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As of December 1, 2005

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Registration                                             Exemptions

Corporate Finance                                   General

 

Registration

Dealers

Security Issuer

Salesperson, officer, director - security issuer

Salesperson, officer, director

Adviser

Adviser - partner, officer or employee

Salesperson, Partner and Officer Course

Mineral lease broker

Transfers

Annual Fees

Deposit Agents

Amendments to registration

 

Corporate Finance

Prospectuses

Annual information forms

Annual financial statements

Amendments to prospectuses and AIFs

Additional classes of securities

National resource company property report

Technical reports

Certificate of non-default

 

Exemptions

Notice pursuant to ss 2.42(2) of NI 45-106

Notice pursuant to section 2.1 of NI 45-106

Report of trade pursuant to section 6.1 of NI 45-106

Offering memoranda pursuant to section 2.9 of NI 45-106

Application for exemption - section 83

Application for amendment to decision of the Commission

Filing under General Ruling/Order 51-902 (GRO 25)

Application to cease to be a reporting issuer

Take-over and issuer bids

Application for exemption from take-over bid requirements

 

General

All other applications for request to

Commission where no fee stated

Examination under section 20

Transcripts

Copies of documents

Certification of documents

No fee required

Notice of request for hearing

Hearings

Investigations





The Securities Regulations
Appendix A - Table 1
Fees

Registration

Dealers

1(1)   In this section, Saskatchewan small business security issuer’ means a security issuer that is registered in accordance with General Ruling/Order 31-902 Saskatchewan Small Business Security Issuers made by the Commission. 

(2)        The fee: 

(a) on each application for registration as a dealer, other than a security issuer, regardless of the number of categories of registration to which the application relates is:

(i) $750.00; and 

(ii) $100.00 for each additional branch office of the applicant in Saskatchewan at the date of application; 

 

Security issuers

(b) on application for registration as a security issuer who is not a Saskatchewan small business security issuer is $300.00; 

(c) on application for registration as a security issuer who is a Saskatchewan small business security issuer is $250.00; 

Salesperson, officer or director

(d)  on application for registration as a salesperson, partner or officer of a registered dealer, other than a security issuer who is a Saskatchewan small business security issuer, is $250.00; 

Salesperson, officer or director - security issuers

(e)  on application for registration as a salesperson, partner or officer of a registered security issuer who is a Saskatchewan small business security issuer is $100.00; 

(f) Repealed. 14 Dec 2001 SR 91/2001 s33. 

Adviser

(g) on each application for registration as an adviser regardless of the number of categories of registration to which the application relates is: 

(i) $750.00; and 

(ii) $100.00 for each additional branch office of the applicant in Saskatchewan at the date of application; 

Adviser - partner, officer or employee

(h) on application for registration as a partner, officer or employee of a registered adviser is $250.00; 

Salesperson, Partner and Officer Course

(i) on application to attend the Salesperson, Partner and Officer Course offered by the Commission to a person who is a salesperson, partner or officer of a Saskatchewan small business security issuer is $25; 

Mineral lease brokers

(j) on application for registration as a mineral lease broker is $400.00; 

(k) on application for registration as a salesperson, partner or officer of a mineral lease broker is $250.00; 

Transfers

(l)  on application for transfer as any of the following is $100.00: 

(i)  a salesperson, partner of officer of a registered dealer; 

(ii)  a salesperson, partner or officer of a mineral lease broker; 

(iii)  a partner, officer or employee of a registered adviser; 

Amendments to registration

(m) on application for amendment to registration of a dealer, adviser or mineral lease broker is $100.00; 

(n) Repealed. 14 Dec 2001 SR 91/2001 s33. 

(o) Repealed. 14 Dec 2001 SR 91/2001 s33. 

Annual Fees

(2.1)  The annual registration fee payable by registered firms and registered individuals pursuant to Local Instrument 33-503 Permanent Registration System is the amount that the registered firm and the registered individual are required to pay on application for registration pursuant to subsection (2). 

