Open Data
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is committed to fostering trust and improving transparency, accountability and openness by providing open data in alignment with Ontario’s Digital and Data Directive (2021).
The Digital and Data Directive requires all ministries and provincial agencies to:
- create an Inventory of Data Assets within its custody or control
- publish all datasets in an open format unless the dataset cannot be released for legal, security, confidentiality, privacy or commercially sensitive reasons (an open format is one that is platform independent, machine readable, and vendor-neutral)
You can learn more about Ontario’s Digital and Data Directive and how government data is prepared and shared publicly, on the Government of Ontario’s website.
OSC inventory of datasets
OSC Open Data InventoryEach listing in the inventory of datasets identifies whether a dataset is currently open, restricted or under review. If a dataset is noted as being “under review,” it means that we are in the process of assessing whether it can be made public or whether it is exempt from release for legal, security, confidentiality, privacy, or commercially sensitive reasons. Use of the OSC’s datasets is subject to the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Information requests from both internal and external sources that have been processed by the Enforcement branch, including name of requestor and (ii) type of request.
Interim orders obtained in the fiscal year, including: (i) respondent(s) name(s), (ii) date, (iii) number of respondent (corporation/individual), and (iv) total amount frozen. Proceedings are sorted by primary alleged violation type.
Commission and court proceedings appealed in the fiscal year, including: (i) appellant(s) name(s), (ii) date, and (iii) outcome of appeal. Proceedings are sorted by violation type.
Enforcement proceedings commenced including: (i) respondent(s) name(s), (ii) date, (iii) proceeding type (commission, quasi-criminal, civil, criminal), and (iv) number of respondents (corporation/individual).
Commission and court proceedings concluded in the fiscal year, including: (i) respondent(s) name(s), (ii) date; and (iii) sanctions ordered. Proceedings are sorted by violation type.
Incoming requests for assistance received by Enforcement staff under Memoranda of Understanding, including: (i) date of request, (ii) requestor, and (iii) country of requestor.
Matters added to either the Investor Warning List or the Investor Alert List, including: (i) name (ii) Warning List or Investor Alert List, (iii) posted date.
Outgoing requests for assistance under Memoranda of Understanding, including: (i) date of request, (ii) requestee, and (iii) country of requestee.
Reciprocal orders obtained in the fiscal year, including: (i) respondent(s) name(s), (ii) date; and (iii) sanctions ordered. Orders are sorted by violation type.
Number of registrants subject to regulatory action from the Compliance and Registrant Regulation branch including: (i) terms and conditions on registration, (ii) denial of registration, (iii) suspension of registration, (iv) referral to Enforcement Branch, (v) section 8 review request, (vi) warning letter, and (vii) other.
Respondents who are delinquent in paying administrative penalties, disgorgement orders and/or costs imposed in enforcement proceedings before the Commission. For each respondent, the list indicates the amount owing individually and the amount owing jointly with other respondents, as well as whether the full or partial amount is outstanding. The list does not include those matters that are under appeal, or those respondents who are in compliance with a payment schedule.