Minority Investment (Banks) Regulations

Marginal note:Definitions

1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

Act

Act means the Bank Act. (Loi)

designated entity

designated entity means,

• (a) an entity referred to in any of paragraphs 468(1)(a) to (j) of the Act;

• (b) an entity whose business includes one or more of the activities referred to in paragraph 468(2)(a) of the Act and that engages, as part of its business, in any financial intermediary activity that exposes the entity to material market or credit risk, including a factoring entity, a finance entity or a financial leasing entity; or

• (c) an entity whose business includes an activity referred to in paragraph 468(2)(b) of the Act, including a specialized financing entity, other than an entity in which a bank is permitted to acquire or increase a substantial investment under subparagraph 468(4)(d)(iii) of the Act. (entité désignée)

regulatory capital

regulatory capital has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Regulatory Capital (Banks) Regulations. (capital réglementaire)

value

value means

• (a) in respect of a share, membership share, ownership interest or loan held by a bank at a particular time, the book value of the share, membership share, ownership interest or loan that would be reported on the balance sheet of the bank prepared as at that time in accordance with the accounting principles and specifications of the Superintendent referred to in subsection 308(4) of the Act; and

• (b) in respect of a guarantee, the face value of the guarantee. (valeur)