The starting point for private investments in Canada
Every firm registered with Canadian securities regulators, in one searchable place, alongside the plain-language education to actually understand what you're looking at. We don't sell anything here and we don't tell you what to buy.
What this is
A public register, made readable
The official list of registered firms is public — but it's written for compliance officers. This site reorganizes it for everyone else.
Built from the public register
Every firm listed is drawn from the regulators' published list of registered firms, refreshed from the source file each month. Nothing is added, nothing is ranked.
We translate the jargon, but keep the source
Official categories like “exempt market dealer” get grouped into language a normal person can use, and the original category still shows on every firm's card so you can check our work.
We don't sell deals or rank firms
There's no investment product on this site, no solicitation, and no opinion on which firm is better than another. Just the public record, organized.
The directory
Every registered firm in Canada. One searchable page.
Filter by plain-language category, province, or official registration type. Click any firm for its full registration record — categories, jurisdictions, and NRD number.
Learn first
Understand it before you browse it
Plain-language reading on how this corner of the market actually works.