Ilana Singer is Deputy Director at the Canadian Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights (FAIR Canada). Ms. Singer represents FAIR Canada on the IFIC Investor Education Council and, on behalf of FAIR Canada, has presented at and participated in meetings of the International Organization of Securities Commissions. Ms. Singer is an Adjunct Instructor for the Osgoode Hall Law School “Investor Protection Seminar”, and co-chairs the Canadian Bar Association’s International Business and Regulations Section. Given her fluency in French, Ms. Singer is FAIR Canada’s key liaison in Québec, and has been featured on Canal Argent and Le Devoir.

Prior to joining FAIR Canada, Ms. Singer was Senior Advisor, International Affairs at the OSC, where she focused on shareholder and investor rights from a global perspective. Ms. Singer also led the OSC team during the International Monetary Fund’s assessment of the securities regulatory framework in Ontario. Her extensive understanding of securities markets and regulation stems from her domestic and international work at the OSC, as well as her experience as a corporate and securities lawyer at McMillan LLP.

Ilana is fluent in French, Spanish and Hebrew, and is a member of the Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats (AIJA). Ilana co-chaired the first AIJA international business trusts conference and is a program leader with the Toronto Centre: Leadership in Financial Supervision. Ilana is also an avid cyclist, swimmer, and triathlete.

Ilana completed her undergraduate studies at Queen’s University, and obtained her law degree from the University of Toronto.