Ontario Securities Commission
Capital Markets
SyndicatedMortgageSpecialist
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“Syndicated Mortgage Specialist at Ontario Securities Commission. Skills: Syndicated Mortgage Investments (SMI)/Real Estate Investments, exemptive relief, regulatory approvals, prospectus reviews, registrant conduct and enforcement matters, risk criteria development, continuous disclosure, investment structures analysis, cost-benefit analysis, staff training design and implementation. Act as a subject matter expert consultant on (i) exemptive relief, regulatory approvals, and prospectus reviews f”
What You'll Achieve.
provide protection to investors from unfair, improper or fraudulent practices; foster fair, efficient and competitive capital markets and confidence in the capital markets; foster capital formation; contribute to the stability of the financial system and the reduction of systemic risk; provide strategic advice to OSC Division leadership on emerging risks and trends; enable identification of higher risk issuers and investments in the exempt market; support efficient allocation of staff resources in compliance reviews; identify investor protection “red flags”; facilitating joint actions
Industry & Context.
analytical skills; problem solve; Respond to ad hoc, unstructured problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Minimum six (6) years of senior level experience in the financial services industry with in-depth expertise in the real estate and/or mortgage sector and capital markets, Knowledge or experience in the securities industry
Nice to Have
Graduate degree in Economics or Business is an asset, Completion of the Canadian Securities Course or similar program in securities regulation is an asset
What You'll Do.
Act as a subject matter expert consultant on (i) exemptive relief
and prospectus reviews for real estate business models
and (ii) registrant conduct and enforcement matters related to SMI/Real Estate Investments.
Proactively stay abreast of market developments as it relates to SMI/Real Estate Investments and provide strategic advice to OSC Division leadership on emerging risks and trends related to SMI/Real Estate Investments including in the area of systemic risk.
Independently develop and recommend risk criteria
including risk rankings of underlying mortgage portfolios for issuers of SMI/Real Estate Investments
to enable identification of higher risk issuers and investments in the exempt market and support efficient allocation of staff resources in compliance reviews.
Work collaboratively with Corporate Finance Department staff to prepare continuous disclosure industry planning memos for real estate issuers and alternative mortgage lenders.
Provide expert advice and insight on novel and complex SMI/Real Estate Investments subject to compliance
including reviewing investment structures to identify investor protection “red flags” in connection with issues such as fees
or commonly used real estate performance ratios.
Participate in meetings with market participants to explain regulatory concerns and arrive at appropriate compliance outcomes.
Work collaboratively with legal counsel and accountants to identify appropriate resolution of reviews and
prepare briefing materials for management and referrals to other Divisions.
Foster collaboration and information exchange with other regulatory bodies in Ontario and other provincial jurisdictions
facilitating joint actions.
Identify appropriate data sources for cost-benefit analyses required for rulemaking and provide advice on identifying and quantifying costs and benefits to market participants.
Design and implement periodic staff training sessions on SMI/Real Estate investments.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
collaborate with senior legal counsel and accountants; Work collaboratively with Corporate Finance Department staff; Work collaboratively with legal counsel and accountants; Foster collaboration and information exchange with other regulatory bodies
Communication Scope
Clear and concise verbal, written communication and presentation skills
Full Job Description
Business Unit Regular, Full time Closing Date: May 20, 2026 The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is the statutory body responsible for regulating Ontario’s capital markets in accordance with the mandate established in the provincial Securities Act and the Commodity Futures Act. The mandate of the OSC is to provide protection to investors from unfair, improper or fraudulent practices, to foster fair, efficient and competitive capital markets and confidence in the capital markets, to foster capital formation, and to contribute to the stability of the financial system and the reduction of systemic risk. This mandate is performed through policy, operational, and enforcement activities. The OSC also contributes to national and global securities regulation development. We offer a diverse, fair, and flexible work environment and take pride in our challenging and rewarding work. The **Corporate Finance Department** is a regulatory department responsible for regulating issuers (other than investment funds) in the public and exempt markets. The department reviews public distributions of securities, exempt market activities and continuous disclosure of reporting issuers, and leads issuer-related policy initiatives. The department is also responsible for supervising insider reporting, regulating credit rating agencies and overseeing the listed issuer function for OSC recognized exchanges. The **Syndicated Mortgage and Real Estate Specialist** will collaborate with senior legal counsel and accountants to design and execute compliance reviews and sweeps as well as prepare continuous disclosure industry planning memos for real estate issuers and alternative mortgage lenders as related to Syndicated Mortgage Investments (SMI)/Real Estate Investments. They will provide expert guidance on SMI/Real Estate Investment policy initiatives through briefing materials for senior management, provide related advice to other Divisions across the OSC and design and implement staff training. *
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