The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) including the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has published Coordinated Blanket Order 33-930 Exemptions from Requirements to Submit Certain Personal Information (the Coordinated Blanket Order), which provides temporary exemptions under National Instrument 33-109 Registration Information.
The coordinated blanket order came into effect on May 1, 2026, and will act as an interim measure until NI 33-109 is formally amended.
Under NI 33-109, registered firms and individuals acting on their behalf are required to submit certain personal information when applying for individual registration or seeking review as a permitted individual. This information is used by the CSA to assess an individual’s identity and fitness for registration or permitted individual status. The coordinated blanket order removes certain requirements to provide personal information that the CSA has determined is not required for identification in this context.
In Manitoba and Ontario, similar relief relating to the collection of certain personal information will also be granted concurrently under commodity futures legislation in their respective jurisdictions. In Québec, similar relief relating to the collection of certain personal information will also be granted contemporaneously under derivatives legislation.
Coordinated Blanket Order 33-930 Exemptions from Requirements to Submit Certain Personal Information is available for download from the websites of the participating jurisdictions.
For more information, please call Barbara Hendrickson at BAX Securities Law (647) 403-4606.
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