Our Mission

FAIR Canada champions the rights of individual investors in Canada through advocacy, education and regulatory advancements.

Our Vision

To advance the rights and protections of individual investors in Canada.

To promote fair treatment of individual investors in Canadian capital markets.

To be the trusted, independent voice on significant issues that impact individual investors.

To provide informed, objective comment on regulatory issues that impact investor fairness and protection.

Our Values

Independent

We are Canada’s only national, non-profit, investor-focused organization, independent of any government or regulator.

Collaborative

We work collaboratively with investor groups, securities regulators, investment industry organizations, and other sector stakeholders to promote fairness and the interests of individual investors.

Informed

We advocate for investor fairness in an articulate and balanced way, based on research and knowledge of securities law and regulations.

Respectful

We are respectful in all our interactions and seek to provide constructive policy solutions.

Strategic Plan

Fair Canada 2023-2028 Strategic Plan

2023-2028 Strategic Plan

The Board of Directors approved a five-year strategic plan outlining our goals and charting an ambitious path forward for FAIR Canada.

FAIR Canada Team

Jean-Paul Bureaud

Executive Director

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Jean-Paul Bureaud

Executive Director

Jean-Paul is the Executive Director, President and CEO of FAIR Canada. Prior to joining FAIR Canada in 2020, he was a financial sector expert at the World Bank Group assisting countries to enhance their securities regulatory regimes. He is a former member of the Executive Management Team at the Ontario Securities Commission, where he worked for 20 years in senior leadership and policy roles. He began his legal career at a national law firm advising clients on securities law matters.

Tasmin Waley

Policy Counsel

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Tasmin Waley

Policy Counsel

Tasmin began her career practicing U.S. securities law at a New York-based firm. Since then, she has worked at law firms and as in-house counsel practicing corporate-commercial law and advising on a range of policy issues. Most recently, she was Strategic Policy Counsel at the Law Society of Ontario and Senior Legal Counsel at the Canadian Bankers Association. Tasmin was admitted to the New York bar in 2005 and called to the Ontario bar in 2011.

Bruce McPherson

Policy Counsel

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Bruce McPherson

Policy Counsel

Prior to joining FAIR Canada, Bruce worked in-house as a lawyer at a Toronto Stock Exchange-listed reporting issuer headquartered in Edmonton. In this role, Bruce’s main responsibilities included corporate finance transactions, public disclosure, public company and subsidiary governance, and corporate reorganizations. During part of his tenure at the organization, he also served as Assistant Corporate Secretary. Bruce began his career at a private firm in Edmonton, where he worked on a variety of corporate and commercial matters. He is a member of the Law Society of Alberta.

Andrea David

Communications Specialist

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Andrea David

Communications Specialist

As FAIR Canada’s Communications Specialist, Andrea brings more than 10 years of marketing and communications experience. Prior to FAIR Canada, she held positions with a variety of financial services and investment management organizations. She has experience in producing a range of traditional and digital marketing communications, focusing on investor and financial advisor needs. This includes implementing strategic marketing plans and campaigns to support brand awareness.

Board of Directors

Preet Banerjee

Chair, Toronto

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Preet Banerjee

Chair, Toronto

Preet is a former investment advisor, well known across Canada for his insightful commentaries on personal finance and practice standards within the investment business. He is the founder of MoneyGaps, a hybrid-advice platform for Canadian financial advisors, and a consultant to the wealth management industry.

Larry Bates

Toronto

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Larry Bates

Toronto

Larry is a Toronto-based consultant and author. Larry’s best-selling book, Beat the Bank – The Canadian Guide to Simply Successful Investing is aimed at providing average Canadians insight as to how the investment industry operates and how to achieve higher investment returns through the use of more efficient investment products and services. Larry spent 35 years in the investment banking business in Toronto and London.

Robb Engen

Alberta

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Robb Engen

Alberta

Robb is a Qualified Associate Financial Planner and is the founder and head writer behind the award-winning Boomer & Echo Canadian personal finance blog. A staunch advocate for consumer and investor protection, Robb’s writing and commentary have been featured in The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Financial Post, Global News, and CBC Marketplace.

Wanda Morris

Vancouver

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Wanda Morris

Vancouver

Wanda is a Vancouver-based CPA and social activist with over 30 years of business experience. She is a former columnist for Post Media and Zoomer Magazine and has led advocacy campaigns on many investor protection and seniors-related issues. She is also a past chair of the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments’ Consumer and Investor Advisory Council and a past member of the Ontario Securities Commission Seniors Expert Advisory Committee.

Salman Ahmed

Vancouver

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Salman Ahmed

Vancouver

Salman is Chief Investment Officer at Steadyhand Investment Management, a firm known for having a prominent voice on issues that have an impact on individual investors. He previously worked at Morningstar and Mercer. Salman is currently Vice-President of CFA Society Vancouver, where he sits on the board of directors. He has previously served on the Canadian Investment Funds Standards Committee. He joined FAIR Canada’s board in 2022.

Harvey Naglie

Toronto

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Harvey Naglie

Toronto

Harvey enjoyed a 40-year career working in the public and private sector, including 10 years as Senior Policy Advisor in the Ontario government’s financial services policy branch. He currently focuses his efforts advocating on behalf of Canadian investors and financial service consumers. Harvey recently served on the Ontario Securities Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee and the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments’ Consumer and Investor Advisory Council. He currently is a member of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario’s Consumer Advisory Panel.

Deborah Leckman

Toronto

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Deborah Leckman

Toronto

Deborah is a member of the Board of Trustees of OPTrust, serves as an advisor to the Investor Protection Clinic at Osgoode Hall Law School, and is a former Commissioner to the Ontario Securities Commission. A CFA Charterholder, Deborah is a senior investment professional with more than 30 years of experience in the retail wealth and pension fund industries, and has held executive roles in the private and public sectors.

Ronald E. Smith

Nova Scotia

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Ronald E. Smith

Nova Scotia

Ron is a Chartered Professional Accountant and former business executive with more than 30 years of experience in business and accounting. Previously, he worked as Chief Financial Officer for two publicly traded companies. Throughout his career, he served on boards and audit committees of eight Canadian public companies, as well as numerous not-for-profit organizations and private companies. Currently, Ron serves on the boards of the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments and two companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Opportunities to Collaborate

At FAIR Canada, we strive to collaborate and be a unifying voice for the rights and protections of individual investors. Whether it is supporting the work done by other like-minded groups, expanding the reach and impact of our efforts in common, or offering our expertise to help others, we are always interested in opportunities to collaborate with other groups and organizations.

 

Interested in collaborating with us? Contact us at Collaborate@FAIRCanada.ca.

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FAIR Canada works to advance the rights and protections of Canadian investors. We are Canada’s only national, non-profit, investor-focused organization, independent of any government or regulator. Help us continue to advocate on your behalf. Donate Now