In order to help fulfill its mission, the AMF has set up advisory committees mandated to provide relevant insight into trends observed in various sectors and to strengthen its collaboration with stakeholders.

These committees, whose members are selected through a call for candidates, are composed of AMF representatives and outside members drawn from various fields and professions related to the sectors concerned.

The task force on claims adjustment, whose members are selected through a call for candidates, is also coordinated by the AMF.

Advisory Committee on the Impact of CAVs on Automobile Insurance in Québec

This committee is tasked with promoting dialogue, leveraging collective intelligence and exploring ideas and possible solutions to ensure that Québec consumers are adequately covered when using connected and automated vehicles (CAVs). It will also help ensure that the AMF, the government and the automobile insurance industry are better able to address the various issues arising from the increased presence of CAVs on Québec’s roads.

The members of the Advisory Committee on the Impact of CAVs on Automobile Insurance in Québec are:

  • Jean-Philippe Boucher, Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Québec at Montréal
  • Daniel Gardner, Professor, Faculty of Law, Laval University
  • Marie-Pierre Grignon, Director, Technical & Legal Affairs, Insurance Bureau of Canada
  • David Hughes, Ethics Advisor, Commission de l’éthique en sciences et en technologie
  • Marjolaine Langlais, Senior Manager, Major Claims, Liability and Property & Casualty Recovery, Beneva;
  • Philippe Laroche, Analyst, Financial Sector Policy, Ministère des Finances
  • Kim Laveau, Director, Security of Government Information, Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique
  • Benoit Loyer, Senior Advisor, Coverage, Strategy and Evolution Division, Desjardins General Insurance
  • Mélanie St-Cyr, General Manager, Mobility and Strategic Partnerships, Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable
  • Lyne Vézina, Executive Director, Road Safety Research and Development, Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec

Contact: Hélène Samson

Corporate Finance Advisory Committee

The mandate of the twelve experts on the Corporate Finance Advisory Committee is to examine and discuss statutory and regulatory proposals pertaining to the framework for corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. The experts recommend ways to improve the development and implementation of this regulatory framework and discuss the various proposals relating to corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions.

The members of the Corporate Finance Advisory Committee are:

  • Josianne Beaudry, Partner, Lavery, De Billy
  • François Carrier, Head of Investment Banking & Co-Head of Capital Markets, Desjardins Marché des capitaux
  • Gabriel Castiglio, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Corporation Fiera Capital
  • Wendy Chun, Senior Director, Regulatory Lead, Legal Affairs, Investissements PSP
  • Vanessa Coîteux, Partner, Stikeman Elliott
  • Pascal de Guise, Partner, Cassels & Graydon
  • Olivier Désilets, Partner, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
  • Jean Michel Lapierre, Partner, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin
  • Michèle Lefaivre, Director, Legal Affairs, Investments, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
  • Renée Loiselle, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
  • Jacques Marchand, Managing Director Private Large Capitalizations - Québec, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)
  • Isabelle Nazon, Partner, McCarthy Tétrault
  • François Paradis, Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt

Contact: Patrick Théorêt

Derivatives Advisory Committee (DAC)

The Derivatives Advisory Committee is mandated to examine and discuss statutory and regulatory proposals pertaining to derivatives oversight. Itis a forum for discussing and exchanging information and recommendations for enhancing the development and implementation of the regulatory framework in this area. The mandate of the 14 experts who sit on the committee is to establish a structured link to assist AMF staff in understanding sector-related regulatory issues.

The members of the Derivatives Advisory Committee are:

  • Adam Allouba, Chief Legal Officer, Montreal Exchange
  • Nathalie Bockler, currently retired, previously Executive Director, Natixis Canada
  • Barbara Boucher, Senior Director, Legal – Investments, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
  • Rosanna Bruni, Strategic Advisor
  • Sara Diboune, Senior Legal Counsel, Derivatives and financial markets, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
  • Élodie Fleury, Managing Director, Regulatory Change Management, Business Transformation and Governance – Financial Markets, National Bank of Canada
  • Pravesh Manee Gungah, Senior Counsel, Royal Bank of Canada
  • Somaly Hay, Senior Legal Counsel, Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec
  • Marc-Antoine La Rochelle, General Counsel (Canada), Société Générale Canada
  • Michael Librizzi, Director Trading, Montreal, Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO)
  • Sonia J. Struthers, Partner – Business, McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Contact: Dominique Martin

Digital Transformation Advisory Committee (DTAC)

The Digital Transformation Advisory Committee (DTAC) is mandated to, among other things, help identify and analyze trends and issues related to the use of technology in the financial sector. It is also asked to comment on regulatory initiatives and proposals by the AMF or other regulatory authorities in connection with regulation of the digital transformation. The members of the DTAC are drawn from a variety of areas and professions related to the financial sector or its digital transformation and regulation.

