Ontario Securities Commission

Ontario Securities Commission
Agency overview
Formed	1932
Jurisdiction	Ontario
Headquarters	Toronto, Canada
Employees	300
Agency executive	Howard I. Wetston, Chair (Since Nov. 15, 2010) [1]
Website
http://www.osc.gov.on.ca

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is a regulatory agency which administers and enforces securities legislation in the Canadian province of Ontario. The OSC is an Ontario Crown corporation which reports to the Ontario legislature through the Minister of Finance.

OSC Mandate:

• Protect investors from unfair, improper and fraudulent practices
• Foster fair and efficient capital markets
• Maintain public and investor confidence in the integrity of those markets

The OSC administers the Securities Act[1] and the Commodity Futures Act[2].

The OSC, with over 300 employees, is the largest securities regulator in Canada, and has the Toronto Stock Exchange within its jurisdiction.

In 2001 the OSC established the non-profit organization Investor Education Fund (IEF) with the main purpose of providing Canadian’s with unbiased financial advice, tools and resources to improve financial literacy in Ontario^[2].

See also

• Canadian securities regulation
• Canadian Securities Administrators
• Autorité des marchés financiers (Québec) - the other major securities regulator in Canada
• British Columbia Securities Commission

References

1. ^ OSC website - Members of the Commission
2. ^ http://www.getsmarteraboutmoney.ca/

External links

• Ontario Securities Commission website
• Securities Act
• Commodity Futures Act
• SEDAR- Provides access to public fillings of Canadian Securities Issuers

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