Regulators

Canadian Securities Commissions

• Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA)
• The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is a forum for the 13 securities regulators of Canada's provinces and territories to coordinate and harmonize regulation of the Canadian capital markets.
  
  
• Alberta Securities Commission

• The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) is the regulatory agency responsible for overseeing the capital market in Alberta. The ASC is an industry-funded provincial corporation that administers the Securities Act, the Securities Regulation and Alberta Securities Commission Rules. The purpose of this legislation is to ensure that the capital market operates fairly, that investors have timely, accurate information on which to base their investment decisions and that people who sell securities be registered.
  
  
• British Columbia Securities Commission
  • The British Columbia Securities Commission is the independent provincial government agency responsible for regulating trading in securities in British Columbia. Its mission is to protect and promote the public interest by regulating trading in securities:
    
    
• Manitoba Securities Commission
• A special operating agency of the Government of Manitoba which operates to protect investors and facilitate fair and efficient capital markets in the province.
  
  
• New Brunswick Securities Commission
• Northwest Territories Securities Commission
• Nova Scotia Securities Commission
• Ontario Securities Commission
  
  • The Ontario Securities Commission administers and enforces securities legislation in the Province of Ontario. Their mandate is to:  Protect investors from unfair, improper and fraudulent practices, foster fair and efficient capital markets and maintain public and investor confidence in the integrity of those markets
    
    
• Prince Edward Island, Department of Community Affairs and Attorney General
• Quebec Securities Commission

• System for Electronic Disclosure by Insiders
• Investment Dealers Association of Canada
  • The Investment Dealers Association of Canada, the national self-regulatory organization and representative for the Canadian securities industry, represents more than 190 Member firms across the country
     
• Canadian Venture Exchange, Inc.
• Canadian Investor Protection Fund
• Toronto Stock Exchange
• Investment Funds Institute of Canada
• The Mutual Fund Dealers Association
• National Registration Database

• International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)
• Securities and Futures Commission: electronic Investor Resources Centre, eIRC
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA)
• North American Securities Administrators Association Senior Investor Resource Center
• Australian Securities Commission
• National Association of Securities Dealers Regulation (NASDR)
• National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD)

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