CSA Staff Notice: CSA Staff Notice - 13-314 - 2005 Changes to SEDAR Annual Filing Service Charges

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CANADIAN SECURITIES ADMINISTRATORS

NOTICE 13-314

2005 CHANGES TO SEDAR ANNUAL FILING SERVICE CHARGES

Staff of the members of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) are issuing this notice to advise SEDAR^® filers of the following changes in the CDS INC. (CDS) SEDAR annual filing service charges: (i) changes in the allocation of SEDAR annual filing service charges between the SEDAR system and the System for Electronic Disclosure by Insiders (SEDI^®) effective January 1, 2005 and (ii) a reduction in the SEDAR annual filing service charges for mutual fund issuers effective January 1, 2005.

Prior to SEDI's launch on May 5, 2003, SEDAR's annual filing service charges were increased for all reporting issuers (other than mutual funds) that file continuous disclosure documents through SEDAR (SEDI Issuers). The annual portion of the SEDAR annual filing service charges allocated to a SEDI Issuer are currently $250 for a single jurisdiction issuer, $750 for a multi-jurisdiction issuer and $2,500 for a short form prospectus issuer. These allocations and charges were based on assumptions as to the number of SEDI Issuers.

After more than a year of operations, it has become apparent that the assumption used to calculate the number of SEDI Issuers was incorrect. Accordingly, the portion of the SEDAR annual filing service charges allocated to SEDI needs to increase. CDS obtained our required approval to allocate a larger portion of the SEDAR annual filing service charges to SEDI. This reallocation will apply to all SEDI Issuers and will result in a reduction in the SEDAR portion of the annual filing service charges and an increase in the SEDI portion of the annual filing service charges. These changes will be effective January 1, 2005 and will not change the total annual filing service charges for SEDI Issuers.

CDS also obtained our required approval to reduce the SEDAR annual filing service charges for mutual fund issuers. This change will also be effective January 1, 2005.

CDS will issue a SEDAR Subscriber Update to SEDAR filers in connection with these changes.

The following table explains the SEDAR annual filing service charges commencing in 2005. Schedule "D" of the SEDAR Filer Manual will be updated to reflect these changes to the SEDAR annual filing service charges for continuous disclosure.

BREAKDOWN OF SEDAR ANNUAL FILING SERVICE CHARGES FOR

CONTINUOUS DISCLOSURE COMMENCING IN 2005

SEDI Issuers

1	2	3	4
	SEDAR		Total	Where/When Total Charges
Type of Issuer	Annual	SEDI Annual	Charges (per	each year
	Charges	Charges	annum)	are Paid in SEDAR
			(2 + 3){1}
	$	$	$
				5	6	7
				AFS	AIF	Total
						(5 + 6)
				$	$	$
"Non POP"
Single jurisdiction	205.00	500.00	705.00	705.00	-	705.00
Multi-jurisdiction	495.00	1,100.00	1,595.00	1,595.00	-	1,595.00
"POP"
Single jurisdiction and short form prospectus	205.00	2,750.00	2,955.00	705.00	2,250.00	2,955.00
Multi-jurisdiction and short form prospectus	495.00	2,850.00	3,345.00	1595.00	1,750.00	3,345.00

{1} The charges listed do not include taxes. However, applicable taxes are payable on these charges and the amount will vary, depending on the jurisdiction.

Mutual Fund Issuers

A mutual fund issuer will be charged a SEDAR annual filing service charge of $495.00 for continuous disclosure at the time it files its annual financial statements. A January 10, 2005 SEDAR code update will reflect this reduced charge.

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