The Filer, an investment company, applied for exemptive relief from the requirements to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for its financial years ending March 31, 2012, and March 31, 2013.
The Canadian Accounting Standards Board had deferred the mandatory adoption of IFRS for investment companies to January 1, 2013.
The Ontario Securities Commission granted the requested relief, allowing the Filer to continue filing financial statements in accordance with old Canadian GAAP for the deferred financial years, subject to certain conditions.