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The CSA launches "Make it Count"

Talking with youth about budgeting, debit card use and common sense spending has been made easier with the Canada-wide release of Make it Count, an interactive money mentoring program and information resource from the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA). Launched in conjunction with Investor Education Month in October, the Make it Count program includes a parent's guide, an instructor's guide and an online daily budgeting program that uses everyday situations like errands to engage youth in discussions about money management. You can access make it count here.

New International Financial Reporting Standards will be introduced on January 1, 2011.

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) are publishing a number of CSA Notices that address proposed changes to securities legislation arising from the upcoming changeover to International Financial Reporting Standards.

CSA Notice of Proposed National Instrument 52-107 Acceptable Accounting Principles and Auditing and Proposed Amendments To National Instrument 14-101 Definitions

CSA Notice of Proposed Amendments to National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings

CSA Notice of Proposed Amendments to National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations and National Instrument 71-102 Continuous Disclosure and Other Exemptions Relating to Foreign Issuers

CSA Notice of Proposed Amendments to NI 41-101 General Prospectus Requirements and Related Rules

Securities Transfer Act coming into force August 1, 2009

Full details available here.

The Canadian Securities Administrators release CSA Staff Notice 33-311

Proposed National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements and Exemptions Transition into the New Registration Regime. Describes how CSA staff and IIROC foresee transitioning firms and individuals from the existing registration regime to the new registration regime under NI 31-103.