Michael Brown

The applicant applied to the Ontario Securities Commission for a decision that it is no longer a reporting issuer.

The applicant represented that its outstanding securities are beneficially owned by fewer than 51 security holders in Canada and are not traded on a marketplace.

The Commission was satisfied that the statutory test was met and ordered that the applicant is not a reporting issuer.

The Applicant applied to the Ontario Securities Commission and other jurisdictions for a decision that it is not a reporting issuer.

The Applicant represented that its outstanding securities are beneficially owned by fewer than 15 security holders in each jurisdiction and fewer than 51 in total in Canada, its securities are not traded on a marketplace, and it is not in default of its obligations.

The Commission granted the requested relief, ordering that the Applicant is not a reporting issuer.

First National Financial Corporation applied for an exemption from the requirement under National Instrument 44-101 to file a notice of intention at least 10 business days prior to filing a preliminary short form prospectus.

The applicant is a successor issuer to a fund that was already qualified to file a short form prospectus.

The Ontario Securities Commission granted the exemption, noting that the applicant's continuous disclosure record is that of the predecessor fund.

The applicant, a service provider, applied for exemptive relief on behalf of its intermediary, registrant, and custodian clients from certain proxy delivery requirements under the Securities Act and National Instrument 54-101.

The applicant sought to implement an alternative 'appointee system' for beneficial owners to attend and vote at securityholder meetings.

The Ontario Securities Commission granted the exemptive relief, conditional on the implementation of the appointee system, and ordered that the client list remain confidential due to its commercially sensitive nature.

The Filer, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, applied for an exemption from the qualification requirements under National Instrument 44-102, which require equity securities to be listed on a short form eligible exchange.

The Filer's ordinary shares are listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, but not on a Canadian short form eligible exchange.

The principal regulator granted the exemption, allowing the Filer to distribute non-principal-protected linked notes or exchangeable notes under its medium-term note program, subject to certain conditions including specific disclosure requirements.

The applicant applied for exemptive relief from the primary and supplemental insider reporting requirements under the Securities Act and National Instrument 55-104.

The relief was sought in respect of the acquisition or disposition of special trust securities and voting trust units of various trust entities for which the applicant acts as a significant shareholder and management company.

The Ontario Securities Commission granted the exemption, subject to conditions, noting that the transactions are incidental to administration and not based on material undisclosed information.

The applicants sought exemptive relief from the requirement to include prospectus-level disclosure in an information circular for an internal restructuring, and from certain qualification criteria and notice periods for filing a short form prospectus.

The Ontario Securities Commission granted the relief, noting that the restructuring would not change the securityholders' proportionate interest and that sufficient information would be provided.

The Filer, CFI Trust, applied for a decision under the securities legislation of multiple jurisdictions that it is not a reporting issuer.

The Filer's outstanding debt securities are beneficially owned by fewer than 51 security holders in Canada, and it has no issued and outstanding equity securities.

The Ontario Securities Commission, acting as the principal regulator, granted the requested exemptive relief, allowing the Filer to cease being a reporting issuer in all applicable jurisdictions.

The Applicant applied for a decision under the securities legislation of multiple jurisdictions that it is not a reporting issuer.

The Applicant represented that its outstanding securities are beneficially owned by fewer than 15 security holders in each jurisdiction and fewer than 51 in total in Canada, and its securities are not traded on a marketplace.

The Decision Makers were satisfied that the statutory test was met and ordered that the Applicant is not a reporting issuer.

The Filer applied to the Ontario Securities Commission for exemptive relief from the requirement to file a business acquisition report under Part 8 of National Instrument 51-102.

The Filer sought to exclude the depreciation of income-producing properties when applying the income test to determine the significance of a recent property portfolio acquisition.

The Commission granted the requested relief, finding that excluding depreciation more accurately reflected the commercial significance of the acquisition.

The Applicant, Brett Resources Inc., applied to the Ontario Securities Commission for a decision that it is not a reporting issuer.

