The Ontario Securities Commission has begun its search for an executive to head its new branch dedicated to investor protection.

As part of its new strategic plan, which was unveiled earlier this year, the OSC is planning to create a new branch to ensure that investor interests are given sufficient consideration in all of the commission’s regulatory and policy work. The so-called Office of the Investor will also support the OSC’s independent Investor Advisory Panel, the Investor Education Fund, and coordinate its other investor-related efforts.

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The regulator is now looking for someone to lead the new branch, which will report directly to the OSC’s executive director and chief administrative officer, Maureen Jensen. “The director will be responsible for advancing investor interests in all OSC policies and operations. This includes establishing effective working relationships across OSC branches and with a variety of external stakeholders representing investors,” it says.

Applications are due by May 25.