Multijurisdictional Disclosure System (MJDS) (U.S.-Canada)

Summary

This practice note provides an overview of the U.S.-Canada Multijurisdictional Disclosure System (MJDS). MJDS is a system developed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Canadian securities regulatory authorities that allows Canadian issuers to follow a different regulatory regime than U.S. other foreign issuers. Specifically, this practice note discusses the use of the MJDS registration forms, which include Form 40-F, Form F-10, Forms F-8 and F-80, and Form F-7.