Changes to the ESP Application Form

The following comments will help you comply with the requirements of the Registered Plans Directorate and the Income Tax Act when preparing specimens for Education Savings Plans (ESPs).

The following changes to an ESP application form do not require our approval before the application form is printed and marketed:

a) changing the logo of the fund management company or investment dealer;

b) changing the address, telephone number or fax number of the fund management company or investment dealer, or adding an electronic mail address to the application;

c) adding or deleting the name of a fund or investment;

d) adding or deleting the commission or fee options available to the subscriber;

e) adding, amending or deleting the particulars of an automatic re-alignment program;

f) adding, amending or deleting the particulars of a pre-authorized chequing plan;

g) changing the information required in respect of distributor or sales representative;

h) adding, amending or deleting the banking information particulars on the application;

i) adding, amending or deleting the particulars of a provision in respect of automatic switches between mutual funds.

You must advise us of any changes you make to the application form. For changes not listed above, you must submit the application form for our approval. Please ensure that the marketing copy of the revised ESP application complies with the latest Canada Revenue Agency approved version, and that no changes to the Application form and Declaration of Trust/Plan Terms take place at the point of sale. Although you are not required to provide us with the printed copy at this time, please note that you may be asked to do so at a later date.