Neil Gross

The Ontario Securities Commission administers and enforces securities law in the province of Ontario. The mandate of the OSC is to provide protection to investors from unfair, improper or fraudulent practices, to foster fair, efficient and competitive capital markets and confidence in the capital markets, to foster capital formation, and to contribute to the stability of the financial system and the reduction of systemic risk.

The Investor Protection Clinic at Osgoode Hall Law School provides free legal advice to people who believe their investments were mishandled and who cannot afford a lawyer. Until now, Canadian investors have not had a place to go for free legal advice; the Investor Protection Clinic fills this void. The Clinic provides legal advice to people who believe they have suffered an investment loss as a result of someone else’s wrongdoing. The Clinic is staffed with Osgoode Hall Law School students that are paired with supervising lawyers from law firms in Ontario. If the Clinic is able to take you on as a client, you will be paired with a student-lawyer team that will provide you with legal assistance. The Investor Protection Clinic also functions as a research lab, collecting data in an anonymized way that will be used for research purposes. The Clinic is funded by The Law Foundation of Ontario and has a community partnership with FAIR Canada. Contact Us: Investor Protection Clinic Osgoode Hall Law School Ignat Kaneff Building York University 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3 Telephone: 416-736-5538 Email: ipc@osgoode.yorku.ca Follow the Clinic on Twitter @OsgoodeIPC

Securities regulators from each of the provinces and territories in Canada form the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA). The CSA protects Canadian investors from unfair, improper, or fraudulent practices and fosters fair and efficient capital markets. The CSA is primarily responsible for developing a harmonized approach to securities regulation across the country. The CSA brings provincial and territorial securities regulators together to share ideas and work at designing policies and regulations that are consistent across the country and ensure the smooth operation of Canadas securities industry. By collaborating on rules, regulations and other programs, the CSA helps avoid duplication of work and streamlines the regulatory process for companies seeking to raise investment capital and others working in the investment industry. Les autorités en valeurs mobilières des provinces et territoires du Canada sont regroupées au sein des Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (ACVM). Les ACVM protègent les investisseurs canadiens contre des pratiques déloyales ou frauduleuses, tout en favorisant léquité et lefficacité des marchés financiers. La tâche première des ACVM consiste à instaurer un processus harmonisé de réglementation des valeurs mobilières dans l’ensemble du pays. Les ACVM rassemblent les autorités provinciales et territoriales en valeurs mobilières pour échanger des idées et travailler à la conception de politiques et de règlements uniformes qui garantissent le bon fonctionnement du secteur canadien des valeurs mobilières. Collaborer à la création de règles, de règlements et d’autres programmes leur permet d’éviter le dédoublement des tâches et de simplifier le processus réglementaire tant pour les sociétés qui cherchent à réunir des capitaux que pour les autres intervenants du secteur.

The Ontario Securities Commission administers and enforces securities law in the province of Ontario. The mandate of the OSC is to provide protection to investors from unfair, improper or fraudulent practices, to foster fair, efficient and competitive capital markets and confidence in the capital markets, to foster capital formation, and to contribute to the stability of the financial system and the reduction of systemic risk.