Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 150, Number 40: MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES

October 1, 2016

BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS CO., LTD.

APPLICATION TO ESTABLISH A FOREIGN BANK BRANCH

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 525(2) of the Bank Act, that Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., a foreign bank with its head office in Shanghai, China, intends to apply to the Minister of Finance for an order permitting it to establish a foreign bank branch in Canada to carry on the business of banking.

The branch will carry on business in Canada under the name Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. Toronto Branch, and its principal office will be located in Toronto, Ontario.

Any person who objects to the proposed order may submit an objection in writing to the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, 255 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H2, on or before November 7, 2016.

Note: The publication of this notice should not be construed as evidence that an order will be issued to establish the foreign bank branch. The granting of the order will be dependent upon the normal Bank Act application review process and the discretion of the Minister of Finance.

Toronto, September 17, 2016

Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.

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BNP PARIBAS (CANADA)

CERTIFICATE OF CONTINUANCE

Notice is hereby given pursuant to subsection 39.1(2) of the Bank Act (Canada) [the “Act”] that BNP Paribas (Canada), a bank incorporated under the Act, intends to apply to the Minister of Finance for an approval allowing it to apply for a certificate of continuance continuing it as of January 1, 2017, as a corporation under the Canada Business Corporations Act, under the name BNP Paribas Canada Corporation.

Montréal, September 17, 2016

BNP Paribas (Canada)

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NATIXIS CANADA BRANCH

DESIGNATED OFFICE FOR THE SERVICE OF ENFORCEMENT NOTICES

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to section 4 of the Support Orders and Support Provisions (Banks and Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations under the Bank Act (Canada), that Natixis Canada Branch has designated its office at 2811–1800 McGill College Avenue, Montréal, Quebec H3A 3J6 for the service of enforcement notices.

October 1, 2016

Natixis Canada Branch

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PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

RELEASE OF ASSETS

Pursuant to section 651 of the Insurance Companies Act (Canada) [the “Act”], notice is hereby given that Principal Life Insurance Company, carrying on business in Canada as a branch under the same name, intends to apply to the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada), on or after November 14, 2016, for an order authorizing the release of the assets that it maintains in Canada in accordance with the Act.

Any policyholder or creditor in respect of Principal Life Insurance Company's insurance business in Canada opposing such release is invited to file an opposition by mail to the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada), Legislation and Approvals Division, 255 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H2, or by email at approvalsandprecedents@osfi-bsif.gc.ca, on or before November 14, 2016.

Toronto, October 1, 2016

Principal Life Insurance Company

J. Brian Reeve
Chief Agent in Canada

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WILTON RE (CANADA) LIMITED

APPLICATION TO ESTABLISH A CANADIAN BRANCH

Notice is hereby given that Wilton Re (Canada) Limited, an entity incorporated in Bermuda, intends to file with the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, under section 574 of the Insurance Companies Act (Canada), on or after October 2, 2016, an application for an order approving the insuring in Canada of risks under the class of life insurance limited to the business of reinsurance. The proposed branch will carry on business in Canada under the name Wilton Re (Canada) Limited, in English, and Wilton Re (Canada) Limitee, in French.

The head office of Wilton Re (Canada) Limited is located in Hamilton, Bermuda, and its Canadian chief agency will be located in Toronto, Ontario.

September 10, 2016

Wilton Re (Canada) Limited

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