Welcome to SEDI Online Help for Insiders


 

Initial Setup - Insider

Overview

The following three steps must be taken by an insider before any transaction can be reported on SEDI:

 

1.        SEDI User Registration - Obtain User ID and Password

2.        Create Insider Profile - Obtain Insider Access Key

3.        File an Opening Balance Report

SEDI User Registration

The SEDI user ID and password created during the registration process allows access to the SEDI system.

See How to Register as a SEDI User

Create Insider Profile

Each insider is required to have an insider profile filed on SEDI if they have securities transactions or holdings to report. An insider access key is created at the end of the "Create Insider Profile" session.

Note: An insider must have only one insider profile.

See Creating an Insider Profile

Link Existing Insider Profile to an Insider User Account

 

The following six steps must be taken in order to link an existing insider profile to a newly created insider user account:

 

1.        Login to SEDI with the insider user ID and password

2.        Select Link your SEDI Account to your Insider Profile button located at the bottom of  the Insider home page screen

3.        Search for the Insider Profile by the following options:

a.        Option 1: Insider number

b.        Option 2: Insider name

         then select the Search button

4.        View search results screen will be displayed

Click the radio button beside the insider that you want to link, click Next

5.        Link your SEDI user ID to your insider profile - Enter insider access key screen will be displayed.  Enter the correct insider access key.

6.        Insider activities screen will be displayed.

Opening Balance Report

An opening balance report is required to be set up for each security and each ownership type.

For example: if common shares are held directly and also in an RRSP two opening balances would be required to be filed, one for direct ownership and one for indirect ownership.

See Filing an Opening Balance on Initial Report