Clearing Agencies

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The Securities Act(Ontario) provides the OSC with the power to recognize clearing agencies. The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited (CDS) and CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. are recognized by the OSC as a clearing agencies.

Recognition Orders

August 24, 2007	Notice of Approval - Application to Vary the Recognition and Designation Order of CDS
August 24, 2007	Order - The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited and CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc.
June 1, 2007	Notice and Request for Comment - Application to Vary the Recognition and Designation Order of CDS as a Clearing Agency
June 1, 2007	CDS Application Regarding Restructuring of The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited
October 27, 2006	Notice of Approval -- Application to Vary the Recognition and Designation Order of CDS Ltd. and Order - The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited and CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. – ss. 21.2(1) and s. 144 of the Act and Part VI of the OBCA
September 8, 2006	CDS Application re Restructuring of The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited
September 8, 2006	The Canadian Depository for Securities Ltd. and CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. - Amendment to Recognition and Designation Order - ss. 21.2(1) and s. 144 of the Act and Part VI of the OBCA
September 8, 2006	Notice and Request for Comment - Application to Vary the Recognition and Designation Order of the Canadian Depository for Securities Limited as a Clearing Agency
January 27, 2006	Notice of Commission Order - Application to Vary CDS' Recognition Order
January 27, 2006	Order - Application to Vary CDS' Recognition Order
July 22, 2005	Notice of Commission Approval - Application to Vary the Recognition and Designation of The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited
July 22, 2005	Order - The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited - ss. 21.2(1) and s. 144 fo the Act and Part VI of the OBCA
July 22, 2005	Notice - Notice of Commission Approval - Application to Vary the Recognition and Designation of The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited
April 8, 2005	Notice of Application to vary the Recognition and Designation of The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited
April 8, 2005	Notice and Request for Comment - Application to vary the Recognition and Designation of The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited as a Clearing Agency
	Comments Received
April 8, 2005	CDS Criteria for the Recognition of Clearing Agencies under section 21.2 of the Securities Act
April 8, 2005	CDS Recognition and Designation Order - ss. 21.2(1) and s. 144 of the Act and Part VI of the OBCA
April 8, 2005	Rule Protocol Regarding the Review and Approval of CDS Rules by the OSC
April 8, 2005	CDS Reporting Obligations
March 1, 1997	CDS Recognition Order (electronic copy curently unavailable - please see - (1997), 20 OSCB 1033)
June 28, 1994	CDS Recognition Order (electronic copy curently unavailable - please see - (1994), 17 OSCB 3311)
November 25, 1987	CDS Recognition Order (electronic copy curently unavailable - please see - (1988), 11 OSCB 542)

 

Rule Review

July 4, 2008	Notice and Request for Comment – Material Amendments to CDS Rules – Free Payment Restrictions in CDSX
July 4, 2008	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Non-Compliant Position with Regulation SHO
June 27, 2008	CDS Rule Amendment Revised Notice -- Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures -- IRS Section 302 Regulation
June 27, 2008	CDS Rule Amendment Revised Notice -- Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures -- Reg SHO Procedure Change
June 27, 2008	CDS Rule Amendment Revised Notice -- Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures -- ITP Stats: Supplement Trade Details
June 27, 2008	CDS Rule Amendment Revised Notice -- Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures -- Pledge: Remove Loan Items; Pledge: Update Loan Item for Stock Splits and Stock Distribution Type Events
June 27, 2008	CDS Rule Amendment Revised Notice -- Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures -- Pledge: Changes to RMS 171 and 172 Security Loan Item Reports
June 27, 2008	Notice and Request for Comment -- Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Dormant Participants
May 2, 2008	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures – ACCESS Redaction
April 25, 2008	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures – Pledge: Suppress Auto Claim; Pledge: Remove Loan Items; Pledge: Update Loan Item for Stock Splits and Stock Distribution Type Events
April 25, 2008	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures – Reg SHO Procedure Change
April 18, 2008	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures – ITP Stats: Supplement Trade Details
April 18, 2008	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures – Pledge: Changes to RMS 171 and 172 Security Loan Item Report
April 18, 2008	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to IRS Section 302 Regulation
March 14, 2008	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Receiver General of Canada – CUID Exemption re $50mm Trade Rule Edit
February 29, 2008	Notice of Commission Approval – Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to ACCESS Service
February 15, 2008	Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to 1042S Reporting - Detail File Procedures
