Are You An Accredited Investor?
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If you are resident in a province of Canada, you must purchase at least $150,000, unless you are an "Accredited Investor."
If you are an "Accredited Investor" resident in a province of Canada, you may invest a minimum of $25,000.
An "Accredited Investor" in all jurisdictions other than Ontario includes:
(a) |
a Canadian financial institution, or an authorized foreign bank listed in Schedule III of the Bank Act (Canada), |
| (b) |
the Business Development Bank of Canada incorporated under the Business Development Bank of Canada Act (Canada), |
| (c) |
an association under the Cooperative Credit Associations Act (Canada) located in Canada or a central cooperative credit society for which an order has been made under subsection 473(1) of that Act, |
| (d) |
a subsidiary of any person or company referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c), if the person or company owns all of the voting securities of the subsidiary, except the voting securities required by law to be owned by directors of that subsidiary, |
| (e) |
a person or company registered under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada as an adviser or dealer, other than a limited market dealer registered under the Securities Act (Ontario) or the Securities Act (Newfoundland and Labrador), |
| (f) |
an individual registered or formerly registered under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada, as a representative of a person or company referred to in paragraph (e), |
| (g) |
the government of Canada or jurisdiction of Canada, or any crown corporation, agency or wholly owned entity of the government of Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada, |
(h) |
a municipality, public board or commission in Canada, |
| (i) |
any national, federal, state, provincial, territorial or municipal government of or in any foreign jurisdiction, or any agency of that government, |
| (j) |
a pension fund that is regulated by either the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada) or a pension commission or similar regulatory authority of a jurisdiction of Canada, |
| (k) |
an individual who, either alone or jointly with a spouse, beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, financial assets having an aggregate realizable value that before taxes, but net of any related liabilities, exceeds $1,000,000, |
| (l) |
an individual whose net income before taxes exceeded $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or whose net income before taxes combined with that of a spouse exceeded $300,000 in each of the two most recent years and who, in either case, reasonably expects to exceed that net income level in the current year, |
| (m) |
a person or company, other than a mutual fund or non redeemable investment fund, that, either alone or with a spouse, has net assets of at least $5,000,000, and unless the person or company is an individual, that amount is shown on its most recently prepared financial statements, |
| (n) |
a mutual fund or non redeemable investment fund that, in the local jurisdiction, distributes its securities only to persons or companies that are accredited investors, |
| (o) |
a mutual fund or non redeemable investment fund that, in the local jurisdiction, is distributing or has distributed its securities under one or more prospectuses for which the regulator has issued receipts, |
| (p) |
a trust company or trust corporation registered or authorized to carry on business under the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada) or under comparable legislation in a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction, trading as a trustee or agent on behalf of a fully managed account, |
| (q) |
a person or company trading as agent on behalf of a fully managed account if that person or company is registered or authorized to carry on business under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction as a portfolio manager or under an equivalent category of adviser or is exempt from registration as a portfolio manager or the equivalent category of adviser, |
(r) |
a registered charity under the Income Tax Act (Canada) that, in regard to the trade, has obtained advice from an eligibility adviser or other adviser registered to provide advice on the securities being traded, |
(s) |
an entity organized in a foreign jurisdiction that is analogous to any of the entities referred to in paragraphs (a) through (e) and paragraph (j) in form and function, or |
| (t) |
a person or company in respect of which all of the owners of interests, direct or indirect, legal or beneficial, except the voting securities required by law to be owned by directors, are persons or companies that are accredited investors. |
An "Accredited Investor" in Ontario includes:
| (a) |
a bank listed in Schedule I or II of the Bank Act (Canada), or an authorized foreign bank listed in Schedule III of that Act; |
| (b) |
the Business Development Bank incorporated under the Business Development Bank Act (Canada); |
| (c) |
a loan corporation or trust corporation registered under the Loan and Trust Corporations Act (Ontario) or under the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada), or under comparable legislation in any other jurisdiction; |
| (d) |
a co-operative credit society, credit union central, federation of caisses populaires, credit union or league, or regional caisse populaire, or an association under the Cooperative Credit Associations Act (Canada), in each case, located in Canada; |
| (e) |
a company licensed to do business as an insurance company in any jurisdiction; |
| (f) |
a subsidiary entity of any person or company referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e), where the company owns all of the voting shares of the subsidiary entity; |
| (g) |
a person or company registered under the Securities Act (Ontario) or securities legislation in another jurisdiction as an adviser or dealer, other than a limited market dealer; |
| (h) |
the government of Canada or of any jurisdiction, or any crown corporation, instrumentality or agency of a Canadian federal, provincial or territorial government; |
| (i) |
any Canadian municipality or any Canadian provincial or territorial capital city; |
| (j) |
any national, federal, state, provincial, territorial or municipal government of or in any foreign jurisdiction, or any instrumentality or agency thereof; |
| (k) |
a pension fund that is regulated by either the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada) or a provincial pension commission or similar regulatory authority; |
| (l) |
a registered charity under the Income Tax Act (Canada); |
| (m) |
an individual who beneficially owns, or who together with a spouse beneficially own, financial assets having an aggregate realizable value that, before taxes but net of any related liabilities, exceeds $1,000,000; |
| (n) |
an individual whose net income before taxes exceeded $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or whose net income before taxes combined with that of a spouse exceeded $300,000 in each of those years and who, in either case, has a reasonable expectation of exceeding the same net income level in the current year; |
| (o) |
an individual who has been granted registration under the Securities Act (Ontario) or securities legislation in another jurisdiction as a representative of a person or company referred to in paragraph (g), whether or not the individual's registration is still in effect; |
| (p) |
a promoter of the issuer or an affiliated entity of a promoter of the issuer; |
| (q) |
a spouse, parent, brother, sister, grandparent or child of an officer, director or promoter of the issuer; |
| (r) |
a person or company that, in relation to the issuer, is an affiliated entity or a person or company |
| (s) |
an issuer that is acquiring securities of its own issue; |
| (t) |
a company, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, trust or estate, other than a mutual fund or non-redeemable investment fund, that had net assets of at least $5,000,000 as reflected in its most recently prepared financial statements; |
| (u) |
a person or company that is recognized by the Ontario Securities Commission as an accredited investor; |
| (v) |
a mutual fund or non-redeemable investment fund that, in Ontario, distributes its securities only to persons or companies that are accredited investors; |
| (w) |
a mutual fund or non-redeemable investment fund that, in Ontario, distributes its securities under a prospectus for which a receipt has been granted by the Director (as defined in the Securities Act (Ontario)) or, if it has ceased distribution of its securities, has previously distributed its securities in this manner; |
| (x) |
a fully managed account if it is acquiring a security that is not a security of a mutual fund or non-redeemable investment fund; |
| (y) |
an account that is fully managed by a trust corporation registered under the Loan and Trust Corporations Act (Ontario) or under the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada), or under comparable legislation in any other jurisdiction; |
| (z) |
an entity organized outside of Canada that is analogous to any of the entities referred to in paragraphs (a) through (g) and paragraph (k) in form and function; and |
| (aa) |
a person or company in respect of which all of the owners of interests, direct or indirect, legal or beneficial, are persons or companies that are accredited investors. |
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