Prospectuses

(3)   The fee on filing of: 

(a) a preliminary prospectus or pro forma prospectus, as the case may be,is $1,000.00 per issuer; 

(a.1) a preliminary base shelf prospectus filed pursuant to National Instrument 44-102 Shelf distributions is $1,000.00; 

(a.2) a shelf prospectus supplement filed pursuant to National Instrument 44-102 Shelf Distributions or National Instrument 71-101 The Multijurisdictional Disclosure System is $1,000.00; 

(b)  Repealed. 

Offering memoranda pursuant to section 2.9 of NI 45-106

(c) an offering memorandum prepared pursuant to section 2.9 of National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions is $500.00 per issuer; 

Annual information forms

 (d) an annual information form for an issuer: 

(i)                   is $600 per issuer where the issuer intends to qualify future sales of its securities pursuant to National Instrument 44-101 Short Form Prospectus Distributions; and 

(ii)   is $100 per issuer where the issuer: 

(A)  does not intend to qualify future sales of its securities pursuant to National Instrument 44-101 Short Form Prospectus Distribution or National Instrument 81-101 Mutual Fund Prospectus Disclosure; and 

(B)  files an annual information form pursuant to: 

(I)  National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations; 

(II)  National Instrument 71-101 The Multijurisdictional Disclosure System; 

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

(IV)  National Instrument 81-106 Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure; 

(V)  a decision of the Commission; or 

(VI)  an undertaking to the Commission; 

(e)  Repealed. 

Amendments to prospectuses and AIFs

(f) an amendment to a preliminary prospectus, pro forma prospectus, prospectus, or annual information form filed by an issuer is $100.00 per issuer; 

Additional classes of securities

(g)  a preliminary prospectus, pro forma prospectus or a shelf prospectus supplement where those documents offer more than one type, class, series of a class or unit of security of an issuer is $250.00 per each additional type, class series of a class, or unit of security so offered over and above the fees set out in clauses (a) to (f) above; 

Natural resource company property reports

(h) a report filed by a natural resource company with respect to its property and the development of it is $100.00 per report; 

Technical reports

(i) a technical report filed with a preliminary prospectus, pro forma prospectus, or prospectus is $100.00 per report; 

(j)  Repealed.    

(4)   The fee on filing of:           

(a)  Repealed. 

Notice pursuant to ss 2.42(2) of NI 45-106

(b) a notice pursuant to subsection 2.42(2) of National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions is $350; 

(c)  Repealed

Notice pursuant to section 2.1 of NI 45-106

(d) a notice pursuant to section 2.1 of National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions is $350; 

Report of trade pursuant to section 6.1 of NI 45-106

(e)  a report of a trade pursuant to section 6.1 of National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions:   

(i)  is great of $100 or $50 per Saskatchewan purchaser with respect to a trade pursuant to subsection 2.10(2) of National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions;  

(ii)  is $100 with respect to a trade pursuant to any other provision of National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions; 

Certificate of non-default

(f) an application pursuant to section 81 of the Act is $100 per issuer; 

Application for exemption - section 83

(g) an application for a ruling pursuant to section 83 of the Act is $400; 

(h)  Repealed. 

Annual financial statements

(i)  an annual financial statement filed by a finance company, or filed pursuant to any of the following is $100 per issuer: 

(i)  National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations; 

(ii)  National Instrument 71-101 The Multijurisidictional Disclosure System; 

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

(iv)  National Instrument 81-106 Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure; 

(v)  a decision of the Commission; 

(vi)  an undertaking to the Commission.

Filing under GRO 51-902  

(j) Form A pursuant to General Ruling/Order 51-902 Exemption from Certain Financial Reporting Requirements made by the Commission is $100 per issuer;

Application to cease to be a reporting issuer

(k) an application pursuant to section 92 of the Act is $100 per issuer;

Take-over and issuer bids

(l) a take-over bid circular or issuer bid circular pursuant to section 109 of the Act is $550;

Notice of request for hearing

(m) a notice of request for hearing and review pursuant to subsection 10(2) of the Act is $100;

Application for exemption from take-over bid requirements

(n) an application pursuant to section 113 of the Act is $400;

All other applications for requests to Commission where no fee stated 

(o) an application or request to the Commission or the Director that is not otherwise provided for in these regulations is $250;

Application for amendment to decision of Commission

(p) an application for an amendment to a decision of the Commission or the Director is $100;

 (q)  Repealed.