February 1, 2008	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Failure to Receive Participant Procedures
January 25, 2008	Commission Approval to CDS Procedures Relating to Dormant Participant Procedures
January 25, 2008	Notice of Commission Approval – Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Dormant Participant Procedures
January 18, 2008	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Deposit and Withdrawal Messaging Procedures
January 4, 2008	Notice of Commission Approval – Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Tax Breakdown Service Procedures
January 4, 2008	Notice of Commission Approval – Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Dividend Eligibility Reporting Service Procedures
January 4, 2008	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Euroclear UK Direct Participant Procedures
January 4, 2008	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to U.S. Withholding Tax Detail File Procedures
December 21, 2007	Notice of Commission Approval - Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Issuer Buy-Back Procedures
December 14, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Regulation SHO Procedures
December 14, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Pledge and Settlement Procedures
November 16, 2007	Notice and Request for Comment – Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Dormant Participant Procedures
November 9, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Non-Exchange Trade Modification
November 2, 2007	Notice of Commission Approval - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Failure-to-Receive in CCP Services and CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to CCP Fails to Receive
November 2, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to CDS Reporting Procedures
November 2, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Report Management System Procedures
November 2, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Domestic Securities Buy-In Procedures
November 2, 2007	Notice and Request for Comment - Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Issuer Buy-Back Procedures
October 26, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Trade Tolerance Procedures
October 26, 2007	CDS Notice and Request for Comment - Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Tax Breakdown Service Procedures
October 26, 2007	CDS Notice and Request for Comments - Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Dividend Eligibility Reporting Service Procedures
October 19, 2007	CDS Rule Amendments Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Withholding Tax Reconciliation
October 19, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Alignment with AMF Recognition Decision
September 28, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Regulation SHO
August 31, 2007	Notice of Commission Approval - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Euroclear UK Direct Service and CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Euroclear UK Direct Services Procedures
August 31, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to CDS Application for Participation
August 24, 2007	Notice of Commission Approval - Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Security Master File Enhancement
August 3, 2007	Notice of Commission Approval - Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Maximum Debt Trade Amount
July 20, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Unsettled Non-Exchange Trade Report
July 20, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Beneficiary Account Number
July 20, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to New Trade Type
July 20, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Delivery Services
July 20, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Claims on Loan Items
July 20, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Dutch Auction Tender Report
July 20, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Automated Pledge Claims Procedures
July 20, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice -- Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Issuer Code Warning Report
June 22, 2007	CDS Notice and Request for Comments - Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Security Master File Enhancement
June 15, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Institutional Trade Reporting Statistics
June 8, 2007	Notice of Commission Approval - Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to CCP Collateral Requirements for Withdrawing Participants
May 4, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to International Services
May 4, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Automated Pledge Claims Procedures
May 4, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Deliverer Buy-in Procedures
April 20, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Constrained Entitlements
April 13, 2007	Notice of Commission Approval - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to International Services
April 13, 2007	Notice of Commission Approval - Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Exchange Trades
April 13, 2007	Notice of Commission Approval - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Constrained Entitlements
April 13, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Delivery Services Participant Procedures
April 13, 2007	CDS Notice and Request for Comments - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Failure-to-Receive in CCP Services
March 30, 2007	CDS Notice and Request for Comments - Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to CCP Collateral Requirements for Withdrawing Participant
