1), the association may continue to hold that substantial investment.Application of other provisionDespite having acquired control of, or a substantial investment in, an entity under a particular provision of this Part, an association may continue to control the entity or hold the substantial investment in the entity as though it had made the acquisition under another provision of this Part so long as the conditions of that other provision are met.Timing of deemed acquisitionIf an association decides to exercise its right under subsection (6), the association is deemed to be acquiring the control or the substantial investment under the other provision.1991, c. 48, s. 388; 1997, c. 15, s. 141; 2001, c. 9, s. 314; 2007, c. 6, s. 172; 2013, c. 40, s. 173
Regulations re limitsThe Governor in Council may make regulationsrespecting the determination of the amount or value of loans, investments and interests for the purposes of this Part;respecting the loans and investments, and the maximum aggregate amount of all loans and investments, that may be made or acquired by an association and its prescribed subsidiaries to or in a person and any persons connected with that person;specifying the classes of persons who are connected with any person for the purposes of paragraph (b); andconcerning specialized financing for the purposes of subsection 388(4).1991, c. 48, s. 389; 2001, c. 9, s. 314
Subsidiaries and Equity Investments
Permitted investmentsSubject to subsections (4) to (6) and Part XII, an association may acquire control of, or acquire or increase a substantial investment in,an association;a bank or a bank holding company as that expression is defined in section 2 of the Bank Act;a body corporate to which the Trust and Loan Companies Act applies;an insurance company, a fraternal benefit society or an insurance holding company incorporated or formed by or under the Insurance Companies Act;a trust, loan or insurance corporation incorporated or formed by or under an Act of the legislature of a province;a cooperative credit society incorporated or formed, and regulated, by or under an Act of the legislature of a province;an entity that is incorporated or formed by or under an Act of Parliament or of the legislature of a province and that is primarily engaged in dealing in securities; oran entity that is incorporated or formed, and regulated, otherwise than by or under an Act of Parliament or of the legislature of a province and that is primarily engaged outside Canada in a business that, if carried on in Canada, would be the business of banking, the business of a cooperative credit society, the business of insurance, the business of providing fiduciary services or the business of dealing in securities.Permitted investmentsSubject to subsections (3) to (6) and Part XII, an association may acquire control of, or acquire or increase a substantial investment in, an entity, other than an entity referred to in any of paragraphs (1)(a) to (h), whose business is limited to one or more of the following:engaging in any financial service activity or in any other activity that a retail association is permitted to engage in under subsection 375(2) or section 376 or 377;acquiring or holding shares of, or ownership interests in, entities in which an association is permitted under this Part to hold or acquire;engaging in the provision of any services exclusively to any or all of the following, so long as the entity is providing those services to the association or any member of the association’s group:the association,any member of the association’s group,any entity that is primarily engaged in the business of providing financial services,any permitted entity in which an entity referred to in subparagraph (iii) has a substantial investment, orany prescribed person, if it is doing so under prescribed terms and conditions, if any are prescribed;engaging in any activity that a retail association is permitted to engage in, other than an activity referred to in paragraph (a) or (e), that relates tothe promotion, sale, delivery or distribution of a financial product or financial service that is provided by the association or any member of the association’s group, orif a significant portion of the business of the entity involves an activity referred to in subparagraph (i), the promotion, sale, delivery or distribution of a financial product or financial service that is provided by any other entity that is primarily engaged in the business of providing financial services;engaging in the activities referred to in the definition closed-end fund, mutual fund distribution entity, mutual fund entity or real property brokerage entity in subsection 386(1); andengaging in prescribed activities, under prescribed terms and conditions, if any are prescribed.RestrictionAn association may not acquire control of, or acquire or increase a substantial investment in, an entity whose business includes any activity referred to in any of paragraphs (2)(a) to (e) if the entity engages in the business of accepting deposit liabilities or if the activities of the entity includeactivities that an association is not permitted to engage in under any of sections 378, 382 and 382.1;dealing in securities, except as may be permitted under paragraph (2)(e) or as may be permitted either to an association under paragraph 376(1)(f) or to a retail association under subparagraph 376(1)(i)(ii);activities that an association is not permitted to engage in under section 381 if the entity engages in the activities of a finance entity or of any other entity as may be prescribed;acquiring control of or acquiring or holding a substantial investment in another entity unlessin the case of an entity that is controlled by the association, the association itself would be permitted under this Part to acquire a substantial investment in the other entity, orin the case of an entity that is not controlled by the association, the association itself would be permitted to acquire a substantial investment in the other entity under subsection (1) or (2) or 388(2), paragraph 388(3)(b) or (c) or subsection 388(4); orany prescribed activity.ExceptionDespite paragraph (3)(a), an association may acquire control of, or acquire or increase a substantial investment in, any entity that acts as a trustee for a trust if the entity has been permitted under the laws of a province to act as a trustee for a trust and the following conditions are satisfied:the entity acts as a trustee only with respect to a closed-end fund or mutual fund entity; andif the entity engages in other business, that business is limited to engaging in one or more of the following:the activities of a mutual fund distribution entity,any activity that an association is permitted to engage in under subsection 376(2), andthe provision of investment counselling services and portfolio management services.ControlSubject to subsection (8) and the regulations, an association may not acquire control of, or acquire or increase a substantial investment in,an entity referred to in any of paragraphs (1)(a) to (h), unlessthe association controls, within the meaning of paragraph 3(1)(e), the entity, or would thereby acquire control, within the meaning of that paragraph, of the entity, orthe association is permitted by regulations made under paragraph 396(a) to acquire or increase the substantial investment;an entity whose business includes one or more of the activities referred to in paragraph (2)(a) and that engages, as part of its business, in any financial intermediary activity that exposes the entity to material market or credit risk, including a finance entity, a factoring entity and a financial leasing entity, unlessthe association controls, within the meaning of paragraph 3(1)(e), the entity, or would thereby acquire control, within the meaning of that paragraph, of the entity, orthe association is permitted by regulations made under paragraph 396(a) to acquire or increase the substantial investment; oran entity whose business includes an activity referred to in paragraph (2)(b), including a specialized financing entity, unlessthe association controls, within the meaning of paragraph 3(1)(e), the entity, or would thereby acquire control, within the meaning of that paragraph, of the entity,the association is permitted by regulations made under paragraph 396(a) to acquire or increase the substantial investment, orsubject to prescribed terms and conditions, if any are prescribed, the activities of the entity do not include the acquisition or holding of control of, or the acquisition or holding of shares or other ownership interests in, an entity referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) or an entity that is not a permitted entity.Minister’s approvalSubject to the regulations, an association may not, without the prior written approval of the Minister,acquire control of an entity referred to in any of paragraphs (1)(e) to (g) from a person who is not a member of the association’s group;acquire control of an entity referred to in paragraph (1)(h) or (4)(b), other than an entity whose activities are limited to the activities of one or more of the following entities, if the control is acquired from an entity referred to in any of paragraphs (1)(a) to (d) that is not a member of the association’s group:a factoring entity, ora financial leasing entity;acquire control of an entity referred to in paragraph (1)(h) ifA + B > CwhereAis the value of the entity’s consolidated assets, as it would have been reported in the entity’s annual financial statements if those statements had been prepared immediately before the acquisition,Bis the aggregate of the values of the consolidated assets of all other entities referred to in paragraph (1)(h) that the association has acquired control of within the preceding 12 months, as the value for each entity would have been reported in its annual financial statements if those statements had been prepared immediately before the acquisition of control of that entity, andCis 10% of the value of the association’s consolidated assets, as shown in the association’s last annual statement that was prepared before its first acquisition of control of an entity referred to in paragraph (1)(h) within the preceding 12 months;acquire control of, or acquire or increase a substantial investment in, an entity whose business includes one or more of the activities referred to in paragraph (2)(d);acquire control of, or acquire or increase a substantial investment in, an entity that engages in Canada in an activity described in paragraph 376(1)(g);acquire control of, or acquire or increase a substantial investment in, an entity that engages in an activity described in paragraph 376(1)(h); oracquire control of, or acquire or increase a substantial investment in, an entity engaging in an activity prescribed for the purposes of paragraph (2)(f).Matters for considerationIn addition to any matters or conditions provided for in this Act that are relevant to the granting of an approval, the Minister may, in considering whether to grant the approval under paragraph (5)(b.1), take into account all matters that he or she considers relevant in the circumstances, includingthe stability of the financial system in Canada; andthe best interests of the financial system in Canada.Superintendent’s approvalSubject to subsection (7) and the regulations, an association may not acquire control of, or acquire or increase a substantial investment in, an entity referred to in any of paragraphs (1)(e) to (g) and (4)(b) and (c), unless the association obtains the approval of the Superintendent.ExceptionSubsection (6) does not apply in respect of a particular transaction ifthe association is acquiring control of an entity, other than a specialized financing entity, and the only reason for which the association would, but for this subsection, require approval for the acquisition is that the entity carries on activities referred to in paragraph (2)(b);the association is acquiring control of an entity whose activities are limited to the activities of a factoring entity or a financial leasing entity; orthe Minister has approved the transaction under subsection (5) or is deemed to have approved it under subsection 391(1).Control not requiredAn association need not control an entity referred to in paragraph (1)(h), or an entity that is incorporated or formed otherwise than by or under an Act of Parliament or of the legislature of a province, if the laws or customary business practices of the country under the laws of which the entity was incorporated or formed do not permit the association to control the entity.Prohibition on giving up control in factAn association that, under subsection (4), controls an entity may not, without the prior written approval of the Minister, give up control, within the meaning of paragraph 3(1)(e), of the entity while it continues to control the entity.Giving up controlAn association that, under subsection (4), controls an entity may, with the prior written approval of the Superintendent, give up control of the entity while keeping a substantial investment in the entity ifthe association is permitted to do so by regulations made under paragraph 396(c); orthe entity meets the conditions referred to in subparagraph (4)(c)(iii).Subsections do not applyIf an association controls, within the meaning of paragraph 3(1)(a), (b), (c) or (d), an entity, subsections (5) and (6) do not apply in respect of any subsequent increases by the association of its substantial investment in the entity so long as the association continues to control the entity.1991, c. 48, s. 390; 1997, c. 15, s. 142; 1999, c. 28, s. 116; 2001, c. 9, s. 314; 2007, c. 6, s. 173; 2012, c. 5, s. 118
Approval for indirect investmentsIf an association obtains the approval of the Minister under subsection 390(5) to acquire control of, or to acquire or increase a substantial investment in, an entity and, through that acquisition or increase, the association indirectly acquires control of, or acquires or increases a substantial investment in, another entity that would require the approval of the Minister under subsection 390(5) or the Superintendent under subsection 390(6) and that indirect acquisition or increase is disclosed to the Minister in writing before the approval is obtained, the association is deemed to have obtained the approval of the Minister or the Superintendent for that indirect acquisition or increase.Approval for indirect investmentsIf an association obtains the approval of the Superintendent under subsection 390(6) to acquire control of, or to acquire or increase a substantial investment in, an entity and, through that acquisition or increase the association indirectly acquires control of, or acquires or increases a substantial investment in, another entity that would require the approval of the Superintendent under that subsection and that indirect acquisition or increase is disclosed to the Superintendent in writing before the approval is obtained, the association is deemed to have obtained the approval of the Superintendent for that indirect acquisition or increase.1991, c. 48, s. 391; 2001, c. 9, s. 314
UndertakingsIf an association controls a permitted entity, other than an entity referred to in any of paragraphs 390(1)(a) to (d), the association shall provide the Superintendent with any undertakings that the Superintendent may require regardingthe activities of the entity; andaccess to information about the entity.UndertakingsIf an association acquires control of an entity referred to in any of paragraphs 390(1)(e) to (g), the association shall provide the Superintendent with any undertakings concerning the entity that the Superintendent may require.Agreements with other jurisdictionsThe Superintendent may enter into an agreement with the appropriate official or public body responsible for the supervision of any entity referred to in any of paragraphs 390(1)(e) to (g) in each province or in any other jurisdiction concerning any matters referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) or any other matter the Superintendent considers appropriate.Access to recordsDespite any other provision of this Part, an association shall not control a permitted entity, other than an entity referred to in any of paragraphs 390(1)(a) to (d), unless, in the course of the acquisition of control or within a reasonable time after the control is acquired, the association obtains from the permitted entity an undertaking to provide the Superintendent with reasonable access to the records of the permitted entity.1991, c. 48, s. 392; 2001, c. 9, s. 314
Exceptions and Exclusions
