Material change reporting
Track-B Phase B: consolidate NI 51-102 material-change-reporting redundancy across 4 disclosure articles (about-material-change-reporting canonical, about-continuous-disclosure/about-disclosure-obligations/press-releases trimmed to pointers); complete press-releases schema fields
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ content_type: topic quality: complete short_description: "The mechanics of material change reporting under NI 51-102 Part 7: what constitutes a material change, the two-step press release plus MCR filing process, and the standard for timely disclosure." status: active audience: public bcsc_class: public-disclosure-safe language_protocol: PROSE-TOPIC last_edited: 2026-07-11 last_edited: 2026-09-04 editor: woodfine-editorial paired_with: about-material-change-reporting.es.md --- @@ -21,7 +22,8 @@ paired_with: about-material-change-reporting.es.md A material change in the business, operations, or affairs of a [[regulated-reporting-entity|reporting issuer]] triggers an immediate disclosure obligation under Part 7 of National Instrument 51-102. The obligation is one of the most time-sensitive in the continuous disclosure regime: when a material change is determined to have occurred, the issuer must act the same day. is determined to have occurred, the issuer must act the same day. It runs continuously, and does not wait for the next scheduled filing date or investor communication. ## Definition of a material change @@ -50,6 +52,12 @@ the board formally ratifies the decision. material change report on [[about-filing-systems|SEDAR+]] using Form 51-102F3. The report must include: the date of the change, a full description of the change, the effects on the issuer's business and operations, and a statement signed by a director or officer. Where the report is filed confidentially, it must also state the issuer's reliance on the confidential-filing provision. The sequence is ordered deliberately. The press release carries the substance to the market on the day of determination; the formal report follows once the document can be prepared properly. Market participants are not made to wait on drafting. ### Content requirements for the press release @@ -104,8 +112,14 @@ changes in senior management or the board, material litigation outcomes, and reg actions. Changes in financial performance below prior guidance may also constitute material changes where the deviation is significant. Not every significant development qualifies. Quarterly results that fall within previously disclosed expectations are not, on their own, a material change; the test remains likely market impact, not the internal importance of the development. ## See also - [[press-releases]] — the release channel through which a material change reaches the market - [[about-disclosure-obligations]] — the broader framework of ongoing disclosure requirements within which material change reporting sits - [[about-financial-reporting]] — the periodic financial statement filings that accompany but