Paul Bates, a member and former board member of the Consumers Council of Canada, is among seven new members of the Investor Advisory Panel of the Ontario Securities Commission effective November 2017.

Alison Knight, a lifetime member and another former board member of the Council, has been serving on the IAP and will be completing her term.

The  OSC IAP’s role is to advise and comment on proposed rules, policies and investor protection initiatives of the commission, while considering the views of a broad range of investors through consultation with investors and organizations representing investors.