CSA / ACVM Canadian Securities Autorités canadiennes Administrators en valeurs mobilières CANADIAN SECURITIES ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE EXTENSION OF COMMENT PERIOD FOR PROPOSED MULTILATERAL INSTRUMENT 52-111 AND COMPANION POLICY 52-111CP REPORTING ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND PROPOSED REPEAL AND REPLACEMENT OF MULTILATERAL INSTRUMENT 52-109, FORMS 52-109F1, 52-109FT1, 52-109F2 AND 52-109FT2 AND COMPANION POLICY 52-109CP CERTIFICATION OF DISCLOSURE IN ISSUERS’ ANNUAL AND INTERIM FILINGS On February 4, 2005, we, the securities regulatory authorities in every Canadian jurisdiction, other than British Columbia, published for comment the following documents: • Multilateral Instrument 52-111 Reporting on Internal Control over Financial Reporting (the Proposed Internal Control Instrument); • Companion Policy 52-111CP (the Proposed Internal Control Policy and together with the Proposed Internal Control Instrument, the Proposed Internal Control Materials); • Multilateral Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings (the Revised Certification Instrument); • Forms 52-109F1, 52-109FVT1, 52-109FM1, 52-109F1R, 52-109F1R – AIF, 52-109F2, 52-109FT2, 52-109FM2 and 52-109F2R (together, the Revised Certification Forms); and • Companion Policy 52-109CP (the Revised Certification Policy and together with the Revised Certification Instrument and the Revised Certification Forms, the Revised Certification Materials). The notice accompanying the Proposed Internal Control Materials and the Revised Certification Materials requested that any comments be provided by June 6, 2005. CSA members have actively solicited feedback, including in discussion forums in several cities over the past two weeks. New guidance from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the PCAOB) on the implementation of the rules implementing section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was released on May 16, 2005. Several reporting issuers have indicated that they wish to take into account this new guidance in responding to the CSA and they believe this can be accomplished by June 30, 2005.
In view of the importance the CSA attaches to this comment process, we are acceding to this request. Written submissions on the Proposed Internal Control Materials and Revised Certification Materials received by June 30, 2005 will be considered. Questions Please refer your questions to any of: Ontario Securities Commission John Carchrae Erez Blumberger Chief Accountant Assistant Manager, Corporate Finance (416) 593 8221 (416) 593 3662 jcarchrae@osc.gov.on.ca eblumberger@osc.gov.on.ca Lisa Enright Jo-Anne Matear Senior Accountant, Corporate Finance Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate (416) 593 3686 Finance lenright@osc.gov.on.ca (416) 593 2323 jmatear@osc.gov.on.ca Mark Pinch Accountant, Corporate Finance (416) 593 8057 mpinch@osc.gov.on.ca Alberta Securities Commission Kari Horn Fred Snell Acting General Counsel Chief Accountant (403) 297 4698 (403) 297 6553 kari.horn@seccom.ab.ca fred.snell@seccom.ab.ca Autorité des marchés financiers Sylvie Anctil-Bavas Spécialiste - expertise comptable (514) 395 0558, poste 4373 sylvie.anctil-bavas@lautorite.qc.ca Manitoba Securities Commission Bob Bouchard Director, Corporate Finance (204) 945-2555 bbouchard@gov.mb.ca June 3, 2005
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