Autorité des Marchés Financiers

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is the body mandated by the government of Québec to regulate the province's financial markets and provide assistance to consumers of financial products and services.

Established under a provincial government act on February 1, 2004, the AMF is unique by virtue of its integrated regulation of the Québec financial sector, notably in the areas of insurance, securities, deposit institutions (other than banks) and the distribution of financial products and services.

In addition to the powers and responsibilities conferred on it by its incorporating legislation, the AMF oversees the enforcement of laws in each of the areas it regulates. It can also draw on self-regulatory organizations (SROs), to which certain regulatory powers are delegated.

The AMF is financially self-sufficient through the fees and dues paid by the persons and firms governed by the legislation it is charged with enforcing.

http://www.lautorite.qc.ca/

Chambre de la sécurité financière

The mission of the Chambre de la sécurité financière is to protect consumers by maintaining discipline and overseeing the training and ethics of more than 32,000 members who work in five sectors and registration categories. They are: group savings plan brokerage, financial planning, insurance of persons, group insurance of persons and scholarship plan brokerage.

The Chamber carries out its mission by stringently monitoring the practices and continuously upgrading the knowledge of these professionals.

http://www.chambresf.com/en/chamber/