Trust and Loan Companies Act
Marginal note:Definitions
449 (1) The following definitions apply in this Part.
commercial loan
prêt commercial
commercial loan means
(a) any loan made or acquired by a company, other than
(i) a loan to a natural person in an amount of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars or less,
(ii) a loan to the Government of Canada, the government of a province, a municipality, or to any agency thereof, or to the government of a foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, or any agency thereof, or to a prescribed international agency,
(iii) a loan that is guaranteed by, or fully secured by securities issued by, a government, a municipality or an agency referred to in subparagraph (ii),
(iv) a loan that is secured by a mortgage on real property, where
(A) the mortgage is on residential property and the amount of the loan, together with the amount then outstanding of any mortgage having an equal or prior claim against the property, does not exceed 75% of the value of the property at the time the loan is made or acquired, or
(B) the mortgage is on real property other than residential property and
(I) the amount of the loan, together with the amount then outstanding of any mortgage having an equal or prior claim against the property, does not exceed 75% of the value of the property at the time the loan is made or acquired, and
(II) at the time the loan is made or acquired, the property provides an annual income sufficient to pay all annual expenses related to the property, including the payments owing under the mortgage and the mortgages having an equal or prior claim against the property,
(v) a loan that is secured by a mortgage on real property, where
(A) the mortgage is on residential property and
(I) the amount of the loan, together with the amount then outstanding of any mortgage having an equal or prior claim against the property, exceeds 75% of the value of the property at the time the loan is made or acquired, and
(II) repayment of the amount of the loan that exceeds 75% of the value of the property is guaranteed or insured by a government agency or private insurer approved by the Superintendent,
(B) the mortgage is on real property other than residential property and
(I) the amount of the loan, together with the amount then outstanding of any mortgage having an equal or prior claim against the property, exceeds 75% of the value of the property at the time the loan is made or acquired,
(II) repayment of the amount of the loan that exceeds 75% of the value of the property is guaranteed or insured by a government agency or private insurer approved by the Superintendent, and
(III) at the time the loan is made or acquired, the property provides an annual income sufficient to pay all annual expenses related to the property, including the payments owing under the mortgage and the mortgages having an equal or prior claim against the property, or
(C) the loan is one referred to in paragraph 418(2)(d),
(vi) a loan that
(A) consists of a deposit made by the company with another financial institution,
(B) is fully secured by a deposit with any financial institution, including the company,
(C) is fully secured by debt obligations guaranteed by any financial institution other than the company, or
(D) is fully secured by a guarantee of a financial institution other than the company, or
(vii) a loan to an entity controlled by the company;
(b) an investment in debt obligations, other than
(i) debt obligations that are
(A) guaranteed by any financial institution other than the company,
(B) fully secured by deposits with any financial institution, including the company, or
(C) fully secured by debt obligations that are guaranteed by any financial institution other than the company,
(ii) debt obligations issued by the Government of Canada, the government of a province, a municipality, or by any agency thereof, or by the government of a foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, or by any agency thereof, or by a prescribed international agency,
(iii) debt obligations that are guaranteed by, or fully secured by securities issued by, a government, a municipality or an agency referred to in subparagraph (ii),
(iv) debt obligations that are widely distributed, as that expression is defined by the regulations, or
(v) debt obligations of an entity controlled by the company; and
(c) an investment in shares of a body corporate or ownership interests in an unincorporated entity, other than
(i) shares or ownership interests that are widely distributed, as that expression is defined by the regulations,
(ii) shares or ownership interests of an entity controlled by the company, or
(iii) participating shares. (prêt commercial)
factoring entity
entité s’occupant d’affacturage
factoring entity means a factoring entity as defined in the regulations. (entité s’occupant d’affacturage)
finance entity
entité s’occupant de financement