The members of the Digital Transformation Advisory Committee are:

  • Noah Billick, Partner, Renno & Co
  • John Cambareri, Director, Core Regulatory Functions, Montréal Exchange
  • Simon Dandavino, Deputy Vice-President, Fintech and Technological Innovation, Finance Montréal
  • Brigitte Dauphin, Lead Senior Director, IT Service Delivery, Industrial Alliance
  • Louise Davey, President, LDIQ
  • Laure Fouin, Associate General Counsel, Coinbase
  • Marie-Pierre Habas-Gerard, Leader of the AI Campus, Afi U. École des organisations
  • Olivier Hirspieler, Chief Architect and Head of EA, Desjardins Group
  • Antoine Jean, Lead and Senior Legal Advisor, National Bank of Canada
  • Didier Lavallée, Chief Executive Officer, Tetra Trust
  • Marie-Chantal Leduc, Strategic Advisor, PNR
  • Michael Légaré, Vice-President, Digital, Beneva
  • Mada Liyous, Legal Counsel Lead, Shakepay
  • Véronique Tremblay, Practice Director, AI Ethics and Governance, Videns
  • Félicia Yifan Jin, Lawyer, Blake, Cassels & Graydon S.E.N.C./s.r.l.

Contact: Louis-Martin Ouellet

Distribution Practices Advisory Committee

The Committee’s mandate is to interact with AMF representatives on a range of topics pertaining to such issues as product and service distribution practices in damage insurance, claims adjustment, life insurance, financial planning and mortgage brokerage. Members are expected to provide information, suggestions, points to consider and constructive solutions for the development, interpretation and implementation of the frameworks applicable to their sectors. The members of the Distribution Practices Advisory Committee are:

  • Yovan Bjegovich, Charles Taylor Consulting Services (Canada) inc.
  • Andrée Couture, PPI Management inc.
  • Karine Gosselin, Gosselin Courtiers d’assurances
  • Richard Harvey, Sun Life
  • Mohamed Jelassi, Sun Life Financial Distributors (Canada) Inc.
  • Nancy Joyal, Beneva
  • Jean-Sébastien Jutras, Les services financiers Jean-Sébastien Jutras inc.
  • Samuel Lajoie, Industrielle Alliance, Assurance et services financiers inc.
  • Shirley Marquis, Lussier
  • Yardley Michel, Groupe hypothécaire ORBIS inc.
  • Naela Mouawad, Compagnie d’assurance Definity
  • Megan Potvin, CAVA Assurances inc.
  • Maryse Rivard, Synex auto habitation signature inc.
  • Annie Veillette, Canada-Vie
  • Stéphane Vigneault, Sun Life

Contact: Valérie Lachance-Lemieux

Earthquake Risk Advisory Committee

The mandate of the Earthquake Risk Advisory Committee ended on February 23, 2026.

The AMF continues to consider seismic risk to be a significant risk for Québec. As such, the AMF will maintain monitoring and supervisory activities.

We will also continue to collaborate with our partners to strengthen the preparedness and resilience of the financial system regarding the potential impacts of a major earthquake.

Financial Advisory Committee

The Financial Advisory Committee is mandated to examine and discuss statutory and regulatory proposals affecting the financial information presented by reporting issuers and provide feedback and suggestions for enhancing the development and implementation of the regulatory framework.

Another of the committee’s mandates is to discuss the accounting and certification standards applicable to reporting issuers and their auditors, specifically International Financial Reporting Standards and Canadian Auditing Standards, and to shed light on the issues surrounding their application.

The members of the Financial Advisory Committee are:

  • Sylvie Berthelot, Full Professor, Université de Sherbrooke
  • Nick Capanna, Partner, Audit & Advisory Services, Deloitte
  • Annie Fortin, Director, Accounting Standards, Mouvement Desjardins
  • Giuseppe Funiciello, Audit Partner, KPMG
  • Annie Lecompte, Associate Professor, Université du Québec à Montréal
  • Jérôme Minier, Senior Listings Manager, Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange
  • Tammy Mio, Associate Partner, National Accounting and Assurance, Ernst & Young
  • Jessica Paul, Director, Assurance Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Marie-Annick Viau, Assistant Vice President, Laurentian Bank of Canada
  • Yanick Wolfe, Director of Financial Control and Financial Asset Accounting, Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec

Contact: Benoît Gascon

Financial Products and Services Consumer Advisory Committee

The mission of this council is to present to the Authority the opinions of consumers of financial products and users (the “consumers”). As part of its mission, the council comments on the policies, rules, guidelines and other publications of the Authority, when they are likely to have an effect on these consumers, and makes recommendations to the Authority which he considers useful to them. The council also informs the Authority of its observations and recommendations relating to any subject concerning these consumers. The council is composed of at least 5 members and at most 9 members from various sectors or professions and who demonstrate a particular interest with regard to the defense and promotion of the rights of consumers of financial products and services or vulnerable people.

