Insurance Companies Act — I-11.8 2
Definitions 2 (1) In this Act, actuary means a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries; ( actuaire ) adjustable policy means an adjustable policy as defined in the regulations; ( police ajustable ) affairs , with respect to a company, means the relationships among the company and its affiliates and the shareholders, policyholders, directors and officers of the company and its affiliates, but does not include the business of the company or any of its affiliates; ( affaires internes ) affiliate means an entity that is affiliated with another entity within the meaning of section 6; ( groupe ) Agency means the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada established under section 3 of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act ; ( Agence ) annual return means a return prepared in accordance with subsection 665(1) or (2); ( état annuel ) annual statement , in relation to a company, means the annual financial statement of the company within the meaning of paragraph 331(1)(a) and, in relation to an insurance holding company, means the annual financial statement of the insurance holding company within the meaning of paragraph 887(1)(a); ( rapport annuel ) assets in Canada means the assets that have been vested in trust for a foreign company under Part XIII; ( actif au Canada ) auditor includes a firm of accountants; ( vérificateur ) bank holding company means a body corporate that is incorporated or formed under Part XV of the Bank Act ; ( société de portefeuille bancaire ) bearer , in relation to a security, means the person in possession of a security payable to bearer or endorsed in blank; ( porteur ) bearer form , in respect of a security, means a security in bearer form as determined in accordance with subsection 87(2); ( titre au porteur ) beneficial ownership includes ownership through one or more trustees, legal representatives, agents or other intermediaries; ( véritable propriétaire et propriété effective ) body corporate means an incorporated body wherever or however incorporated; ( personne morale ) Canadian financial institution means a financial institution that is incorporated or formed by or under an Act of Parliament or of the legislature of a province; ( institution financière canadienne ) central securities register or securities register , in relation to a company or an insurance holding company, means the register referred to in section 271; ( registre central des valeurs mobilières ou registre des valeurs mobilières ) class , in respect of insurance or an insurance policy, means a class determined in accordance with section 12; ( branche ) Commissioner means the Commissioner of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada appointed under section 4 of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act ; ( commissaire ) common-law partner , in relation to an individual, means a person who is cohabiting with the individual in a conjugal relationship, having so cohabited for a period of at least one year; ( conjoint de fait ) company means a body corporate referred to in subsection 13(1); ( société ) complainant , in relation to a company or any matter concerning a company, means (a) a registered holder or beneficial owner, and a former registered holder or beneficial owner, of a security of the company or any of its affiliates, (a.1) a policyholder entitled to vote at a meeting of policyholders or shareholders and policyholders of the company, (b) a director or an officer, or a former director or officer, of the company or any of its affiliates, or (c) any other person who, in the discretion of a court, is a proper person to make an application under section 371, 375 or 1031; ( plaignant ) consumer provision means a provision referred to in paragraph (c) or (c.1) of the definition consumer provision in section 2 of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act ; ( disposition visant les consommateurs ) converted company means a mutual company that has been converted under this Act into a company with common shares; ( société transf