Alert:

A nationwide postal strike or lockout began on November 15, 2024. Dealer Members must take steps to ensure that document delivery requirements prescribed under CIRO Rules continue to be met.

Welcome to the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization

We are the pan-Canadian self-regulatory organization that oversees all investment dealers, mutual fund dealers, and trading activity on Canada’s debt and equity marketplaces.

Our mission is to promote healthy capital markets by regulating fairly and effectively so that investors are protected and confident investing in their futures. 
Our vision is to be an agile and trusted regulator—helping the industry deliver the right financial outcomes for investors.

Learn more about CIRO’s priorities for the 2025 Fiscal Year by reading our Annual Priorities bulletin and learn more about our three-year Strategic Objectives in our Strategic Plan.

 

Highlights

CIRO Announces New Proficiency Model Partnership with Fitch Learning

CIRO has named Fitch Learning as its new service provider, partnering to assist CIRO’s move towards an assessment-centric proficiency model for Approved Persons of investment dealers.

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Proposal to Modernize the CIRO Arbitration Program

We have published a proposal which would extend the CIRO Arbitration Program to include clients of Mutual Fund Dealers, increase access and alleviate costs by funding reasonable fees.

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Recovery scams on the rise

Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) are warning investors about the increase of “recovery scams”. In most instances, these are frauds on top of fraud.

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