The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) announced CAD 1.55 million in funding for seven not-for-profit organizations to support financial literacy, strengthen investor protection, and assist vulnerable investors across Canada. The grants are funded from monetary sanctions collected through enforcement proceedings and are intended to back educational programs, research projects, and investor protection initiatives aligned with CIRO’s mandate. Grant recipients include Momentum (Alberta) to help low-income Albertans with disabilities access benefits such as the Disability Tax Credit and Registered Disability Savings Plans while building investment readiness; SEED Winnipeg (Manitoba) to deliver financial education for Indigenous youth and adults; Launch Okanagan (British Columbia) to provide financial empowerment for low-income individuals, newcomers, single parents and people in recovery; the Osgoode Investor Protection Clinic & Living Lab at Osgoode Hall Law School to provide pro bono legal support for investor complaints and redress, collect real-time data for research and policy work, and deliver investor education; FAIR Canada (national) for retail investor advocacy, research and education; the National Institute on Ageing at Toronto Metropolitan University (Ontario) to launch a free Cost of Ageing Calculator to improve retirement planning literacy; and Junior Achievement of Canada (Ontario) to deliver youth programs in entrepreneurship, financial literacy and career readiness. The funding follows a call for grant applications opened in January by CIRO’s Office of the Investor, which is mandated to understand and inform investors and elevate their voice within CIRO.

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