On January 19, 2017, the Canadian Securities Administrators published National Instrument 94-101, Mandatory Central Counterparty Clearing of Derivatives and a related companion policy (the “Canadian Mandatory Clearing Rule”). This classification letter allows market participants to provide their counterparties with status information in order to determine if they are in scope for purposes of the Canadian Mandatory Clearing Rule. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND FRENCH.
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