71-102 – Continuous Disclosure and Other Exemptions Relating to Foreign Issuers (National Instrument)

71-102 – Continuous Disclosure and Other Exemptions Relating to Foreign Issuers (National Instrument)

• Continuous Disclosure and Other Exemptions Relating to Foreign Issuers

  Effective Date: March 30, 2004. Consolidated to September 30, 2014.

  Provides relief from most of the requirements of NI 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations for certain foreign issuers.

  71_102_ni_september_30_2014.pdf
• Amendments to National Instrument 71-102

  Effective Date: September 19, 2025. In Saskatchewan: September 19, 2025.

  The purpose of the Amendment Regulations is to codify previously granted relief related to changes at some recognized exchanges and to align securities legislation requirements with the August 2022 requirements with changes made to the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) and the Canada Business Corporations Regulations, 2001.

  The Amendment Regulations address the following:

  • the creation of a senior tier at the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE), which is intended to be a non-venture tier;
  • to ensure that requirements for non-venture issuers will also apply to those reporting issuers that are listed on the CSE Senior Tier;
  • the name change of the PLUS markets to AQSE Growth Market;
  • the name change of NEO Exchange Inc. to Cboe Canada Inc.; and,
  • amendments to the CBCA dealing with “majority voting”.

  Please see Part XXXVIII on page 7 of the linked PDF.

  71_102_amendments_september_19_2025.pdf
• Amendments to National Instrument 71-102

  Effective Date: November 17, 2015.  In Saskatchewan on November 27, 2015.

  71_102_ni_november_17_2015.pdf
• Companion Policy 71-102CP

  Effective Date: March 30, 2004. Consolidated to September 30, 2014.

  71_102_cp_september_30_2014.pdf
• Amendments to Companion Policy 71-102CP

  Effective Date: June 9, 2023. In Saskatchewan: June 20, 2023.

  71_102_cp_amendments_2023_03_23.pdf