SEDAR
Encyclopedia
The System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) is a mandatory document
filing and retrieval system for Canadian public companies. Similar to EDGAR
, SEDAR is operated by the Canadian Securities Administrators
, a coordinating body comprising the 13 Canadian provincial and territorial securities commissions.
The SEDAR database contains hundreds of thousands of submissions in Adobe Acrobat
format by public companies, and searches of the database can be made by company name, industry group, document type or date.
Through SEDAR registered filing agents, public companies file documents such as prospectus
es, financial statements
and material change reports with the regulatory authorities, and these documents are accessible by the public to further the goal of transparency and full disclosure. Documents filed with regulators prior to the implementation of SEDAR in 1997 are available from the individual provincial or territorial securities commissions.
Document
The term document has multiple meanings in ordinary language and in scholarship. WordNet 3.1. lists four meanings :* document, written document, papers...
filing and retrieval system for Canadian public companies. Similar to EDGAR
EDGAR
EDGAR, the Electronic Data-Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
, SEDAR is operated by the Canadian Securities Administrators
Canadian Securities Administrators
The Canadian Securities Administrators is an association of provincial and territorial securities regulators in Canada.-List of securities regulators:* BC: British Columbia Securities Commission*: jointly regulates the TSX Venture Exchange...
, a coordinating body comprising the 13 Canadian provincial and territorial securities commissions.
The SEDAR database contains hundreds of thousands of submissions in Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat is a family of application software developed by Adobe Systems to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in Portable Document Format . All members of the family, except Adobe Reader , are commercial software, while the latter is available as freeware and can be downloaded...
format by public companies, and searches of the database can be made by company name, industry group, document type or date.
Through SEDAR registered filing agents, public companies file documents such as prospectus
Prospectus (finance)
In finance, a prospectus is a document that describes a financial security for potential buyers. A prospectus commonly provides investors with material information about mutual funds, stocks, bonds and other investments, such as a description of the company's business, financial statements,...
es, financial statements
Financial statements
A financial statement is a formal record of the financial activities of a business, person, or other entity. In British English—including United Kingdom company law—a financial statement is often referred to as an account, although the term financial statement is also used, particularly by...
and material change reports with the regulatory authorities, and these documents are accessible by the public to further the goal of transparency and full disclosure. Documents filed with regulators prior to the implementation of SEDAR in 1997 are available from the individual provincial or territorial securities commissions.