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Bank Act ( 1991, c. 46 )
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Bank Act
SHORT TITLE
PART I :
INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION
Definitions
Interpretation
Application
PART II :
STATUS AND POWERS
PART III :
INCORPORATION AND CONTINUANCE
Formalities of Incorporation
Continuance
Discontinuance
Corporate Name
PART IV :
ORGANIZATION AND COMMENCEMENT
Organization Meetings
Commencement and Carrying on of Business
PART V :
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
Share Capital
Subordinated Indebtedness
Security Certificates and Transfers
PART VI :
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Shareholders
Proxies
Restrictions on Voting
Directors and Officers
Fundamental Changes
Corporate Records
Financial Statements and Auditors
PART VII :
OWNERSHIP
Division I :
Definitions And Interpretation
Division II :
Ownership Of Banks
Division V :
Directions
PART VIII :
BUSINESS AND POWERS
General Business
Miscellaneous
PART IX :
INVESTMENTS
Definitions and Application
General Constraints on Investments
Subsidiaries and Equity Investments
Exceptions and Exclusions
Portfolio Limits
Real Property
Equities
Aggregate Limit
Miscellaneous
PART X :
ADEQUACY OF CAPITAL AND LIQUIDITY
PART XI :
SELF-DEALING
Interpretation and Application
Prohibited Related Party Transactions
Permitted Related Party Transactions
Restrictions on Permitted Transactions
Disclosure
Remedial Actions
PART XII :
FOREIGN BANKS
Division 1 :
Interpretation And Application
Division 2 :
General Prohibitions And Exceptions
Division 3 :
No Financial Establishment In Canada
Division 4 :
Financial Establishment In Canada
Division 5 :
Designation And Approvals
Division 6 :
Administration
Division 7 :
Non-Application Of Investment Canada Act
Division 8 :
Transitional
PART XII.1 :
AUTHORIZED FOREIGN BANKS
Application
Formalities of Authorization
Commencement and Carrying on of Business in Canada
Principal Office and Principal Officer
Transfer of Liabilities
Business and Powers
Deposit Acceptance
Unclaimed Balances
Accounts
Borrowing Costs
Complaints
Miscellaneous
Deposit Requirements
Financial Year
Auditors
Records
Termination of Business in Canada
Supervision
Remedial Powers
PART XIII :
REGULATION OF BANKS — SUPERINTENDENT
Supervision
Remedial Powers
PART XIV :
REGULATION OF BANKS — COMMISSIONER
PART XV :
BANK HOLDING COMPANIES
Purpose
Division 1 :
Interpretation
Division 2 :
Status And Powers
Division 3 :
Incorporation And Continuance
Division 4 :
Organization And Commencement
Division 5 :
Capital Structure
Division 6 :
Corporate Governance
Division 7 :
Ownership
Division 8 :
Business And Powers
Division 9 :
Investments
Division 10 :
Adequacy Of Capital And Liquidity
Division 11 :
Regulation Of Bank Holding Companies
PART XVI :
ADMINISTRATION
Notices and Other Documents
Approvals
Short-term Exemption Order
Orders and Directives
Applications to Superintendent
Applications for Certain Approvals
Appeals
Regulations
Delegation
PART XVII :
SANCTIONS
SCHEDULE I : As at December 31, 2006
SCHEDULE II : As at December 31, 2006
SCHEDULE III : As at December 31, 2006
Related Information
Amendments not in Force
Related Provisions
Related Regulations
Access to Basic Banking Services Regulations
Affiliated Persons (Banks) Regulations
Aggregate Financial Exposure (Banks) Regulations
Agricultural Product Priority Claim (Banks) Regulations
Bank Holding Company Proposal Regulations
Cheque Holding Policy Disclosure (Banks) Regulations
Civil Remedies (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Complaint Information (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Complaint Information (Banks) Regulations
Cost of Borrowing (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Cost of Borrowing (Banks) Regulations
Disclosure of Charges (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Disclosure of Charges (Banks) Regulations
Disclosure of Interest (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Disclosure of Interest (Banks) Regulations
Disclosure on Account Opening by Telephone Request (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Disclosure on Account Opening by Telephone Request (Banks) Regulations
Distributing Bank and Distributing Bank Holding Company Regulations
Entity Associated with a Foreign Bank Regulations
Entity Member of Group Regulations
Equity of a Bank or a Bank Holding Company Regulations
Exchange Rate (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Exempt Classes of Foreign Banks Regulations
Exempt Debt Obligation Transactions (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Exemption from Approval for Certain Investments in Intragroup Service Entities (Bank Act) Regulations
Exemption from Restrictions on Investments (Banks, Bank Holding Companies and Foreign Banks) Regulations
Factoring Entity Regulations
Finance Entity Regulations
Financial Leasing Entity Regulations
Foreign Bank Representative Offices Regulations
Form of Proxy (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Going-Private Transaction (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Guidelines Respecting Control in Fact for the Purpose of Subsection 377(1) of the Bank Act
Index-linked Deposits Interest Disclosure Regulations
Information Processing Activities (Banks and Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Information Technology Activities (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Information Technology Activities (Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Information Technology Activities (Banks) Regulations
Information Technology Activities (Foreign Banks) Regulations
Insider Reports (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Insider Reports Exemptions (Banks) Regulations [Repealed]
Insider Reports Regulations [Repealed]
Insurance Business (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Insurance Business (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Investment Limits (Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Investment Limits (Banks) Regulations
Manner of Calculation (Foreign Banks) Regulations
Material Percentage Regulations
Meetings and Proposals (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Minority Investment (Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Minority Investment (Banks) Regulations
Name Use (Affiliates of Banks, or Bank Holding Companies, that Are Not Widely Held) Regulations
Name Use (Foreign Banks) Regulations
Name Use by Non-financial Businesses (Excluded Entities) Regulations
Name Use in Securities-related Transactions (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Notice of Branch Closure (Banks) Regulations
Notices of Deposit Restrictions (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Notices of Uninsured Deposits Regulations
Prescribed Deposits (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Prescribed Deposits (Banks without Deposit Insurance) Regulations
Prohibited Activities Respecting Real Property (Foreign Banks) Regulations
Prospectus (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations [Repealed]
Prospectus (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Prospectus Exemptions (Bank Holding Companies) Regulations [Repealed]
Prospectus Exemptions (Banks) Regulations [Repealed]
Protection of Assets (Banks) Regulations
Public Accountability Statements (Banks, Insurance Companies, Trust and Loan Companies) Regulations
Public Inquiry (Authorized Foreign Banks) Rules
Registration of Bank Special Security Regulations
Regulatory Capital (Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Regulatory Capital (Banks) Regulations
Related Party Transactions (Banks) Regulations
Resident Canadian (Banks) Regulations
Rules Governing Proceedings at Public Inquiries into Objections (Banks)
Sales or Trades (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Securities Dealing Restrictions (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Securities Dealing Restrictions (Banks) Regulations
Security Certificate Transfer Fee (Banks, Bank Holding Companies, Insurance Companies and Insurance Holding Companies) Regulations
Shared Premises Regulations (Banks)
Specialized Financing (Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Specialized Financing (Banks) Regulations
Specialized Financing (Foreign Banks) Regulations
Subsidiaries Holding Bank Shares (Banks) Regulations
Subsidiaries that Hold Bank Holding Company Shares Regulations
Supervisory Information (Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Supervisory Information (Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Supervisory Information (Banks) Regulations
Support Orders and Support Provisions (Banks and Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations
Total Assets for Supervisability and Public Holding Requirements (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations
Important Notices
Important Notices
Important Notices