Archived Research
From the 2005 Eron Mortgage Study to 2008 The 21st Century Investor, there is lots to read in our archived research section. Dive in today.
2011 National Report Card on Youth Financial Literacy
This is the first comprehensive Canadian benchmark study on youth financial life skills. The BC Securities Commission (BCSC) hired Innovative Research Group to assess the effectiveness of secondary school financial education programs – specifically, financial literacy outcomes (knowledge, attitudes and behaviour) – and in preparing young Canadians as financial consumers. The BCSC believes that the information and analysis in this study will help educators and policymakers develop and deliver financial literacy programs for Canadian youth.
- Executive Summary: National Report Card on Youth Financial Literacy
- Synthèse: Rapport national sur la littératie financière des jeunes
- News Release: BC Securities Commission releases its National Report Card on Youth Financial Literacy
- National Report Card on Youth Financial Literacy
2010 Canadian Securities Administrators Survey (CSA) on Retirement and Investing
In 2010, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) commissioned Ipsos Reid to conduct a survey on attitudes and experiences relating to preparedness for retirement and investing decisions. The survey was released as part of Investor Education Month in October. The online survey asked 2,318 Canadian adults about their financial readiness for retirement and behaviour towards investment opportunities.
2008 The 21st Century Investor
This research focuses on the “Silver Tsunami”, a large group of Canadians who are currently in transition from working to retiring. The first phase of the on-line study of 1,770 Canadian investors was conducted in July 2008, with a significant sample of investors who are retired or nearing retirement. Following the global financial crisis, a second shorter survey of 1,058 Canadian investors took place between Oct. 16 and 17 to determine whether there has been a shift in investors’ attitudes. Findings from the survey served as the main focus of the BCSC’s 2008 Capital Ideas conference.
2008 Investment Attitudes: Focus on Chinese-Language Investors
An investor survey focused on Metro Vancouver’s Chinese-language residents, which found that some of their attitudes toward investing could put them at risk of falling victim to investment fraud. Read the news release for more information.
2007 CSA Investor Study: Understanding the Social Impact of Investment Fraud
Following up on its 2006 Investor Index, the CSA conducted a national study in 2007 to assess the impact of investment fraud on Canadian investors. The study showed that investment fraud is a serious problem in Canada that can affect people’s trust in others as well as their mental and physical health.
- News release: CSA study shows one in 20 Canadians a victim of investment fraud
- News release: Some “motherly advice” may help you avoid investment fraud
2005 Eron Mortgage Study
The BCSC commissioned Professor Neil Boyd, a Simon Fraser University criminology expert, to conduct a systematic study of the Eron Mortgage fraud that saw thousands of investors lose most of the $240-million invested in the scheme that operated from 1993 to 1997. Boyd and his research team conducted surveys, held focus groups, and interviewed Eron investors.
Graduate Outcomes Surveys
This research assesses the life skills of recent high school graduates and their high school experience in preparing them to manage their finances. By surveying high school graduates, the BCSC wants to find out if young people in BC are becoming more financially literate. The BCSC has always emphasized education as an important tool of securities regulation.