External Investment Resources: Consumer and Investor Organizations

​Helpful information on financial resources and tools from consumer agencies.

Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) 
The FCAC is an independent body working to protect and inform consumers of financial products and services. 

Canadian Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights (FAIR Canada) 
FAIR Canada is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to putting investors first.

Investor Protection Clinic at Osgoode Hall Law School 
Pro-bono legal assistance to people across Canada who have invested their savings and suffered an investment loss but cannot afford to hire a lawyer to help them.

Better Business Bureau (BBB) 
For more than 100 years, Better Business Bureau has been helping people find businesses, brands and charities they can trust. The Council of Better Business Bureaus is the umbrella organization for 112 local, independent BBBs across North America, as well as home to its national programs on dispute resolution, advertising review, and industry self-regulation.


More resources for investors

Welcome to CIRO.ca!

We have a new look! You can find the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) at CIRO.ca with our fresh look and feel.

You can now find new publications published by CIRO since January 1, 2023 on CIRO.ca. If you are looking for past notices or bulletins published by MFDA or IIROC, you can find those on our legacy websites. Enforcement related content will continue on those websites as well.

You can now find previous Annual Reports and Enforcement Reports on CIRO.ca, along with Halts and Resumption, and our ePublications sign up (for all previous MFDA and IIROC subscriber lists).

We will continue moving items off MFDA and IIROC in 2023/2024. Stay tuned for future updates.