CRA-11.4 CRA-11.4 Methods of Information Gathering
CRA-11.4.1
The CBB uses various methods of information gathering on its own initiative which require the cooperation of
licensees :(a) Representatives of the CBB may make onsite visits at the premises of thelicensee . These visits may be made on a regular basis, or on a sample basis, for special purposes such as theme visits (looking at a particular issue across a range oflicensees ), or when the CBB has a particular reason for visiting alicensee ;(b) Appointees of the CBB may also make onsite visits at the premises of thelicensee . Appointees of the CBB may include persons who are not CBB staff, but who have been appointed to undertake particular monitoring activities for the CBB, such as in the case ofAppointed Experts (refer to Section CRA-11.5).(c) The CBB may request thelicensee to attend meetings at the CBB's premises or elsewhere;(d) The CBB may seek information or request documents by telephone, at meetings or in writing, including electronic communication;(e) The CBB may requirelicensees to submit various documents or notifications, as per Chapter CRA-11, in the ordinary course of their business such as financial reports or upon the occurrence of a particular event in relation to thelicensee such as a change in control.Amended: April 2023
Added: April 2019CRA-11.4.2
When seeking meetings with a
licensee or access to thelicensee’s premises, the CBB or the CBB appointee will access to alicensee’s documents and personnel. Such requests will normally be made during reasonable business hours and with proper notice. However, there may be instances where the CBB may access thelicensee’s premises without prior notice.Amended: April 2023
Added: April 2019CRA-11.4.3
The CBB expects that a
licensee should:(a) Make itself readily available for meetings with representatives or appointees of the CBB;(b) Give representatives or appointees of the CBB reasonable access to any records, files, tapes or computer systems, which are within thelicensee's possession or control, and provide any facilities which the representatives or appointees may reasonably request;(c) Produce to representatives or appointees of the CBB specified documents, files, tapes, computer data or other material in thelicensee's possession or control as as requested or required;(d) Print information in thelicensee 's possession or control which is held on computer or otherwise convert it into a readily legible document or any other record which the CBB may reasonably request;(e) Arrange for representatives or appointees of the CBB to copy documents of other material on the premises of thelicensee at thelicensee 's expense and to remove copies and hold them elsewhere, or provide any copies, as requested by the CBB or its appointees; and(f) Answer truthfully, fully and promptly all questions which representatives or appointees of the CBB put to it.Amended: April 2023
Added: April 2019CRA-11.4.4
The CBB considers that a
licensee should ensure that the following persons act in the manner set out in Paragraph CRA-11.4.3:(a) Its employees; and(b) Any other members of its group and their employees.Amended: April 2023
Added: April 2019CRA-11.4.5
[This Paragraph was deleted in April 2023].
Deleted: April 2023
Added: April 2019