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Fees charged by Canadian securities regulators are too high and growing higher
Published in the Globe and Mail on August 31, 2026
By Andy Mitchell, President and CEO, Securities and Investment Management Association
Around the world, governments are competing for one of the world’s most valuable resources: investment capital.
Countries with efficient regulatory systems have a definite competitive advantage. For example, the European Union is targeting a 25-per-cent reduction in administrative burden for businesses, Britain is aiming to cut regulatory costs by the same 25 per cent, and the U.S. is repealing 10 existing regulations for every new one it creates.
Canada’s private retirement savings plan
Canadians have become increasingly reliant on private savings to fund retirement. But saving has never been harder, and public policy hasn’t kept pace with that reality. That’s why SIMA developed a retirement savings action plan to help address the gap.
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