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Capital Markets Bulletin - February 17-21, 2014

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Effective February 19, 2014, certain documents previously filed in paper format with the OSC must now be filed electronically through the OSC’s web filing portal.

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FROM THE REGULATORS

OSC Rule 11-501 Electronic Delivery of Documents to the Ontario Securities Commission

By: Alexis Bowie, Anita Kim, Jamie Litchen and Joel McElravy

Effective February 19, 2014, certain documents previously filed in paper format with the OSC must now be filed electronically through the OSC's web filing portal. These documents generally include forms, notices and other materials required under Ontario's securities rules that are not already covered by SEDAR, SEDI and NRD. Any filing fees applicable in connection with an electronic filing are now payable online. For the purposes of securities legislation, a document filed electronically is filed on the day the electronic transmission of that document is complete. 

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