Canadian Telecommunications Common Carrier Ownership and Control Regulations — 7
7 (1) A director of a Canadian carrier who requires information for the purposes of determining whether the Canadian carrier is eligible to operate pursuant to section 16 of the Act may, with the authorisation of the board, make a written request in accordance with subsection (2) to (a) a shareholder of the Canadian carrier, for an affidavit or a declaration that sets out any or all of the following information, namely, (i) subject to subparagraph (v), the identity of the beneficial owner of all of the voting shares in the Canadian carrier of which the shareholder is the registered holder, (ii) whether the beneficial owner is a Canadian, (iii) the date of the registration or acquisition of the voting shares, (iv) any other information that the director requests in order to determine whether the carrier is eligible to operate pursuant to section 16 of the Act, and (v) where the shareholder is unable, for reasons of confidentiality, to disclose the identity of the beneficial owner referred to in subparagraph (i), that the shareholder is unable to so disclose the identity but has determined that the beneficial owner is or is not a Canadian; (b) a shareholder of a corporation that is, directly or indirectly, a shareholder of the Canadian carrier, for an affidavit or a declaration that sets out any or all of the following information, namely, (i) subject to subparagraph (v), the identity of the beneficial owner of all of the voting shares in the corporation of which the shareholder is the holder of record, (ii) whether the beneficial owner is a Canadian, (iii) the date of registration or acquisition of the voting shares, (iv) any other information that the director requests in order to determine whether the carrier is eligible to operate pursuant to section 16 of the Act, and (v) where the shareholder is unable, for reasons of confidentiality, to disclose the identity of the beneficial owner referred to in subparagraph (i), that the shareholder is unable to so disclose the identity but has determined that the beneficial owner is or is not a Canadian; (c) a trustee of a trust that is, directly or indirectly, a shareholder of the Canadian carrier, for an affidavit or a declaration that sets out any or all of the following information, namely, (i) subject to subparagraph (vi), the identity of each trustee, (ii) the beneficial interest of each beneficiary in the trust, (iii) whether each beneficiary and trustee is a Canadian, (iv) the date of the registration or acquisition of the voting shares held by the trust, (v) any other information that the director requests in order to determine whether the carrier is eligible to operate pursuant to section 16 of the Act, and (vi) where the trustee is unable, for reasons of confidentiality, to disclose the identity of a trustee referred to in subparagraph (i), that the trustee is unable to so disclose the identity but has determined that the trustee is or is not a Canadian; (d) a mutual insurance company that is, directly or indirectly, a shareholder of the Canadian carrier, for an affidavit or a declaration that sets out any or all of the following information, namely, (i) the location of its head office and principal place of business, (ii) the identity of each member of its board and of each member of each committee of directors, (iii) which members of the board are Canadians, (iv) the date of the registration or acquisition of the voting shares held by the mutual insurance company, and (v) any other information that the director requests in order to determine whether the carrier is eligible to operate pursuant to section 16 of the Act; (e) a partnership, that is, directly or indirectly, a shareholder of the Canadian carrier, for an affidavit or a declaration that sets out any or all of the following information, namely, (i) subject to subparagraph (vi), the identity of each partner, (ii) which partners are Canadians, (iii) the beneficial interest of each partner, (iv) the date of the regist