Temporary investments in entitySubject to subsection (4), an association may, by way of a temporary investment, acquire control of, or acquire or increase a substantial investment in, an entity but, within two years, or any other period that may be specified or approved by the Superintendent, after acquiring control or after acquiring or increasing the substantial investment, as the case may be, it shall do all things necessary to ensure that it no longer controls the entity or has a substantial investment in the entity.TransitionalDespite subsection (1), if an association that was in existence immediately before June 1, 1992 had an investment in an entity on September 27, 1990 that is a substantial investment within the meaning of section 12 and the association subsequently increases that substantial investment by way of a temporary investment, the association shall, within two years, or any other period that is specified or approved by the Superintendent, after increasing the substantial investment, do all things necessary to ensure that its substantial investment in the entity is no greater than it was on September 27, 1990.ExtensionThe Superintendent may, in the case of any particular association that makes an application under this subsection, extend the period of two years, or the other period specified or approved by the Superintendent, that is referred to in subsection (1) or (2) for any further period or periods, and on any terms and conditions, that the Superintendent considers necessary.Temporary investmentIf an association, by way of temporary investment, acquires control of, or acquires or increases a substantial investment in, an entity for which the approval of the Minister would have been required under subsection 390(5) if the association had acquired the control, or acquired or increased the substantial investment, under section 390, the association must, within 90 days after acquiring control or after acquiring or increasing the substantial investment,apply to the Minister for approval to retain control of the entity or to continue to hold the substantial investment in the entity for a period specified by the Minister or for an indeterminate period on any terms and conditions that the Minister considers appropriate; ordo all things necessary to ensure that, on the expiry of the 90 days, it no longer controls the entity or does not have a substantial investment in the entity.Indeterminate extensionIf an association, by way of temporary investment, acquires control of, or acquires or increases a substantial investment in, an entity for which the approval of the Superintendent would have been required under subsection 390(6) if the association had acquired the control, or acquired or increased the substantial investment, under section 390, the Superintendent may, on application, permit the association to retain control of the entity or to continue to hold the substantial investment in the entity for an indeterminate period, on any terms and conditions that the Superintendent considers appropriate.1991, c. 48, s. 393; 2001, c. 9, s. 314; 2007, c. 6, s. 174
Loan workoutsDespite anything in this Part, if an association or any of its subsidiaries has made a loan to an entity and, under the terms of the agreement between the association, or any of its subsidiaries, and the entity with respect to the loan and any other documents governing the terms of the loan, a default has occurred, the association may acquireif the entity is a body corporate, all or any of the shares of the body corporate;if the entity is an unincorporated entity, all or any of the ownership interests in the entity;all or any of the shares or all or any of the ownership interests in any entity that is an affiliate of the entity;all or any of the shares of a body corporate that is primarily engaged in holding shares of, ownership interests in or assets acquired from the entity or any of its affiliates; orall or any of the ownership interests in any entity that is primarily engaged in holding shares of, ownership interests in or assets acquired from the entity or any of its affiliates.Obligation of associationIf an association acquires shares or ownership interests in an entity under subsection (1), the association shall, within five years after acquiring them, do all things necessary to ensure that the association does not control the entity or have a substantial investment in the entity.TransitionalDespite subsection (1), if an association that was in existence immediately before June 1, 1992 had an investment in an entity on September 27, 1990 that is a substantial investment within the meaning of section 12 and the association later increases that substantial investment by way of an investment made under subsection (1), the association shall, within five years after increasing the substantial investment, do all things necessary to ensure that its substantial investment in the entity is no greater than it was on September 27, 1990.ExtensionThe Superintendent may, in the case of any particular association that makes an application under this subsection, extend the period of five years referred to in subsection (2) or (3) for any further period or periods, and on any terms and conditions, that the Superintendent considers necessary.Exception — entities controlled by foreign governmentsDespite anything in this Part, if an association has made a loan to, or holds a debt obligation of, the government of a foreign country or an entity controlled by the government of a foreign country and, under the terms of the agreement between the association and that government or the entity, as the case may be, and any other documents governing the terms of the loan or debt obligation, a default has occurred, the association may acquire all or any of the shares of, or ownership interests in, that entity or in any other entity designated by that government, if the acquisition is part of a debt restructuring program of that government.Time for holding sharesIf an association acquires any shares or ownership interests under subsection (5), the association may, on any terms and conditions that the Superintendent considers appropriate, hold those shares or ownership interests for an indeterminate period or for any other period that the Superintendent may specify.ExceptionIf, under subsection (1), an association acquires control of, or acquires or increases a substantial investment in, an entity that it would otherwise be permitted to acquire or increase under section 390, the association may retain control of the entity or continue to hold the substantial investment for an indeterminate period, if the approval in writing of the Minister is obtained before the end of the period referred to in subsection (2) or (3), including any extension of it granted under subsection (4).1991, c. 48, s. 394; 1997, c. 15, s. 143; 2001, c. 9, s. 314; 2007, c. 6, s. 175
RealizationsDespite anything in this Act, an association may acquirean investment in a body corporate,an interest in an unincorporated entity, oran interest in real property,if the investment or interest is acquired through the realization of a security interest held by the association or any of its subsidiaries.DispositionSubject to subsection 81(2), if an association acquires control of, or a substantial investment in, an entity by way of the realization of a security interest held by the association or any of its subsidiaries, the association shall, within five years after the day on which the substantial investment is acquired, do all things necessary, or cause its subsidiary to do all things necessary, as the case may be, to ensure that the association no longer controls the entity or has a substantial investment in the entity.TransitionalDespite subsection (2), if an association that was in existence immediately before June 1, 1992 had an investment in an entity on September 27, 1990 that is a substantial investment within the meaning of section 12 and the association later increases that substantial investment by way of a realization of a security interest under subsection (1), the association shall, within five years after increasing the substantial investment, do all things necessary to ensure that its substantial investment in the entity is no greater than it was on September 27, 1990.ExtensionThe Superintendent may, in the case of any particular association that makes an application under this subsection, extend the period of five years referred to in subsection (2) or (3) for any further period or periods, and on any terms and conditions, that the Superintendent considers necessary.ExceptionIf, under subsection (1), an association acquires control of, or acquires or increases a substantial investment in, an entity that it would otherwise be permitted to acquire or increase under section 390, the association may retain control of the entity or continue to hold the substantial investment for an indeterminate period, if the approval in writing of the Minister is obtained before the end of the period referred to in subsection (2) or (3), including any extension of it granted under subsection (4).1991, c. 48, s. 395; 1997, c. 15, s. 144; 2001, c. 9, s. 314
Regulations restricting ownershipThe Governor in Council may make regulationsfor the purposes of subsection 390(4), permitting the acquisition of control or the acquisition or increase of substantial investments, or prescribing the circumstances under which that subsection does not apply or the associations or other entities in respect of which that subsection does not apply, including prescribing associations or other entities on the basis of the activities they engage in;for the purposes of subsection 390(5) or (6), permitting the acquisition of control or the acquisition or increase of substantial investments, or prescribing the circumstances under which either of those subsections does not apply or the associations or other entities in respect of which either of those subsections does not apply, including prescribing associations or other entities on the basis of the activities they engage in;for the purposes of subsection 390(10), permitting an association to give up control of an entity; andrestricting the ownership by an association of shares of a body corporate or of ownership interests in an unincorporated entity under sections 390 to 395 and imposing terms and conditions applicable to associations that own such shares or interests.1991, c. 48, s. 396; 1997, c. 15, s. 145; 2001, c. 9, s. 314
Portfolio Limits
Exclusion from portfolio limitsSubject to subsection (3), the value of all loans, investments and interests acquired by an association and any of its prescribed subsidiaries under section 394 or as a result of a realization of a security interest is not to be included in calculating the value of loans, investments and interests of the association and its prescribed subsidiaries under sections 398 to 402for a period of twelve years following the day on which the interest was acquired, in the case of an interest in real property; andfor a period of five years after the day on which the loan, investment or interest was acquired, in the case of a loan, investment or interest, other than an interest in real property.ExtensionThe Superintendent may, in the case of any particular association, extend any period referred to in subsection (1) for any further period or periods, and on any terms and conditions, that the Superintendent considers necessary.ExceptionSubsection (1) does not apply in respect of an investment or interest described in that subsection if the investment or interest is defined by a regulation made under section 403 to be an interest in real property andthe association or the subsidiary acquired the investment or interest as a result of the realization of a security interest securing a loan that was defined by a regulation made under section 403 to be an interest in real property; orthe association or the subsidiary acquired the investment or interest under section 394 as a result of a default referred to in that section in respect of a loan that was defined by a regulation made under section 403 to be an interest in real property.1991, c. 48, s. 397; 1997, c. 15, s. 146; 2001, c. 9, s. 314
Commercial Loans
Lending limit: regulatory capital of $25 million or lessAn association with twenty-five million dollars or less of regulatory capital shall not, and shall not permit its prescribed subsidiaries to,make or acquire a commercial loan, oracquire control of a permitted entity that holds commercial loans,if the aggregate value of all commercial loans held by the association and its prescribed subsidiaries exceeds, or the acquisition or making of the commercial loan or the acquisition of control of the entity would cause the aggregate value of all commercial loans held by the association and its prescribed subsidiaries to exceed, 5% of the total assets of the association.1991, c. 48, s. 398; 2001, c. 9, s. 314
Lending limit: regulatory capital over $25 millionAn association with more than twenty-five million dollars of regulatory capital maymake or acquire commercial loans, oracquire control of a permitted entity that holds commercial loans,if the aggregate value of all commercial loans held by the association and its prescribed subsidiaries would thereby exceed 5% of the total assets of the association only with the prior approval in writing of the Superintendent and in accordance with any terms and conditions that the Superintendent may specify.1991, c. 48, s. 399; 2001, c. 9, s. 314
Meaning of total assetsFor the purposes of sections 398 and 399, total assets, in respect of an association, has the meaning given to that expression by the regulations.1991, c. 48, s. 400; 2001, c. 9, s. 314
Real Property
Limit on total property interestAn association shall not, and shall not permit its prescribed subsidiaries to, purchase or otherwise acquire an interest in real property or make an improvement to any real property in which the association or any of its prescribed subsidiaries has an interest if the aggregate value of all interests of the association in real property exceeds, or the acquisition of the interest or the making of the improvement would cause that aggregate value to exceed, the prescribed percentage of the regulatory capital of the association.1991, c. 48, s. 401; 2001, c. 9, s. 314
Equities
Limits on equity acquisitionsAn association shall not, and shall not permit its prescribed subsidiaries to,purchase or otherwise acquire any participating shares of any body corporate or any ownership interests in any unincorporated entity, other than those of a permitted entity in which the association has, or by virtue of the acquisition would have, a substantial investment, oracquire control of an entity that holds shares or ownership interests referred to in paragraph (a),if the aggregate value ofall participating shares, excluding participating shares of permitted entities in which the association has a substantial investment, andall ownership interests in unincorporated entities, other than ownership interests in permitted entities in which the association has a substantial investment,beneficially owned by the association and its prescribed subsidiaries exceeds, or the purchase or acquisition would cause that aggregate value to exceed, the prescribed percentage of the regulatory capital of the association.1991, c. 48, s. 402; 2001, c. 9, s. 314
Miscellaneous
RegulationsFor the purposes of this Part, the Governor in Council may make regulationsdefining the interests of an association in real property;determining the method of valuing those interests; orexempting classes of associations from the application of sections 397 to 402.1991, c. 48, s. 403; 1997, c. 15, s. 147; 2001, c. 9, s. 314
Divestment orderThe Superintendent may, by order, direct an association to dispose of, within any period that the Superintendent considers reasonable, any loan, investment or interest made or acquired in contravention of this Part.Divestment orderIf, in the opinion of the Superintendent,an investment by an association or any entity it controls in shares of a body corporate or in ownership interests in an unincorporated entity enables the association to control the body corporate or the unincorporated entity, orthe association or any entity it controls has entered into an arrangement whereby it or its nominee may veto any proposal put beforethe board of directors of a body corporate, ora similar group or committee of an unincorporated entity,or whereby no proposal may be approved except with the consent of the association, the entity it controls or the nominee,the Superintendent may, by order, require the association, within any period that the Superintendent considers reasonable, to do all things necessary to ensure that the association no longer controls the body corporate or unincorporated entity or has the ability to veto or otherwise defeat any proposal referred to in paragraph (b).Divestment orderIfan associationfails to provide or obtain within a reasonable time the undertakings referred to in subsection 392(1), (2) or (4), oris in default of an undertaking referred to in subsection 392(1) or (2) and the default is not remedied within ninety days after the day of receipt by the association of a notice from the Superintendent of the default, ora permitted entity referred to in subsection 392(4) is in default of an undertaking referred to in subsection 392(4) and the default is not remedied within ninety days after the day of receipt by the association of a notice from the Superintendent of the default,the Superintendent may, by order, require the association, within any period that the Superintendent considers reasonable, to do all things necessary to ensure that the association no longer has a substantial investment in the entity to which the undertaking relates.ExceptionSubsection (2) does not apply in respect of an entity in which an association has a substantial investment permitted by this Part.1991, c. 48, s. 404; 2001, c. 9, s. 314
Deemed temporary investmentIf an association controls or has a substantial investment in an entity as permitted by this Part and the association becomes aware of a change in the business or affairs of the entity that, if the change had taken place before the acquisition of control or of the substantial investment, would have caused the entity not to be a permitted entity or would have been such that approval for the acquisition would have been required under subsection 390(5) or (6), the association is deemed to have acquired, on the day the association becomes aware of the change, a temporary investment in respect of which section 393 applies.1991, c. 48, s. 405; 1997, c. 15, s. 148; 2001, c. 9, s. 314
