Bill C-38
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533. Section 494 of the Act is replaced by
the following:
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Order to void
contract or to
grant other
remedy
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494. (1) If a company enters into a
transaction that it is prohibited from entering
into by this Part, the company or the
Superintendent may apply to a court for an
order setting aside the transaction or for any
other appropriate remedy, including an order
directing that the related party of the company
involved in the transaction account to the
company for any profit or gain realized or that
any director or senior officer of the company
who authorized the transaction compensate
the company for any loss or damage incurred
by the company.
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Time limit
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(2) An application under subsection (1) in
respect of a particular transaction may only be
made within the period of three months
following the day the notice referred to in
section 493 in respect of the transaction is
given to the Superintendent or, if no such
notice is given, the day the Superintendent
becomes aware of the transaction.
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Certificate
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(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a
document purporting to have been issued by
the Superintendent, certifying the day on
which the Superintendent became aware of
the transaction, shall, in the absence of
evidence to the contrary, be received in
evidence as conclusive proof of that fact
without proof of the signature or of the official
character of the person appearing to have
signed the document and without further
proof.
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534. The title of Part XII of the Act is
replaced by the following:
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REGULATION OF COMPANIES - SUPERINTENDENT |
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535. Sections 500 and 501 of the Act are
replaced by the following:
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Copy of
by-laws
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500. A company shall send to the
Superintendent within thirty days after the
coming into effect of a by-law or an
amendment to a by-law, a copy of the by-law
or amendment.
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Register of
companies
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501. (1) The Superintendent shall, in
respect of each company for which an order
approving the commencement and carrying
on of business has been made, cause a register
to be maintained containing a copy of
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Form
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(2) The register may be maintained in
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Access
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(3) Persons are entitled to reasonable access
to the register and may make copies of or take
extracts from the information in it.
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Evidence
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(4) A statement containing information in
the register and purporting to be certified by
the Superintendent is admissible in evidence
in all courts as proof, in the absence of
evidence to the contrary, of the facts stated in
the statement without proof of the
appointment or signature of the
Superintendent.
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1996, c. 6,
s. 122(1)
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536. Subsection 503(1) of the Act is
replaced by the following:
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Confidential
information
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503. (1) Subject to sections 504 and 504.1,
all information regarding the business or
affairs of a company, or regarding a person
dealing with a company , that is obtained by
the Superintendent, or by any person acting
under the direction of the Superintendent, as
a result of the administration or enforcement
of any Act of Parliament, and all information
prepared from that information , is
confidential and shall be treated accordingly.
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1996, c. 6,
s. 124
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537. Section 504.4 of the Act is replaced
by the following:
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Report
respecting
disclosure
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504.4 The Superintendent shall prepare a
report, to be included in the report referred to
in section 40 of the Office of the
Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act,
respecting the disclosure of information by
companies and describing the state of progress
made in enhancing the disclosure of
information in the financial services industry.
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538. Subsection 505(1) of the Act is
replaced by the following:
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Examination
of companies
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505. (1) The Superintendent, from time to
time, but at least once in each calendar year,
shall make or cause to be made any
examination and inquiry into the business and
affairs of each company that the
Superintendent considers to be necessary or
expedient to determine whether the company
is complying with the provisions of this Act
and whether the company is in a sound
financial condition and, after the conclusion
of each examination and inquiry, shall report
on it to the Minister.
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539. The Act is amended by adding the
following after the heading ``Remedial
Powers'' after section 506:
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Prudential Agreements
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Prudential
agreement
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506.1 The Superintendent may enter into an
agreement, called a ``prudential agreement'',
with a company for the purposes of
implementing any measure designed to
maintain or improve its safety and soundness.
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540. Subsection 509(1) of the Act is
replaced by the following:
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Court
enforcement
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509. (1) Where a company or person
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the Superintendent may, in addition to any
other action that may be taken under this Act,
apply to a court for an order requiring the
company or person to comply with the
prudential agreement or direction, cease the
contravention or do any thing that is required
to be done, and on such application the court
may so order and make any other order it
thinks fit.
