Overview On May 16, 2019, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) published its 2018 Enforcement Report (the Report). The Report summarizes IIROC’s enforcement activities in 2018 and provides an update on the progress of IIROC’s enforcement priorities, chief among which has been the strengthening of IIROC’s legal authority and enforcement powers across Canada. … Continue reading
On December 31, 2018, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed an application by Harrington Global Opportunities Fund (Harrington) for a Norwich order against the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC). Harrington sought the order to compel IIROC to provide information that would identify parties which had allegedly been involved in manipulating the market … Continue reading
On October 12, 2018, Bill 67 was proclaimed into force in Nova Scotia. Bill 67 expands the enforcement powers of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) in Nova Scotia in the interest of strengthening investor protection, with a focus on safeguarding the financial interests of seniors and vulnerable retail investors. Bill 67 amends … Continue reading
On February 22, 2018, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) announced that it was launching a public consultation on two new disciplinary approaches for dealing with minor violations of IIROC rules and the resolution of disciplinary cases. IIROC’s Enforcement Department is specifically responsible for enforcing IIROC’s Dealer Member Rules relating to the sales, … Continue reading
In December 2017, Ontario instituted a civil cause of action for employees who experience reprisals from their employers for providing information or assisting in certain other ways in regulatory or criminal investigations or proceedings involving contraventions of securities or commodity futures laws (whistleblowing). The identical amendments to s. 121.5 of Ontario’s Securities Act and s. … Continue reading
In Sutton (Re), the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada’s (IIROC) found that individuals with regulatory functions in securities industry may not enjoy immunity for errors where they acted in good faith and with reasonable diligence. Sutton was a specialist in the field of securities industry regulation. From March 2003 until July 2012, he acted … Continue reading
Last month, the Canadian Securities Administrators released its annual Oversight Review Report of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), which evaluates the effectiveness of IIROC’s key processes and the organization’s compliance with its mandate during the period between April 2015 and July 2016. IIROC oversees investment dealers (known as “Dealer Members”) and trading … Continue reading