Asset transactionsAn association shall not, and shall not permit its subsidiaries to, without the approval of the Superintendent, acquire assets from a person or transfer assets to a person ifA + B > CwhereAis the value of the assets;Bis the total value of all assets that the association and its subsidiaries acquired from or transferred to that person in the twelve months ending immediately before the acquisition or transfer; andCis ten per cent of the total value of the assets of the association, as shown in the last annual statement of the association prepared before the acquisition or transfer.Approval of series of transactionsThe Superintendent may, for the purposes of subsection (1), approve a transaction or series of transactions relating to the acquisition or transfer of assets that may be entered into with a person, or with persons of any class of persons, regardless of whether those persons are known at the time of the granting of the approval or not.ExceptionSubsection (1) does not apply in respect of a transaction or series of transactions between an association and a member of the association.ExceptionSubsection (1) does not apply in respect ofan asset that is a debt obligation referred to in subparagraphs (b)(i) to (vi) of the definition commercial loan in subsection 386(1);assets acquired or transferred under a transaction or series of transactions by an association with another financial institution as a result of the association’s participation in one or more syndicated loans with that financial institution;assets purchased or sold under a sale agreement that is approved by the Minister under section 233.5;shares of, or ownership interests in, an entity for which the approval of the Minister under Part VIII or subsection 390(5) is required or the approval of the Superintendent under subsection 390(6) is required;assets, other than real property, acquired or disposed of under an arrangement that has been approved by the Superintendent under subsection 418(3); orassets acquired or disposed of with the approval of the Superintendent under subsection 418(3.1).[Repealed, 2007, c. 6, s. 176]Value of assetsFor the purposes of “A” in subsection (1), the value of the assets isin the case of assets that are acquired, the purchase price of the assets or, if the assets are shares of, or ownership interests in, an entity the assets of which will be included in the annual statement of the association after the acquisition, the fair market value of the assets; andin the case of assets that are transferred, the value of the assets as reported in the last annual statement of the association prepared before the transfer or, if the value of the assets is not reported in that annual statement, the value of the assets as it would be reported in the annual statement of the association if the annual statement had been prepared, in accordance with the accounting principles referred to in subsection 292(4), immediately before the transfer.Total value of all assetsFor the purposes of subsection (1), the total value of all assets that the association or any of its subsidiaries has acquired during the period of twelve months referred to in subsection (1) is the purchase price of the assets or, if the assets are shares of, or ownership interests in, an entity the assets of which immediately after the acquisition were included in the annual statement of the association, the fair market value of the assets of the entity at the date of the acquisition.Total value of all assetsFor the purposes of subsection (1), the total value of all assets that the association or any of its subsidiaries has transferred during the 12-month period referred to in subsection (1) is the total of the value of each of those assets as reported in the last annual statement of the association prepared before the transfer of the asset or, if the value of any of those assets is not reported in that annual statement, as it would be reported in the annual statement of the association if the annual statement had been prepared, in accordance with the accounting principles referred to in subsection 292(4), immediately before the transfer of the asset.1991, c. 48, s. 406; 1997, c. 15, s. 149; 2001, c. 9, s. 314; 2007, c. 6, s. 176
TransitionalNothing in this Part requiresthe termination of a loan made before February 7, 2001;the termination of a loan made after that date as a result of a commitment made before that date;the disposal of an investment made before that date; orthe disposal of an investment made after that date as a result of a commitment made before that date.But if the loan or investment would be precluded or limited by this Part, the amount of the loan or investment may not, except as provided in subsections 393(2), 394(3) and 395(3), be increased after that date.1991, c. 48, s. 407; 2001, c. 9, s. 314
SavingA loan or investment referred to in section 407 is deemed not to be prohibited by the provisions of this Part.1991, c. 48, s. 408; 2001, c. 9, s. 314
Adequacy of Capital and Liquidity
Adequacy of capital and liquidityAn association shall, in relation to its operations, maintainadequate capital, andadequate and appropriate forms of liquidity,and shall comply with any regulations in relation thereto.Regulations and guidelinesThe Governor in Council may make regulations and the Superintendent may make guidelines respecting the maintenance by associations of adequate capital and adequate and appropriate forms of liquidity.DirectivesNotwithstanding that an association is complying with regulations or guidelines made under subsection (2), the Superintendent may, by order, direct the associationto increase its capital; orto provide additional liquidity in such forms and amounts as the Superintendent may require.ComplianceAn association shall comply with an order made under subsection (3) within such time as the Superintendent specifies therein.Notice of valueWhere an appraisal of any asset held by an association or any of its subsidiaries has been made by the Superintendent and the value determined by the Superintendent to be the appropriate value of the asset varies materially from the value placed by the association or subsidiary on the asset, the Superintendent shall send to the association, the auditor of the association and the audit committee of the association a written notice of the appropriate value of the asset as determined by the Superintendent.1991, c. 48, s. 409; 1996, c. 6, s. 55
Self-dealingInterpretation and Application
Definition of senior officerFor the purposes of this Part, a senior officer of a body corporate is a person who isa director of the body corporate who is a full-time employee of the body corporate;the chief executive officer, chief operating officer, president, secretary, treasurer, controller, chief financial officer, chief accountant, chief auditor or chief actuary of the body corporate;a natural person who performs functions for the body corporate similar to those performed by a person referred to in paragraph (b);the head of the strategic planning unit of the body corporate;the head of the unit of the body corporate that provides legal services or human resources services to the body corporate; orany other officer reporting directly to the body corporate’s board of directors, chief executive officer or chief operating officer.1997, c. 15, s. 150
Related party of associationFor the purposes of this Part, a person is a related party of an association where the personis a person, other than a member, who has a significant interest in a class of shares of the association;is a director or senior officer of the association or of a body corporate that controls the association;is the spouse or common-law partner, or a child who is less than eighteen years of age, of a person described in paragraph (a) or (b);is an entity that is controlled by a person referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (c);is an entity in which a person who controls the association has a substantial investment; oris a person, or a member of a class of persons, designated under subsection (2) or (3) as, or deemed under subsection (4) to be, a related party of the association.[Repealed, 1997, c. 15, s. 151]Related party of retail associationSubject to the regulations, for the purposes of this Part, a person is a related party of a retail association if the person isa member of the association or of an association that controls, or has a significant interest in, the association;a director or senior officer of the association or of a body corporate that controls the association;the spouse or common-law partner, or a child who is less than eighteen years of age, of a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b);an entity that is controlled, within the meaning of section 3, determined without regard to paragraph 3(1)(e), by a person referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (c); ora person, or a member of a class of persons, designated under subsection (2) or (3) as, or deemed under subsection (4) to be, a related party of the association.Exception — subsidiaries and substantial investments of associationsIf an entity in which an association has a substantial investment would, but for this subsection, be a related party of the association only because a person who controls the association controls the entity or has a substantial investment in the entity, and the person does not control the entity or have a substantial investment in the entity otherwise than through the person’s controlling interest in the association, the entity is not a related party of the association.Designated related partyFor the purposes of this Part, the Superintendent may, with respect to a particular association, designate as a related party of the association any person or class of persons whose direct or indirect interest in or relationship with the association or a related party of the association might reasonably be expected to affect the exercise of the best judgment of the association in respect of a transaction.IdemWhere a person is designated as a related party of an association pursuant to subsection (2), the Superintendent may also designate any entity in which the person has a substantial investment and any entity controlled by such an entity to be a related party of the association.Deemed related partyWhere, in contemplation of a person becoming a related party of an association, the association enters into a transaction with the person, the person is deemed for the purposes of this Part to be a related party of the association in respect of that transaction.ExemptionThe Superintendent may, by order, designate a class of non-voting shares of an association for the purpose of this subsection. If a class of non-voting shares of an association is so designated, a person is deemed, notwithstanding paragraph (1)(a), not to be a related party of the association if the person would otherwise be a related party of the association only because the person has a significant interest in that class.Determination of controlFor the purposes of paragraph (1)(d), “controlled” means “controlled, within the meaning of section 3, determined without regard to paragraph 3(1)(e)”.[Repealed, 1997, c. 15, s. 151]1991, c. 48, s. 410; 1997, c. 15, s. 151; 2000, c. 12, s. 86; 2001, c. 9, s. 315
Non-application of PartThis Part does not apply in respect of any transaction entered into prior to the coming into force of this Part but, after the coming into force of this Part, any modification of, addition to, or renewal or extension of a prior transaction is subject to this Part.IdemThis Part does not apply in respect ofthe issue of shares of any class of shares of an association when fully paid for in money or when issuedin accordance with any provisions for the conversion of other issued and outstanding securities of the association into shares of that class of shares,as a share dividend,in exchange for shares of a body corporate that has been continued as an association under Part III,in accordance with the terms of an amalgamation under Part VII,by way of consideration in accordance with the terms of a sale agreement under Part VII, orwith the approval in writing of the Superintendent, in exchange for shares of another body corporate;the payment of dividends by an association; ortransactions that consist of the payment or provision by an association to persons who are related parties of the association of salaries, fees, stock options, pension benefits, incentive benefits or other benefits or remuneration in their capacity as directors, officers or employees of the association.ExceptionNothing in paragraph (2)(c) exempts from the application of this Part the payment by an association of fees or other remuneration to a person forthe provision of services referred to in paragraph 419(1)(a); orduties outside the ordinary course of business of the association.Exception for holding body corporateSubject to subsection (5), a holding body corporate of an association is not a related party of the association.Holding body corporate of a retail associationUnless the regulations provide otherwise, a holding body corporate of a retail association is a related party of the retail association.Substantial investment — related party exceptionIf a holding body corporate of an association is, because of subsection (4), not a related party of the association, any entity in which the holding body corporate has a substantial investment is not a related party of the association if no related party of the association has a substantial investment in the entity otherwise than through the control of the holding body corporate.1991, c. 48, s. 411; 2001, c. 9, s. 316
Meaning of transactionFor the purposes of this Part, entering into a transaction with a related party of an association includesmaking a guarantee on behalf of the related party;making an investment in any securities of the related party;taking an assignment of or otherwise acquiring a loan made by a third party to the related party; andtaking a security interest in the securities of the related party.InterpretationFor the purposes of this Part, the fulfilment of an obligation under the terms of any transaction, including the payment of interest on a loan or deposit, is part of the transaction, and not a separate transaction.Meaning of loanFor the purposes of this Part, loan includes a deposit, a financial lease, a conditional sales contract, a repurchase agreement and any other similar arrangement for obtaining funds or credit, but does not include investments in securities or the making of an acceptance, endorsement or other guarantee.Security of a related partyFor the purposes of this Part, security of a related party includes an option, transferable by delivery, to demand delivery of a specified number or amount of shares of the related party at a fixed price within a specified time.1991, c. 48, s. 412; 2007, c. 6, s. 177
Prohibited Related Party Transactions
Prohibited transactionsExcept as provided in this Part, an association shall not, directly or indirectly, enter into any transaction with a related party of the association.Transaction of entityWithout limiting the generality of subsection (1), an association is deemed to have indirectly entered into a transaction in respect of which this Part applies where the transaction is entered into by an entity that is controlled by the association.ExceptionSubsection (2) does not apply where an entity that is controlled by an association is a financial institution incorporated or formed under the laws of a province and is subject to regulation and supervision, satisfactory to the Minister, regarding transactions with related parties of the association.IdemSubsection (2) does not apply in respect of transactions entered into by an entity that is controlled by an association if the transaction is a prescribed transaction or is one of a class of prescribed transactions.
Permitted Related Party Transactions
Nominal value transactionsNotwithstanding anything in this Part, an association may enter into a transaction with a related party of the association if the value of the transaction is nominal or immaterial to the association when measured by criteria that have been established by the conduct review committee of the association and approved in writing by the Superintendent.
Secured loansAn association may make a loan to or a guarantee on behalf of a related party of the association or take an assignment of or otherwise acquire a loan to a related party of the association ifthe loan or guarantee is fully secured by securities of or guaranteed by the Government of Canada or the government of a province; orthe loan is a loan made to a related party who is a natural person on the security of a mortgage of the principal residence of that related party.
DepositsAn association may enter into a transaction with a related party of the association if the transaction consists of a deposit by the association with a financial institution that is a direct clearer or a member of a clearing group under the by-laws of the Canadian Payments Association and the deposit is made for clearing purposes.
Borrowing, etc., from related partyAn association may borrow money from, take deposits from, or issue debt obligations to, a related party of the association.
