(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Instrument, this Instrument applies to
(a) an investment fund that is a reporting issuer; and
(b) subject to subsection (2), a mutual fund in the jurisdiction.
(2) Despite paragraph (1) (b), in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador, this Instrument does not apply to a mutual fund that is not a reporting issuer.
(3) [Repealed]
(4) In Québec, this Instrument does not apply to a reporting issuer organized under
(a) an Act to establish the Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs du Québec (F.T.Q.) R.S.Q., chapter F-3.2.1;
(b) an Act to establish Fondaction, le Fonds de développement de la Confédération des syndicats nationaux pour la coopération et l’emploi (R.S.Q., chapter F-3.1.2); or
(c) an Act constituting Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins, Loi constituant Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins (R.S.Q., chapter C-6.1).