The Commission granted the application, noting that the Applicant's outstanding securities are beneficially owned by fewer than 15 security holders in each jurisdiction in Canada and fewer than 51 in total, and its securities are not traded on a marketplace.

The Applicant, Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation, applied to the Ontario Securities Commission and other jurisdictions for a decision that it is no longer a reporting issuer.

The Applicant represented that its outstanding securities are beneficially owned by fewer than 51 security holders in Canada and are not traded on a marketplace.

The Commission was satisfied that the statutory test was met and ordered that the Applicant is not a reporting issuer.

The Filer, an SEC issuer that adopted US GAAP, applied for exemptive relief from the requirement to present a reconciliation of US and Canadian GAAP differences in its interim and annual financial statements, as well as in the business acquisition report related to its acquisition of Waste Services, Inc. The Ontario Securities Commission granted the relief, noting that the acquired company also reported in US GAAP and that a consistent basis of accounting was already established, making the Canadian GAAP reconciliation of limited use to investors.

The Applicant, Brazauro Resources Corporation, applied to the Ontario Securities Commission and the Alberta regulator for a decision that it is no longer a reporting issuer.

The Applicant represented that its outstanding securities are beneficially owned by fewer than 15 security holders in each Canadian jurisdiction and fewer than 51 in total, and its securities are not traded on a marketplace.

The Decision Makers were satisfied that the statutory test was met and ordered that the Applicant is not a reporting issuer.

The Applicant, Big Stick Media Corporation, applied for a decision under the securities legislation of Ontario and Alberta that it is not a reporting issuer.

The Decision Makers were satisfied that the Applicant met the criteria, including having fewer than 51 security holders in Canada and no securities traded on a marketplace.

The application was granted, and the Applicant was ordered to no longer be a reporting issuer.

General Motors Company applied for exemptive relief from certain requirements under National Instrument 71-101 (The Multijurisdictional Disclosure System) in connection with a proposed Canadian public offering.

The applicant sought relief from the 12-month continuous disclosure history requirement, the $75 million public float requirement, and the requirement to reconcile financial statements to Canadian GAAP.

The Ontario Securities Commission granted the requested relief, noting that the applicant's predecessor had filed for bankruptcy and the applicant had been filing equivalent continuous disclosure with the SEC as a voluntary filer.

The Commission also granted a confidentiality request until the filing of the preliminary prospectus or 30 days after the decision.

The Applicant applied for a decision under the securities legislation of Ontario and Alberta that it is no longer a reporting issuer.

The Applicant represented that its outstanding securities are beneficially owned by fewer than 15 security holders in each jurisdiction and fewer than 51 in total in Canada, and its securities are not traded on a marketplace.

The decision maker was satisfied that the statutory test was met and ordered that the Applicant is not a reporting issuer.

The Applicant applied for a decision under the securities legislation of multiple Canadian jurisdictions that it is no longer a reporting issuer.

The Decision Makers were satisfied that the Applicant met the statutory test, as its outstanding securities were beneficially owned by fewer than 51 security holders in Canada and were not traded on a marketplace.

The application was granted, and the Applicant was ordered to no longer be a reporting issuer.

The Filer applied to the Ontario Securities Commission for exemptive relief from the requirement to file a business acquisition report under Part 8 of National Instrument 51-102.

The Filer argued that applying the Income Test without excluding depreciation of income-producing properties produced anomalous results compared to other significance tests.

The Commission granted the relief, permitting the Filer to exclude depreciation when calculating significance for two recent property acquisitions.

The Filer applied for exemptive relief from the requirement to file a business acquisition report under Part 8 of National Instrument 51-102.

The Filer argued that applying the Income Test without excluding depreciation of income-producing properties produced anomalous results compared to other significance tests.

The Ontario Securities Commission granted the relief, permitting the Filer to exclude depreciation when calculating significance for two recent acquisitions.