SEC Mandates Public Companies
         Begin Filing Regulatory Financial Statements in XBRL FormatTORONTO, Dec. 17 /CNW/ - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) today mandated public companies to file their regulatory financial
statements in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) or interactive
data format, as follows:2009:     The initial group, affecting approximately 500 domestic and
              foreign large accelerated filers using U.S. GAAP, with a
              worldwide public float of US$5 billion or higher, beginning
              with fiscal periods ending on or after June 15, 2009. This
              includes quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q and annual
              reports filed on Forms 10-K, 20-F and 40-F.

    2010:     All other large domestic and foreign accelerated filers using
              U.S. GAAP beginning with fiscal periods ending on or after
              June 15, 2010, including quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q
              and annual reports filed on Forms 10-K, 20-F and 40-F.

    2011:     All remaining domestic and foreign issuers, including smaller
              companies, using U.S. GAAP as well as foreign filers reporting
              in IFRS.

    "Our partnership with EDGAR Online® Inc. provides an efficient,
comprehensive and automated turn-key solution for inter-listed Canadian
companies impacted by the SEC's mandate," said Nicole Guillot, Vice President,
Product Management and Operations, CNW Group.

    Why choose CNW Group for your XBRL tagging solution?

        -  CNW Group's partner, EDGAR Online, is the XBRL solution leader for
           U.S. issuers who participated in the SEC's voluntary XBRL filing
           program
        -  Reduces manual tagging of the usual 80 to 100 hours down to
           approximately 24 hours for your first submission
        -  Offers XBRL tagging of fundamental financial data for U.S. GAAP,
           Canadian GAAP and IFRS
        -  Subsequent documents can be tagged in as little as 8 hours
        -  EDGAR Online, the XBRL leader, has invested more than
           US$30 million in developing its proprietary technology to deliver
           the world's only automated tagging solution"Canadian companies can also benefit by participating in the Canadian
Securities Administrators (CSA) voluntary XBRL filing program now. The
benefits of doing so are three-fold: keep pace with their peers in the U.S.,
benefit from the learning process, and be well prepared when the CSA mandates
XBRL in Canada," continued Guillot.
    Please contact CNW Group's in-house regulatory filing experts at:
1.800.825.6133 or XBRL@Newswire.ca.

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