Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-3)

Act current to 2013-05-20 and last amended on 2012-12-19. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Accumulated Net Earnings
  •  (1) The Corporation shall maintain an account, to be called the Accumulated Net Earnings, to which shall be credited all earnings, including realized profits on the sale of securities, and to which shall be charged all operating expenses, losses and specific provisions for losses in respect of insurance operations and losses on the sale of securities.

  • (2) [Repealed, 1996, c. 6, s. 32]

  • R.S., 1985, c. C-3, s. 26;
  • 1996, c. 6, s. 32.

FEDERAL INSTITUTIONS WITHOUT DEPOSIT INSURANCE

Marginal note:Interpretation
  •  (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), for the purposes of sections 26.02 to 26.06, “deposit” has the meaning that would be given to it by the schedule, for the purposes of deposit insurance, if the schedule were read without reference to subsections 2(2), (5) and (6) of the schedule.

  • Marginal note:Exception

    (2) For the purposes of subparagraph 26.03(1)(c)(iii) and paragraph 26.03(1)(d), “deposit” has the meaning that would be given to it by the schedule, for the purposes of deposit insurance, but does not include deposits not payable in Canada or in Canadian currency.

  • Marginal note:Exception

    (3) For the purposes of paragraph 26.03(1)(b) and subsection 26.03(2), “deposit” has the meaning that would be given to it by the schedule, for the purposes of deposit insurance, if the schedule were read without reference to subsections 2(2), (5) and (6) of the schedule, but does not include deposits prescribed by the by-laws.

  • Marginal note:By-laws

    (4) The Board may make by-laws

    • (a) prescribing the deposits referred to in subsection (3); and

    • (b) prescribing terms and conditions with respect to the acceptance of those deposits.

  • 1997, c. 15, s. 114;
  • 1999, c. 28, s. 101.
Marginal note:Application

 If a federal member institution intends to accept deposits payable in Canada while no longer being a member institution, it must apply to the Corporation for an authorization to do so. The application must be in a form that is acceptable to the Corporation and must contain the information that the Corporation may require.

  • 1997, c. 15, s. 114;
  • 2007, c. 6, s. 410.
Marginal note:Granting of application
  •  (1) Subject to section 26.04, the Corporation may give that authorization if

    • (a[Repealed, 2001, c. 9, s. 209]

    • (b) the sum of all the deposits held by the federal member institution that are less than $150,000 and payable in Canada is less than one per cent of the sum of all the deposits held by the institution that are payable in Canada;

    • (c) the institution has informed all its depositors, in accordance with any rules that may be prescribed by the by-laws,

      • (i) that the institution has applied to become authorized to accept deposits while no longer being a member institution,

      • (ii) that after the institution receives that authorization, no deposit with the institution will be insured in whole or in part by the Corporation, and

      • (iii) that the institution’s obligation to repay the deposit to the depositor will be assumed by a member institution if an option referred to in subparagraph (d)(i) or (ii) is not exercised;

    • (d) in respect of each deposit that is held by the institution, the institution has

      • (i) obtained from the depositor an acknowledgement in writing that the deposit will no longer be insured in whole or in part by the Corporation after the institution receives authorization to accept deposits without being a member institution,

      • (ii) at the request in writing of the depositor, paid to the depositor the principal amount of the deposit and interest determined in accordance with rules prescribed by the by-laws and has not charged any fee or penalty in connection with the payment, or

      • (iii) obtained from a member institution an agreement in writing to assume the institution’s liability in relation to the deposit on the same terms and conditions; and

    • (e) the institution has paid to the Corporation a fee determined in accordance with rules prescribed by the by-laws.

  • Marginal note:Exchange rate

    (2) For the purpose of subsection (1), the rate of exchange that shall be applied on any day in determining the amount in Canadian dollars of a deposit in a currency of a country other than Canada shall be determined in accordance with rules prescribed by the by-laws.

  • 1997, c. 15, s. 114;
  • 1999, c. 28, s. 102;
  • 2001, c. 9, s. 209;
  • 2007, c. 6, s. 411.