EXHIBIT 4
NOTE TO DELEGATION OF SIGNING AUTHORITY – ANNUAL AUDITS & SPECIAL
EXAMINATION REPORTS AND QUALITY REVIEWERS
| (1) | | This delegation becomes effective as of the date of the Auditor General’s signature except as noted in the delegation. |
| (2) | | This delegation replaces all previous delegations of signing authority. |
| (3) | | The assistant auditors general listed on the following page have authority to sign auditors’ reports in their group where signing authority has been delegated to a principal. |
| (4) | | The following assistant auditors general have authority to sign a “consent letter” to authorize distribution of a previously signed auditor’s report to a securities regulator: |
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| | | Nancy Cheng | | Business Development Bank of Canada |
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| | | Ron Thompson | | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation |
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| | | Ron Thompson | | Export Development Canada |
| (5) | | John Wiersema is delegated authority to sign all auditors’ reports except where prohibited by law (Section 18 of the Auditor General Act), consent letters described in note 4 above, all special examination reports and all assessments of performance information. |
Pursuant to Section 18 of the Auditor General Act, I hereby delegate authority to the following individuals to sign Annual Auditor’s Reports and Special Examination Reports, as identified above.
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| /s/ Sheila Fraser | | October 30, 2007 |
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| Sheila Fraser, FCA | | Date |
DEPUTY AUDITOR GENERAL:
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/s/John Wiersema
John Wiersema, FCA | | |
ASSISTANT AUDITORS GENERAL:
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| /s/ Richard Flageole | | /s/ Sylvain Ricard | | /s/ Ronald C. Thompson |
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| Richard Flageole, FCA | | Sylvain Ricard, CA | | Ronald C. Thompson, FCA |
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| /s/ Douglas Timmins | | /s/ Nancy Cheng | | /s/ John Rosetti |
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| Douglas Timmins, CA | | Nancy Cheng, FCA | | John Rosetti, CA |
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| /s/ Mark Watters | | /s/ Andrew Lennox | | |
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| Mark Watters, CA | | Andrew Lennox, CGA | | |
PRINCIPALS:
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| /s/ Guy LeGras | | /s/ Alain Boucher | | /s/ Micheline Ethier Massicotte |
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| Guy LeGras, CA | | Alain Boucher, CA | | Micheline Ethier Massicotte, CA |
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| /s/ Julie Charron | | /s/ Crystal Pace | | /s/ Dale Shier |
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| Julie Charron, CA | | Crystal Pace, CA | | Dale Shier, CA |
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| /s/ John O’Brien | | /s/ Michael Pickup | | /s/ Régent Chouinard |
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| John O’Brien, CA | | Michael Pickup, CA | | Régent Chouinard, CA |
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| /s/ Denis Labelle | | /s/ John Apt | | |
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| Denis Labelle, CA | | John Apt, CA | | |