 (5)   The fee:

Examination under section 20

(a) for an examination by a person appointed under section 20 of the Act is the amount equal to the amount paid by the Commission for the examination but not exceeding $750.00 per day per person;

 Transcripts

(b) for transcripts is: 

(i) $3.50 per page; or

(ii) where that transcript is requested on a basis that the Commission considers expedited, is $4.00 per page;

Copies of documents

(c) for copies of documents in the public records of the Commission is $0.50 per page;

 Certification of documents

(d) for certification of any documents or extracts of any documents in addition to the cost of the copy is $10.00 per certification;

 (e)  Repealed.

 No fee required

 (6)  No fee is required with respect to: 

(a) Repealed. 25 Sep 92 SR 87/92 s2; 

(b) a request for consent to the release of securities from, or the transfer of securities within, escrow; 

(c)  unless otherwise specified in these regulations, an application for amendment to registration as: 

(i)  a salesperson, partner or officer of a registered dealer; 

(ii)  a partner, officer or employee of a registered adviser; or 

(iii)  a salesperson, partner of officer of a mineral lease broker; 

(d) any matter that does not require the formal consent or approval of the Commission or the Director.

 Hearings

(7)   The costs of or related to a hearing that the Commission may order pursuant to subsection 161(1) of the Act are: 

(a) administrative costs in the amount of $1,000 for each day or partial day of hearing;

(b) costs for time spent by the staff of the Commission on matters preliminary to the hearing in the amount of $50 per hour for each person involved; 

(c) disbursements properly incurred by the Commission staff, including travel costs; 

(d) the amount paid by the Commission to a person appointed pursuant to section 8, 12 or 14 of the Act, to a maximum of $1,000 for each day of the investigation, plus all charges for the costs of the investigation; 

(e) fees paid to an expert or witness, in the amount of the actual fees paid, to a maximum of $200 per hour for each person involved; 

(f) travel costs paid to a witness; 

(g) travel costs and disbursements properly incurred by an expert; 

(h) costs for legal services, in the amount of the actual fees paid, to a maximum of $200 per hour for each person involved; and 

(i) disbursements properly incurred by a person providing legal services.

 Investigations

(8)   The costs of an investigation that the Commission may order pursuant to subsection 161(3) of the Act are: 

(a) $500 for each day or partial day of an investigation conducted by Commission staff, plus all disbursements properly incurred by the Commission staff in connection with the investigation, including travel costs; and 

(b) the amount paid by the Commission to a person appointed pursuant to section 8, 12 or 14 of the Act, to a maximum of $1,000 for each day of the investigation, plus all charges for the costs of the investigation. 

10 Nov 88 cS-42.2 Reg 1; 25 Sep 92 SR 87/92 s2;

17 May 96 SR 21/96 s39; 10 Oct 97 SR 94/97 s2;

14 Dec 2001 SR 91/2001 s34.

 

Deposit agents

2(1) In this section:

 

(a) “deposit agent” means a person who or company that accepts, receives or solicits funds from a person or company for transmission to a financial institution for investment in a guaranteed investment certificate where the financial institution pays a commission or other benefits to that person or company;

 

(b) “financial institution” means:

 

(i) a bank to which the Bank Act (Canada) applies;

 

(ii) a credit union to which The Credit Union Act, 1985 applies;

 

(iii) an insurer licensed pursuant to The Saskatchewan Insurance Act; and

 

(iv) a trust corporation or loan corporation licensed pursuant to The Trust and Loan Corporations Act;

 

(c) “sub-agent” includes a person who or company that does not transmit funds directly to a financial institution but does transmit funds to another deposit agent for transmission to the financial institution.

 

(2)  The fee payable by the deposit agent on filing an annual report is $50.

 

(3)  The fee payable by a deposit agent on filing a consolidated list of its sub-agents is $25 for each sub-agent.

(4)  The fee payable by a financial institution on filing an annual consolidated list of its deposit agents is $75.

 

31 Mar 94 SR 27/94 s2.

 

 

 

 

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