Canada — Quebec Act or statute

Canada — Quebec legislation

Derivatives Act, 2008

1. This Act seeks to foster honest, fair, efficient and transparent derivatives markets and to protect the public from unfair, improper or fraudulent practices and market manipulation. It also see…

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“1. This Act seeks to foster honest, fair, efficient and transparent derivatives markets and to protect the public from unfair, improper or fraudulent practices and market manipulation. It also seeks to ensure that the public, and more”

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Source record from www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca · Enacted 2008 · Source version 10 Jun 2026

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