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2168 charsCanadian Investment Regulatory Organization Releases 2025-2026 Enforcement Report Highlighting Regulatory Activities
On July 22, 2026, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) released its annual Enforcement Report detailing enforcement activities, investigations, and proceedings against dealers and approved persons who contravened CIRO regulations during the previous fiscal year.
The report demonstrates CIRO's commitment to protecting investors and strengthening market integrity through enforcement action. CIRO hearing panels imposed over $15 million in sanctions against firms and individuals during Fiscal Year 2026, with suspensions and permanent bans imposed in the majority of cases against individuals. The enforcement activities focused on high-impact cases addressing serious misconduct, particularly those involving the effectiveness of supervision and internal controls, as well as gatekeeping obligations for regulated entities and individuals in capital markets.
Key statistics from the reporting period include 6,692 complaints reviewed from sources including the public, whistleblowers, the Complaints and Settlement Reporting System (ComSet), provincial commissions, other regulators, and internal CIRO departments. CIRO completed 151 investigations and concluded 48 enforcement proceedings. Significant achievements included the launch of a new Disgorgement Distribution Program, which enables disgorged funds to be distributed directly to investors who suffered financial losses from misconduct. Additionally, CIRO's Complaints and Inquiries team partnered with the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and other stakeholders to launch an initiative identifying and removing fraudulent and scam investment websites more rapidly.
Alexandra Williams, Senior Vice-President, Strategy, Innovation and Stakeholder Protection at CIRO, said that effective enforcement supports investor protection, deters harmful behaviour, and reinforces confidence in market integrity. The report provides transparency into CIRO's enforcement process and updates investment and mutual fund firms, their representatives, the public, and regulatory stakeholders on enforcement priorities and activities.
The full Enforcement Report is available on CIRO's website.
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2137 charsCanadian Investment Regulatory Organization Publishes Fiscal Year 2026 Enforcement Report
On July 22, 2026, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) published its Enforcement Report for the period covering April 2025 through March 2026. The report highlights enforcement activities, including over $15m in sanctions imposed, as well as the launch of a new Disgorgement Distribution Program and progress on regulatory modernization.
Key insights of the 2026 enforcement report include:
Disgorgement Distribution Program: CIRO launched a Disgorgement Distribution Program on April 1, 2026, enabling the distribution of disgorged funds to investors who have suffered direct financial losses, with clear eligibility criteria and governance controls to ensure transparent and consistent distributions.
Enforcement actions: In collaboration with the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and a leading website security provider, CIRO has disabled over 9,119 fraudulent investment platforms and cryptocurrency scam websites involving 15,615 individual URLs since June 2025. Additionally, CIRO hearing panels imposed over $15m (approximately US$10.95m) in sanctions this year, with firms facing fines totaling $4.1m (approximately US$2.99m), disgorgement of $4.3m (approximately US$3.14m), and costs of $285,000 (approximately US$208,050).
Integration and modernization: CIRO completed most integration priorities following the consolidation of CIRO's predecessor organizations the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA). This allows CIRO to use single case management, document management, and reporting systems to improve efficiency. The Complaints and Settlement Reporting System (ComSet) is now used by all dealer members.
Investigations: CIRO concluded 48 enforcement proceedings and completed 151 investigations in FY26, with 31 percent referred to prosecution. CIRO also received 6,692 complaints in fiscal year 2026, with the majority coming through ComSet due to several large mutual fund dealer members filing service-related and other events which were not previously reported.
The full report is available on CIRO's website.