{"id":458,"date":"2026-01-02T23:46:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T23:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hykaz.net\/law\/law-instruments\/csa-numbering-system\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T18:26:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:26:20","slug":"csa-numbering-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hykaz.net\/fr\/law\/law-instruments\/csa-numbering-system\/","title":{"rendered":"CSA Numbering System"},"content":{"rendered":"

Understanding the Numbering System<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Canadian Securities Administrators (\u201cCSA\u201d), follows a system in which securities regulatory instruments are assigned numbers which indicates the kind of instrument it is and the subject matter of the instrument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the numbering system, each instrument is assigned a five digit number, with a hyphen appearing between the second and third number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example: 34-202<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The numbering system has the following four major components:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first number relates to the subject matter category into which the instrument has been classified. The nine subject matter categories are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Procedures and Related Matters<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Certain Capital Market Participants (Self-Regulatory Organizations, Exchanges and Market Operations)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Registration Requirements and Related Matters (Dealers, Advisers and other registrants)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Distribution Requirements (Prospectus requirements and prospectus exemptions)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Ongoing Requirements for Issuers and Insiders (continuous disclosure)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Take-over Bids and Special Transactions<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Securities Transactions Outside the Jurisdiction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Mutual Funds<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Derivatives<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The number \u201c3\u201d in the example above indicates that the instrument relates to Registration Requirements and Related Matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The second number relates to the sub-category of the subject matter category into which the instrument has been classified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Using the example above, within the Registration Requirements and Related Matters category, a sub-category for instruments dealing with fitness for registration is denoted by the number \u201c4\u201d. Accordingly, all instruments relating to fitness for registration will commence with the numbers \u201c34\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The third number relates to the type of instrument. The numbers 1 through 8 are used to classify the types of instruments as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    1. National Instrument\/Multilateral Instrument and any related Companion Policy or Form(s)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. National Policy\/Multilateral Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. CSA Notice<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Concept Proposal<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Local Rule, Regulation or Blanket Order or Ruling and any related Companion Policy or Form(s)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Local Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Local Notice<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Implementing Instrument<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. Miscellaneous<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      The number \u201c2\u201d in the example above indicates that the instrument is a National Policy\/Multilateral Policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The fourth and fifth numbers are assigned to instruments in consecutive order from 01 to 99 within a particular sub-category. The numbers \u201c02\u201d above indicate that the instrument is the second National Policy in that particular sub-category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      A Companion Policy or Form that is related to a National Instrument or Local Rule, will have the same number as the National Instrument or Local Rule to which it relates, followed by the suffix \u201cCP\u201d in the case of a Companion Policy or \u201cF\u201d in the case of a Form. If there is more than one Form related to a particular instrument, the Forms will be numbered consecutively (F1, F2, F3, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Note: This numbering system has been used since 1995, and prior instruments may not be numbered according to this system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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