The Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada reports that it has established the MFDA Investor Protection Corporation Working Group.

The group, which has been established to review various aspects of the IPC, consists of representatives of the IPC, the MFDA and MFDA members. Members of the Canadian Securities Administrators will also participate as observers.

Tanis MacLaren, former head of the Office of International Affairs at the Ontario Securities Commission, will act as chair of the working group. Member reps include Jane Birnie of Manulife Securities International, Andrew Dalglish from MRS Inc., Darcy Lake of BMO Investments Inc., Thomas Martin of Martin & Becker Financial Management Limited, Rudy Sankovic from TD Investment Services Inc., Robert Sellars of Dundee Private Investors Inc., Brian Walsh of Phillips, Hager & North Investment Funds Ltd. and Robert White from Tradex Management Inc.