October 1^st, 2019 CSA

Montréal – To kick off Investor Education month in October, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published Investor Education in Canada 2019 This link will open in a new window, its annual activity report that highlights CSA investor education and outreach initiatives.

The CSA is also launching two national CSA digital educational campaigns for Investor Education month. The first encourages Canadians to use the mobile-friendly National Registration Search to ensure the person offering them investments is properly registered to sell securities. The second campaign highlights the importance of understanding fees paid on investments.

“Securities regulators are giving Canadians important information to make informed investing decisions and are working towards improving the investor experience,” said Louis Morisset, CSA Chair and President and CEO of the Autorité des marchés financiers. “Investor education and protection are key CSA priorities. This report summarizes the comprehensive approach we’re taking to educate and connect with Canadians and reflects the strong collaboration among CSA members.”

The annual activity report highlights several successful CSA initiatives including investor education campaigns on exchange-traded funds and cryptocurrency awareness.

Investor Education in Canada 2019 is available in English This link will open in a new window and French This link will open in a new window.

The CSA also supports World Investor Week This link will open in a new window (WIW), an initiative of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), which takes place September 30 to October 6, 2019. A list of participating jurisdictions can be found on the WIW website This link will open in a new window.

The CSA’s latest investor education updates are available by following @CSA_News This link will open in a new window on Twitter and @CSA.ACVM This link will open in a new window on Facebook, or visiting the CSA’s website, securities-administrators.ca This link will open in a new window.

Additional investor education resources can be found on provincial and territorial securities regulators’ websites:

Autorité des marchés financiers
Talking money in class! contest
Finances: Avoid the Traps!
Tes affa!res

Alberta Securities Commission
Checkfirst.ca This link will open in a new window

British Columbia Securities Commission
www.investright.org This link will open in a new window
www.bcsc.bc.ca This link will open in a new window

Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan
https://fcaa.gov.sk.ca/consumers-investors-pension-plan-members/investors This link will open in a new window

Manitoba Securities Commission
Moneysmartmanitoba.ca This link will open in a new window

Nova Scotia Securities Commission
nssc.novascotia.ca This link will open in a new window

Ontario Securities Commission
GetSmarterAboutMoney.ca This link will open in a new window
InvestorOffice.ca This link will open in a new window

The New Brunswick Financial and Consumer Services Commission (FCNB)
fcnb.ca/investing-basics.html This link will open in a new window
fr.fcnb.ca/ABC-placements.html This link will open in a new window

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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