BSX added to Canada's approved list of exchanges

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14: The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) is moving up in the world.

The BSX has made the approved list of exchanges under the Income Tax Act (Canada).

This comes on the heels of Bermuda signing a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with Canada.

Greg Wojciechowski, president and CEO of the BSX, said: “The BSX is delighted to have achieved and been granted this very important designation by Canada’s Minister of Finance. 

“Following the implementation of a Tax Information Exchange Agreement between Bermuda and Canada this summer, designation of the BSX by the Minister is very welcome news.

“I am confident that these important developments will deepen the longstanding cultural, commercial and capital market ties between our countries.

“We are grateful to Canada’s Department of Finance for the guidance that has been provided to us during the designation process.”

He said in 2005 the Canadian Government removed the foreign content limit on tax-deferred retirement plans prompting an increasing number of Canadian investors to look to foreign securities listed on foreign exchanges to enhance their returns and diversify the investments held in their Canadian Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) and Deferred Profit Sharing Plans (DPSPs).

The addition of the BSX to the Designated Stock Exchange list now opens up the opportunity for Canadian investors to include BSX-listed securities in the investment portfolios of their RRSPs and DPSPs.