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1996, c. 6,
s. 126
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541. The heading before section 509.1 of
the Act is replaced by the following:
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Disqualification and Removal of Directors
or Senior Officers
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Meaning of
``senior
officer''
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509.01 In sections 509.1 and 509.2, ``senior
officer'' means the chief executive officer,
secretary, treasurer or controller of a company
or any other officer reporting directly to the
company's board of directors or chief
executive officer.
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1996, c. 6,
s. 126
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542. (1) Paragraphs 509.1(1)(a) and (b) of
the Act are replaced by the following:
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1996, c. 6,
s. 126
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(2) Paragraph 509.1(2)(b) of the Act is
replaced by the following:
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1996, c. 6,
s. 126
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(3) The portion of subsection 509.1(2) of
the French version of the Act after
paragraph (c) is replaced by the following:
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Elle lui communique également les
renseignements personnels qui les concernent
et les renseignements sur leur expérience et
leur dossier professionnel qu'il peut exiger .
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1996, c. 6,
s. 126
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(4) Subsections 509.1(4) and (5) of the Act
are replaced by the following:
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Disqualifi- cation or removal
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(4) If the Superintendent is of the opinion
that, on the basis of the competence, business
record, experience, conduct or character of a
person, he or she is not suitable to hold that
position, the Superintendent may, by order
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Risk of
prejudice
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(4.1) In forming an opinion under
subsection (4), the Superintendent must
consider whether the interests of the
depositors and creditors of the company
would likely be prejudiced if the person were
to take office or continue to hold office, as the
case may be.
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Representa- tions may be made
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(5) The Superintendent must in writing
notify the person concerned and the company
of any action that the Superintendent proposes
to take under subsection (4) and must afford
them an opportunity within 15 days after the
date of the notice, or within any longer period
that the Superintendent allows , to make
representations to the Superintendent in
relation to the matter.
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1996, c. 6,
s. 126
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(5) Subsection 509.1(6) of the English
version of the Act is replaced by the
following:
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Prohibition
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(6) Where an order has been made under
subsection (4)
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543. The Act is amended by adding the
following after section 509.1:
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Removal of
directors or
senior officers
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509.2 (1) The Superintendent may, by
order, remove a person from office as a
director or senior officer of a company if the
Superintendent is of the opinion that the
person is not suitable to hold that office
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Risk of
prejudice
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(2) In forming an opinion under subsection
(1), the Superintendent must consider whether
the interests of the depositors and creditors of
the company have been or are likely to be
prejudiced by the person's holding office as a
director or senior officer.
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Representa- tions may be made
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(3) The Superintendent must in writing
notify the person concerned and the company
of any removal order that the Superintendent
proposes to make under subsection (1) and
must afford them an opportunity within 15
days after the date of the notice, or within any
longer period that the Superintendent allows,
to make representations to the Superintendent
in relation to the matter.
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Suspension
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(4) If the Superintendent is of the opinion
that the public interest may be prejudiced by
the director or senior officer continuing to
exercise the powers or carry out the duties and
functions of that office during the period for
making representations, the Superintendent
may make an order suspending the director or
senior officer. The suspension may not extend
beyond 10 days after the expiration of that
period.
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Notice of
order
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(5) The Superintendent shall, without delay,
notify the director or senior officer, as the case
may be, and the company of a removal order
or suspension order.
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Consequences
of removal
order
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(6) The director or senior officer, as the case
may be, ceases to hold that office as of the date
the removal order is made or any later date
specified in the order.
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Appeal
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(7) The director or senior officer, as the case
may be, or the company may, within 30 days
after the date of receipt of notice of the
removal order under subsection (5), or within
any longer period that the Court allows,
appeal the matter to the Federal Court.
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Powers of
Federal Court
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(8) The Federal Court, in the case of an
appeal, may dismiss the appeal or set aside the
removal order.
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Order not
stayed by
appeal
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(9) A removal order is not stayed by an
appeal.
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1996, c. 6,
s. 127
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544. (1) Paragraph 510(1.1)(b) of the Act
is repealed.
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(2) Subsection 510(1.1) of the Act is
amended by striking out the word ``or'' at
the end of paragraph (f), by adding the
word ``or'' at the end of paragraph (g) and
by adding the following after paragraph
(g):
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545. The Act is amended by adding the
following after section 520:
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