Insights and resources
Explore our initiatives, submissions, research, and statistics—resources that provide insight, evidence, and practical solutions to help shape Canada’s investment industry and inform investors, market participants, and policymakers.
OBSI dispute-resolution practices
Addresses how OBSI’s dispute-resolution practices and stakeholder engagement can strengthen investor confidence in Canada’s investment industry.
Proposed oversight and refinements to the binding-authority framework for OBSI
The proposed framework will shape how investors and firms resolve disputes through OBSI, influencing fairness, consistency, and regulatory harmonization across Canada.
SIMA encourages Canadian regulators to adopt revisions to the OBSI binding-authority framework, emphasizing harmonization and fairness
Modernizing the CIRO arbitration program
Changes to the CIRO arbitration program affect how investors resolve disputes and how dealers manage fairness, costs, and regulatory processes.
Strengthening Canada’s dispute-resolution framework
This submission matters because the CSA’s proposed dispute-resolution framework will determine how investors and firms resolve complaints and how fair, consistent, and accessible the system will be across Canada.
IFIC responds to CSA proposal to form regulatory framework related to independent dispute-resolution service
Submission – AMF – Complaint handling
CFIQ Makes Submission to the AMF on Complaint Handling
Submission – OBSI governance review – Request for public comment
IFIC Makes Submission to OBSI Independent Evaluator on Investment-Related Complaints
Submission – OBSI securities investment mandate stakeholder consultation
Submission – AMF – Rules on complaint handling
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