The applicant, an investment company, applied to the Ontario Securities Commission for a variation of a prior exemption order to extend the deferral of its transition to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for one additional year (to the financial year ending December 31, 2013).
The applicant sought relief from the requirements of Part 3 of National Instrument 52-107 and related IFRS amendments to continuous disclosure, prospectus, certification, and audit committee rules, allowing it to continue filing financial statements under old Canadian GAAP.
The Commission granted the requested relief, subject to conditions including that the applicant continues to qualify as an investment company and complies with the pre-changeover accounting standards and rules.