Disclosure of Interest (Retail Associations) Regulations

Marginal note:Manner of disclosure

• 2 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a retail association shall disclose to a person who requests the retail association to open a deposit account the rate of interest applicable to the deposit account and how the amount of interest to be paid is to be calculated

  • (a) if a statement of account is provided in respect of the deposit account, by means of a written statement delivered to that person, at or before the time the deposit account is opened; or

  • (b) if no statement of account is provided in respect of the deposit account, by means of

    • (i) a written statement, copies of which are available and displayed in each branch of the retail association where deposit accounts are kept, or

    • (ii) a general notice that is displayed in each of the retail association’s branches where deposit accounts are kept, at each of the retail association’s points of service and on the retail association’s websites through which it offers deposit accounts in Canada.

• Marginal note:Opening of account on telephone request

  (2) In the case of the opening of a deposit account on a telephone request as contemplated by subsection 385.1(3) of the Act, a retail association shall, not later than seven business days after the account is opened, provide to the customer a written statement that sets out the rate of interest applicable to the account and how the amount of interest to be paid is to be calculated.

• Marginal note:Required contents

  (3) A written statement and a general notice referred to in subsection (1) or a written statement referred to in subsection (2) shall include

  • (a) the annual rate of interest;

  • (b) the frequency of payment of interest;

  • (c) the manner, if any, in which the balance in the deposit account affects the rate of interest; and

  • (d) any other circumstance that affects the rate of interest.

• Marginal note:Presumption

  (4) A written statement referred to in subsection (2) that is sent to a customer by mail is deemed to be provided to the customer on the fifth day after the postmark date on the statement.