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Bank Act ( 1991, c. 46 )
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Bille BANK ACT
Bille SHORT TITLE
Bille PART I: INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION
Bille Definitions
Bille Interpretation
Bille Application
Bille PART II: STATUS AND POWERS
Bille PART III: INCORPORATION AND CONTINUANCE
Bille Formalities of Incorporation
Bille Continuance
Bille Discontinuance
Bille Corporate Name
Bille PART IV: ORGANIZATION AND COMMENCEMENT
Bille Organization Meetings
Bille Commencement and Carrying on of Business
Bille PART V: CAPITAL STRUCTURE
Bille Share Capital
Bille Subordinated Indebtedness
Bille Security Certificates and Transfers
Bille PART VI: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Bille Shareholders
Bille Proxies
Bille Restrictions on Voting
Bille Directors and Officers
Bille Fundamental Changes
Bille Corporate Records
Bille Financial Statements and Auditors
Bille PART VII: OWNERSHIP
Bille Division I: Definitions And Interpretation
Bille Division II: Ownership Of Banks
Bille Division V: Directions
Bille PART VIII: BUSINESS AND POWERS
Bille General Business
Bille Miscellaneous
Bille PART IX: INVESTMENTS
Bille Definitions and Application
Bille General Constraints on Investments
Bille Subsidiaries and Equity Investments
Bille Exceptions and Exclusions
Bille Portfolio Limits
Bille Real Property
Bille Equities
Bille Aggregate Limit
Bille Miscellaneous
Bille PART X: ADEQUACY OF CAPITAL AND LIQUIDITY
Bille PART XI: SELF-DEALING
Bille Interpretation and Application
Bille Prohibited Related Party Transactions
Bille Permitted Related Party Transactions
Bille Restrictions on Permitted Transactions
Bille Disclosure
Bille Remedial Actions
Bille PART XII: FOREIGN BANKS
Bille Division 1: Interpretation And Application
Bille Division 2: General Prohibitions And Exceptions
Bille Division 3: No Financial Establishment In Canada
Bille Division 4: Financial Establishment In Canada
Bille Division 5: Designation And Approvals
Bille Division 6: Administration
Bille Division 7: Non-Application Of Investment Canada Act
Bille Division 8: Transitional
Bille PART XII.1: AUTHORIZED FOREIGN BANKS
Bille Application
Bille Formalities of Authorization
Bille Commencement and Carrying on of Business in Canada
Bille Principal Office and Principal Officer
Bille Transfer of Liabilities
Bille Business and Powers
Bille Deposit Acceptance
Bille Unclaimed Balances
Bille Accounts
Bille Borrowing Costs
Bille Complaints
Bille Miscellaneous
Bille Deposit Requirements
Bille Financial Year
Bille Auditors
Bille Records
Bille Termination of Business in Canada
Bille Supervision
Bille Remedial Powers
Bille PART XIII: REGULATION OF BANKS — SUPERINTENDENT
Bille Supervision
Bille Remedial Powers
Bille PART XIV: REGULATION OF BANKS — COMMISSIONER
Bille PART XV: BANK HOLDING COMPANIES
Bille Purpose
Bille Division 1: Interpretation
Bille Division 2: Status And Powers
Bille Division 3: Incorporation And Continuance
Bille Division 4: Organization And Commencement
Bille Division 5: Capital Structure
Bille Division 6: Corporate Governance
Bille Division 7: Ownership
Bille Division 8: Business And Powers
Bille Division 9: Investments
Bille Division 10: Adequacy Of Capital And Liquidity
Bille Division 11: Regulation Of Bank Holding Companies
Bille PART XVI: ADMINISTRATION
Bille Notices and Other Documents
Bille Approvals — Terms, Conditions and Undertakings
Bille Short-term Exemption Order
Bille Orders and Directives
Bille Applications to Superintendent
Bille Appeals
Bille Regulations
Bille Delegation
Bille PART XVII: SANCTIONS
Bille SCHEDULE I: As at June 1, 2006
Bille SCHEDULE II: As at June 1, 2006
Bille SCHEDULE III: As at June 1, 2006
Related Regulations
Bille Access to Basic Banking Services Regulations
Bille Affiliated Persons (Banks) Regulations
Bille Aggregate Financial Exposure (Banks) Regulations
Bille Cheque Holding Policy Disclosure (Banks) Regulations
Bille Complaint Information (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Bille Complaint Information (Banks) Regulations
Bille Cost of Borrowing (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Bille Cost of Borrowing (Banks) Regulations
Bille Disclosure of Charges (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Bille Disclosure of Charges (Banks) Regulations
Bille Disclosure of Interest (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Bille Disclosure of Interest (Banks) Regulations
Bille Disclosure on Account Opening by Telephone Request (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Bille Disclosure on Account Opening by Telephone Request (Banks) Regulations
Bille Entity Associated with a Foreign Bank Regulations
Bille Entity Member of Group Regulations
Bille Equity of a Bank or a Bank Holding Company Regulations
