Compliance & AI Dispatch
What's changing in Canadian AI regulation and what it means for your practice.
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Regulatory radar
What changed across CIRO, PIPEDA, CSA, and Quebec Law 25, translated for practising advisors.
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One practical AI-compliance topic per issue. A five-minute read.
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Issues
Issue 1August 4, 2026
The record outlasts the arrangement
Oversight of mutual fund dealer representatives in Quebec moved to CIRO on 4 July, and files about earlier conduct moved with it. What that means for records written under arrangements that have since changed, plus the three retention clocks in one table.
Who writes this
The Dispatch is written by Sandra Lyne, founder of Northern Catalyst and creator of Meeting Notes Pro. Northern Catalyst builds documentation tools for Canadian financial advisors. It is not a financial advisor, not a compliance consultancy, and not a vendor with a sales team.