Order: In the Matter of Heritage Education Funds Inc.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE SECURITIES ACT,
R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5, AS AMENDED

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IN THE MATTER OF
HERITAGE EDUCATION FUNDS INC.

ORDER



        WHEREAS on August 13, 2012, the Ontario Securities Commission (the “Commission”) ordered pursuant to subsections 127(1) and (5) of the Securities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5 as amended (the “Act”), with the consent of Heritage Education Funds Inc. (“HEFI”), that the terms and conditions set out in Schedule “A” to the Commission order (the “Terms and Conditions”) be imposed on HEFI (the “Temporary Order”);

        AND WHEREAS on August 21, 2012, the Commission extended the Temporary Order until November 23, 2012;

        AND WHEREAS the Terms and Conditions required HEFI to retain a consultant (the “Consultant”) to prepare and assist HEFI in implementing plans to strengthen their compliance systems, and to retain a monitor (the “Monitor”) to review applications of New Clients and contact New Clients as defined and set out in the Terms and Conditions;

        AND WHEREAS HEFI retained Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as its Monitor and its Consultant;

        AND WHEREAS by Order dated October 10, 2012, the Commission clarified certain matters with respect to the Temporary Order;

        AND WHEREAS by Order dated November 22, 2012, the Commission ordered that the Temporary Order be extended to December 21, 2012 and that the hearing be adjourned to December 20, 2012;

        AND WHEREAS by Order dated December 20, 2012, the Commission amended certain of the Terms and Conditions and extended the Temporary Order to March 22, 2013;

        AND WHEREAS on March 22, 2013, the Commission ordered that the Temporary Order be extended to April 19, 2013;

        AND WHEREAS on April 8, 2013, HEFI filed a motion with the Commission to vary the terms of the Temporary Order by, among other matters, suspending the on-going monitoring by the Monitor of HEFI’s compliance with the Terms and Conditions (the “Motion”);

        AND WHEREAS Staff opposed the Motion and the parties filed affidavits and other materials in connection with the hearing of the Motion;

        AND WHEREAS on April 18, 2013, the Commission heard oral submissions from the parties and issued an Order which: (i) dismissed the Motion; (ii) extended the Temporary Order to May 31, 2013, or until such further order of the Commission; (iii) adjourned the hearing to May 27, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. for the purpose of providing the Commission with an update on the work completed by the Monitor and the Consultant; and (iv) provided that the Monitor, Staff and HEFI may seek further direction from the Commission, if necessary or desirable;

        AND WHEREAS the parties agree that: (i) the Temporary Order should be extended to June 17, 2013; (ii) the hearing should be adjourned to June 14, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.; and (iii) the hearing date of May 27, 2013 should be vacated;

        AND WHEREAS the Commission considers that it is in the public interest to make this Order;

        IT IS HEREBY ORDERED pursuant to section 127 of the Act that:

  1. The Temporary Order is extended to June 17, 2013, or until such further order of the Commission;
  2. The hearing is adjourned to June 14, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.; and
  3. The hearing date of May 27, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. is vacated.

        DATED at Toronto this 23rd day of May, 2013.

 

" James E. A. Turner "
James E. A. Turner