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SEDAR is the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval, the electronic filing system for the disclosure documents of public companies and mutual funds across Canada.
An initiative of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and CDS Inc., the SEDAR system was created to allow filing of certain documents such as prospectuses and continuous disclosure documents in an electronic format with the relevant Canadian Securities Regulatory jurisdiction(s). Launched in 1997, it was developed to increase the efficiency of the filing process for both the filing issuers and the Securities Commissions as well as to allow the electronic payment of CSA filing fees and to improve public access to securities filings.
All Canadian public companies and mutual funds are generally required to file their documents in the SEDAR system. In addition, some third parties who are involved in public company transactions such as take-over bids or proxy contests may be required to file.
Most of the documents which are legally required to be filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators and many documents which may be filed with the Canadian exchanges (market centres) are included in the SEDAR system. For insider reports, please refer to SEDI. A complete list of all documents which are included is contained in the SEDAR Filer Manual.
