ISIN Issuance and ISIN Eligibility Services
Issuers and other Non-Participants now require a TMX-CDS Connect account to access CDS web-based services. A one-time registration will enable access to the following issuer services:
- ISIN Issuance & Eligibility
- Holders of Record
- Notice of Record & Meeting Dates
- Unqualified Letter of Confirmation
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The ISIN Issuance service provides entities involved with the issuance of new marketable securities with the ability to request and purchase ISIN and CUSIP® identifiers online.
The ISIN Eligibility service enables entities to request eligibility assessment and acceptance of marketable securities within CDSX®, the CDS clearing and depository system.
ISIN Issuance and Eligibility requests are accepted for the following security types:
- Equity Issues
- Long Term Debt Issues
- Medium Term Note Programs
- Money Market Instruments
- National Housing Act Securities
- Strip Bond Packages, Coupon and Residual Components
Both services are required for securities held on deposit with CDS.
Please view the How to: A Guide to ISIN Issuance and Eligibility for an overview of the ISIN Issuance and Eligibility process, timing and requirements.
ISIN
ISIN (International Security Identification Number) is an international code that uniquely identifies securities. Every CDSX® eligible security requires an ISIN.
The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) is committed to the use of standard identifiers to make the financial world a more efficient, safer and more stable environment for investors and the financial institutions that serve them. Securities from more than 120 nations are identified by ISIN numbers. No matter where a security was first issued, an ISIN enables it to be recognized and traded between buyers and sellers virtually anywhere in the world. CDS is the National Numbering Agency (NNA) in Canada that assigns ISIN numbers to each new security issued. For more information about ANNA and Global standards, please visit www.anna-web.org.
CUSIP®
CUSIP® (Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures) is a standard system of securities identification and securities description that is used in electronically processing and recording securities transactions in North America. A CUSIP® number uniquely identifies a Canadian or American security and its issuer.
As a service bureau to the Canadian financial industry, CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. coordinates the assignment of ISIN and CUSIP® numbers with CUSIP Global Services.
CUSIP® is a registered trademark of the American Bankers Association.
Securities Services - Billing Acknowledgement & Agreement
Fees for Corporate Action Event Management Services were effective March 1, 2017. Issuers receive an invoice from CDS at the end of each applicable month with the transaction quantities identified. For securities not covered by the terms of a Book-Entry Only Securities Services Agreement, issuers are required to provide CDS with the Securities Services Billing Acknowledgement & Agreement as part of the CDS eligibility process.
Issuers should attach and include the Agreement when submitting an eligibility request to CDS and may download it here.
Cessation of accepting new issues in a physical format
Since 2017, CDS is no longer accepting physical certificates for new securities issues coming to market.
The list of acceptable security certification types for all new eligible securities, are noted in the issuance type list.