CSA Multilateral Discussion Paper 11-406 – CSA Financial Innovation Hub Introduces Collaboratory and Data Portability Test

The CSA is examining the implications of data portability in Canadian capital markets and is consulting industry stakeholders through a new cohort-based and forward-looking Testing Environment: the CSA Collaboratory. Our first test within the CSA Collaboratory will seek to provide the CSA with a greater understanding of the impacts of data portability solutions and in particular the collection, analysis and transfer of client data, which is sometimes referred to as e-KYC solutions.

Closing Consultation Date: May 19, 2025

A copy of the discussion paper can also be found on the website of the participating jurisdictions:
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan

Questions about this proposal? Please refer to any of the following:

BC Securities Commission
Khalil Jessa
Senior Legal Counsel,
Capital Markets Regulation
British Columbia Securities Commission
kjessa@bcsc.bc.ca

Elliott Mak
Senior Legal Counsel,
Corporate Finance
British Columbia Securities Commission
emak@bcsc.bc.ca
Alberta Securities Commission
Mohamed Zohiri  
Legal Counsel and FinTech Adviser 
Advanced Research and Knowledge Management (ARKM) 
Mohamed.Zohiri@asc.ca

Chelsea Tolppanen 
Legal Counsel  
Advanced Research and Knowledge Management (ARKM) 
Chelsea.Tolppanen@asc.ca  
Financial and Consumer Services Commission of
New Brunswick
Jake Calder  
Manager of Policy, Securities  
Jake.Calder@fcnb.ca  
Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan
Graham Purse 
Legal Counsel 
Securities Division 
graham.purse2@gov.sk.ca 
Manitoba Securities Commission
Chris Besko 
Executive Director 
chris.besko@gov.mb.ca 
Nova Scotia Securities Commission
Cynthia Tambago-Alday 
Deputy Director, Registration & Compliance 
Cynthia.Tambago-Alday@novascotia.ca  

Technical questions about submitting your comments? Click here to contact the CSA Secretariat. Or alternatively please reach out to info@acvm-csa.ca.

This consultation is now closed.