The Board of Directors of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation, pursuant to paragraph 11(2)(g) a of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act b and section 14 c of the schedule to that Act, makes the annexed Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Co-owned and Trust Deposit Disclosure By-law. R.S., c. 18 (3rd Supp.), s. 51 R.S., c. C-3 S.C. 2018, c. 12, s. 212
Ottawa, August 2, 2019
Interpretation
The following definitions apply in this By-law.
Act means the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act. (Loi)
determination date means, in respect of a member institution,
if a winding-up order is made in respect of the institution before the day on which the Corporation makes a payment in respect of the majority — in number or value — of the deposits held by the institution that are insured by deposit insurance, the day on which the petition or other originating process is filed in respect of the winding-up; or
if a winding-up order is not made in respect of the institution before the day on which the Corporation makes a payment in respect of the majority — in number or value — of the deposits held by the institution that are insured by deposit insurance, the day on which any of the circumstances described in subsection 14(2.1) of the Act first occurs in respect of the institution. (date-repère)
senior officer means, in respect of a nominee broker or professional trustee that is not an individual,
its chief executive officer or a member of its board of directors, or an individual who performs functions similar to those normally performed by someone occupying one of those positions; or
an officer who reports directly to a person referred to in paragraph (a) or to the board of directors. (cadre dirigeant)
special income arrangement means
a registered retirement savings plan referred to in subsection 5(1) of the schedule to the Act;
a registered retirement income fund referred to in subsection 5(2) of the schedule to the Act;
a tax-free savings account referred to in subsection 5(3) of the schedule to the Act;
a Tax-Free First Home Savings Account referred to in subsection 5(3.1) of the schedule to the Act;
a registered education savings plan referred to in subsection 5(4) of the schedule to the Act; or
a registered disability savings plan referred to in subsection 5(5) of the schedule to the Act. (arrangement spécial)
For the purposes of this By-law, each paragraph in the definition special income arrangement describes a type of special income arrangement.
Co-owned Deposits
For the purpose of subsection 4(1) of the schedule to the Act, a co-ownership must be disclosed on the records of a member institution before the determination date by
indicating that the deposit is co-owned; and
setting out each co-owner’s name.
Trust Deposits
General
For the purpose of subsection 6(1) of the schedule to the Act, if the deposit is neither a nominee broker deposit nor a deposit held in an account identified as a professional trustee account, the trusteeship must be disclosed on the records of the member institution before the determination date by
indicating that the deposit is held in trust; and
setting out each trustee’s name and one trustee’s address.
For the purpose of subsection 6(2) of the schedule to the Act, if the deposit is neither a nominee broker deposit nor a deposit held in an account identified as a professional trustee account, the trusteeship must be disclosed on the records of the member institution before the determination date by
indicating that the deposit is held in trust;
setting out each trustee’s name and one trustee’s address; and
setting out the beneficiary’s name and address.
For the purpose of subsection 6(3) of the schedule to the Act, if the deposit is neither a nominee broker deposit nor a deposit held in an account identified as a professional trustee account, a beneficiary’s interest or right in the deposit must be disclosed on the records of the member institution before the determination date by
indicating that the deposit is held in trust;
setting out each trustee’s name and one trustee’s address;
setting out the beneficiary’s name and address; and
setting out the amount or percentage of the beneficiary’s interest or right in the deposit.
If a deposit is received under a special income arrangement from a depositor who is acting as a trustee for another person and it is neither a nominee broker deposit nor a deposit held in an account identified as a professional trustee account, the type of special income arrangement and the name and address of the individual for whose benefit the arrangement is established are to be disclosed on the records of the member institution before the determination date.
For the purpose of subsection 6(5) of the schedule to the Act, the information that the Corporation may require a member institution to provide to a depositor who indicates that they are acting as a trustee for another person includes
the fact that the depositor is responsible for providing the member institution with, and updating, the information referred to in section 3 for disclosure on the member institution’s records;
the manner in which the depositor may provide and update that information;
the fact that failure to provide that information may result in the deposit not receiving full deposit insurance protection; and
the fact that the Corporation will rely on the latest information disclosed on the member institution’s records, which could affect deposit insurance coverage.
The information must be provided in writing at the time of opening an account for the depositor and during the month of March in each year.
Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a deposit
for which the depositor is a nominee broker;
that is held in an account identified as a professional trustee account; or
for which the depositor is the member institution.
