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Loans and Trust Companies Act |  | HTML92-47 - General | | HTML |
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| Overview: | |
| The Loan and Trust Companies Act of New Brunswick regulates the incorporation of a loan or trust company in the province. A loan company is a company operated for the purpose of receiving deposits from the public and lending or investing those deposits. It does not include a bank, an insurance corporation, a trust company or a credit union. A trust company is a company which offers its services to act as trustee, bailee, agent, executor, administrator, receiver, liquidator, assignee, guardian of a minor's estate or committee of a mentally incompetent person's estate and, if not restricted under the Act, receives deposits from the public and lends or invests those deposits. |
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| Eligibility: | |
| The following capital base is required prior to incorporating or licensing such companies: · loan company - $3,000,000. · trust company - $5,000,000 · restricted trust company - $100,000. No person other than a licensed loan company or licensed trust company shall conduct, undertake or transact the business of a loan company or trust company in New Brunswick. The required licence is obtained upon the submission of an application to the Minister. The application is filed with the Superintendent along with designated information under the Act and any additional information requested by the Minister. No licensed loan or trust company is permitted to accept deposits in New Brunswick unless the company is a member institution within the meaning of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act. The regulations under the Loan and Trust Companies Act set out various requirements, fees, and responsibilities of such companies incorporated or licensed under this Act. For further information on incorporating or licensing under the Loan and Trust Companies Act, contact the Superintendent of Loan and Trust Companies, Department of Justice and Consumer Affairs. |
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| Description: | |
| There are two types of loan and trust companies: provincially incorporated companies and extra-provincial incorporated companies. A provincial loan or trust company comes into existence by application to the Minister by one or more persons and, upon approval of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, letters patent may be issued. An extra-provincial loan or trust company is incorporated under federal legislation or the legislation of another province. The harmonized sales tax (HST) is not applicable. |
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 Fees: (Unless otherwise specified, the harmonized sales tax (HST) is NOT included in the Fees.) |
| List of Fees | Rate in $ | |
| The following are the initial fees: | ||
| Incorporating: | ||
| Review of application for letters patent | 500.00 | |
| Issue of letters patent | 2000.00 | |
| Licensing: | ||
| Review of application for first licence | 3000.00 | |
| For issue of subsequent licence (yearly) | 3000.00 | |
| Review of name | 30.00 | |
| Other fees are set out in the regulations, based on actions or requests by a licensed company. | ||
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