History

United by the Same Idea


From 1905 to 1999, hundreds, indeed thousands, of volunteers invested in the development of our professional identity.

Over the years, the name of their group may have changed, but the idea and values that inspired these individuals and groups have not.

From the eighteen regional associations of the province of Quebec, to the Provincial Association of Quebec Life Underwriters (PAQLU), then the Association des intermédiaires en assurance de personnes du Québec (AIAPQ) and finally the Chambre de la sécurité financière, the goal has remained the same: professionalism. That’s what united them and continues to do so over time.

If today Quebeckers are able to count on certified, skilled, ethical and independent specialists, it’s thanks to them, their values and their groups.

One Hundred Years of History



1905

Volunteers of the Quebec and Montreal Regional Associations gave the initial impetus to the Life Underwriters Association of Canada (LUAC).

1959

In the wake of the "quiet revolution", life underwriters decided to take control: they created a Quebec organization all their own. An agreement was reached with the Life Underwriters Association of Canada, and the eighteen associations were grouped as a federation: the Provincial Association of Quebec Life Underwriters was born.

1979

One vote, one member. The Provincial Association of Quebec Life Underwriters became an association of members. The Quebec government officially certified the Provincial Association of Quebec Life Underwriters’s mandate for the 5,300 members who joined voluntarily.

1989

The government entrusted supervision to the Association des intermédiaires en assurance de personnes du Québec, the Provincial Association of Quebec Life Underwriters’s successor, extended the scope of its mandate to 15,000 practising individuals and made membership compulsory.

1999

The Chambre de la sécurité financière succeeded the Association des intermédiaires en assurance de personnes du Québec. In the wake of deregulation, the government gave it the added responsibility of supervising restricted practise securities representatives and most financial planners.

2009

Loi sur les valeurs mobilières

En septembre 2009, l'entrée en vigueur de la Loi modifiant la Loi sur les valeurs mobilières retire les représentants en épargne collective, en plan de bourses d'études et en contrats d'investissement de la LDPSF pour les inclure dans la Loi sur les valeurs mobilières.

Toutefois, la Chambre maintient l'encadrement des représentants en épargne collective et en plans de bourses d'études en matière de formation continue obligatoire, de déontologie et de discipline.