Who we are

Who we are

Established in 1887, the Faculty of Law is one of the oldest professional faculties at the University of Toronto with a long and illustrious history (UofT Law). It is one of the world’s great law schools, a dynamic academic and social community of approximately 700 undergraduate and graduate students and more than 50 full time faculty members. UofT Law’s in-house legal clinics play a key role in the academic curriculum and have important impacts on our local, national and international communities.

IPC caseworkers are upper year law students at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law.  Law students work directly with clients on their cases under the supervision of a staff lawyer, the IPC Director.

The IPC also develops and delivers public legal education and works on policy projects through various Working Groups of student volunteers. In the 2020-2021 academic year, thirty student volunteers are working over three IPC Working Groups on projects relating to policy, research and the development of public legal education related to investor protection:

Project Explorer

This IPC Working Group will conduct research to map out the complex landscape of retail investor protection. This research will form the basis for the development of a map which:

(i) identifies the various administrative agencies, regulators, self-regulated organizations (SROs) and other stakeholders which regulate investments and

(ii) sets out the different routes that retail investors may have to seek recourse for loss they have suffered in relation to an investment. The research and map will support the IPC's clinical work.

Project CLEO

A year-long collaboration with Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO), this IPC Working Group will research issues related to investor protection and assist in the development of resources for the public, community workers and related partners which will be accessible online.

Project SRO

This IPC Working Group will assess the Consultation Paper 25-402, Consultation on the Self-Regulatory Organization Framework issued by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) on June 25, 2020 (Consultation Paper) from the perspective of investor protection.

The CSA is seeking input from all industry representatives and stakeholders, investor advocates, and the public. The IPC Working Group will engage with relevant stakeholders develop and formulate its views or proposals on which CSA targeted outcomes would promote investor protection and how such outcomes may be supported.

If you have a concern or believe you may have a claim related to an investment, please go to our Contact Us page and select "Members of the public" in the "WHICH BEST DESCRIBES ME" Dropdown.

If you are a community organization and are interested in discussing ways you may be able to collaborate or partner with the IPC, please go to our Contact Us page and select "Community member" in the "WHICH BEST DESCRIBES ME" Dropdown.

DISCLAIMER: Please note that contacting the Investor Protection Clinic by email does not create a solicitor-client relationship with you. Individuals do not become clients of the IPC unless and until the IPC agrees to act for them and that representation will be confirmed in a retainer agreement  in accordance with our policies. Unless you are an existing client, no information provided in an email or by regular mail will be considered confidential. Information should not be sent without prior agreement.