Acquisition of assetsAn association may purchase or otherwise acquire from a related party of the associationsecurities of, or securities guaranteed by, the Government of Canada or the government of a province;assets fully secured by securities of, or securities guaranteed by, the Government of Canada or the government of a province; orgoods for use in the ordinary course of business.Sale of assetsSubject to section 406, an association may sell any assets of the association to a related party of the association ifthe consideration for the assets is fully paid in money; andthere is an active market for those assets.Asset transactions with financial institutionsNotwithstanding any of the provisions of subsections (1) and (2), an association may, in the normal course of business and pursuant to arrangements that have been approved by the Superintendent in writing, acquire or dispose of any assets, other than real property, from or to a related party of the association that is a financial institution.Asset transactions in restructuringDespite any of the provisions of subsections (1) and (2), an association may acquire any assets from, or dispose of any assets to, a related party of the association as part of, or in the course of, a restructuring, if the acquisition or disposition has been approved in writing by the Superintendent.Goods or space for use in businessAn association may lease assetsfrom a related party of the association for use in the ordinary course of business of the association, orto a related party of the association,if the lease payments are made in money.Approval under section 233.5An association may acquire any assets from, or dispose of any assets to, a related party of the association under a sale agreement that is approved by the Minister under section 233.5.1991, c. 48, s. 418; 2001, c. 9, s. 317; 2007, c. 6, s. 178
ServicesAn association may enter into a transaction with a related party of the association if the transactionsubject to subsection (2), consists of a written contract for the purchase by the association of services used in the ordinary course of business;in the case of a retail association, involves, subject to subsection (4), the provision of services, other than loans or guarantees, normally provided to the public by the association in the ordinary course of business;consists of a written contract with a financial institution or an entity in which the association is permitted to have a substantial investment pursuant to section 390 that is a related party of the associationfor the networking of any services provided by the association or the financial institution or entity, orfor the referral of any person by the association to the financial institution or entity, or for the referral of any person by the financial institution or entity to the association;consists of a written contract for such pension or benefit plans or their management or administration as are incidental to directorships or to the employment of officers or employees of the association or its subsidiaries; orinvolves the provision by the association of management, advisory, accounting, information processing or other services in relation to any business of the related party.Order concerning management by employeesWhere an association has entered into a contract pursuant to paragraph (1)(a) and the contract, when taken together with all other such contracts entered into by the association, results in all or substantially all of the management functions of the association being exercised by persons who are not employees of the association, the Superintendent may, by order, if the Superintendent considers that result to be inappropriate, require the association, within such time as may be specified in the order, to take all steps necessary to ensure that management functions that are integral to the carrying on of business by the association are exercised by employees of the association to the extent specified in the order.ExceptionDespite subsection 413(2), an association is deemed not to have indirectly entered into a transaction in respect of which this Part applies if the transaction is entered into by an entity that is controlled by the association and the business of which is limited to the activity referred to in paragraph 390(2)(c) and the transaction is on terms and conditions at least as favourable to the association as market terms and conditions, as defined in subsection 425(2).Loans or guarantees not includedThe provision of services, for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a.1), does not include the making of loans or guarantees.1991, c. 48, s. 419; 1997, c. 15, s. 152; 2001, c. 9, s. 318; 2007, c. 6, s. 179
Directors and officers and their interestsSubject to subsection (2) and sections 421 and 422, an association may enter into any transaction with a related party of the association if the related party isa natural person who is a related party of the association only because the person isa director or senior officer of the association or of an entity that controls the association, orthe spouse or common-law partner, or a child who is less than eighteen years of age, of a director or senior officer of the association or of an entity that controls the association; oran entity that is a related party of the association only because the entity is controlled bya director or senior officer of the association or of an entity that controls the association, orthe spouse or common-law partner, or a child who is less than eighteen years of age, of a director or senior officer of the association or of an entity that controls the association.Loans to full-time senior officersAn association may, with respect to a related party of the association referred to in subsection (1) who is a full-time senior officer of the association, make, take an assignment of or otherwise acquire a loan to the related party only if the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding loans to the related party that are held by the association and its subsidiaries, together with the principal amount of the proposed loan, does not exceed the greater of twice the annual salary of the related party and $100,000.ExceptionSubsection (2) does not apply in respect ofloans referred to in paragraph 415(b), andmargin loans referred to in section 422,and the amount of any such loans to a related party of an association shall not be included in determining, for the purposes of subsection (2), the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding loans made by the association to the related party.Preferred terms — loan to senior officerNotwithstanding section 425, an association may make a loan, other than a margin loan, to a senior officer of the association on terms and conditions more favourable to the officer than market terms and conditions, as defined in subsection 425(2), if those terms and conditions of the loan have been approved by the conduct review committee of the association.Preferred terms — loan to spouse or common-law partner of senior officerDespite section 425, an association may make a loan referred to in paragraph 415(b) to the spouse or common-law partner of a senior officer of the association on terms and conditions more favourable than market terms and conditions, as defined in subsection 425(2), by the association if those terms and conditions have been approved by the conduct review committee of the association.Preferred terms — other financial servicesDespite section 425, an association may offer financial services, other than loans or guarantees, to a senior officer of the association, or to the spouse or common-law partner, or to a child who is less than eighteen years of age, of a senior officer of the association, on terms and conditions more favourable than market terms and conditions, as defined in subsection 425(2), ifthe financial services are offered by the association to employees of the association on those favourable terms and conditions; andthe conduct review committee of the association has approved the practice of making those financial services available on those favourable terms and conditions to senior officers of the association or to the spouses or the common-law partners, or to the children under eighteen years of age, of senior officers of the association.1991, c. 48, s. 420; 1997, c. 15, s. 153; 2000, c. 12, s. 86; 2001, c. 9, s. 319
Board approval requiredExcept with the concurrence of at least two thirds of the directors present at a meeting of the board of directors of the association, an association shall not, with respect to a related party of the association referred to in subsection 420(1),make, take an assignment of or otherwise acquire a loan to the related party, including a margin loan referred to in section 422,make a guarantee on behalf of the related party, ormake an investment in the securities of the related partyif, immediately following the transaction, the aggregate ofthe principal amount of all outstanding loans to the related party that are held by the association and its subsidiaries, other thanloans referred to in paragraph 415(b), andwhere the related party is a full-time senior officer of the association, loans to the related party that are permitted by subsection 420(2),the sum of all outstanding amounts guaranteed by the association and its subsidiaries on behalf of the related party, andwhere the related party is an entity, the book value of all investments by the association and its subsidiaries in the securities of the entitywould exceed 2 per cent of the regulatory capital of the association.Limit on transactions with directors, officers and their interestsAn association shall not, with respect to a related party of the association referred to in subsection 420(1),make, take an assignment of or otherwise acquire a loan to the related party, including a margin loan referred to in section 422,make a guarantee on behalf of the related party, ormake an investment in the securities of the related partyif, immediately following the transaction, the aggregate ofthe principal amount of all outstanding loans to all related parties of the association referred to in subsection 420(1) that are held by the association and its subsidiaries, other thanloans referred to in section 415, andloans permitted by subsection 420(2),the sum of all outstanding amounts guaranteed by the association and its subsidiaries on behalf of all related parties of the association referred to in subsection 420(1), andthe book value of all investments by the association and its subsidiaries in the securities of all entities that are related parties of the association referred to in subsection 420(1)would exceed 50 per cent of the regulatory capital of the association.Exclusion of de minimis transactionsLoans, guarantees and investments that are referred to in section 414 shall not be included in calculating the aggregate of loans, guarantees and investments referred to in subsections (1) and (2).1991, c. 48, s. 421; 1997, c. 15, s. 154
Margin loansThe Superintendent may establish terms and conditions with respect to the making by an association of margin loans to a director or senior officer of the association.1991, c. 48, s. 422; 1997, c. 15, s. 155; 2001, c. 9, s. 320
Exemption by orderAn association may enter into a transaction with a related party of the association if the Superintendent, by order, has exempted the transaction from the provisions of section 413.Conditions for orderThe Superintendent shall not make an order referred to in subsection (1) unless the Superintendent is satisfied that the decision of the association to enter into the transaction has not been and is not likely to be influenced in any significant way by a related party of the association and does not involve in any significant way the interests of a related party of the association.1991, c. 48, s. 423; 1996, c. 6, s. 56
Prescribed transactionsAn association may enter into a transaction with a related party of the association if the transaction is a prescribed transaction or one of a class of prescribed transactions.
Restrictions on Permitted Transactions
Market terms and conditionsExcept as provided in subsections 420(4) and (5), any transaction entered into with a related party of the association shall be on terms and conditions that are at least as favourable to the association as market terms and conditions.Meaning of market terms and conditionsFor the purposes of subsection (1), market terms and conditions meansin respect of a service or a loan facility or a deposit facility offered to the public by the association in the ordinary course of business, terms and conditions that are no more or less favourable than those offered to the public by the association in the ordinary course of business; andin respect of any other transaction,terms and conditions, including those relating to price, rent or interest rate, that might reasonably be expected to apply in a similar transaction in an open market under conditions requisite to a fair transaction between parties who are at arm’s length and who are acting prudently, knowledgeably and willingly, orif the transaction is one that would not reasonably be expected to occur in an open market between parties who are at arm’s length, terms and conditions, including those relating to price, rent or interest rate, that would reasonably be expected to provide the association with fair value, having regard to all the circumstances of the transaction, and that would be consistent with the parties to the transaction acting prudently, knowledgeably and willingly.1991, c. 48, s. 425; 2001, c. 9, s. 321
[Repealed, 1997, c. 15, s. 156]
Disclosure
Association obligationWhere, in respect of any proposed transaction permitted by this Part, other than those referred to in section 414, an association has reason to believe that the other party to the transaction is a related party of the association, the association shall take all reasonable steps to obtain from the other party full disclosure, in writing, of any interest or relationship, direct or indirect, that would make the other party a related party of the association.Reliance on informationAn association and any person who is a director or an officer, employee or agent of the association may rely on any information contained in any disclosure received by the association pursuant to subsection (1) or any information otherwise acquired in respect of any matter that might be the subject of such a disclosure and no action lies against the association or any such person for anything done or omitted in good faith in reliance on any such information.
Notice to SuperintendentIf an association has entered into a transaction that the association is prohibited by this Part from entering into, or an association has entered into a transaction for which approval is required under subsection 421(1) without having obtained the approval, the association shall, on becoming aware of that fact, notify the Superintendent without delay.1991, c. 48, s. 429; 1997, c. 15, s. 157
Remedial Actions
Voidable contractsIf an association enters into a transaction that it is prohibited from entering into by this Part, the association or the Superintendent may apply to a court for an order setting aside the transaction or for any other appropriate remedy, including an order directing that the related party of the association involved in the transaction account to the association for any profit or gain realized or that any director or senior officer of the association who authorized the transaction compensate the association for any loss or damage incurred by the association.Time limitAn application under subsection (1) in respect of a particular transaction may only be made within the period of three months following the day the notice referred to in section 429 in respect of the transaction is given to the Superintendent or, if no such notice is given, the day the Superintendent becomes aware of the transaction.CertificateFor the purposes of subsection (2), a document purporting to have been issued by the Superintendent, certifying the day on which the Superintendent became aware of the transaction, shall, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, be received in evidence as conclusive proof of that fact without proof of the signature or of the official character of the person appearing to have signed the document and without further proof.1991, c. 48, s. 430; 2001, c. 9, s. 322
Regulation of Associations — SuperintendentSupervisionReturns
Required informationAn association shall provide the Superintendent with such information, at such times and in such form as the Superintendent may require.
[Repealed, 2007, c. 6, s. 180]
[Repealed, 2007, c. 6, s. 180]
[Repealed, 2007, c. 6, s. 180]
Names of directors and auditorsAn association shall, within thirty days after each annual meeting of the association, provide the Superintendent with a return showingthe name, residence and citizenship of each director holding office immediately following the meeting;the mailing address of each director holding office immediately following the meeting;the bodies corporate of which each director referred to in paragraph (a) is an officer or director and the firms of which each director is a member;the names of the directors referred to in paragraph (a) who are officers or employees of the association or any subsidiary of the association, and the positions they occupy;the name of each committee of the association on which each director referred to in paragraph (a) serves;the date of expiration of the term of each director referred to in paragraph (a); andthe name, address and date of appointment of the auditor of the association.ChangesWhereany information relating to a director or auditor of an association shown in the latest return made to the Superintendent under subsection (1), other than information referred to in paragraph (1)(c), becomes inaccurate or incomplete,a vacancy in the position of auditor of the association occurs or is filled by another person, ora vacancy on the board of directors of the association occurs or is filled,the association shall forthwith provide the Superintendent with such information as is required to maintain the return in a complete and accurate form.
