The Alberta Securities Commission announced a one-year coordinated fee approach with the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization to keep the overall cost of registration net neutral for Alberta-resident individual registrants in 2026, following changes to CIRO’s fee model. CIRO will increase the Approved Person fee component of its annual Dealer Member Fee Model from April 1, 2026 to recover costs associated with expanded registration responsibilities after several securities regulators, including the ASC, delegated certain registration functions and powers to CIRO in 2025 for investment dealers, mutual fund dealers and their representatives. The ASC’s 2026 registration fees were collected on December 31, 2025 before CIRO finalized the annual Approved Person fee component, prompting the coordinated approach for 2026; details of how the coordination will be applied are set out in ASC Staff Notice 31-702.
Alberta Securities Commission 2026-03-30
Alberta Securities Commission agrees one-year coordinated fee approach with CIRO to keep 2026 fees net neutral for Alberta Approved Persons
The Alberta Securities Commission announced a one-year coordinated fee approach with the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization to keep 2026 registration costs net neutral for Alberta-resident individual registrants following changes to CIRO’s fee model. CIRO will increase the Approved Person fee component of its annual Dealer Member Fee Model from April 1, 2026 to recover costs from expanded registration responsibilities delegated by several securities regulators, including the ASC, with implementation details set out in ASC Staff Notice 31-702.