Toronto – The Canadian Securities Administrators
(CSA) has extended to February 16, 2009, the public comment period
for its consultation paper outlining securities regulatory proposals
related to the Canadian non-bank sponsored asset-backed commercial
paper (ABCP) market. The consultation paper entitled Securities
Regulatory Proposals Stemming from the 2007-08 Credit Market Turmoil
and its Effect on the ABCP Market in Canada was published on
October 6, 2008 with a comment period to end on December 20, 2008.
The CSA made the extension at the request of constituents.
The Consultation Paper is available on the websites of various
CSA members.
The CSA, the council of the securities regulators of Canada’s
provinces and territories, co-ordinates and harmonizes regulation
for the Canadian capital markets.
For more information:
| Laurie Gillett Ontario Securities Commission 416-595-8913 |
Ainsley Cunningham Manitoba Securities Commission 204-945-4733 |
| Sylvain Théberge Autorité des marchés financiers 514-940-2176 |
Wendy Connors-Beckett New Brunswick Securities Commission 506 643-7745 |
| Ken Gracey British Columbia Securities Commission 604-899-6577 |
Natalie MacLellan Nova Scotia Securities Commission 902-424-8586 |
| Mark Dickey Alberta Securities Commission 403-297-4481 |
Barbara Shourounis Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission 306-787-5842 |
| Marc Gallant Department of the Attorney General Prince Edward Island 902-368-4552 |
Doug Connolly Financial Services Regulation Div. Newfoundland and Labrador 709-729-2594 |
| Fred Pretorius Yukon Securities Registry 867-667-5225 |
Louis Arki Nunavut Securities Office 867-975-6587 |
| Donald MacDougall Northwest Territories Securities Office 867-920-8984 |