Copy of by-lawsAn association shall send to the Superintendent within thirty days after the coming into effect of a by-law or an amendment to a by-law, a copy of the by-law or amendment.1991, c. 48, s. 433; 2001, c. 9, s. 325
Register of associationsThe Superintendent shall, in respect of each association, cause a register to be maintained containing a copy ofthe incorporating instrument of the association; andthe information referred to in paragraphs 432(1)(a) and (c) to (g) contained in the latest return sent to the Superintendent under section 432.FormThe register may be maintained ina bound or loose-leaf form or in a photographic film form; ora system of mechanical or electronic data processing or any other information storage device that is capable of reproducing any required information in intelligible written form within a reasonable time.AccessPersons are entitled to reasonable access to the register and may make copies of or take extracts from the information in it.EvidenceA statement containing information in the register and purporting to be certified by the Superintendent is admissible in evidence in all courts as proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, of the facts stated in the statement without proof of the appointment or signature of the Superintendent.1991, c. 48, s. 434; 2001, c. 9, s. 325
Confidential informationSubject to section 436, all information regarding the business or affairs of an association, or regarding a person dealing with an association, that is obtained by the Superintendent, or by any person acting under the direction of the Superintendent, as a result of the administration or enforcement of any Act of Parliament, and all information prepared from that information, is confidential and shall be treated accordingly.Disclosure permittedNothing in subsection (1) prevents the Superintendent from disclosing any informationto any government agency or body that regulates or supervises financial institutions, for purposes related to that regulation or supervision,to any other agency or body that regulates or supervises financial institutions, for purposes related to that regulation or supervision,to the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation for purposes related to its operation, andto the Deputy Minister of Finance or any officer of the Department of Finance authorized in writing by the Deputy Minister of Finance or to the Governor of the Bank of Canada or any officer of the Bank of Canada authorized in writing by the Governor of the Bank of Canada, for the purposes of policy analysis related to the regulation of financial institutions,if the Superintendent is satisfied that the information will be treated as confidential by the agency, body or person to whom it is disclosed.1991, c. 48, s. 435; 1997, c. 15, s. 158; 2001, c. 9, s. 326
RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulations prohibiting, limiting or restricting the disclosure by associations of prescribed supervisory information.1999, c. 28, s. 117
Evidentiary privilegePrescribed supervisory information shall not be used as evidence in any civil proceedings and is privileged for that purpose.No testimony or productionNo person shall by an order of any court, tribunal or other body be required in any civil proceedings to give oral testimony or to produce any document relating to any prescribed supervisory information.Exceptions to subsection (1)Despite subsection (1),the Minister, the Superintendent or the Attorney General of Canada may, in accordance with the regulations, if any, use prescribed supervisory information as evidence in any proceedings; andan association may, in accordance with the regulations, if any, use prescribed supervisory information as evidence in any proceedings in relation to the administration or enforcement of this Act or the Winding-up and Restructuring Act that are commenced by the association, the Minister, the Superintendent or the Attorney General of Canada.Exceptions to subsections (1) and (2)Despite subsections (1) and (2) and section 39.1 of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act, a court, tribunal or other body may, by order, require the Minister, the Superintendent or an association to give oral testimony or to produce any document relating to any prescribed supervisory information in any civil proceedings in relation to the administration or enforcement of this Act that are commenced by the Minister, the Superintendent, the Attorney General of Canada or the association.No waiverThe disclosure of any prescribed supervisory information, other than under subsection (3) or (4), does not constitute a waiver of the privilege referred to in subsection (1).RegulationsThe Governor in Council may, for the purposes of subsection (3), make regulations respecting the circumstances in which prescribed supervisory information may be used as evidence.2001, c. 9, s. 327; 2007, c. 6, s. 181; 2015, c. 36, s. 238
Disclosure by SuperintendentThe Superintendent shall disclose at such times and in such manner as the Minister may determine, such information obtained by the Superintendent under this Act as the Minister considers ought to be disclosed for the purposes of the analysis of the financial condition of an association and thatis contained in returns filed pursuant to the Superintendent’s financial regulatory reporting requirements in respect of associations; orhas been obtained as a result of an industry-wide or sectoral survey conducted by the Superintendent in relation to an issue or circumstances that could have an impact on the financial condition of associations.Prior consultation requiredThe Minister shall consult with the Superintendent before making any determination under subsection (1).1991, c. 48, s. 436; 1994, c. 26, s. 28; 1996, c. 6, s. 57
Disclosure by an associationAn association shall make available to the public such information concerningthe compensation of its executives, as that expression is defined by the regulations, andits business and affairs for the purpose of the analysis of its financial condition,in such form and manner and at such times as may be required by or pursuant to such regulations as the Governor in Council may make for the purpose.1996, c. 6, s. 57
Exceptions to disclosureNo information obtained by an association regarding any of its customers shall be disclosed or made available under subsection 436(1) or section 436.1.1996, c. 6, s. 57
Report respecting disclosureThe Superintendent shall prepare a report, to be included in the report referred to in section 40 of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act, respecting the disclosure of information by associations and describing the state of progress made in enhancing the disclosure of information in the financial services industry.1996, c. 6, s. 57; 2001, c. 9, s. 328
Inspection of Associations
Examination of associationsThe Superintendent, from time to time, but at least once in each calendar year, shall make or cause to be made any examination and inquiry into the business and affairs of each association that the Superintendent considers to be necessary or expedient to determine whether the association is complying with the provisions of this Act and whether the association is in a sound financial condition and, after the conclusion of each examination and inquiry, shall report on it to the Minister.Access to records of associationThe Superintendent or a person acting under the Superintendent’s directionhas a right of access to any records, cash, assets and security held by or on behalf of an association; andmay require the directors, officers and auditor of an association to provide information and explanations, to the extent that they are reasonably able to do so, in respect of the condition and affairs of the association or any entity in which the association has a substantial investment.1991, c. 48, s. 437; 2001, c. 9, s. 329; 2012, c. 5, s. 119
Power of Superintendent on inquiryThe Superintendent has all the powers of a person appointed as a commissioner under Part II of the Inquiries Act for the purpose of obtaining evidence under oath, and may delegate those powers to any person acting under the Superintendent’s direction.
Remedial PowersPrudential Agreements
Prudential agreementThe Superintendent may enter into an agreement, called a “prudential agreement”, with an association for the purposes of implementing any measure designed to maintain or improve its safety and soundness.2001, c. 9, s. 330
Directions of Compliance
Superintendent’s directions to associationWhere, in the opinion of the Superintendent, an association, or a person with respect to an association, is committing, or is about to commit, an act that is an unsafe or unsound practice in conducting the business of the association, or is pursuing or is about to pursue any course of conduct that is an unsafe or unsound practice in conducting the business of the association, the Superintendent may direct the association or person tocease or refrain from committing the act or pursuing the course of conduct; andperform such acts as in the opinion of the Superintendent are necessary to remedy the situation.Opportunity for representationsSubject to subsection (3), no direction shall be issued to an association or person under subsection (1) unless the association or person is provided with a reasonable opportunity to make representations in respect of the matter.Temporary directionWhere, in the opinion of the Superintendent, the length of time required for representations to be made under subsection (2) might be prejudicial to the public interest, the Superintendent may make a temporary direction with respect to the matters referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) having effect for a period of not more than fifteen days.IdemSubject to section 440, a temporary direction under subsection (3) continues to have effect after the expiration of the fifteen day period referred to in that subsection if no representations are made to the Superintendent within that period or, if representations have been made, the Superintendent notifies the association or person that the Superintendent is not satisfied that there are sufficient grounds for revoking the direction.
[Repealed, 1996, c. 6, s. 58]
Court enforcementWhere an association or personis contravening or has failed to comply with a prudential agreement entered into under section 438.1 or a direction of the Superintendent issued to the association or person pursuant to subsection 439(1) or (3),is contravening this Act, orhas omitted to do any thing under this Act that is required to be done by or on the part of the association or person,the Superintendent may, in addition to any other action that may be taken under this Act, apply to a court for an order requiring the association or person to comply with the prudential agreement or the direction, cease the contravention or do any thing that is required to be done, and on such application the court may so order and make any other order it thinks fit.AppealAn appeal from a decision of a court under subsection (1) lies in the same manner, and to the same court, as an appeal from any other order of the court.1991, c. 48, s. 441; 2001, c. 9, s. 331
Disqualification and Removal of Directors or Senior Officers
Meaning of senior officerIn sections 441.1 and 441.2, senior officer means the chief executive officer, secretary, treasurer, controller of an association or any other officer reporting directly to the association’s board of directors or chief executive officer.2001, c. 9, s. 332
ApplicationThis section applies only in respect of an associationthat has been notified by the Superintendent that this section applies to it where the association is subject to measures designed to maintain or improve its safety and soundness, which measureshave been specified by the Superintendent by way of conditions or limitations in respect of the order approving the commencement and carrying on of the association’s business, orare contained in a prudential agreement entered into under section 438.1 or an undertaking given by the association to the Superintendent; orthat is the subject of a direction made under section 439 or an order made under subsection 409(3).Information to be providedAn association shall provide the Superintendent with the name ofeach person who has been nominated for election or appointment as a member of its board of directors, andeach person who has been selected by the association for appointment as a senior officer,together with such other information about the background, business record and experience of the person as the Superintendent may require.When information to be providedThe information required by subsection (2) shall be provided to the Superintendent at least thirty days prior to the date or proposed date of the election or appointment or within such shorter period as the Superintendent may allow.DisqualificationIf the Superintendent is of the opinion that, on the basis of the competence, business record, experience, conduct or character of a person, he or she is not suitable to hold that position, the Superintendent may, by order, disqualify the person from being elected or appointed as a director of an association or from being appointed as a senior officer.Risk of prejudiceIn forming an opinion under subsection (4), the Superintendent must consider whether the interests of the depositors and creditors of the association would likely be prejudiced if the person were to take office or continue to hold office, as the case may be.Representations may be madeThe Superintendent must in writing notify the person concerned and the association of any action that the Superintendent proposes to take under subsection (4) and must afford them an opportunity within 15 days after the date of the notice, or within any longer period that the Superintendent allows, to make representations to the Superintendent in relation to the matter.ProhibitionWhere an order has been made under subsection (4) disqualifying a person from being elected or appointed to a position, the person shall not be, and the association shall not permit the person to be, elected or appointed to the position.1996, c. 6, s. 59; 2001, c. 9, s. 333
Removal of directors or senior officersThe Superintendent may, by order, remove a person from office as a director or senior officer of an association if the Superintendent is of the opinion that the person is not suitable to hold that officeon the basis of the competence, business record, experience, conduct or character of the person; orbecause the person has contravened or, by action or negligence, has contributed to the contravention ofthis Act or the regulations made under it,a direction made under section 439,an order made under subsection 409(3),a condition or limitation in respect of the order approving the commencement and carrying on of the association’s business, ora prudential agreement entered into under section 438.1 or an undertaking given by the association to the Superintendent.Risk of prejudiceIn forming an opinion under subsection (1), the Superintendent must consider whether the interests of the depositors and creditors of the association have been or are likely to be prejudiced by the person’s holding office as a director or senior officer.Representations may be madeThe Superintendent must in writing notify the person concerned and the association of any removal order that the Superintendent proposes to make under subsection (1) and must afford them an opportunity within 15 days after the date of the notice, or within any longer period that the Superintendent allows, to make representations to the Superintendent in relation to the matter.SuspensionIf the Superintendent is of the opinion that the public interest may be prejudiced by the director or senior officer continuing to exercise the powers or carry out the duties and functions of that office during the period for making representations, the Superintendent may make an order suspending the director or senior officer. The suspension may not extend beyond 10 days after the expiration of that period.Notice of orderThe Superintendent shall, without delay, notify the director or senior officer, as the case may be, and the association of a removal order or suspension order.Consequences of removal orderThe director or senior officer, as the case may be, ceases to hold that office as of the date the removal order is made or any later date specified in the order.AppealThe director or senior officer, as the case may be, or the association may, within 30 days after the date of receipt of notice of the removal order under subsection (5), or within any longer period that the Court allows, appeal the matter to the Federal Court.Powers of Federal CourtThe Federal Court, in the case of an appeal, may dismiss the appeal or set aside the removal order.Order not stayed by appealA removal order is not stayed by an appeal.2001, c. 9, s. 334
Supervisory Intervention
