Canadian Securities Administrators appoint new Chair and Vice-Chair

MONTREAL, March 31, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - At the latest meeting of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), held in Toronto on March 26 and 27, 2015, Louis Morisset, President and Chief Executive Officer, Autorité des marchés financiers, was appointed Chair of the CSA for a two-year term, ending March 31, 2017.

"It is an honour to have been appointed by my colleagues to lead the CSA in these challenging times. The CSA plays a fundamental role in the Canadian capital markets and I am committed to diligently pursue our work of coordinating and harmonizing securities regulation across Canada," said Louis Morisset. "Efficiency of Canadian capital markets, effective law enforcement and confidence of Canadian investors will continue to be the driving force of our organization, which is more than ever essential in the current context."

Morisset succeeds William S. Rice, Chair and CEO of the Alberta Securities Commission, who served as Chair of the CSA since January 2011. "I would like to congratulate and warmly thank Bill Rice for the significant role he has played as CSA Chair over the past four years.  His strong leadership and commitment to the organization have been remarkable," said Morisset.

CSA members appointed Don Murray, Chair of the Manitoba Securities Commission, to a two-year term as Vice-Chair of the CSA. "We will continue to apply the CSA's strategic principles and pursue our efforts toward the implementation of a more harmonized and streamlined securities regime in Canada," noted Murray. CSA members also renewed the term of Howard I. Wetston, Q.C., Chair of the Ontario Securities Commission, as Chair of the Policy Coordination Committee for the same period.

The CSA, the council of securities regulators of Canada's provinces and territories, coordinate and harmonize regulation for the Canadian capital markets. Their mandate is to protect investors from unfair or fraudulent practices through regulation of the securities industry. Part of this protection is educating investors about the risk, responsibilities and rewards of investing.

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Carolyn Shaw-Rimmington	Mark Dickey
Ontario Securities Commission	Alberta Securities Commission
416-593-2361	403-297-4481
Richard Gilhooley	Sylvain Théberge
British Columbia Securities Commission	Autorité des marchés financiers
604-899-6713	514-940-2176
Kevan Hannah	Andrew Nicholson
Manitoba Securities Commission	Financial and Consumer Services
204-945-1513	Commission, New Brunswick
	506-658-3021
Tanya Wiltshire	Janice Callbeck
Nova Scotia Securities Commission	Government of Prince Edward Island,
902-424-8586	Superintendent of Securities
	902-368-6288
Don Boyles	Rhonda Horte
Office of the Superintendent of Securities	Office of the Yukon Superintendent of
Service NL	Securities
709-729-4501	867-667-5466
Louis Arki	Gary MacDougall
Nunavut Securities Office	Office of the Superintendent of Securities,
867-975-6587	Northwest Territories
	867-920-3318
Shannon McMillan
Financial and Consumer Affairs
Authority of Saskatchewan
306-798-4160

SOURCE Autorité des marchés financiers

Carolyn Shaw-Rimmington, Ontario Securities Commission, 416-593-2361; Mark Dickey, Alberta Securities Commission, 403-297-4481; Richard Gilhooley, British Columbia Securities Commission, 604-899-6713; Sylvain Théberge, Autorité des marchés financiers, 514-940-2176; Kevan Hannah, Manitoba Securities Commission, 204-945-1513; Andrew Nicholson, Financial and Consumer Services, Commission, New Brunswick, 506-658-3021; Tanya Wiltshire, Nova Scotia Securities Commission, 902-424-8586; Janice Callbeck, Government of Prince Edward Island, Superintendent of Securities, 902-368-6288; Don Boyles, Office of the Superintendent of Securities, Service NL, 709-729-4501; Rhonda Horte, Office of the Yukon Superintendent of Securities, 867-667-5466; Louis Arki, Nunavut Securities Office, 867-975-6587; Gary MacDougall, Office of the Superintendent of Securities, Northwest Territories, 867-920-3318; Shannon McMillan, Financial and Consumer Affairs, Authority of Saskatchewan, 306-798-4160