Regulatory Reporting Using LEI in Canada
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Regulatory Reporting Using LEI in Canada, the LEI threads through the reporting frameworks supervised by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), principally CSA Multilateral Instrument 96-101, identifying the reporting entity and its counterparties.
Reporting frameworks in Canada
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), through the CSA Derivatives Committee; the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) for federally regulated institutions; and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) for dealers oversee the frameworks that reference the LEI. The headline regime is CSA Multilateral Instrument 96-101, alongside prudential and statistical reporting.
Where the LEI appears
The LEI is used as the reporting-party and counterparty identifier across derivatives, transaction and prudential reporting.
The consequence of a bad LEI
A bad or invalid LEI can result in report rejections at DTCC Data Repository (US) LLC and ICE Trade Vault Canada, leaving the reporting obligation unmet until the LEI is reinstated.
Keeping reporting clean
Annual LEI renewal and accurate reference data help prevent lapses that can cause reporting failures.
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Frequently Asked Question
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), through CSA Derivatives Committee; OSFI for federally-regulated institutions; CIRO for dealers.
CSA Multilateral Instrument 96-101.
A lapsed or inaccurate LEI can cause reporting rejections where a valid and accurate entity identifier is required.
Accurate LEI reference data helps reporting systems correctly identify the reporting entity and its counterparties across derivatives, transaction and prudential reporting.