Superintendent may take controlSubject to this Act, where any of the circumstances described in subsection (1.1) exist in respect of an association, the Superintendent maytake control, for a period not exceeding sixteen days, of the assets of the association and the assets held under the administration of the association; orunless the Minister advises the Superintendent that the Minister is of the opinion that it is not in the public interest to do so,take control, for a period exceeding sixteen days, of the assets of the association and the assets held under the administration of the association,where control of assets has been taken under paragraph (a), continue the control beyond the sixteen days referred to in that paragraph, ortake control of the association.Circumstances for taking controlControl by the Superintendent under subsection (1) may be taken in respect of an association wherethe association has failed to pay its liabilities or, in the opinion of the Superintendent, will not be able to pay its liabilities as they become due and payable;[Repealed, 2001, c. 9, s. 335]the assets of the association are not, in the opinion of the Superintendent, sufficient to give adequate protection to its depositors and creditors;any asset appearing on the books or records of the association or held under the administration of the association is not, in the opinion of the Superintendent, satisfactorily accounted for;the regulatory capital of the association has, in the opinion of the Superintendent, reached a level or is eroding in a manner that may detrimentally affect its depositors and creditors;the association has failed to comply with an order of the Superintendent under paragraph 409(3)(a);in the case of a retail association, the association’s deposit insurance has been terminated by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation; orin the opinion of the Superintendent, any other state of affairs exists in respect of the association that may be materially prejudicial to the interests of the depositors or creditors of the association or to those of the owners of any assets under the association’s administration.Notice of proposed actionThe Superintendent must notify an association of any action proposed to be taken in respect of it under paragraph (1)(b) and of its right to make written representations to the Superintendent within the time specified in the notice, not exceeding 10 days after it receives the notice.Objectives of SuperintendentIf, pursuant to subsection (1), the Superintendent has control of the assets of an association referred to in that subsection, the Superintendent may do all things necessary or expedient to protect the rights and interests of the depositors and creditors of the association.Powers of SuperintendentWhere, pursuant to subsection (1), the Superintendent has control of the assets of an association referred to in that subsection,the association shall not make, acquire or transfer any loan or make any purchase, sale or exchange of membership shares or securities or any disbursement or transfer of cash of any kind without the prior approval of the Superintendent or a representative designated by the Superintendent; andno director, officer or employee of the association shall have access to any cash or securities held by or under the administration of the association unlessa representative of the Superintendent accompanies the director, officer or employee, orthe access is previously authorized by the Superintendent or the Superintendent’s representative.1991, c. 48, s. 442; 1996, c. 6, s. 60; 2001, c. 9, s. 335; 2014, c. 39, s. 289
[Repealed, 1996, c. 6, s. 61]
Powers of directors and officers suspendedWhere the Superintendent takes control of an association pursuant to subparagraph 442(1)(b)(iii), the powers, duties, functions, rights and privileges of the directors of the association and of the officers of the association responsible for its management are suspended.Superintendent to manage associationWhere the Superintendent takes control of an association pursuant to subparagraph 442(1)(b)(iii), the Superintendent shall manage the business and affairs of the association and in so doing the Superintendentmay perform any of the duties and functions that the persons referred to in subsection (1) were performing prior to the taking of control; andhas and may exercise any power, right or privilege that any such person had or could have exercised prior to the taking of control.Persons to assistWhere the Superintendent takes control of an association pursuant to subparagraph 442(1)(b)(iii), the Superintendent may appoint one or more persons to assist in the management of the association.1991, c. 48, s. 446; 1996, c. 6, s. 62
Expiration of controlControl by the Superintendent under subsection 442(1) of an association or of the assets of an association and the assets held under the administration of the association expires on the day on which a notice by the Superintendent is sent to the directors and officers who conducted the business and affairs of the association stating that the Superintendent is of the opinion that the circumstances leading to the taking of control by the Superintendent have been substantially rectified and that the association can resume control of its business and affairs.1991, c. 48, s. 447; 1996, c. 6, s. 62
Superintendent may request winding-upThe Superintendent may, at any time before the receipt of a request under section 448 to relinquish control of an association or of the assets of an association and the assets held under the administration of the association, request the Attorney General of Canada to apply for a winding-up order under section 10.1 of the Winding-up and Restructuring Act in respect of the association wherethe assets of the association and the assets held under the administration of the association are under the control of the Superintendent pursuant to subparagraph 442(1)(b)(i) or (ii); orthe association is under the control of the Superintendent pursuant to subparagraph 442(1)(b)(iii).1996, c. 6, s. 62
Requirement to relinquish controlWhere no action has been taken by the Superintendent under subsection 447.1 and, after thirty days following the taking of control by the Superintendent under subsection 442(1) of an association or of the assets of an association and the assets held under the administration of the association, the Superintendent receives from the board of directors a notice in writing requesting the Superintendent to relinquish control, the Superintendent must, not later than twelve days after receipt of the notice,comply with the request; orrequest the Attorney General of Canada to apply for a winding-up order under section 10.1 of the Winding-up and Restructuring Act in respect of the association.1991, c. 48, s. 448; 1996, c. 6, s. 62
Advisory committeeThe Superintendent may, from among the associations that are subject to an assessment under section 23 of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act and required to share in the expenses resulting from the taking of control of an association pursuant to subsection 442(1), appoint a committee of not more than six members to advise the Superintendent in respect of assets, management and all other matters pertinent to the duties and responsibilities of the Superintendent in exercising control of the association.1991, c. 48, s. 449; 1996, c. 6, s. 62
Expenses payable by associationsWhere the Superintendent has taken control of an association pursuant to subparagraph 442(1)(b)(iii) and the control expires or is relinquished pursuant to section 447 or paragraph 448(a), the Superintendent may direct that the association be liable for repayment of all or part of the expenses resulting from the taking of control of the association and assessed against and paid by other associations pursuant to section 23 of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act, together with such interest in respect thereof at such rate as is specified by the Superintendent.Debt due to Her MajestyWhere any direction is made under subsection (1), the amount for which the association is liable is a debt due to Her Majesty in right of Canada payable on demand and is recoverable in the Federal Court or any other court of competent jurisdiction.1991, c. 48, s. 450; 1996, c. 6, s. 63
Priority of claim in liquidationIn the case of the winding-up of an association, the expenses resulting from the taking of control of the association under subsection 442(1) and assessed against and paid by other associations pursuant to section 23 of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act, and interest in respect thereof at such rate as is specified by the Superintendent, constitute a claim of Her Majesty in right of Canada against the assets of the association that ranks after all other claims but prior to any claim in respect of the membership shares or shares of the association.1991, c. 48, s. 451; 1996, c. 6, s. 64(E)
Application of assessmentAny amount recovered pursuant to section 450 or 451 shall be applied to reduce the total amount of expenses incurred for or in connection with the administration of this Act.
Regulation of Retail Associations — Commissioner
Required informationA retail association shall provide the Commissioner with the information at the times and in the form that the Commissioner may require for the purposes of the administration of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act and the consumer provisions.2001, c. 9, s. 336
Confidential informationSubject to subsection (2), information regarding the business or affairs of a retail association or regarding persons dealing with one that is obtained by the Commissioner or by any person acting under the direction of the Commissioner, in the course of the exercise or performance of powers, duties and functions referred to in subsection 5(1) of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act, and any information prepared from that information, is confidential and shall be treated accordingly.Disclosure permittedIf the Commissioner is satisfied that the information will be treated as confidential by the agency, body or person to whom it is disclosed, subsection (1) does not prevent the Commissioner from disclosing itto any government agency or body that regulates or supervises financial institutions, for purposes related to that regulation or supervision;to any other agency or body that regulates or supervises financial institutions, for purposes related to that regulation or supervision;to the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation, for purposes related to its operation; andto the Deputy Minister of Finance or any officer of the Department of Finance authorized in writing by the Deputy Minister of Finance or to the Governor of the Bank of Canada or any officer of the Bank of Canada authorized in writing by the Governor of the Bank of Canada, for the purposes of policy analysis related to the regulation of financial institutions.2001, c. 9, s. 336
ExaminationThe Commissioner, from time to time, but at least once in each calendar year, shall make or cause to be made any examination and inquiry that the Commissioner considers necessary for the purposes of satisfying the Commissioner that the applicable consumer provisions are being complied with and, after the conclusion of each examination and inquiry, shall report on it to the Minister.Access to records of retail associationThe Commissioner or a person acting under the Commissioner’s direction in carrying out his or her duties under subsection (1)has a right of access to any records, including electronic records, of a retail association; andmay require the directors or officers of a retail association to provide information and explanations, to the extent that they are reasonably able to do so, in respect of any matter subject to examination or inquiry under subsection (1).2001, c. 9, s. 336
Power of Commissioner on inquiryThe Commissioner, in carrying out his or her duties in relation to consumer provisions, has all the powers of a person appointed as a commissioner under Part II of the Inquiries Act for the purpose of obtaining evidence under oath, and may delegate those powers to any person acting under the Commissioner’s direction.2001, c. 9, s. 336
Compliance agreementThe Commissioner may enter into an agreement, called a “compliance agreement”, with a retail association for the purposes of implementing any measure designed to further compliance by it with the consumer provisions.2001, c. 9, s. 336
AdministrationNotices and Other Documents
Execution of documentsAny by-law, notice, resolution, requisition, statement or other document required or permitted to be executed or signed by more than one person for the purposes of this Act may be executed or signed in several documents of like form, each of which is executed or signed by one or more of the persons. The documents if duly executed or signed by all persons required or permitted to sign them are deemed to constitute one document for the purposes of this Act.2005, c. 54, s. 205
Notice to directors, members and shareholdersA notice or document required by this Act or the regulations or by the incorporating instrument or by-laws of an association to be sent to a director, member or shareholder of an association may be sent by prepaid mail addressed to, or may be delivered personally to,the director at the director’s latest address as shown in the records of the association or in the latest return made under section 432;the member at the member’s latest address as shown in the records of the association; andthe shareholder at the shareholder’s latest address as shown in the records of the association or its transfer agent.
Presumption from returnA director named in the latest return sent by an association to the Superintendent under section 432 is presumed for the purposes of this Act to be a director of the association referred to in the return.
Presumption of receiptA notice or document sent by mail in accordance with section 453 to a director, member or shareholder is deemed to be received by the director, member or shareholder at the time it would be delivered in the ordinary course of mail unless there are reasonable grounds for believing that the director, member or shareholder did not receive the notice or document at that time or at all.Undelivered noticesIf an association sends a notice or document to a member or shareholder in accordance with section 453 and it is returned on two consecutive occasions because the member or shareholder cannot be found, the association is not required to send any further notices or documents to them until it is informed in writing of their new address.1991, c. 48, s. 455; 2005, c. 54, s. 206
Service on an associationA notice or document required by this Act to be sent to or served on an association may be sent by registered mail to the head office of the association and, if so sent, is deemed to be received or served at the time it would be delivered in the ordinary course of mail unless there are reasonable grounds for believing that the association did not receive the notice or document at that time or at all.
Certificate of associationA certificate issued on behalf of an association stating any fact that is set out in the incorporating instrument, the by-laws, the minutes of a meeting, or in a contract to which the association is a party, may be signed by a director or an officer of the association.Proof of certain casesWhen introduced as evidence in any civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding,a fact stated in a certificate referred to in subsection (1),a certified extract from the members register of an association,a certified extract from a securities register of an association, ora certified copy of, or an extract from, minutes of a meetingis, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, proof of the facts so certified without proof of the signature or official character of the person appearing to have signed the certificate.
Entry in securities registerAn entry in the securities register of, or on a security certificate issued by, an association is evidence that the person in whose name the security is registered is the owner of the securities described in the register or in the certificate.Entry in members registerAn entry in the members register of an association is evidence that the person in whose name a membership share is registered is a member of that association and the owner of that membership share.1991, c. 48, s. 458; 2005, c. 54, s. 207(F)
Verification of documents or factThe Superintendent may require that a document or a fact stated in a document that is required by or under this Act to be sent to the Superintendent or to the Minister be verified in accordance with subsection (2).Form of proofA document or fact required by this Act or by the Superintendent to be verified may be verified by affidavit made under oath or by statutory declaration under the Canada Evidence Act before any commissioner for oaths or for taking affidavits.
