Complaint Procedure
TSX Trust Company ("TSX Trust") cares about the quality of service provided to its clients and their securityholders. If you have a complaint about service received from TSX Trust, we encourage you to follow the complaint procedure outlined below.
STEP 1: INITIAL CONTACT
If you are an individual investor or intermediary with a service problem, your concerns should be directed to the Investor Experience team:
Email: shareholderinquiries@tmx.com
Telephone: 1-800-387-0825
Please include 'complaint' in the subject/header as well as your name, account number and nature of your concerns in the body of your email.
If your complaint is in regards to Privacy, please contact the Chief Privacy Officer:
Chief Privacy Officer, TSX Trust Company
100 Adelaide Street West, Suite 300
Toronto ON M5H 1S3
tsxt-privacy_officer_canada@tmx.com
In the unlikely event that your complaint remains unresolved, proceed to Step 2.
STEP 2: COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT
A written summary of your complaint and copies of any prior correspondence with TSX Trust should be forwarded to:
Compliance Department
TSX Trust Company
100 Adelaide Street West, Suite 300
Toronto ON M5H 1S3
complaints@tmx.com
Please be sure to include your name, a telephone number, a mailing address or an e-mail address.
We expect to resolve your complaint within fifteen business days. If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, proceed to Step 3.
STEP 3: OMBUDSMAN
If previous steps do not resolve your concern, you may choose to escalate the matter further to the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments, who is independent from TSX Trust, and provides an impartial process of investigation and resolution for clients of financial services providers who are either small businesses or individuals.
If you want the Ombudsman to look at your complaint, you can contact them as follows:
Fill in their Complaint Form and submit it online: https://consumerportal.obsi.ca/public/inquiries/inquiry
Their mailing address is:
Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments
20 Queen Street West, Suite 2400
P.O. Box 8
Toronto, ON M5H 3R3
Their toll-free fax number is 1 888 422-2865
Please note you have up to 180 days after receiving TSX Trust's response to contact them to submit your complaint.
If you have a question, or want more information, please call them toll-free at 1 888 451-4519 or email them at ombudsman@obsi.ca
THE FINANCIAL CONSUMER AGENCY OF CANADA (FCAC)
FCAC supervises federally regulated financial institutions, including TSX Trust, to ensure that they have a complaint handling process and that they comply with federal consumer protection laws. You can contact the FCAC in writing at:
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
427 Laurier Avenue West, 6th floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1R 1B9
Telephone: 1 866 461-3222
Web Site: www.fcac-acfc.gc.ca
FCAC will determine whether TSX Trust is in compliance with FCAC requirements, however, please keep in mind that FCAC does not provide redress or compensation and cannot get involved in individual disputes.
THE AUTORITÉ DES MARCHÉS FINANCIERS (AMF) (QUEBEC RESIDENTS ONLY)
The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is the body mandated by the government of Quebec to regulate the province's financial markets and provide assistance to consumers of financial products and services. At any time after Step 1 of our Complaint Procedure (but preferably after Step 2), you can ask TSX Trust to send a copy of your complaint file to the AMF by completing a Request for the Transfer of a File form. This form, and other information about the AMF, is available on their website at https://lautorite.qc.ca/en/general-public/
Their mailing address is:
Autorité des marchés financiers
Service du traitement des plaintes et de l'assistance
800 square Victoria, 22e étage
C.P. 246, tour de la Bourse
Montréal (Québec) H4Z 1G3
ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ("AODA")
Customer Service Standard: Customers who wish to provide feedback on how TSX Trust provides goods and services to people with disabilities can contact us as follows:
TSX Trust Company
100 Adelaide Street West, Suite 300
Toronto ON M5H 1S3
You can also contact us by email at accessibility@tmx.com.