POWER OF ATTORNEY – PRINCIPAL OFFICER
(pursuant to section 536 of the Bank Act)

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that (name of Foreign Bank), hereinafter called “the Foreign Bank”, 

1.	nominates, constitutes and appoints (name of Principal Officer) 

(a)	to act as the principal officer in Canada of the Foreign Bank for the purposes of the Bank Act;

(b)	to receive service of process in all suits and proceedings against the Foreign Bank in any province or territory in Canada in respect of any liabilities incurred by it therein; and

(c)	to receive all notices under the laws of Canada from the Minister of Finance or the Superintendent of Financial Institutions; 

2.	declares that service of process or receipt of notice on or by its Principal Officer shall be legal and binding to all intents and purposes whatsoever; and
 
3.	declares that (names and titles of two senior officers of the Foreign Bank who will sign this Power of Attorney) have the power to execute this Power of Attorney.

WHEREOF (names of two senior officers of Foreign Bank) have executed this Power of Attorney this _______ day of _________________ , 20_______ .

							FOREIGN BANK
				
By:

Name:
							Title:

							By:		
					
Name:
							Title:
CONSENT TO ACT AS PRINCIPAL OFFICER

I, the undersigned, (name of Principal Officer), declare by these presents that I consent to serve as the principal officer of (name of Foreign Bank) for the purposes of the Bank Act.

Signed at ________________ , in the ________________ of ___________________ , this _____ day of _________________ , 20________.

							     _________________________
	(signature of principal officer)		

AFFIDAVIT RE: SIGNATURE OF PRINCIPAL OFFICER

I, the undersigned (name of witness), make oath and say that

1.	I was personally present and did see (name of Principal Officer), the Principal Officer of (name of Foreign Bank), hereinafter called “the Foreign Bank”, duly sign the Consent to Act as Principal Officer.

2.	I know of my own knowledge that (name of Principal Officer) by whom the signature of Principal Officer was signed is the principal officer of the Foreign Bank for the purpose of the Bank Act.
 
3.	I attest that the signature of the principal officer is of the proper handwriting of (name of Principal Officer) and the signature of (name of witness) thereto subscribed as the party witnessing the same is my proper handwriting.

Sworn before me at the
_____________ of ______________ ,	}
in the ________________________ 		}
of __________________ , this ____		}		________________________
day of _______________ , 20 _____ .	}		      (signature of witness)

______________________________
 (signature of Commissioner)

Commissioner of Oaths
In and for _____________________
	        (province or territory)