Alternative means of publicationAnything that is required by a provision of this Act to be published in the Canada Gazette or to be published in any other way may, instead of being published in that way, be published in any manner that may be prescribed for the purpose of that provision.Alternative means of publishing summariesAnything that is required by a provision of this Act to be summarized in a publication may instead be summarized and published in any manner that may be prescribed for the purpose of that provision.Publication conditionsAny condition under a provision of this Act that something be published in the Canada Gazette or in any other way is satisfied if that thing is published instead in any manner that may be prescribed for the purpose of that provision.Other consequencesWhere a provision of this Act provides for consequences to follow the publication of something in the Canada Gazette or in any other manner, the same consequences follow the publication of that thing in any other manner that may be prescribed for the purpose of that provision.1997, c. 15, s. 159
Approvals
Definition of approvalIn sections 459.3 to 459.8, approval includes any consent, designation, order, exemption, extension or other permission granted by the Minister or the Superintendent under this Act, and includes the issuance of letters patent.2001, c. 9, s. 337; 2007, c. 6, s. 182
Matters to take into account — MinisterIn addition to any matters or conditions provided for in this Act that are relevant to the granting of an approval, the Minister may, in considering whether to grant the approval, take into account all matters that he or she considers relevant in the circumstances, includingnational security; andCanada’s international relations and its international legal obligations.Matters to take into account — SuperintendentIn addition to any matters or conditions provided for in this Act that are relevant to the granting of an approval and to any prudential considerations that the Superintendent considers relevant in the circumstances, the Superintendent may, in considering whether to grant the approval, take into accountnational security; andCanada’s international relations and its international legal obligations.2007, c. 6, s. 182
Minister — terms, conditions and undertakingsIn addition to any other action that may be taken under this Act, the Minister may, in granting an approval, impose any terms and conditions or require any undertaking that the Minister considers appropriate, including any terms, conditions or undertakings specified by the Superintendent to maintain or improve the safety and soundness of any financial institution regulated under an Act of Parliament to which the approval relates or that might be affected by it.Commissioner — supervision of terms, conditions and undertakingsIf the Minister specifies that the Commissioner is to supervise an association to determine if it is complying with any terms and conditions that are imposed, or undertakings that are required, by the Minister for the protection of the association’s customers, the Commissioner may take the same measures that the Commissioner could take if the terms and conditions or undertaking were a consumer provision.Superintendent — terms, conditions and undertakingsIn addition to any other action that may be taken under this Act, the Superintendent may, in granting an approval, impose any terms and conditions or require any undertaking that the Superintendent considers appropriate.2007, c. 6, s. 182; 2010, c. 12, s. 1859
Revocation, suspension or amendment of approval — MinisterThe Minister may revoke, suspend or amend any approval granted by the Minister if he or she considers it appropriate to do so. In deciding whether to take any of those actions, the Minister may take into account all matters that he or she considers relevant in the circumstances, includingnational security; andCanada’s international relations and its international legal obligations.Revocation, suspension or amendment of approval — SuperintendentThe Superintendent may revoke, suspend or amend any approval granted by the Superintendent if he or she considers it appropriate to do so. In deciding whether to take any of those actions, the Superintendent may take into account any prudential considerations that he or she considers relevant in the circumstances andnational security; andCanada’s international relations and its international legal obligations.RepresentationsBefore taking any action under this section, the Minister or the Superintendent, as the case may be, shall give the person concerned a reasonable opportunity to make representations.2007, c. 6, s. 182
Effect of non-compliance on approvalUnless otherwise expressly provided in this Act, a failure to comply with a term, condition or undertaking imposed or required under any provision of this Act does not invalidate the approval to which the term, condition or undertaking relates.Non-complianceIn addition to any other action that may be taken under this Act, in the case of non-compliance by a person with a term, condition or undertaking imposed or required under any provision of this Act, the Minister or the Superintendent, as the case may be, mayrevoke, suspend or amend the approval to which the term, condition or undertaking relates; orapply to a court for an order directing the person to comply with the term, condition or undertaking, and on such an application the court may make the order and any other order that it thinks fit.RepresentationsBefore taking any action under subsection (2), the Minister or the Superintendent, as the case may be, shall give the person concerned a reasonable opportunity to make representations.Revocation, suspension or amendmentAt the request of the person concerned, the Minister or the Superintendent, as the case may be, may revoke, suspend or amend any terms or conditions imposed by him or her and may revoke or suspend an undertaking given to him or her or approve its amendment.2007, c. 6, s. 182
Multiple approval — other approvalsThe Minister or the Superintendent may grant more than one approval, other than letters patent, in a single instrument if he or she considers it appropriate to do so, and if the Minister or Superintendent does so, he or she may specify different effective dates for each of the approvals.2007, c. 6, s. 182
Exemption in relation to notices of intentionThe Superintendent may, on application, exempt an applicant or applicants from the provisions of this Act respecting the publication of a notice of intention in respect of applications for approvals and impose any terms and conditions respecting the publication of the notice of intention that he or she considers appropriate.2007, c. 6, s. 182
Exceptions to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Calculations — generally accepted accounting principlesIf, as a result of a change to the accounting principles referred to in subsection 292(4) — whether the change is made before or after this section comes into force — the Superintendent considers, given any prudential considerations that he or she considers relevant, that any amount, calculation or valuation under this Act or the regulations is not appropriate, the Superintendent may specify the amount that is to be used or the calculation or valuation that is to be performed instead.Canada GazetteThe Superintendent shall cause a notice of the specification to be published in the Canada Gazette within 60 days after the day on which the specification has effect.Five-year limitThe specification ceases to have effect on the day indicated in the notice, which may be no later than five years after the day on which the specification is made.2012, c. 5, s. 120
Orders to Exempt or Adapt
OrderOn the recommendation of the Minister, the Governor in Council may, by order,provide that any provision of this Act or the regulations shall not apply to an association, to Her Majesty in right of Canada or an agent or agency of Her Majesty or to any other person otherwise subject to the provision; andprovide that any provision of this Act or the regulations applies to an association, to Her Majesty in right of Canada or Her Majesty’s agent or agency or to any other person subject to the provision only in the manner and to the extent provided for in the order, and adapt the provision for the purposes of that application.Minister’s recommendationThe Minister may make a recommendation under subsection (1) only if the Ministeris of the opinion that the order would relate tothe acquisition, holding, sale or other disposition of, or other dealing with, shares of an association by, or the transfer or issue of shares of an association to, Her Majesty in right of Canada or Her Majesty’s agent or agency, orthe management of the business and affairs or the regulation and supervision of an association during the time that Her Majesty or Her Majesty’s agent or agency is acquiring, holding, selling or otherwise disposing of, or otherwise dealing with, shares of the association, or during the time that shares of the association are transferred or issued to Her Majesty or Her Majesty’s agent or agency; andis of the opinion — after considering measures other than an order under that subsection and after consulting with the Superintendent, the Governor of the Bank of Canada and the Chief Executive Officer of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation — that the order will promote the stability of the financial system in Canada.Terms and conditionsOn the recommendation of the Minister, the Governor in Council may, by order, impose any terms and conditions relating to the acquisition of shares of an association by, or transfer or issue of shares of an association to, Her Majesty in right of Canada or Her Majesty’s agent or agency.Repeal of order under subsection (1)The Minister may recommend the repeal of an order made under subsection (1) without regard to subsection (2).Terms, conditions and undertakingsFrom the time that Her Majesty in right of Canada or an agent or agency of Her Majesty acquires shares of an association to the time that the shares are sold or otherwise disposed of, the Minister may, by order, impose any terms and conditions on — or require any undertaking from — the association that the Minister considers appropriate, including any terms and conditions or undertakings relating tothe remuneration of the association’s senior officers, as defined in section 441.01, and directors;the appointment or removal of the association’s senior officers, as defined in section 441.01, and directors;the payment of dividends by the association; andthe association’s lending policies and practices.AcquisitionDespite Part X of the Financial Administration Act, the Minister or an agent or agency of Her Majesty in right of Canada may, on any terms and conditions imposed under subsection (3), acquire and hold shares of an association on behalf of or in trust for Her Majesty if an order is made under subsection (1).Payment out of C.R.F.On the requisition of the Minister, there may be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the amount that the Minister or an agent or agency of Her Majesty in right of Canada is required to pay for the acquisition of shares under subsection (6) and any costs and expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition, holding, sale or other disposition of, or other dealing with, the shares.Registration of sharesShares acquired under subsection (6) by the Minister or an agent or agency of Her Majesty in right of Canada shall be registered in the name of the Minister, agent or agency, as the case may be, in the association’s securities register if they are capable of being registered in it, and the shares shall be held by the Minister, agent or agency, as the case may be, on behalf of or in trust for Her Majesty.Disposition by MinisterThe Minister may, at any time, sell or otherwise dispose of shares acquired under subsection (6). The Surplus Crown Assets Act and section 61 of the Financial Administration Act do not apply to the sale or disposition.Disposition by agent or agencyAn agent or agency of Her Majesty in right of Canada — at the request of the Minister, which may be made at any time — shall sell or otherwise dispose of shares acquired under subsection (6). The Surplus Crown Assets Act and section 61 of the Financial Administration Act do not apply to the sale or disposition.Consideration by MinisterIf the Minister or an agent or agency of Her Majesty in right of Canada is holding shares of an association on behalf of or in trust for Her Majesty on the day that is two years after the day on which the shares were acquired, the Minister shall consider whether holding the shares continues to promote the stability of the financial system in Canada.Mandatory dispositionIf the Minister, under subsection (11), considers that holding shares acquired under subsection (6) no longer continues to promote the stability of the financial system in Canada, the Minister — or, at the request of the Minister, the agent or agency of Her Majesty in right of Canada — shall take the measures that the Minister considers practicable in the circumstances to sell or otherwise dispose of the shares. The Surplus Crown Assets Act and section 61 of the Financial Administration Act do not apply to the sale or disposition.Statutory Instruments ActThe Statutory Instruments Act does not apply to an order made under this section.Definition of sharesFor the purposes of this section, shares includes membership shares and any conversion or exchange privilege, option or right to acquire shares or membership shares.2009, c. 2, s. 279; 2016, c. 7, s. 177
Orders and Directives
Not statutory instrumentsAn instrument issued or made under this Act and directed to a single association or person, other than an order referred to in section 423, is not a statutory instrument for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments Act.
FormThe Superintendent may, by order, establish the form of any application to be made to the Minister or the Superintendent under this Act.
Applications to Superintendent
Content of applicationsThe following applications to the Superintendent must contain the information, material and evidence that the Superintendent may require:applications for approval under subsection 74(1), 80(2), 82(4), 86(5), 87(1), 177(1), 221(2), 385(1), 390(6) or (10), 393(1) or (2) or 406(1), subparagraph 411(2)(a)(iv), section 414 or subsection 418(3) or (3.1);applications for consent under subsection 79(1);applications for exemptions under subsection 166.05(3); andapplications for extensions of time under subsection 393(3) or (5), 394(4) or 395(4).ReceiptWithout delay after receiving the application, the Superintendent shall send a receipt to the applicant certifying the date on which it was received.Notice of decision to applicantSubject to subsection (4), the Superintendent shall, within a period of thirty days after the receipt of the application, send to the applicanta notice approving the application, subject to any terms and conditions that the Superintendent considers appropriate; orif the Superintendent is not satisfied that it should be approved, a notice to that effect.Extension of periodIf the Superintendent is unable to complete the consideration of the application within the period referred to in subsection (3), the Superintendent shall, within that period, send a notice to the applicant informing the applicant that the Superintendent has extended the period for a further period set out in the notice.Deemed approvalIf the applicant does not receive the notice required by subsection (3) and, where applicable, subsection (4), within the required period, the Superintendent is deemed to have approved the application and granted the approval, consent, extension or exemption to which the application relates, regardless of whether the approval, consent, extension or exemption is to be in writing or not.2001, c. 9, s. 338; 2007, c. 6, s. 183
Applications for Certain Approvals
Application for certain approvalsAn application for the prior written approval of the Minister in respect of paragraph 376(1)(g) or (h) or 390(5)(b.1), (c), (d) or (d.1) must be filed with the Superintendent and contain the information, material and evidence that the Superintendent may require.Certification of receipt of applicationIf, in the opinion of the Superintendent, the application contains all the required information, the Superintendent must refer it to the Minister, together with his or her analysis in relation to the application, and send a receipt to the applicant certifying the date on which the application was referred to the Minister.Incomplete applicationIf, in the opinion of the Superintendent, the application is incomplete, the Superintendent must send a notice to the applicant specifying the information required by the Superintendent to complete it.Notice of decisionSubject to subsection (5), the Minister must, within 30 days after the certified date referred to in subsection (2), send to the applicanta notice approving the application; orif the Minister is not satisfied that the application should be approved, a notice to that effect.Extension of periodIf the Minister is unable to complete the consideration of an application within the 30-day period, the Minister must, within that period, send a notice to the applicant informing the applicant that the Minister has extended the period for a further period set out in the notice.Deemed approvalIf the Minister does not send the notice referred to in subsection (4) or, if applicable, subsection (5), within the required period, the Minister is deemed to have approved the application.2007, c. 6, s. 184; 2012, c. 5, s. 121
Appeals
Appeal to Federal CourtAn appeal lies to the Federal Court from any direction of the Minister made under subsection 368(1).PowersThe Federal Court may, in an appeal under subsection (1),dismiss the appeal;set aside the direction or decision; orset aside the direction or decision and refer the matter back for re-determination.CertificateFor the purposes of an appeal under subsection (1), the Minister shall, at the request of the association or person making the appeal, provide the association or person with a certificate in writing setting out the direction or decision appealed from and the reasons why the direction or decision was made.1991, c. 48, ss. 462, 498; 1996, c. 6, s. 65
Regulations
Power to make regulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulationsprescribing anything that is required or authorized by this Act to be prescribed;prescribing the way in which anything that is required or authorized by this Act to be prescribed shall be determined;defining words and expressions to be defined for the purposes of this Act;specifying what constitutes predominance for the purposes of paragraph 27(g.1) and subsection 50(1.1);requiring the payment of a fee in respect of the filing, examining or issuing of any document or in respect of any action that the Superintendent is required or authorized to take under this Act, and fixing the amount thereof or the manner of determining the amount thereof;respecting the regulatory capital and total assets of an association;respecting the retention, in Canada, of assets of an association;respecting the value of assets of an association to be held in Canada and the manner in which those assets are to be held;respecting the protection and maintenance of assets of an association and assets held under the administration of an association, including regulations respecting the bonding of directors, officers and employees of an association;respecting the holding of membership shares and shares for the purposes of section 78;respecting information, in addition to the information required by section 434, to be maintained in the register referred to in that section;respecting the determination of the equity of an association;respecting persons who are a related party to a retail association; andgenerally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act.Incorporation by referenceThe regulations may incorporate any material by reference regardless of its source and either as it exists on a particular date or as amended from time to time.Incorporated material is not a regulationMaterial does not become a regulation for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments Act because it is incorporated by reference.1991, c. 48, s. 463; 1997, c. 15, s. 160; 1999, c. 31, s. 58(F); 2001, c. 9, s. 339; 2005, c. 54, s. 208; 2014, c. 39, s. 290
Delegation
DelegationThe Minister may delegate any of the Minister’s powers, duties and functions under this Act to any Minister of State appointed pursuant to the Ministries and Ministers of State Act to assist the Minister.
