Canadian Securities Institute Research Foundation

THE CANADIAN SECURITIES INSTITUTE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (CSIRF) WAS ESTABLISHED AS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION IN 1996 (AS THE INVESTOR LEARNING CENTRE OF CANADA) WITH A GRANT OF SIX MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE CANADIAN SECURITIES INSTITUTE (CSI). IN 2003, THE MANDATE WAS REFOCUSED TO APPLIED, RELEVANT RESEARCH TOPICS IN THE AREAS OF INVESTING, CAPITAL MARKETS, FINANCIAL PLANNING, ACCOUNTING AND ECONOMICS. WITH A TWOFOLD MANDATE OF DRIVING ACADEMIC INSIGHT WITH RELEVANT, REAL WORLD APPLICATION, THE CSIRF IS HARNESSING THE ENGAGED, CREATIVE MINDS OF CANADIAN BUSINESS RESEARCHERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE. HAVING GRANTED OVER $1,000,000 TO RESEARCHERS IN UNIVERSITIES ACROSS CANADA SINCE 2005, THE CSIRF CONTINUES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION IN THE FINANCIAL SECTOR.