Federal oversight bodies and other regulators

Federal oversight bodies

• Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
• Bank of Canada
• Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation​
• Department of Finance
• Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
• Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada

Provincial and territorial regulators

Every province and territory has one or more bodies to regulate financial institutions under provincial responsibility. These institutions include securities dealers, credit unions and caisses populaires, as well as other financial institutions that are registered or incorporated at the provincial level.

Alberta

• Treasury Board and Finance  
• Alberta Securities Commission

British Columbia

• Financial Institutions Commission
• British Columbia Securities Commission

Manitoba

• Financial Institutions Regulation Branch
• Manitoba Securities Commission

New Brunswick

Financial and Consumer Services Commission

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Consumer and Commercial Affairs Branch
• Securities Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador

Northwest Territories

• Office of the Superintendent of Insurance
• Northwest Territories Securities Office

Nova Scotia

• Financial Services Division
• Nova Scotia Securities Commission

Nunavut

• Government of Nunavut
• Nunavut Office of the Superintendent of Securities

Ontario

• Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario
• Ontario Securities Commission

Prince Edward Island

• Consumer, Labour and Financial Services Division
• Prince Edward Island Office of the Superintendent of Securities

Quebec

Autorité des marchés financiers

Saskatchewan

Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority

Yukon

• Government of Yukon
• Office of the Yukon Superintendent of Securities

Self-regulatory organizations (SROs)

The following organizations have been given the power and responsibility to regulate the activities of their members:

• Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada
• Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada

Stock exchanges

• Montréal Exchange
• Toronto Stock Exchange

National insurance regulators

• Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators
• Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada

Provincial/territorial insurance regulators

• Alberta, Superintendent of Insurance
• British Columbia, Financial Institutions Commission
• Ontario, Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA)
• Manitoba, Financial Institutions Regulations Branch
• New Brunswick, Financial and Consumer Services Commission—Insurance Division
• Newfoundland, Superintendent of Insurance
• Northwest Territories, Superintendent of Insurance
• Nova Scotia, Superintendent of Insurance
• Prince Edward Island, Department of Justice and Public Safety
• Quebec, Autorité des marchés financiers
• Saskatchewan, Insurance Councils of Saskatchewan
• Saskatchewan, Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority
• Yukon government departments