On September 28, the securities regulatory authorities of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon adopted a final rule (National Instrument (NI) 93-101 Derivatives Business Conduct) to establish a regime for the regulation of business conduct of dealers and advisors operating in the over-the-counter derivatives markets. The rule takes effect on September 28, 2024, and the final rule can be found here.

ISDA published a representation letter and supplement to assist market participants in complying with the rule. In addition, ISDA published a foreign dealer notice to assist foreign derivatives dealers in notifying Canadian counterparties of the required information.

Click on the attachments to see the representation letter and foreign dealer notice (French and English versions below).