Canadian Securities Administratorsrenew term of Chair, appoint new Vice-Chair

Calgary - At the latest meeting of the members of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), held in Vancouver on January 23 and 24, 2013, the term of CSA Chair Bill Rice, President and CEO of the Alberta Securities Commission, was renewed until March 31, 2015. Mr. Rice was first appointed CSA Chair in January 2011.

"I look forward to another two years as CSA Chair and continuing the collaborative work with my colleagues from other jurisdictions as we strive to further improve investor protection and harmonize regulation of Canadian capital markets," said Mr. Rice.

CSA members appointed Sarah Bradley, Chair of the Nova Scotia Securities Commission, to a two-year term as Vice-Chair of the CSA. "We will continue to apply the CSA's strategic principles and pursue our efforts toward the implementation of a more harmonized and streamlined securities regime in Canada," noted Ms. Bradley.
The members also renewed the term of Howard I. Wetston, Q.C., Chair of the Ontario Securities Commission, as Chair of the Policy Coordination Committee until March 31, 2015.

CSA members would like to thank David Barry, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the New Brunswick Securities Commission, for his contributions as CSA Vice-Chair during the past two years.

The CSA, the council of securities regulators of Canada's provinces and territories, coordinate and harmonize regulation for the Canadian capital markets. Their mandate is to protect investors from unfair or fraudulent practices through regulation of the securities industry. Part of this protection is educating investors about the risk, responsibilities and rewards of investing.

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For more information:

Mark Dickey
Alberta Securities Commission
403 297-4481

Carolyn Shaw-Rimmington
Commission des valeurs mobilières de l'Ontario
416-593-2361

Sylvain Théberge
Autorité des marchés financiers
514 940-2176

Richard Gilhooley
British Columbia Securities Commission
604 899-6713

Ainsley Cunningham
Commission des valeurs mobilières du Manitoba
204 945-4733

Wendy Connors-Beckett
Commission des valeurs mobilières
du Nouveau-Brunswick
506 643-7745

Tanya Wiltshire
Nova Scotia Securities Commission
902-424-8586  

Dean Murrison
Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission
306-787-5842

Janice Callbeck
The Office of the Superintendent
Securities, Île-du-Prince-Édouard
902 368-6288

Doug Connolly
Financial Services Regulation Division
Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
709 729-2594

Rhonda Horte
Bureau du surintendant des valeurs mobilières
Yukon
867-667-5466

Louis Arki
Bureau des valeurs mobilières
Nunavut
867 975-6587

Donn MacDougall
Bureau des valeurs mobilières
Territoires du Nord-Ouest
867 920-8984