Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 158, Number 26: MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES

June 29, 2024

MD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SCOTIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

LETTERS PATENT OF AMALGAMATION

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of section 250 of the Insurance Companies Act (Canada), that MD Life Insurance Company and Scotia Life Insurance Company (together, the “Applicants”) intend to make a joint application to the Minister of Finance, on or after July 1, 2024, for letters patent of amalgamation continuing the Applicants as one company under the name “MD Life Insurance Company” in English and “Société d’Assurance Vie MD” in French. The head office of the amalgamated company would be located in Toronto, Ontario.

The effective date of the proposed amalgamation would be November 1, 2024, or any other date fixed by the letters patent of amalgamation.

Note: The publication of this notice should not be construed as evidence that letters patent will be issued. The granting of the letters patent will be dependent upon the normal Insurance Companies Act (Canada) application review process and the discretion of the Minister of Finance.

June 8, 2024

MD Life Insurance Company

Scotia Life Insurance Company

RAYMOND JAMES TRUST (QUÉBEC) LTD.
SOLUS TRUST COMPANY AND RAYMOND JAMES TRUST (QUÉBEC) LTD.

LETTERS PATENT OF CONTINUANCE
LETTERS PATENT OF AMALGAMATION

Notice is hereby given that on April 25, 2024, Raymond James Trust (Québec) Ltd. (“RJTQ”) filed a draft application with the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (“OSFI”), pursuant to subsection 31(2) of the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada) [the “TLCA”], to request that the federal Minister of Finance (“MoF”) issue letters patent of continuance to continue RJTQ as a federally incorporated, non-deposit taking trust company. The continued company will continue to be named Raymond James Trust (Québec) Ltd. in English and Fiducie Raymond James (Québec) Ltée in French. RJTQ is currently a trust company under the Trust Companies and Savings Companies Act (Québec) [the “TCSCA”] having its head office in Montréal, Quebec, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Solus Trust Company (“Solus”). RJTQ will formalize its application upon receipt by RJTQ of approval by Quebec’s Minister of Finance to do so, pursuant to section 228 of the TCSCA.

Notice is also hereby given that on April 25, 2024, RJTQ and Solus jointly filed an application with OSFI, pursuant to sections 228 and 233 of the TLCA, to request that the MoF issue letters patent of amalgamation to amalgamate Solus and RJTQ, with the resulting entity being named Solus Trust Company in English and Compagnie Trust Solus in French (i.e. unchanged). Solus is a federally incorporated trust company pursuant to the TLCA, with its head office in Toronto, Ontario. The amalgamated company is, and will continue to be, a non-deposit taking trust company, offering estate and trust services to its clients across Canada. Its head office will remain in Toronto, Ontario.

Any person who objects to the issuance of these letters patent may submit their objection in writing by August 20, 2024, to OSFI either by post at 255 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H2, or by email at approvals-approbations@osfi-bsif.gc.ca.

Note: The publication of this notice should not be construed as evidence that letters patent will be issued to continue RJTQ as a trust company under the TLCA or for the proposed amalgamation. The granting of the letters patent will be dependent upon the application review process under the TLCA and the discretion of the MoF.

June 25, 2024

Jennifer Hodgson
President and CEO
Solus Trust Company

Jennifer Hodgson
President and CEO
Raymond James Trust (Québec) Ltd.

SANTANDER CONSUMER BANK
SANTANDER CONSUMER FINANCE INC.
SANTANDER CONSUMER INC.

LETTERS PATENT OF AMALGAMATION

Notice is hereby given that Santander Consumer Bank, a Canadian Schedule II bank governed by the Bank Act, Santander Consumer Finance Inc., a corporation governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act, and Santander Consumer Inc., a corporation governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act (collectively, the “Applicants”), intend to jointly apply to the Minister of Finance pursuant to subsection 228(1) of the Bank Act, on or after July 22, 2024, for letters patent of amalgamation continuing them as a bank under the Bank Act, under the name “Santander Consumer Bank” in English and “Banque Santander Consumer” in French. The head office of the amalgamated bank will be located in the city of Edmonton, Alberta.

The amalgamation is conditional on the Superintendent of Financial Institutions issuing Santander Consumer Bank its Order to Commence and Carry On Business (the “OCCB”) pursuant to subsection 49(1) of the Bank Act. If the OCCB is not issued, the Applicants will not amalgamate.

Note: The publication of this notice should not be construed as evidence that letters patent will be issued. The granting of the letters patent will be dependent on the normal Bank Act application review process and the discretion of the Minister of Finance.

June 29, 2024

Santander Consumer Bank

Santander Consumer Finance Inc.

Santander Consumer Inc.