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Who Qualifies as an Accredited Investor?

• An individual who, alone or together with a spouse, owns financial assets worth more than $1 million before taxes but net of related liabilities;
  or
  An individual, who alone or together with a spouse, has net assets of at least $5,000,000.
• An individual whose net income before taxes exceeded $200,000 in both of the last two years and who expects to maintain at least the same level of income this year;
  or
  An individual whose net income before taxes, combined with that of a spouse, exceeded $300,000 in both of the last two years and who expects to maintain at least the same level of income this year
• An individual who currently is, or once was, a registered adviser or dealer, other than a limited market dealer
• Financial institutions
• Governments and governmental agencies
• Insurance companies
• Pension funds
• Registered charities
• Certain mutual funds, pooled funds and managed accounts
• Companies with net assets of at least $5 million
• persons or companies recognized by the OSC as an accredited investor

from the Ontario Securities Commission.