Changes to registration

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) oversees the changes that can be made to a registration of a firm or individual who is in the business of advising or trading in securities or commodity futures, contracts and options, or a firm that manages investment funds in Ontario. In some cases, the firm or individual must notify us or apply for the change. In other cases, the OSC will make the change and notify the firm or individual.

Changes that a firm or individual can make

Once they are registered, firms and individuals:

In addition, individuals may transfer their registration to another firm.

Additional steps may be required for individuals associated with a firm that is both an investment dealer and mutual fund dealer. If you have any questions or are interested in applying for registration as a dual registered firm, please contact your principal regulator and CIRO.

Changes that the OSC can impose

The OSC may impose changes on a registration at the time of registration or at any time after registration. These include:

Before the OSC imposes any of these changes on a registration, OSC staff will send the firm or individual a letter, with a copy to the sponsoring firm if applicable, providing written notice of its recommendation and brief reasons for it. This is referred to as a Letter of Brief Reasons. Section 31 of Ontario’s Securities Act and Section 23(3) of Ontario’s Commodity Futures Act then gives the individual or firm an opportunity to be heard by the OSC Director before a decision is made concerning staff’s recommendation.

If your registration has been suspended

Firms and individuals whose registration has been suspended may apply to have their registration reinstated.

For more information, please refer to our registration rules.