The Investment Dealers Association is welcoming several new member firms.

A raft of new firms have been admitted to membership in the securities SRO recently, most notably AGF Securities (Canada) Ltd., headed by AGF Funds CEO, Blake Goldring.

Along with AGF’s new investment dealer unit, the IDA has approved the membership of Toronto’s Kernaghan Securities Ltd., K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc. and Patica Securities Inc., both also of Toronto. Vancouver’s Peterson Findlay Capital Inc. has joined, too.