## Canada: Financial Sector Assessment Program-IOSCO Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation-Detailed Assessment of Implementation

_IMF Staff Country Reports, March 7, 2014_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: March 7, 2014
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475523850.002

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### Summary
- This paper presents an assessment IMF report on implementation of the International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO) principles in Canada.
- It highlights that developing an integrated and robust view of risks to support supervisory actions remains a key challenge.
- The IMF report suggests that the securities regulators should continue to take steps to ensure timely decision making in policy formulation.
- The current governance arrangements, based on a consensus building approach across several entities, is expected to affect timeliness of decision making.

### Major findings and themes
- Developing an integrated and robust view of risks to support supervisory actions is identified as a key challenge.
- Timely decision making in policy formulation requires continued action by securities regulators.
- Governance arrangements are consensus-based across several entities, which the report expects will affect the timeliness of decision making.

### Policy recommendations and implications
- Securities regulators should continue to take steps to ensure timely decision making in policy formulation.
- Addressing the challenge of developing an integrated and robust view of risks is necessary to support supervisory actions.

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2016/12/31/canada-financial-sector-assessment-program-iosco-objectives-and-principles-of-securities-41409_