Bank Act

Marginal note:Production of information and documents

• 954 (1) The Superintendent may, by order, direct a person who controls a bank holding company or any entity that is affiliated with a bank holding company to provide the Superintendent with the information or documents that are specified in the order if the Superintendent believes that the production of the information or documents is necessary in order to

  • (a) determine whether the bank holding company is complying with the provisions of this Act;

  • (b) ascertain the financial condition of the bank holding company; or

  • (c) determine whether the bank holding company has adequate policies and procedures to protect itself against threats to its integrity or security.

• Marginal note:Time

  (2) Any person to whom a direction has been issued under subsection (1) shall provide the information or documents specified in the order within the time specified in the order and, where the order does not specify a time, the person shall provide the information or documents within a reasonable time.

• Marginal note:Exemption

  (3) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of an entity that controls a bank holding company or is affiliated with a bank holding company where that entity is a financial institution regulated

  • (a) by or under an Act of Parliament; or

  • (b) by or under an Act of the legislature of a province where the Superintendent has entered into an agreement with the appropriate official or public body responsible for the supervision of financial institutions in that province concerning the sharing of information on such financial institutions.