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470 CATHERINE CHANDLER-CRICHLOWof these programs are primarily skill building, while others are designed to supportorganizational compliance to industry and/or regulatory standards. In summary, thethree markets profiled here—Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States—all have a demonstrated commitment to human capacity development and an infrastructureestablished to develop professionals and investors.CanadaCanada is a federation with 10 provinces and three territories. Its capital markets canbe characterized as having a strong regulatory focus, a diversity of professional associations,and many private sector firms that specialize in skills and knowledge developmentprograms for the sector Table 15-2 provides a summary of key players in thesector.A significant feature observed in this context is the fact that all of the industryassociations include continuous upgrading courses for their memberships throughsector-specific programs. Professionals in this environment therefore have access to arange of training and development opportunities. Regulatory agencies and stock exchangesare key contributors to investor educational programs available in the sectorTable 15-2 I Human Capacity Development Components in <strong>Capital</strong>I <strong>Markets</strong> in CanadaStock Industry TrainingRegulators exchanges associations institutions• Alberta Securities • Canadian Venture • Canadian <strong>Capital</strong> • Investment FundsCommission Exchange <strong>Markets</strong> Association Institute of Canada• British Columbia • Montreal Exchange • Canadian Securities (IFIC)Securities • Toronto Stock Administrators • InternationalCommission Exchange (CSA) Quality and• Canadian Securities • Mutual Funds Productivity CentreInstitute (CSI) Dealers Association • RBC <strong>Capital</strong>• The Ontario of Canada (MFDA) <strong>Markets</strong>Securities• Investment DealersCommission (OSC)Association of• The QuebecCanada (IDA)Securities• IndependentCommissionFinancial Brokers ofCanada (IFBC)Copyright © by the Inter-<strong>American</strong> Development Bank. All rights reserved.For more information visit our website: www.iadb.org/pub

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