Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Adjusts Its Annual And Other Fees

As of January 1, 2018, the annual and other fees payable under the laws administered by the Autorité des marchés financiers (the "AMF") will be adjusted.

The adjusted fees are set out in three notices to be published in Part 1 of the Gazette officielle du Québec This link will open in a new window and in section 1.1 of the AMF Bulletin dated December 14, 2017 (Vol. 14, No. 49). This information is also provided on the Regulations and obligations page under each Act administered by the AMF, in the Fees and costs payable to the AMF section on the AMF website.

Fees prescribed in the laws and regulations below are adjusted by operation of law on January 1 of each year pursuant to the Financial Administration Act This link will open in a new windowNote de bas de page 1[1].

• Act respecting the distribution of financial products and services
  Fees in respect of the examination of a distribution guide prescribed in the Regulation respecting distribution without a representative This link will open in a new window will be adjusted by 0.82% as of January 1, 2018.
• Securities Act
  Fees payable under Chapter II of Title VI of the Securities Regulation will be adjusted by 0.82% as of January 1, 2018.
• Act respecting insurance, Deposit Insurance Act, Act respecting trust companies and savings companies, Act respecting financial services cooperatives
  Fees payable under the Regulation under the Act respecting insurance This link will open in a new window, the Regulation respecting the application of the Deposit Insurance Act This link will open in a new window, the Regulation under the Act respecting trust companies and savings companies This link will open in a new window and the Tariff of fees exigible under the Act respecting financial services cooperatives This link will open in a new windowwill be adjusted by 0.82% as of January 1, 2018.
• Derivatives Act
  Fees payable under the Tariffs for costs and fees payable in respect of derivatives will be adjusted by 0.82% as of January 1, 2018.

Fees prescribed in the laws and regulations below are adjusted based on the rate of increase in the general Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Canada for the period ending September 30, 2017.

• Act respecting the distribution of financial products and services
  Fees payable under the Regulation respecting fees and contributions payable This link will open in a new window will be adjusted by 1.6% as of January 1, 2018.
• Money-Services Businesses Act
  Fees and tariffs payable under the Regulation respecting fees and tariffs payable under the Money-Services Businesses Act This link will open in a new window will be adjusted by 1.6% as of January 1, 2018.
• Act respecting contracting by public bodies
  Fees payable under the Fee related to an application for authorization filed by an enterprise with the Autorité des marchés financiers for public contracts and subcontracts This link will open in a new window will be adjusted by 1.6% as of January 1, 2018.
• Voluntary Retirement Savings Plans Act
  Fees and costs payable under the Regulation respecting fees and costs payable for the issuance of an authorization under the Voluntary Retirement Savings Plans Act This link will open in a new windowwill be adjusted by 1.6% as of January 1, 2018.

The Autorité des marchés financiers (the "AMF") is the regulatory and oversight body for Québec's financial sector.