For Immediate Release July 3, 2018
Canadian securities regulators publish annual report highlighting investor education campaigns and activities
Montreal – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published an annual activity report outlining its investor education and outreach efforts over the past year.
The CSA’s Investor Education Committee (IEC) and its members work to educate and protect Canadian investors through a variety of national and local initiatives.
“The IEC’s primary goal is to provide a credible and objective voice to help Canadians make better-informed financial decisions,” said Louis Morisset, CSA Chair and President and CEO of the Autorité des marchés financiers. “This report provides a great inside perspective into the work our membership has put toward achieving that goal, in each and every province and territory.”
The report highlights national investor education initiatives from 2017 to 2018, including the CSA’s multi-year campaign to warn investors about the dangers of binary options fraud. In the reporting year, the campaign achieved remarkable success, including a complete ban on binary options in Canada. The report also highlights the findings of the 2017 Investor Index study of Canadian investors and their habits, as well as many regional projects.
The report can be viewed on the CSA’s website at securities-administrators.ca
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:
Kristen Rose
Ontario Securities Commission
416-593-2336 |
Hilary McMeekin
Alberta Securities Commission
403-592-8186 |
Alison Walker
British Columbia Securities Commission
604-899-6713 |
Sylvain Théberge
Autorité des marchés financiers
514-940-2176 |
Jason (Jay) Booth
Manitoba Securities Commission
204-945-1660 |
Sara Wilson
Financial and Consumer Services
Commission, New Brunswick
506-643-7045 |
David C. Harrison
Nova Scotia Securities Commission
902-424-8586 |
Steve Dowling
Office of the Superintendent of Securities
PEI
902-368-6288 |
Craig Whalen
Office of the Superintendent of Securities
Newfoundland and Labrador
709-729-4909 |
Rhonda Horte
Office of the Yukon Superintendent of Securities
867-667-5466 |
Jeff Mason
Nunavut Securities Office
867-975-6591 |
Tom Hall
Office of the Superintendent of Securities
Northwest Territories
867-767-9305 |
Shannon McMillan
Financial and Consumer Affairs
Authority of Saskatchewan
306-798-4160 |
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