Ontario Securities Commission
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The Ontario Securities Commission is the provincial regulatory agency responsible for overseeing and enforcing securities laws and protecting investors in Ontario, Canada.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
ⓘ
provincial regulatory authority ⓘ securities regulator ⓘ |
| appliesLaw |
Ontario Business Corporations Act (securities-related provisions)
ⓘ
Ontario Commodity Futures Act ⓘ Ontario Securities Act ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
international securities regulators and organizations
ⓘ
other provincial and territorial securities regulators in Canada ⓘ self-regulatory organizations such as IIROC and MFDA (historically) ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| enforces |
Ontario securities laws
ⓘ
disclosure requirements for public issuers ⓘ market conduct rules ⓘ registration requirements for dealers and advisers ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
investor protection
ⓘ
market integrity ⓘ systemic risk oversight in capital markets ⓘ |
| hasAuthority |
to commence enforcement proceedings
ⓘ
to conduct investigations into potential securities law violations ⓘ to impose administrative sanctions ⓘ to make rules under the Ontario Securities Act ⓘ to seek court orders and remedies ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation |
Toronto
ⓘ
surface form:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
| industry |
financial regulation
ⓘ
investor protection ⓘ securities regulation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Ontario
ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Ontario
|
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalForm | Crown agency ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Ontario ⓘ |
| memberOf | Canadian Securities Administrators ⓘ |
| mission |
to contribute to the stability of the financial system and the reduction of systemic risk
ⓘ
to foster fair and efficient capital markets and confidence in capital markets ⓘ to provide protection to investors from unfair, improper or fraudulent practices ⓘ |
| offers |
investor education programs
ⓘ
public guidance and notices on securities law issues ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Government of Ontario ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ministry of Finance (Ontario)
ⓘ
surface form:
Ontario Ministry of Finance portfolio
|
| regulates |
derivatives markets in Ontario
ⓘ
investment funds in Ontario ⓘ issuers of securities in Ontario ⓘ registrants and market intermediaries in Ontario ⓘ securities markets in Ontario ⓘ self-regulatory organizations in Ontario ⓘ |
| shortName | OSC ⓘ |
| supervises |
continuous disclosure by reporting issuers in Ontario
ⓘ
insider reporting and insider trading rules in Ontario ⓘ prospectus filings in Ontario ⓘ take-over bids and issuer bids in Ontario ⓘ |
| website | https://www.osc.ca ⓘ |
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