March 23, 2007	Notice of Commission Approval - Material Amendments to CD Rules Relating to the Rule Amendment Process and CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to OFAC
March 9, 2007	CDS Notice and Request for Comments - Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Maximum Debt Trade Amount
February 23, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Delivery Services - Responsibility for Shipments
February 9, 2007	CDS Notice and Request for Comments - Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Exchange Trades
February 9, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendment to CDS Procedures Relating to IESS Manifest Form Procedures
February 2, 2007	CDS Notice and Request for Comments - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to International Services
February 2, 2007	CDS Notice and Request for Comments - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Constrained Entitlements
February 2, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to International Services Procedures
February 2, 2007	CDS Notice and Request for Comments - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to the Rule Amendment Process
February 2, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Event Claims Proceures
February 2, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to SWIFT Release
February 2, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to CDS Participant Procedures
January 26, 2007	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Application for Participation
December 22, 2006	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Strip Bond Monthly Reports Service
December 8, 2006	CDS Notice and Request for Comments - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to CREST Link
December 1, 2006	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to International Services Procedures
November 17, 2006	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to ATON User Guide
November 17, 2006	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Application for Participation – Corporate Restructuring
November 17, 2006	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to the USTA
November 17, 2006	Notice of Commission Approval – Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to International Services Procedures
November 3, 2006	CDS Rule Amendment Notice – Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures – Delivery Services
October 27, 2006	CDS Rule Amendment Notice -- Technical Amendment to CDS Procedures -- Intellectual Property Procedures
October 27, 2006	Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Delivery Services -- Summary of Comments
October 27, 2006	CDS Rule Amendment -- Delivery Services -- Revisions in Response to Comments
October 27, 2006	Notice of Commission Approval -- Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Delivery Services
October 20, 2006	Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Intellectual Property Rights - Summary of Comments
October 20, 2006	CDS Rule Amendment - Intellectual Property Rights
October 20, 2006	Notice of Commission Approval - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Intellectual Property Rights
September 29, 2006	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures - New Exchange Procedures
September 22, 2006	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Corporate Restructuring
September 15, 2006	CDS Notice and Request for Comments - Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to International Services Procedures
August 25, 2006	CDS Rule Amendments Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Application for Participation - ACT
August 18, 2006	Notice of Commission Approval - Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Mark-to-Market Component of Continuous Net Settlement Collateral Requirement
August 18, 2006	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures - Contingency Services
August 18, 2006	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures - Regulation SHO
August 18, 2006	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures - Data Expansion
August 18, 2006	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures - Funds Transfer
August 11, 2006	Notice of Commission Approval - Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Late Delivery of Collateral
August 11, 2006	Notice of Commission Approval - Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to CCP Collateral Requirements for Withdrawing Participants
July 21, 2006	Material Amendments to CDS Rules - Delivery Services - Request for Comments
July 21, 2006	Notice of Commission Approval – Material Amendments to CDS Rules – ACT Participant
July 14, 2006	Notice of Commission Approval – Material Amendments to CDS Rules Governing Cross-Border Services – Regulation SHO
June 9, 2006	CDS Notice and Request for Comments - Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Late Delivery of Collateral
June 9, 2006	CDS Notice and Request for Comments - Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Mark-to-Market Component of Continuous Net Settlement Collateral Requirement
June 9, 2006	CDS Notice and Request for Comments - Material Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to CCP Collateral Requirements for Withdrawing Participant
May 26, 2006	Notice and Request for Comments - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Intellectual Property Rights
May 19, 2006	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Application for Participation - ATON
May 12, 2006	CDS - Material Amendments to CDS Rules - ACT Participant
May 5, 2006	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures - CDS Buy-in Windows
