UNITED STATES

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*

BRIGUS GOLD CORP.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

109490102

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2010

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

x

Rule 13d-1(b)

o

Rule 13d-1(c)

o

Rule 13d-1(d)

 

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 



 

CUSIP No. 109490102

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

RBC Global Asset Management Inc. (“RBC GAM”)(1)

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

o

 

 

(b)

o

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Canada

 

 

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With:

5.

Sole Voting Power
0

 

6.

Shared Voting Power
9,625,000(2)

 

7.

Sole Dispositive Power
0

 

8.

Shared Dispositive Power
9,625,000(3)

 

 

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
9,625,000

 

 

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o

 

 

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
5.2%

 

 

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
FI

 


(1) Effective November 1, 2010, RBC Asset Management Inc. and its affiliate Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management Ltd. have amalgamated and continued as one corporate entity, RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

(2) As of November 30, 2010, the reporting person held warrants to purchase 3,825,000 shares of the issuer’s common stock. 

(3) See footnote 2.

 

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Item 1.

 

(a)

Name of Issuer
Brigus Gold Corp.

 

(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
Purdy’s Wharf Tower II

Suite 2001, 20th Floor

1969 Upper Water Street

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Canada B3J 3R7

 

Item 2.

 

(a)

Name of Person Filing
RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

 

(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
RBC Centre

155 Wellington Street West, Suite 2300

Toronto, Ontario

Canada M5V 3K7

 

(c)

Citizenship
Canada

 

(d)

Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock

 

(e)

CUSIP Number
109490102

 

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 

(a)

o

Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

 

(b)

o

Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

 

(c)

o

Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

 

(d)

o

Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).

 

(e)

o

An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

 

(f)

o

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

 

(g)

o

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

 

(h)

o

A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

 

(i)

o

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

 

(j)

x

A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

 

(k)

o

Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

 

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Item 4.

Ownership

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

 

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:   

9,625,000(4)

 

(b)

Percent of class:   

5.2%.

 

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

 

 

 

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote   

0

 

 

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote    

9,625,000

 

 

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   

0

 

 

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   

9,625,000

 

Instruction:  For computations regarding securities which represent a right to acquire an underlying security see §240.13d-3(d)(1).

 

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

 

Accounts managed on a discretionary basis by RBC GAM are known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from, the sale of such securities.

 

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group

 

Not applicable.

 


(4) See footnote 2.

 

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Item 10.

Certification

 

By signing below we certify that, to the best of our knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

 

By signing below, I also certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the foreign regulatory scheme applicable to the bank is substantially comparable to the regulatory scheme applicable to the functionally equivalent U.S. institution.  I also undertake to furnish to the Commission staff, upon request, information that would be disclosed in a Schedule 13D.

 

Signature

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated: February 10, 2011

 

 

 

 

RBC GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Frank Lippa

 

Signature

 

 

 

Frank Lippa/Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

 

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