finance entity means a finance entity as defined in the regulations. (entité s’occupant de financement)
financial leasing entity
entité s’occupant de crédit-bail
financial leasing entity means an entity
(a) the activities of which are limited to the financial leasing of personal property and such related activities as are prescribed and whose activities conform to such restrictions and limitations thereon as are prescribed; and
(b) that, in conducting the activities referred to in paragraph (a) in Canada, does not
(i) direct its customers or potential customers to particular dealers in the leased property or the property to be leased,
(ii) enter into lease agreements with persons in respect of any motor vehicle having a gross vehicle weight, as that expression is defined by the regulations, of less than twenty-one tonnes, or
(iii) enter into lease agreements with natural persons in respect of personal household property, as that expression is defined by the regulations. (entité s’occupant de crédit-bail)
loan
prêt ou emprunt
loan includes an acceptance, endorsement or other guarantee, a deposit, a financial lease, a conditional sales contract, a repurchase agreement and any other similar arrangement for obtaining funds or credit but does not include investments in securities. (prêt ou emprunt)
motor vehicle
véhicule à moteur
motor vehicle means a motorized vehicle designed to be used primarily on a public highway for the transportation of persons or things, but does not include
(a) a fire-engine, bus, ambulance or utility truck; or
(b) any other special purpose motorized vehicle that contains significant special features that make it suitable for a specific purpose. (véhicule à moteur)
mutual fund distribution entity
courtier de fonds mutuels
mutual fund distribution entity means an entity whose principal activity is acting as a selling agent of units, shares or other interests in a mutual fund and acting as a collecting agent in the collection of payments for any such interests if
(a) the proceeds of the sales of any such interests, less any sales commissions and service fees, are paid to the mutual fund; and
(b) the existence of a sales commission and service fee in respect of the sale of any such interest is disclosed to the purchaser of the interest before the purchase of the interest. (courtier de fonds mutuels)
mutual fund entity
entité s’occupant de fonds mutuels
mutual fund entity means an entity
(a) whose activities are limited to the investing of the funds of the entity so as to provide investment diversification and professional investment management to the holders of its securities; and
(b) whose securities entitle their holders to receive, on demand, or within a specified period after demand, an amount computed by reference to the value of a proportionate interest in the whole or in a part of its net assets, including a separate fund or trust account of the entity. (entité s’occupant de fonds mutuels)
participating share
action participante
participating share means a share of a body corporate that carries the right to participate in the earnings of the body corporate to an unlimited degree and to participate in a distribution of the remaining property of the body corporate on dissolution. (action participante)
permitted entity
entité admissible
permitted entity means an entity in which a company is permitted to acquire a substantial investment under section 453. (entité admissible)
prescribed subsidiary
filiale réglementaire
prescribed subsidiary means a subsidiary that is one of a prescribed class of subsidiaries. (filiale réglementaire)
specialized financing entity
entité s’occupant de financement spécial
specialized financing entity means a specialized financing entity as defined in the regulations. (entité s’occupant de financement spécial)
Marginal note:Members of a company’s group
(2) For the purpose of this Part, a member of a company’s group is any of the following:
(a) an entity referred to in any of paragraphs 453(1)(a) to (f) that controls the company;
(b) a subsidiary of the company or of an entity referred to in any of paragraphs 453(1)(a) to (f) that controls the company;
(c) an entity in which the company, or an entity referred to in any of paragraphs 453(1)(a) to (f) that controls the company, has a substantial investment; or
(d) a prescribed entity in relation to the company.
Marginal note:Non-application of Part
(3) This Part does not apply in respect of
(a) money or other assets held in trust by a company, other than guaranteed trust money and assets held in respect thereof;
(b) the holding of a security interest in real property, unless the security interest is prescribed pursuant to paragraph 467(a) to be an interest in real property; or
(c) the holding of a security interest in securities of an entity.
- 1991, c. 45, ss. 449, 560
- 1993, c. 34, s. 128(F)
- 1997, c. 15, s. 386
- 2001, c. 9, s. 550
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