Canadian securities regulators publish IIROC oversight review report

CSA Securities

Toronto – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today released the Oversight Review Report of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC). The report evaluates whether specific regulatory processes were effective, efficient, and were applied consistently and fairly, and whether IIROC complied with the terms and conditions of its Recognition Orders.

IIROC is the national self-regulatory organization with a mandate to oversee all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces across Canada.

On behalf of the CSA, the oversight review was conducted jointly by CSA staff of eight of the provincial securities regulators that recognize IIROC: the Alberta Securities Commission; the Autorité des marchés financiers; the British Columbia Securities Commission; the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan; the Financial and Consumer Services Commission of New Brunswick; the Manitoba Securities Commission; the Nova Scotia Securities Commission; and the Ontario Securities Commission. IIROC is also recognized by the Newfoundland and Labrador Office of the Superintendent of Securities, and the Prince Edward Island Office of the Superintendent of Securities.

Based on the annual risk-based assessment of IIROC’s regulatory processes, CSA staff reviewed key regulatory processes in the following functional areas: financial and operations compliance, corporate governance, risk management, and financial operations. CSA staff also followed up on findings cited in previous oversight reports which were within the scope of the review, and acknowledged that IIROC made sufficient progress in resolving those issues. All other previous findings that were not within the scope of the review, primarily due to the time commitment required by IIROC to fully implement acceptable action plans, are being tracked separately by CSA staff.

In summary, CSA staff raised one governance related medium-priority finding and acknowledge that IIROC has already taken steps to resolve the finding. One low-priority finding was also raised. No other findings were noted.

The CSA, the council of the securities regulators of Canada’s provinces and territories, co-ordinates and harmonizes regulation for the Canadian capital markets.

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For more information:

CSA member name

Point of contact

Phone number

Autorité des marchés financiers

Sylvain Théberge

514-940-2176

Alberta Securities Commission

Hilary McMeekin

403-592-8186

British Columbia Securities Commission

Alison Walker 

604-899-6713

Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan

Shannon McMillan

306-798-4160

Financial and Consumer Services Commission, New Brunswick

Erin King

506-643-7045

Government of Prince Edward Island, Superintendent of Securities

Steve Dowling

902-368-4550

Manitoba Securities Commission

Jason (Jay) Booth

204-945-1660

Nova Scotia Securities Commission

David Harrison

902-424-8586

Nunavut Securities Office

Jeff Mason

867-975-6591

Office of the Superintendent of Securities, Newfoundland and Labrador

Craig Whalen

709-729-5661

Office of the Superintendent of Securities, Northwest Territories

Tom Hall

867-767-9305

Office of the Yukon Superintendent of Securities

Rhonda Horte

867-667-5466

Ontario Securities Commission

Kristen Rose

416-593-2336