The Investment Dealers Association announced that it will be holding meetings on the Fair Dealing Model proposals in 11 cities across the country on August 16.

Small groups of advisors in Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Oakville, Mississauga, Toronto, Regina, Vancouver and Winnipeg will participate in a two hour interactive program delivered to each site using satellite interactive broadcasting.

Advisors will be asked to provide their views on the policy proposals which will be presented by a panel consisting of Odlum Brown Ltd. CEO and president Ross Sherwood; IDA senior vice president, Member Regulation, Paul Bourque; and IDA vice president, Regulatory Policy, Richard Corner.

Individuals attending may claim IDA Continuing Education Credits toward fulfilling their requirements for the current three-year CE cycle for 4 hours of Compliance, the IDA notes.

The IDA says its event is designed to reach out to advisors for an innovative consultative exercise that will complement the regular industry consultation process that the IDA undertakes in the development of all its policies and rule making.