The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) has published the decision recognizing the Chambre de l’assurance as a self-regulatory organization.

The publication of the Chambre’s recognition decision follows a public consultation conducted from October 2 to December 12, 2025. The feedback collected as part of this consultation is available on the AMF’s website.

Pursuant to Act 16, the AMF was mandated to recognize the Chambre de l’assurance as a self‑regulatory organization. To that end, it adopted a recognition decision setting out the conditions the Chambre must meet to fulfill its mandate. The AMF published the full decision (in French only) in its April 9 bulletin.

The Chambre welcomes the publication of the recognition decision and is already taking all necessary steps to comply with it, for the benefit of public protection. It thanks the AMF for its active listening throughout the drafting process of the decision.

Legislative context

As a reminder, Chapter I of the Act to amend various provisions mainly in the financial sector (Act 16) came into force in July 2025. This led to the creation of the Chambre de l’assurance, resulting from the merger of the Chambre de la sécurité financière (CSF) and the Chambre de l’assurance de dommages (ChAD).

Transfer of oversight in mutual funds and scholarship plan dealers

Upon the coming into force of the recognition decision for the Chambre de l’assurance on July 4, 2026, oversight of mutual fund dealer representatives will be transferred to CIRO. Oversight of scholarship plan dealer representatives will be transferred to the AMF.

The three organizations—the AMF, CIRO, and the Chambre—are continuing their work diligently and in close cooperation to ensure a smooth transition for all stakeholders and to minimize the impact on the members concerned.

To stay informed about the various aspects of the transition, you may consult the dedicated page on CIRO’s website. The organization is communicating with dealers and their chief compliance officers so they can, in turn, inform their representatives.

The Chambre is also sharing transition-related information on its Merger page to support members.