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Securities legislation in Ontario requires public companies and insiders of those companies to provide specific information to the public on an ongoing basis. Information required to be provided to the public by companies includes financial statements and related Management’s Discussion and Analysis, reports on material changes to a company’s affairs and a detailed annual disclosure document known as an Annual Information Form.
Providing protection to investors is a key part of the OSC’s mandate. The OSC works to protect investors by making and enforcing rules governing the securities industry in Ontario. Our Statement of Priorities sets out specific investor-related initiatives for the 2010-11 fiscal year.
You can also help protect yourself by being an informed investor. In this section, you will find out how to protect against fraud and how to learn more about investing. You will also find tools and resources you can use to do a background check on an individual or firm, or research an investment.
If you have a question, want to report suspicious activity, or have a complaint about a company, investment product or financial adviser, contact us for assistance.