Our Regulators

Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization

Designed is dually registered as a mutual fund dealer and investment dealer under the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization.

As of January 1, 2023 the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) implemented a special resolution approving the amalgamation of the two self-regulatory organizations (SROs) into a single, enhanced regulator.

For more information, visit their website here.

CANADIAN INVESTOR
PROTECTION FUND

Designed is also a member of the Canadian Investor Protection
Fund (CIPF) which provides limited protection for property held
by a member firm on behalf of an eligible client, if the member
firm becomes insolvent.

As of January 1, 2023, the former Canadian Investor Protection Fund (Former CIPF) and the MFDA Investor Protection Corporation (MFDA IPC) were amalgamated to form a new  investor protection fund: the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF)/Fonds canadien de protection des investisseurs (FCPI).

For more information, visit their website here.

PROVINCIAL SECURITIES AUTHORITY

Our partners believe in what we are building and are
committed to our success.

Designed operates across Canada, however, its principal jurisdiction, and head office location, is in Ontario, meaning its principal regulator is the Ontario Securities Commission.

The Ontario Securities Commission is an independent Crown agency that regulates Ontario’s capital markets by making rules that have the force of law and by adopting policies that influence the behaviour of capital markets participants.

For more information, visit their website here.