– *links updated October 3, 2023 –
Sometimes you are just not ready to talk to your attorney or you want to double check something on your own. Google is a terrific general search tool, but it often fails to rank government regulatory websites on the first page of search results. The quality of your search results are also dependent on you using the right search terms.
On this page we have gathered a list of research resources on the internet we use regularly to confirm the contact information of a securities regulator or market participant, look-up a securities law or stock exchange rule, and to keep up to date. We believe you will find having these research resources gathered on this one page as useful as we have.
We have organized these resources in folders to make it easier to find what you are looking for on this page. Just click on an item to reveal the resources in that folder.
- New Brunswick Securities Commission
- Newfoundland Securities Commission
- Nova Scotia Securities Commission
- Ontario Securities Commission
- Authorite des Marches Financiers (Quebec Securities Regulator)
- Saskatchewan Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority – Securities Division
- Securities Rules and Regulation for all Provinces (List and links to all Canadian corporate and securities regulators and laws.)
United States
Canada
- Cboe – Canada
- CSE – Canadian Securities Exchange (fka CNSX and CNQ)
- ICE Futures Canada (fka Winnipeg Commodity Exchange)
- Montreal Stock Exchange
- Nasdaq Canada
- Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange
United States
- CBOE – Chicago Board Option Exchange
- CME Group (fka Chicago Board of Trade & Chicago Mercantile Exchange)
- Instinet
- Nasdaq Stock Markets
- NYSE
- NYSE – American (fka AMEX, NYSE-AMEX, NYSE-MKT)
- NYSE Arca (fka Pacific Stock Exchange)
- NYSE-Chicago (fka CHX and Chicago Stock Exchange)
- OTC Markets Group Inc.
Canada
- AB Government – Capital and Financing Supports for Entrepreneurs
- BC Government – Useful Links
- Canadian Securities Administrators Registered Dealer Search
Equity Crowdfunding Portals
- Capiche Crowdfunding Inc. – Startup Crowdfunding Portal (AB, BC, MB, NB, NFL, NWT, NS, NU, ON, PEI, QU, SK, & YK)
- Backers Securities Inc. – Startup Crowdfunding Portal (AB, BC, & ON)
- Equivesto Canada Inc. – – Exempt Market Dealer Equity Crowdfunding Portal (Accredited Investor, Offering Memorandum) (AB, BC, MB, NB, NFL, NWT, NS, NU, ON, PEI, QU, SK, & YK)
FrontFundr Financial Services Inc. – Exempt Market Dealer Equity Crowdfunding Portal (Startup Exemption, Accredited Investor, Offering Memorandum) (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, QU, SK, & YK) - GoTroo (Crowdco Inc.) – Startup Crowdfunding Portal (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, QU, & SK)
- InvestX Equity Crowdfunding Portal (Accredited Investor)
- Launch Portal (Launch Crowdfunding Corp.) – Startup Crowdfunding Portal (AB, BC, & ON)
- Liquid Crowd (9344-4289 Quebec Inc.) – Startup Crowdfunding Portal (AB, BC, NB, NS, ON, & QU) (website down 10/02/23)
- MaRS SVX (SVX) – Exempt Market Dealer Equity Crowdfunding Portal (Accredited Investor – Social Impact) (AB, BC, MB, ON, QU, & SK)
- NexusCrowd Inc. – Exempt Market Dealer Equity Crowdfunding Portal (Accredited Investor) (AB, BC, & ON)
- Optimize Capital Markets Exchange (Optimize Inc.) – Exempt Market Dealer Equity Crowdfunding Portal (Accredited Investor, Offering Memorandum) (AB, BC, MB, NB, NFL, NS, ON, QU, & SK)
- Reitium.fund (1383364 B.C. Ltd) – Startup Crowdfunding Portal (AB, BC, NB, NS, ON, & QU)
- Stockosaurus Crowdfunding Inc. – Startup Crowdfunding Portal (AB, BC, NB, NS, & ON)
- Vested – Startup Crowdfunding Portal (AB, BC, MB, NB, ON, QU, & SK)
United States
- FINRA List of Registered Broker-Dealers
- U.S. Broker-Dealer Firms (includes contact information)
- ACA – Angel Capital Association Member Directory
- Wellfound (formerly Angel List) Accredited Investor Matching Portal
- CircleUp Equity Crowdfunding Portal (Accredited Investor)
- EquityNet™ Crowdfunding