Enforcement Statistics

IIROC maintains statistics on the complaints it receives and the investigations and prosecutions it conducts. It also tracks disciplinary statistics for those complaints and matters that regulated firms are required to file to IIROC through the Complaints and Settlement Reporting System (ComSet). IIROC monitors this information to identify potential emerging regulatory issues in the industry it regulates.

Below you will find Enforcement Statistics. If you are looking for Complaints and Inquiries Statistics, please visit our Complaints and Inquiries Statistics page.

Dated as of August 31, 2023


Case Assessment

Number of Case Assessment files currently open: 61

Case assessment files opened by source:

August 31, 2023 ​2022 2021
​Public​ 92 156 118
ComSet 108 151 114
Internal 21 40 23
Other SROs and Commissions 59  24 17
Other 9 12 7
Total 289 383 279
Case Assessment Bar Graph as at August 31, 2023

Most common regulatory allegations based on 289 files and 521 allegations.

Case Assessment bar graph - by allegations - August 2023 (Unsuitable investments 58, Unauthorized and discretionary trading 38, Complaint Handling 30, Misrepresentation 25, Supervision 71)

Note: each file may contain more than one allegation.

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Investigations

Number of investigations currently open: 77

Number of investigations completed:

as at
August 31, 2023
​2022 ​2021
58 93 ​76
Investigations Bar Graph as at August 31, 2023

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Enforcement Proceedings

Current proceedings: 12

Proceedings Completed:

as at
August 31, 2023
​2022 ​2021
16 37 ​25
Prosecutions Bar Graph as at August 31, 2023

*A proceeding is completed when there is a final decision by an IIROC hearing panel, securities commission, or court. Any decisions under appeal are not included.

Current Appeals of IIROC hearing panel decisions: 2

Sanctions Imposed on Firms

  as at
August 31, 2023
​2022 ​2021
​Decisions 3 13 5

​Fines

$100,000.00 $1,297,000.00 $997,500.00
Costs $15,000.00 $157,500.00 $130,000.00
Disgorgement $611,306.18 $0 $0
Total $726,306.18 $1,454,500.00 $1,127,500.00
Permanent suspension 1 1 0
Termination 1 3 1
Cautionary letter* 1 1 1


Sanctions Imposed on Individuals

  as at
August 31, 2023
​2022 ​2021
​Decisions 31 24 20
​Fines $2,869,435.00 $7,928,020.65 $938,000.00
Costs​ $152,500.00 $694,022.14 $295,000.00
Disgorgement $49,481.00 $5,063,100.59   $183,732.72
Total $3,071,416.00 $13,685,143.38 $1,416,732.72
Suspension 7  13 12
Permanent bar 1 5 2
​Conditions 10 10 9
Cautionary letter* 6 19 6


*Issued at the Investigation and Prosecution stage only. Cautionary letters issued at the Case Assessment stage are not included.

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Statistics Filed by Dealer Firms (COMSET)

IIROC rules require Dealer Members to inform IIROC, using IIROC’s Complaints and Settlement Reporting System (ComSet), when certain events occur, including when a Dealer Member receives a written client complaint, when criminal charges are laid against a Dealer Member or any of its individual registrants, or when a securities-related civil claim is brought by a client.

With ComSet, staff can identify new and emerging compliance or regulatory issues, as well as patterns and trends in the industry, at the national, regional and firm level that help to direct focus on potential problems, areas that require enhanced compliance review, or events that warrant enforcement action. All ComSet events are reviewed by Case Assessment staff to determine whether the opening of a Case Assessment file is warranted.

as at August 31, 2023 ​2022 2021 2020
​Number of reports in ComSet​​ 972 1504 1049 1353
Number of events reported​​        
   ​Civil claim​​ 101 209 112 97​
   ​Criminal charge 3 2 3 2
   ​Customer complaint 763 1201 823 1173
   ​Denial of registration or approval​ 1 1 0 0
   ​External disciplinary action​ 4 5 1 0
   ​Internal disciplinary action​ 45 53 64 34
   ​Internal investigation​ 55 69  46 47


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