9 (1) Within 90 days of the end of its fiscal year, the Board shall prepare and submit to the Commission, in accordance with this section and the regulations made under this Act, an annual report on the affairs of the Board for that fiscal year.  2006, c. 33, Sched. D, s. 9 (1). Contents of report (2) The annual report shall contain, (a)  information regarding the register of public accounting firms in the Board’s oversight program, including the number of firms that were registered in the year and the number whose registration was terminated; (b)  the aggregate amount of fees collected by the Board from participating audit firms and the method used by the Board in the determination of those fees; (c)  the number of inspections and the number of investigations of participating audit firms carried out by the Board during the year and a summary of the results of the inspections and investigations, including a summary of the recommendations, requirements and sanctions determined by the Board; (d)  the number of review proceedings conducted in respect of Board decisions and the outcome of those proceedings; (e)  the status of any appeals, applications for judicial review and arbitrations in respect of the decisions made by a review panel; (f)  a copy of the Board’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year to which the annual report relates and a copy of its budget for the current year; and (g)  such other information related to the work of the Board as may be prescribed by the regulations made under this Act.  2006, c. 33, Sched. D, s. 9 (2). Review by Council of Governors (3) The Board’s Council of Governors shall certify to the Commission that it has examined the annual report and that it has satisfied itself through such meetings with the Board and the Board’s directors, officers and staff and through such other review as the Council considers necessary to support its opinion that, based on the information available to it, (a)  the Board has carried out its mandate in a manner that is consistent with the public interest in maintaining the integrity of financial reporting by reporting issuers and the objectives of National Instrument 52-108 of the Canadian Securities Administrators as adopted as a rule of the Ontario Securities Commission on March 30, 2004 or of such other instrument as may be named in the regulations made under this Act; or (b)  the Board has failed to satisfy the requirements set out in clause (a).  2006, c. 33, Sched. D, s. 9 (3). Limitation (4) Despite subsection (3), the members of the Council of Governors are not entitled to, and shall not be given access to, any documents or information relating to any specific audit of a reporting issuer.  2006, c. 33, Sched. D, s. 9 (4). Submission of certificate (5) The certificate of the Council of Governors shall be submitted to the Commission at the same time as the annual report.  2006, c. 33, Sched. D, s. 9 (5). Commission oversight (6) Within six weeks of receiving the annual report from the Board, the Commission shall assess the report and determine if there are any issues arising from the report that require action, and it shall provide a copy of the Board’s report together with a report on the Commission’s assessment of the Board’s report and the Commission’s recommendations, if any, to the Minister.  2006, c. 33, Sched. D, s. 9 (6). No participation by Chair of Commission (7) The Chair of the Commission shall not participate in the Commission’s assessment of the Board’s annual report or in any meeting of the Commission at which the report or the assessment are considered.  2006, c. 33, Sched. D, s. 9 (7). Report to be laid before Assembly (8) The Minister shall lay the Board’s report and the Commission’s report before the Assembly by delivering them to the Clerk.  2006, c. 33, Sched. D, s. 9 (8).