Sanctions
OffenceEvery person who, without reasonable cause, contravenes any provision of this Act or the regulations is guilty of an offence.False or misleading informationEvery person who knowingly provides false or misleading information in relation to any matter under this Act or the regulations is guilty of an offence.Undue preference to creditorEvery director, officer or employee of an association who wilfully gives or concurs in giving to any creditor of the association any fraudulent, undue or unfair preference over other creditors, by giving security to the creditor, by changing the nature of the creditor’s claim or otherwise, is guilty of an offence.Failure to provide informationEvery person who, without reasonable cause, refuses or fails to comply with a requirement made under paragraph 437(2)(b) is guilty of an offence.Use of nameExcept to the extent permitted by the regulations, every person who uses the name of an association in a prospectus, offering memorandum, takeover bid circular, advertisement for a transaction related to securities or in any other document in connection with a transaction related to securities is guilty of an offence.1991, c. 48, s. 465; 2007, c. 6, s. 185
PunishmentEvery person who is guilty of an offence under any of subsections 465(1) to (4) isin the case of a natural person, liableon summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to both, oron conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding $1,000,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or to both; andin the case of an entity, liableon summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding $500,000, oron conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding $5,000,000.Order to complyWhere a person has been convicted of an offence under this Act, the court may, in addition to any punishment it may otherwise impose, order the person to comply with the provisions of this Act or the regulations in respect of which the person was convicted.Additional fineIf a person has been convicted of an offence under this Act, the court may, if it is satisfied that as a result of the commission of the offence the convicted person acquired any monetary benefits or that monetary benefits accrued to the convicted person or their spouse, common-law partner or other dependant, order the convicted person to pay, despite the maximum amount of any fine that may otherwise be imposed under this Act, an additional fine in an amount equal to three times the court’s estimation of the amount of those monetary benefits.1991, c. 48, s. 466; 1997, c. 15, s. 161; 2000, c. 12, s. 85; 2005, c. 54, s. 209
Liability of officers, directors, etc.Where an entity commits an offence under this Act, any officer, director or agent of the entity who directed, authorized, assented to, acquiesced in or participated in the commission of the offence is a party to and guilty of the offence and liable on summary conviction or on conviction on indictment to the punishment provided under paragraph 466(1)(a) for the offence, whether or not the entity has been prosecuted or convicted.1991, c. 48, s. 467; 1997, c. 15, s. 162
Limitation periodProceedings by way of summary conviction in respect of an offence under a provision of this Act may be commenced at any time within, but not later than, two years after the day on which the subject-matter of the proceedings became known, in the case of an offence under a consumer provision, to the Commissioner and, in any other case, to the Superintendent.Certificate of Superintendent or CommissionerA document appearing to have been issued by the Superintendent or Commissioner, as the case may be, certifying the day on which the subject-matter of any proceedings became known to the Superintendent or Commissioner is admissible in evidence without proof of the signature or official character of the person appearing to have signed it and is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, proof of the matter asserted in it.2001, c. 9, s. 340
Effect of offence on contractsUnless otherwise expressly provided in this Act, a contravention of any provision of this Act or the regulations does not invalidate any contract entered into in contravention of the provision.
Compliance or restraining orderIf an association or any director, officer, employee or agent of an association does not comply with any provision of this Act or the regulations other than a consumer provision, or of the incorporating instrument or any by-law of the association, the Superintendent, any complainant or any creditor of the association may, in addition to any other right that that person has, apply to a court for an order directing the association, director, officer, employee or agent to comply with — or restraining the association, director, officer, employee or agent from acting in breach of — the provision and, on the application, the court may so order and make any further order it thinks fit.Compliance or restraining order — consumer provisionsIf a retail association or any director, officer, employee or agent of a retail association does not comply with any applicable consumer provision, the Commissioner or any complainant may, in addition to any other right that that person has, apply to a court for an order directing the retail association, director, officer, employee or agent to comply with — or restraining the retail association, director, officer, employee or agent from acting in breach of — the consumer provision and, on the application, the court may so order and make any further order it thinks fit.1991, c. 48, s. 469; 2001, c. 9, s. 341
Appeal of final orderAn appeal lies to the court of appeal of a province from any final order made by a court of that province under this Act.Appeal with leaveAn appeal lies to the court of appeal of a province from any order, other than a final order made by a court of that province, only with leave of the court of appeal in accordance with the rules applicable to that court.1991, c. 48, s. 470; 2005, c. 54, s. 210
Recovery and application of finesAll fines payable under this Act are recoverable and enforceable, with costs, at the suit of Her Majesty in right of Canada, instituted by the Attorney General of Canada, and, when recovered, belong to Her Majesty in right of Canada.
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Loans to Associations and Deposit Protection Agencies
Definition of CorporationIn this Part, Corporation means the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation established by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act.
Loans to associationsThe Corporation, where it is satisfied that an association has substantially exhausted the sources of funds reasonably available to it, may, out of amounts advanced to the Corporation pursuant to section 485, make short term loans to the association, to enable the association to meet the requirements for liquid funds needed to discharge its maturing debt obligations.Loans to deposit protection agenciesThe Corporation may also, with the approval of the Governor in Council, make short term loans to a deposit protection agency to enable it to meet its requirements for liquid funds for its operations.
Term of loan and conditionsThe maximum term of a loan made under section 482 is six months, the loans shall bear interest at a rate that, in the opinion of the Corporation, is higher than the rate at which such a loan could otherwise be obtained by the association or deposit protection agency and the loan shall be subject to such other conditions, including conditions respecting security for the loan, as the Corporation deems advisable.RenewalThe loan referred to in subsection (1) may be renewed for a term or terms, each of which shall not exceed six months, at a rate of interest determined in the manner described in subsection (1) and subject to the other conditions on which it was originally made, or any other conditions that the Corporation deems advisable.
Information to be available to the CorporationThe Corporation, in relation to the exercise of its powers under this Part, is entitled to review all information obtained by the Superintendent by or in respect of an association or deposit protection agency pursuant to this Act.Powers of SuperintendentThe Superintendent shall, notwithstanding any other Act of Parliament, at the request of the Corporation,examine the affairs of an association or deposit protection agency to which a loan has been made under this section or whose application for a loan is being considered; andobtain information relating to an association or deposit protection agency that can be reasonably obtained pursuant to this Act.ReportWhere, pursuant to sections 442 and 443, the Superintendent makes a report to the Minister in relation to an association, the Superintendent shall send a copy thereof to the Corporation and shall advise the Corporation of any action taken by the Minister as a consequence of the report.
Payments out of C.R.F.Subject to subsection (2), out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, the Ministermay, on terms and conditions approved by the Governor in Council, authorize advances to the Corporation of amounts required for the purpose of making loans under section 482; andshall authorize the reimbursement of the Corporation for losses sustained by it in respect of such loans.Limits on payments out of C.R.F.The amount of advances outstanding under paragraph (1)(a) shall not at any time exceed the amount by which two hundred million dollars exceeds the aggregate of reimbursements to the Corporation under paragraph (1)(b).Information not to be included in capital budgetsThe capital budget of the Corporation submitted pursuant to section 124 of the Financial Administration Act shall not include information relating to anticipated capital requirements of the Corporation under this section.
Special accountThe Corporation shall establish in the Bank of Canada a special account to which shall be credited all interest received by it on loans made under section 482 and to which shall be chargedall interest on advances made to it;all expenses incurred by it in carrying out its duties and functions under this Part; andany funds paid to the Receiver General pursuant to subsection (2).Transfer of surplus to C.R.F.The Corporation shall, on the last day of March, June, September and December in each year, pay to the Receiver General any surplus funds in the special account established pursuant to subsection (1).
Operations under this Act to be separate and distinctThe assets and liabilities and the receipts and disbursements of the Corporation arising from its operations under this Act, and the records of the Corporation relating thereto, shall be kept separate and distinct from those arising from its operations under the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act.
Documents in Electronic or Other Form
DefinitionsThe following definitions apply in this Part.electronic document means, except in section 487.1, any form of representation of information or concepts that is fixed in any medium in or by electronic, optical or other similar means and that can be read or perceived by a person or by any means. (document électronique)information system means a system used to generate, send, receive, store or otherwise process an electronic document. (système de traitement de l’information)2005, c. 54, s. 212
ApplicationThis Part other than sections 487.13 and 487.14 does not apply in respect of any notice, document or other information that under this Act or the regulations is sent to or issued by the Minister, the Superintendent, the Commissioner or the Bank of Canada or any prescribed notice, document or information.2005, c. 54, s. 212
Use not mandatoryNothing in this Act or the regulations requires a person to create or provide an electronic document.2005, c. 54, s. 212
Consent and other requirementsDespite anything in this Part, a requirement under this Act or the regulations to provide a notice, document or other information is not satisfied by providing an electronic document unlessthe addressee consents and designates an information system for the receipt of the electronic document;the electronic document is, unless otherwise prescribed, provided to the designated information system; andthe prescribed requirements are complied with.Regulations — revocation of consentThe Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the revocation of the consent referred to in paragraph (1)(a).2005, c. 54, s. 212
Creation or provision of informationA requirement under this Act or the regulations to create or provide a notice, document or other information is satisfied by creating or providing an electronic document ifthe incorporating instrument or by-laws of the association do not provide otherwise; andthe prescribed requirements are complied with.2005, c. 54, s. 212
Creation of information in writingA requirement under this Act or the regulations to create a notice, document or other information in writing is satisfied by creating an electronic document if in addition to the conditions set out in section 487.05the information in the electronic document is accessible so as to be usable for subsequent reference; andthe prescribed requirements are complied with.2005, c. 54, s. 212
Provision of information in writingA requirement under this Act or the regulations to provide a notice, document or other information in writing is satisfied by providing an electronic document if in addition to the conditions set out in section 487.05the information in the electronic document is accessible by the addressee and capable of being retained by them so as to be usable for subsequent reference; andthe prescribed requirements are complied with.2005, c. 54, s. 212
Multiple copiesA requirement under this Act or the regulations to provide two or more copies of a document at the same time to one addressee is satisfied by providing one copy of the electronic document.2005, c. 54, s. 212
Registered mailA requirement under this Act or the regulations to provide a document by registered mail is not satisfied by providing an electronic document except in the prescribed circumstances.2005, c. 54, s. 212
Statutory declarations and affidavitsA statutory declaration or affidavit required under this Act or the regulations may be created or provided in an electronic document ifthe person who makes the statutory declaration or affidavit signs it with their secure electronic signature;the authorized person before whom the statutory declaration or affidavit is made signs it with their secure electronic signature; andthe requirements of sections 487.03 to 487.09 are complied with.DefinitionsFor the purposes of this section, electronic document and secure electronic signature have the same meaning as in subsection 31(1) of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.References to “electronic document”For the purpose of complying with paragraph (1)(c), references to “electronic document” in sections 487.03 to 487.09 are to be read as references to “electronic document within the meaning of subsection 31(1) of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act”.2005, c. 54, s. 212
SignaturesA requirement under this Act or the regulations for a signature or for a document to be executed, except in respect of a statutory declaration or affidavit, is satisfied in respect of an electronic document if the prescribed requirements are complied with and the signature results from the application by the person of a technology or process that permits the following to be proved:the signature resulting from the use by the person of the technology or process is unique to the person;the technology or process is used by the person to incorporate their signature into, attach it to or associate it with the electronic document; andthe technology or process can be used to identify the person using the technology or process.2005, c. 54, s. 212
Regulations — provision and receipt of documentsThe Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the time and place at which and the circumstances under which an electronic document is considered to be provided or received.2005, c. 54, s. 212
Content and form of notices and documentsThe Minister, Superintendent, Commissioner or Bank of Canada may establish the requirements for the content and fix the form, including electronic and other forms, of notices and documents sent to or issued by each of them under this Act or the regulations, includingthe notices and documents that may be sent in electronic or other form;the persons or classes of persons who may send notices and documents;their signature in electronic or other form or their execution, adoption or authorization in a manner that is to have the same effect for the purposes of this Act as their signature;the time and place at which and the circumstances under which electronic documents are considered to be sent or received; andany matter necessary for the purposes of the application of this section.2005, c. 54, s. 212
ExemptionIn the prescribed circumstances, the Minister, the Superintendent, the Commissioner or the Bank of Canada may, on any conditions that they consider appropriate, exempt from the application of any provision of this Act requiring a notice or document to be sent to them any notice or document, or class of notice or document, containing information similar to that contained in a notice or document required to be made public under any other Act of Parliament or any Act of the legislature of a province.2005, c. 54, s. 212
General Provisions
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Coming into Force
Coming into forceThis Act or any provision thereof shall come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.[Note: Act in force June 1, 1992, see SI/92-92.]
RELATED PROVISIONS — 2014, c. 39, s. 298
DissolutionOn the day on which this section comes into force, the Credit Union Central of Canada is deemed to have applied, in accordance with section 328 of the Cooperative Credit Associations Act, for letters patent dissolving it and the Minister is deemed to have approved the application under subsection 329(2) of that Act unless, before that day, it has appliedfor those letters patent; orfor letters patent or a certificate of continuance referred to in subsection 32(1) of that Act.
 — 2014, c. 39, s. 299
No compensationNo one is entitled to any compensation from Her Majesty in connection with the coming into force of section 298.
 — 2015, c. 36, s. 245
Retroactivity — section 435.2 of Cooperative Credit Associations ActSection 435.2 of the Cooperative Credit Associations Act applies to information referred to in that section that has been used or in relation to which oral testimony has been given or a document has been produced, before the day on which this Division comes into force, in any civil proceedings in respect of which a final decision has not been made before that day.
 — 2015, c. 36, s. 252
Regulations apply — section 435.2 of Cooperative Credit Associations ActThe regulations made under paragraph 463(1)(a) of the Cooperative Credit Associations Act that prescribe supervisory information for the purposes of section 435.1 of that Act apply for the purposes of section 435.2 of that Act until regulations made under that paragraph for the purposes of that section 435.2 are in force.
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