May 5, 2006	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures - CDS Projected Payment and Tender Breakdown Reports
May 5, 2006	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures - Institutional Trade Reporting
May 5, 2006	CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendment to CDS Procedures - Special Requests for Outstanding Issues
April 28, 2006	Notice of Commission Approval - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Access to the Account Transfer Online Notification Service
March 10, 2006	CDS Rule Amendment Notice- Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures CCP Cap
February 17, 2006	CDS Rule Amendments Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Reporting Procedures
February 17, 2006	CDS Rule Amendments Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS U.S. Deposit and WIthdrawal Procedures
February 17, 2006	CDS Rule Amendments Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Money Market Issue and Entitlement Procedures
February 17, 2006	Notice of Commission Approval - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to CCP Capping
February 3, 2006	Notice and Request for Comment - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Access to the Account Transfer Online Notification (ATON) Service and Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Access to the Account Transfer Online Notification (ATON) Service
February 3, 2006	Notice and Request for Comment - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Cross-Border Services - Regulation SHO and Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Cross-Border Services - Regulation SHO
January 13, 2006	CDS Notice of Commission Approval - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Eligibility Criteria for CAD RCP
January 13, 2006	CDS Notice of Commission Approval - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Entitlement Payments
January 13, 2006	CDS Notice of Commission Approval - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Qualifications for Participation - Foreign Institutions
January 13, 2006	CDS Notice of Commission Approval - Technical Amendments to CDS Free Payments Funds Transfer Rule and CDS Notice of Commission Approval - Technical Amendments to CDS Free Payments Funds Transfer Rule
December 2, 2005	CDS Notice and Request for Comment - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to CCP Capping and Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to CCP Capping
November 4, 2005	Notice of Commission Approval - Technical Amendments to CDS Rules - CDSX Procedures and User Guide and Technical Amendments to CDS Rules - CDSX Procedures and User Guide Relating to Options and Entitlements
November 4, 2005	Notice of Commission Approval - Technical Amendments to CDS Rules - Money Market Issue and Entitlement Procedures and Technical Amendments to CDS Rules - Money Market Issue and Entitlement Procedures
November 4, 2005	Notice of Commission Approval - Technical Amendments to CDS Rules - CDS Trade and Settlement Procedures Relating to Exchange Trades and Technical Amendments to CDS Rules - CDS Trade and Settlement Procedures Relating to Exchange Trades
November 4, 2005	Notice of Commission Approval - Technical Amendments to CDS Rules - Pledge and Settlement Procedures and Technical Amendments to CDS Rules - Pledge and Settlement Procedures
November 4, 2005	Notice of Commission Approval - Technical Amendments to CDS Rules - Procedures for Participating in CDS Services and Technical Amendments to CDS Rules - Procedures for Participating in CDS Services
November 4, 2005	Notice of Commission Approval - Technical Amendments to CDS Rules - CDS/DTC Cross-Border Movement Service Participant Procedures and Technical Amendments to CDS Rules - CDS/DTC Cross-Border Movement Service Participant Procedures
November 4, 2005	Notice of Commission Approval - Technical Amendments to CDS Rules - Reporting Procedures and Technical Amendments to CDS Rules - Reporting Procedures
October 21, 2005	CDS Notice and Request for Comment - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Eligibility Criteria for CAD RCP and CDS Notice of Request for Comments - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Eligibility Criteria for CAD RCP
October 21, 2005	CDS Notice and Request for Comment - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Entitlement Payments and CDS Notice of Request for Comments - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Entitlement Payments
October 21, 2005	CDS Notice and Request for Comment - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Qualifications for Participation - Foreign Institutions and CDS Notice of Request for Comments - Material Amendments to CDS Rules Relating to Qualifications for Participation - Foreign Institutions
September 2, 2005	Notice of Commission Approval - Technical Amendments to CDS Rules - Procedure Maintenance Clarifications, Stylistic Amendments and Error Corrections and Technical Amendments to CDS Rules - Procedure Maintenance Clarifications, Stylistic Amendments and Error Corrections
September 2, 2005	Notice of Commission Approval - Technical Amendments to CDS Rules - CMS and IRMS Changes and Technical Amendments to CDS Rules - CMS and IRMS Changes
September 2, 2005	Notice of Commission Approval - Technical Amendments to CDS Rules - CNS and ACCESS and Technical Amendments to CDS Rules - CNS and ACCESS
September 2, 2005	Notice of Commission Approval - Technical Amendments to CDS Rules - Enhancement to B2B Compliance Reporting and Technical Amendments to CDS Rules - Enhancement to B2B Compliance Reporting