Canadian securities regulators publish annual report highlighting investor education campaigns and activities

MONTREAL, July 3, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published an annual activity report outlining its investor education and outreach efforts over the past year.

The CSA's Investor Education Committee (IEC) and its members work to educate and protect Canadian investors through a variety of national and local initiatives.

"The IEC's primary goal is to provide a credible and objective voice to help Canadians make better-informed financial decisions," said Louis Morisset, CSA Chair and President and CEO of the Autorité des marchés financiers. "This report provides a great inside perspective into the work our membership has put toward achieving that goal, in each and every province and territory."

The report highlights national investor education initiatives from 2017 to 2018, including the CSA's multi-year campaign to warn investors about the dangers of binary options fraud. In the reporting year, the campaign achieved remarkable success, including a complete ban on binary options in Canada. The report also highlights the findings of the 2017 Investor Index study of Canadian investors and their habits, as well as many regional projects.

The report can be viewed on the CSA's website at www.securities-administrators.ca.

The CSA, the council of the securities regulators of Canada's provinces and territories, co-ordinates and harmonizes regulation for the Canadian capital markets.

For more information:
Kristen Rose Ontario Securities Commission 416-593-2336	Hilary McMeekin Alberta Securities Commission  403-592-8186
Alison Walker British Columbia Securities Commission 604-899-6713	Sylvain Théberge Autorité des marchés financiers 514-940-2176
Jason (Jay) Booth Manitoba Securities Commission 204-945-1660	Sara Wilson Financial and Consumer Services Commission, New Brunswick 506-643-7045
David Harrison Nova Scotia Securities Commission 902-424-8586	Steve Dowling Government of Prince Edward Island, Superintendent of Securities 902-368-4550
Craig Whalen Office of the Superintendent of Securities, Newfoundland and Labrador 709-729-5661	Rhonda Horte Office of the Yukon Superintendent of Securities         867-667-5466
Jeff Mason      Nunavut Securities Office 867-975-6587	Tom Hall Office of the Superintendent of Securities Northwest Territories 867-767-9305
Shannon McMillan Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan 306-798-4160

SOURCE Autorité des marchés financiers

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