The legal department at the Manitoba Financial Services Agency provides legal support on matters related to registration, compliance, investigative and enforcement functions. This page will provide you with legal information including policies, notices, rules and laws. In this section you will also find information about current and concluded hearings, orders, exemptions and more.
1. What kind of matters do you investigate?
Matters we are able to investigate include:
Securities
• Investment Fraud
• Illegal distributions of securities
• Unregistered trading in securities
• Insider trading
• Market manipulation
Real Estate, Property Managers and Mortgage Brokers
• Unregistered trading in real estate
• Complaints against Realtors
• Complaints against Brokers
• Mortgage fraud
• Property Management fraud
• Theft of trust funds
2. What kind of matters are you not able to investigate?
• Security Guards
• Customer service issues
• Home Builders
• Property Inspectors
• Lottery Scams
3. Can MFSA staff provide you with legal advice?
MFSA staff cannot provide you with legal advice and will often refer individuals to their legal counsel. The MFSA can also not recommend specific lawyers, but will often suggest that you seek the advice of a lawyer that specializes in a specific field (example: a securities or real estate lawyer).