Nominee Broker Deposits
For the purpose of subparagraph 7(1)(a)(ii) of the schedule to the Act, alphanumeric codes must be assigned in accordance with the following rules:
a nominee broker must not assign the same code to more than one beneficiary;
a nominee broker must assign the same code in respect of all of a beneficiary’s deposits made by the nominee broker at the same member institution that are held under the same type of special income arrangement;
a nominee broker must assign the same code in respect of all of a beneficiary’s deposits made by the nominee broker at the same member institution that are not held under a special income arrangement;
a nominee broker may assign the same code in respect of the beneficiary’s deposits that are held under different types of special income arrangement or under no such arrangement.
For the purpose of subparagraph 7(1)(a)(iv) of the schedule to the Act, the nominee broker must provide the following information to the member institution:
the nominee broker’s legal name;
the type of special income arrangement under which the deposit is held or an indication that the deposit is not held under any special income arrangement;
if the deposit is held under a special income arrangement, the alphanumeric code, assigned in accordance with the following rules, for each individual for whose benefit the arrangement is established, along with an indication that the code is assigned for the purposes of this paragraph:
a nominee broker must not assign the same code to more than one individual,
a nominee broker must assign the same code to an individual in respect of all deposits made by the nominee broker at the same member institution that are held for the individual’s benefit under the same type of special income arrangement,
a nominee broker may assign the same code to an individual in respect of deposits that are held for the individual’s benefit under different types of special income arrangement.
A nominee broker must assign the same alphanumeric code under subsection (1) and paragraph (2)(c) to a person who is both a beneficiary of a deposit that is held under a special income arrangement and an individual for whose benefit a deposit is held under the same type of special income arrangement at the same member institution.
For the purpose of subsection 6(1) of the schedule to the Act, if the deposit is a nominee broker deposit, the trusteeship must be disclosed on the records of the member institution before the determination date by
indicating that the deposit is held in trust by a nominee broker; and
setting out the nominee broker’s legal name and address.
For the purposes of subsection 6(2) of the schedule to the Act, if the deposit is a nominee broker deposit, the trusteeship must be disclosed on the records of the member institution before the determination date by
indicating that the deposit is held in trust by a nominee broker;
setting out the nominee broker’s legal name and address; and
setting out the alphanumeric code assigned to the beneficiary in respect of the deposit in accordance with subsection 6(1).
For the purposes of subsection 6(3) of the schedule to the Act, if the deposit is a nominee broker deposit, a beneficiary’s interest or right in the deposit must be disclosed on the records of the member institution before the determination date by
indicating that the deposit is held in trust by a nominee broker;
setting out the nominee broker’s legal name and address;
setting out the alphanumeric code assigned to the beneficiary in respect of the deposit in accordance with subsection 6(1); and
setting out the amount or percentage of the interest or right in the deposit associated with that code.
If a nominee broker deposit is held under a special income arrangement, the type of special income arrangement and each alphanumeric code assigned in relation to it in accordance with paragraph 6(2)(c) must be disclosed on the records of the member institution before the determination date.
For the purpose of subparagraph 7(1)(b)(iii) of the schedule to the Act, the nominee broker must provide the following information to the Corporation:
the type of special income arrangement, if any, associated with each alphanumeric code assigned in accordance with subsection 6(1);
each alphanumeric code assigned in accordance with paragraph 6(2)(c), as well as the name of the individual and the type of special income arrangement associated with it.
The information referred to in paragraph 7(1)(b) of the schedule to the Act must be provided electronically in a format that permits data extraction and manipulation.
An initial attestation referred to in paragraph 8(1)(b) of the schedule to the Act must
set out the member institution’s name and the nominee broker’s legal name and mailing address;
include, if the nominee broker states that they are capable of fulfilling the obligations set out in paragraph 7(1)(b) of the schedule to the Act, a description of the nominee broker’s policies and procedures for ensuring that they are capable of fulfilling those obligations;
include, if the nominee broker states that they are not capable of fulfilling the obligations set out in paragraph 7(1)(b) of the schedule to the Act, an explanation of why they are not capable and their proposed actions and time frame for remedying the situation;
be signed by the nominee broker or a senior officer of the nominee broker;
set out the mailing address, email address and telephone number of the person who signed the attestation and, if the nominee broker is not an individual, of another senior officer of the nominee broker; and
be sent electronically not later than the 30th day after the day on which the nominee broker becomes a party to the agreement or arrangement that requires the making of the attestation.