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Investment Products Advisory Committee (IPAC)

The Investment Products Advisory Committee’s mandate includes discussing issues relating to the regulation of the management and distribution of investment products—primarily mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, non-redeemable investment funds, individual segregated funds and structured products—and providing feedback and suggestions aimed at enhancing the development and implementation of the applicable regulatory frameworks.

The members of the Investment Products Advisory Committee are:

  • Marie Brault, Vice-President, Legal Services, National Bank Investments Inc.
  • Natalie Brown, Vice-president, Legal and Corporate Affairs, Corporate Secretary and Vice-president, Human Resources by interim, Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs du Québec (FTQ)
  • François Bruneau, Vice-President, Administration, Groupe Cloutier Investissements
  • Charles Danis, Regional Vice-President, Eastern Canada, Fidelity Investments Canada
  • Diane Dusabimana, Vice president, Compliance & Operations, Nymbus
  • Carl Dussault, Chief Executive Officer and Investment Counsellor, Evovest
  • Maxime Gauthier, General Manager, Mérici Services Financiers
  • Jonathan Halwagi, Partner, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin
  • France Kingsbury, Chief Compliance and Legal Affairs, PWL Capital inc. 
  • Éric Lapierre, Assistant Vice-President and Assistant Chief Counsel, Mutual funds and regulatory initiatives, Investment Management Manuvie
  • Élyse Lemay, Director, Legal Affairs, Fondaction
  • Caroline Montminy, Vice-President and Investment Counsellor, Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.
  • Martin Picard, Vice-President, Legal Affairs and Chief Compliance Officer, Gestion de patrimoine Palos
  • Jean-Marc Prud’Homme, Chief Compliance and Risk Officer, Addenda Capital
  • Frédérick Tremblay, Vice-President, Investment Solutions, Desjardins

Contact: Louis-Martin Ouellet

Mining Advisory Committee (MAC)

The Mining Advisory Committee consists of 11 experts whose mandate is to foster, in collaboration with the AMF, exchanges with mining sector stakeholders to gain a better understanding of their concerns. Discussions focus in particular on issues related to financing and continuous disclosures, in addition to Regulation 43-101 respecting Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

The members of the Mining Advisory Committee are:

  • Luc Arsenault, Senior Listings Manager, Mining, TSX Listings, Toronto Stock Exchange
  • Charlotte Athurion, Geologist, Ordre des géologues du Québec
  • Normand Champigny, Strategic Advisor, Fury Gold Mines Limited
  • Guy Desharnais, Vice President, Project Evaluation, Osisko Gold Royalties
  • Mélissa Desrochers, ESG Integration Strategist for the Mining Sector
  • Jacquelin Gauthier, Geologist
  • Carole Gilbert, Director, Global Legal, WSP Global Inc.
  • André Laferrière, Investment Advisor, SIDEX
  • Isabelle Leblanc, Vice-President, Mining and Metals, BBA
  • Frank Zwarts, Senior Director, Investments Mines and Materials in Québec, CDPQ

Contact : Laurent Roy

Task force on claims adjustment

The mandate of the task force is to promptly and effectively advise the AMF on the appropriateness of granting an authorization when warranted by exceptional circumstances, such as a natural disaster or a major weather event. Members are required to apply their knowledge and practical experience to providing the AMF with suggestions and solutions for reducing insurance claim processing times when an exceptional circumstance occurs. Coordinated by the AMF, the task force consists of at most 13 members from the claims adjustment sector as well as representatives of financial consumer protection and advocacy groups.

The members of the task force on claims adjustment are:

  • Richard Côté, IndemniPro
  • Catherine Dépatie, Desjardins
  • Yovan Desormeaux Bjegovich, Maxwell Claims Services
  • Jonathan Fradet, Authentik
  • Patrice Giroux, Definity
  • Anne-Marie Labonté, Industrial Alliance
  • Patrice Longchamps, Beneva
  • Mélanie Mercier, Sedgwick
  • Josée Paquin, Co-Operators
  • Carole Perron, Aviva
  • Kym Roussin De Repentigny, TD
  • Sophie Roussin, Union des consommateurs
  • Dany Simard, Intact

Contact: Valérie Lachance-Lemieux