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British Columbia Securities Commission

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British Columbia Securities Commission
Commission des valeurs mobilières de la Colombie-Britannique
Agency overview
Formed1996
JurisdictionCanadian province of British Columbia
HeadquartersVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Employees190 [1]
Agency executive
  • Brenda Leong, Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Websitewww.bcsc.bc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) is a Crown corporation and securities regulator responsible for administering and enforcing securities legislation and regulating capital markets in the Canadian province of British Columbia.[2]

Established and continued under the Securities Act, the Commission is an agent of the Government of British Columbia and is responsible for overseeing securities and derivatives markets in the province. The Act grants the Commission powers to make decisions in the public interest concerning exchanges, self-regulatory organizations, trading systems, clearing agencies, issuers, and market participants.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ BCSC website - Who We Are
  2. ^ "418". Securities Act (Revised Statutes of British Columbia). British Columbia. 1996. Archived from the original on 2021-01-09.
  3. ^ British Columbia Securities Commission (2019–2020). 2019/20 Annual Service Plan Report (PDF) (Report). Government of British Columbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
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