The number of senior operating public companies listed in Canada has declined by nearly 50% since 2008. Why? Your expertise and experience can help us better understand the reasons for this phenomenon and instruct future innovation reform to re-energize Canadian public markets.
Who is eligible to participate? We are looking for experienced (i) Senior Business Decision-Makers and (ii) Capital Markets Professionals to take part in a national survey assessing what are the most influential factors contributing to public company decline in Canada, and to help us evaluate ideas for re-energizing Canadian public markets.
Eligible “Senior Business Decision-Makers” include senior executives and directors of any Canadian-based public or private companies.
Eligible “Canadian Capital Markets Professionals” include securities / corporate lawyers, auditors / chartered professional accountants, investment bankers, broker-dealers, venture capitalists, private equity investors, asset managers, employees of any Canadian securities regulator, and employees of stock exchanges.
If you fit into one of those categories, this is an opportunity to have your experience reflected in our study and thereby influence the future trajectory of regulator reform and policy innovation as we seek to make Canadian public markets more attractive to our most promising start-up and growth stage companies.
If you are interested and agree to participate, you will be asked to complete a survey that will take between 10 and 20 minutes. Your participation will be confidential and no information that allows for identification of you will be collected.
To participate the study, please go to pcstudy.ca and click the “Access the Study” link.
The study is being partially funded by the Ontario Securities Commission, and the output will be included in papers published by the OSC and the C.D. Howe Institute, along additional papers in other outlets.
About the Principal and Co-Investigator
Dr. L. Daniel Wilson is an Associate Professor, Chair in Business Law & Regulation and Associate Dean (Academic) in the Faculty of Law at the University of Calgary. Dr. J. Ari Pandes is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean (Professional Graduate Program) in the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary. Dr. Wilson and Dr. Pandes have both worked for several years on research projects relating to the challenges facing the Canadian public capital markets.
For more information about any element of this study please contact the Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator:
Principal Investigator:
Dr. L. Daniel Wilson
Associate Dean (Academic)
Chair in Business Law and Regulation and
Faculty of Law, University of Calgary
Email: daniel.wilson1@ucalgary.ca
Phone: (403) 220-7253
Co-Investigator:
Dr. J. Ari Pandes
Associate Dean (Professional Graduate Program), Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
Email: japandes@ucalgary.ca
Phone: (403) 220-4350