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 (pdf - 166 KB)This link will open in a new windowUpdated on July 4, 2017Oversight Review Report (IIROC), which evaluates whether specific regulatory processes are operating effectively and outlines findings that require corrective action.

The coordinated review was conducted jointly by seven 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 Manitoba Securities Commission; the Nova Scotia Securities Commission; and the Ontario Securities Commission. IIROC is also recognized by the Financial and Consumer Services Commission of New Brunswick, the Newfoundland and Labrador Office of the Superintendent of Securities, and the Prince Edward Island Office of the Superintendent of Securities (Recognizing Regulators).

Based on the annual assessment of IIROC's functional areas and key processes, the Recognizing Regulators selected above-average risk areas as the focus for the review, including Business Conduct Compliance, Enforcement, Information Technology, Market Surveillance, and Trade Review & Analysis. The Recognizing Regulators considered the previous oversight review and whether findings identified in that review had been resolved, as well as current issues and market conditions that could affect IIROC.

In summary, CSA staff acknowledge that IIROC made sufficient progress in resolving specific issues raised in previous oversight reports. However, CSA staff note a repeat finding in the Business Conduct Compliance department given IIROC did not implement necessary changes to their examination programs (high priority). Also, CSA staff found that IIROC did not make sufficient progress in resolving an issue raised during the previous oversight review in the area of Information Technology (medium priority) by not providing an information security program report to a Board committee on a quarterly basis. In addition, CSA staff raise other medium priority findings in the Business Conduct Compliance (one), Information Technology (one) and Enforcement (two) departments.

CSA staff will actively monitor IIROC's progress in addressing the findings outlined in the report.

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

Bureau des valeurs mobilières du Nunavut

Jeff Mason

867-975-6591

Bureau du surintendant des valeurs mobilières du Yukon

Rhonda Horte

867-667-5466

Bureau du surintendant des valeurs mobilières, Territoires du Nord-Ouest

Tom Hall

867-767-9305

Commission des services financiers et des services aux consommateurs (Nouveau-Brunswick)

Andrew Nicholson

506-658-3021

Commission des valeurs mobilières de l'Ontario

Kristen Rose

416-593-2336

Commission des valeurs mobilières du Manitoba

Jason (Jay) Booth

204-945-1660

Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan

Shannon McMillan

306-798-4160

Nova Scotia Securities Commission

David C. Harrison

902-424-8586

Office of the Superintendent of Securities, Île-du-Prince-Édouard 

Janice Callbeck 

902-368-6288

Office of the Superintendent of Securities, Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador

John O'Brien

709-729-4909