The TSX Venture Exchange is the primary market for emerging companies in Canada, assisting junior companies to enter the market. In 2006, it facilitated trading to a value of $33 billion, and graduated 67 listings to the Toronto Stock Exchange. These were predominantly mining companies, followed by oil & gas and biotechnology firms.

Canada’s mutual fund industry has quadrupled in size since 1995, and now manages $699.7 billion of investments. $400 billion of this is managed by firms headquartered in Ontario. Eight of the top ten mutual fund firms operating in Canada are based in Toronto, and account for over $370 billion of the Canadian industry’s total.

Source: Mutual Funds Dealers Association. June 2007

Head Offices Per Province Ontario 111 British Columbia 14 Quebec 9 Alberta 8 Manitoba 7 Saskatchewan 6 Nova Scotia 3 New Brunswick 3 Source: Mutual Funds Dealers Association. June 2007

Assets Under Administration per Head Office Location (billions $CDN) Ontario $220.4 Manitoba $55.8 British Columbia $16.4 Quebec $7.9 Saskatchewan $5.1 Alberta $3.9 New Brunswick $0.6 Nova Scotia $0.2 Source: Mutual Funds Dealers Association. June 2007

The investment sector employed almost 41,000 people in Canada in 2006.

Securities firms in Canada are regulated by provincial bodies. A consortium of these, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), harmonizes their activities and coordinates Canadian and foreign regulatory activities. CSA also hosts a database of publicly-traded companies, and their trading activities. The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) regulates securities firms in Ontario.