A memorandum of understanding between the OSC, certain other provincial securities regulators and Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) entered into with the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA) is set to come into effect on March 23, 2011.

The MOU is intended to facilitate the sharing of information regarding compliance and enforcement matters by establishing a framework for the MFDA's use, under certain circumstances, of the National Registry Database system.

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