For greater certainty, if an initial attestation is required under more than one agreement or arrangement entered into by a nominee broker within a 30-day period, the nominee broker may make and send to the Corporation, not later than the 30th day after the day on which the first agreement or arrangement is entered into, a single attestation containing the names of all of the member institutions with which the agreements or arrangements are entered into.
An updated attestation referred to in paragraph 8(1)(b) of the schedule to the Act must
set out the nominee broker’s legal name and mailing address;
set out the name of each member institution with which the nominee broker has entered into an agreement or arrangement, highlighting any changes since the most recent updated attestation;
include, if the nominee broker states that they are capable of fulfilling the obligations set out in paragraph 7(1)(b) of the schedule to the Act, a description of the nominee broker’s policies and procedures for ensuring that they are capable of fulfilling those obligations, unless they are unchanged since the nominee broker’s last updated attestation;
include, if the nominee broker states that they are not capable of fulfilling the obligations set out in paragraph 7(1)(b) of the schedule to the Act, an explanation of why they are not capable and their proposed actions and time frame for remedying the situation;
be signed by the nominee broker or a senior officer of the nominee broker;
set out the mailing address, email address and telephone number of the person who signed the attestation and, if the nominee broker is not an individual, of another senior officer of the nominee broker; and
be sent electronically no later than May 31 of each year, starting in 2022, and within 10 days after any change to the nominee broker’s legal name or to their capability to fulfill the obligations set out in paragraph 7(1)(b) of the schedule to the Act.
For the purpose of paragraph 8(1)(c) of the schedule to the Act, the contact information that must be provided to the member institution consists of the name, mailing address, email address and telephone number of the nominee broker, if they are an individual, or of two senior officers of the nominee broker.
The contact information must be updated within 10 days after any change to it.
For the purpose of subsection 8(3) of the schedule to the Act, the member institution must notify the Corporation electronically, not later than the 15th day after the day on which it enters into an agreement or arrangement, by
providing the nominee broker’s legal name;
specifying the day on which the member institution entered into the agreement or arrangement; and
including a confirmation that the agreement or arrangement includes the provisions required under subsection 8(1) of the schedule to the Act.
For the purpose of subsection 8(4) of the schedule to the Act, the member institution must notify the Corporation electronically, not later than the 15th day after the day on which the member institution ceases to be a party to an agreement or arrangement, by
providing the nominee broker’s legal name; and
specifying the day on which the member institution ceased to be a party to the agreement or arrangement.
For the purpose of subsection 8(5) of the schedule to the Act, the information that the member institution must provide consists of an indication that the nominee broker is not in compliance with paragraph 7(1)(a) of the schedule to the Act and an indication of what information they have failed to provide.
Professional Trustee Accounts
indicating that the deposit is held in trust;
indicating that the account in which the deposit is held is a professional trustee account; and
setting out the name and address of the professional trustee.
For the purpose of paragraph 9(a) of the schedule to the Act, the attestation must be made in writing and be signed by the professional trustee or a senior officer of the professional trustee.
For the purposes of paragraph 9(b) and subparagraph 11(c)(iii) of the schedule to the Act, the contact information must be provided to the member institution in writing and must include the name, mailing address, email address and telephone number of the professional trustee, if they are an individual, or of a senior officer of the professional trustee.
For the purpose of paragraph 11(b) of the schedule to the Act, the following information must be provided, as it exists as of the date specified in the Corporation’s request:
the information referred to in paragraph 11(a) of the schedule to the Act;
if the deposit is held under a special income arrangement, the type of arrangement and the name and address of the individual for whose benefit the arrangement is established.
The information must be provided electronically in a format that permits data extraction and manipulation.
The attestation referred to in subparagraph 11(c)(i) of the schedule to the Act must be provided in writing.
If a member institution removes, in accordance with paragraph 12(3)(b) of the schedule to the Act, the designation of an account identified as a professional trustee account, the information that the Corporation may, for the purpose of subsection 6(5) of the schedule to the Act, require the member institution to provide to the depositor includes
the fact that the designation has been removed in accordance with that paragraph; and
the fact that the designation will be reinstated if the depositor complies with section 9 of the schedule to the Act.
The information must be provided in writing within five days after the day on which the designation is removed.
Repeal
The Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Joint and Trust Account Disclosure By-Law 1 is repealed. SOR/95-279
Coming into Force
This By-law comes into force on the day on which section 212 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1 comes into force.[Note: By-law in force April 30, 2022, see SI/2019-17, as amended by SI/2020-36.]