Bille Exchange Rate (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Bille Exempt Classes of Foreign Banks Regulations
Bille Exempt Debt Obligation Transactions (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Bille Exemption from Approval for Certain Investments in Intragroup Service Entities (Bank Act) Regulations
Bille Exemption from Restrictions on Investments (Banks, Bank Holding Companies and Foreign Banks) Regulations
Bille Factoring Entity Regulations
Bille Finance Entity Regulations
Bille Financial Leasing Entity Regulations
Bille Foreign Bank Representative Offices Regulations
Bille Form of Proxy (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Bille Guidelines Respecting Control in Fact for the Purpose of Subsection 377(1) of the Bank Act
Bille Index-linked Deposits Interest Disclosure Regulations
Bille Information Processing Activities (Banks and Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Bille Information Technology Activities (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Bille Information Technology Activities (Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Bille Information Technology Activities (Banks) Regulations
Bille Information Technology Activities (Foreign Banks) Regulations
Bille Insider Reports Exemptions (Banks) Regulations
Bille Insider Reports Regulations
Bille Insurance Business (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Bille Insurance Business (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Bille Investment Limits (Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Bille Investment Limits (Banks) Regulations
Bille Manner of Calculation (Foreign Banks) Regulations
Bille Material Percentage Regulations
Bille Minority Investment (Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Bille Minority Investment (Banks) Regulations
Bille Name Use (Affiliates of Banks, or Bank Holding Companies, that Are Not Widely Held) Regulations
Bille Name Use (Foreign Banks) Regulations
Bille Name Use by Non-financial Businesses (Excluded Entities) Regulations
Bille Name Use in Securities-related Transactions (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Bille Notice of Branch Closure (Banks) Regulations
Bille Notices of Deposit Restrictions (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Bille Notices of Uninsured Deposits Regulations
Bille Prescribed Deposits (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Bille Prescribed Deposits (Banks without Deposit Insurance) Regulations
Bille Prohibited Activities Respecting Real Property (Foreign Banks) Regulations
Bille Prospectus (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Bille Prospectus Exemptions (Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Bille Prospectus Exemptions (Banks) Regulations
Bille Protection of Assets (Banks) Regulations
Bille Public Accountability Statements (Banks, Insurance Companies, Trust and Loan Companies) Regulations
Bille Public Inquiry (Authorized Foreign Banks) Rules
Bille Registration of Bank Special Security Regulations
Bille Regulatory Capital (Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Bille Regulatory Capital (Banks) Regulations
Bille Related Party Transactions (Banks) Regulations
Bille Resident Canadian (Banks) Regulations
Bille Rules Governing Proceedings at Public Inquiries into Objections (Banks)
Bille Sales or Trades (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Bille Securities Dealing Restrictions (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Bille Securities Dealing Restrictions (Banks) Regulations
Bille Security Certificate Transfer Fee (Banks, Bank Holding Companies, Insurance Companies and Insurance Holding Companies) Regulations
Bille Shared Premises Regulations (Banks)
Bille Specialized Financing (Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Bille Specialized Financing (Banks) Regulations
Bille Specialized Financing (Foreign Banks) Regulations
Bille Subsidiaries Holding Bank Shares (Banks) Regulations
Bille Subsidiaries that Hold Bank Holding Company Shares Regulations
Bille Supervisory Information (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Bille Supervisory Information (Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Bille Supervisory Information (Banks) Regulations
Bille Support Orders and Support Provisions (Banks and Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Bille Total Assets for Supervisability and Public Holding Requirements (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Bille Bank Holding Company Proposal Regulations

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Bille Related Instruments Information (from the Consolidated Index of Statutory Instruments)
Bille Coming into Force information (from the Table of Public Statutes and Responsible Ministers)
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