Order

WHEREAS on August 11, 2020, the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (“MFDA”) issued a Notice of Settlement Hearing pursuant to section 24.4 of By-law No. 1 in respect of Gilles Perron (the “Respondent”);

AND WHEREAS the Respondent entered into a settlement agreement with Staff of the MFDA, dated August 11, 2020 (the “Settlement Agreement”), in which the Respondent agreed to a proposed settlement of matters for which the Respondent could be disciplined pursuant to sections. 20 and 24.1 of By-law No. 1;

AND WHEREAS the Hearing Panel is of the opinion that:

1. between May 2012 and June 2019, the Respondent obtained, possessed and, in some instances, used to process transactions, 77 pre-signed account forms in respect of 27 clients, contrary to MFDA Rule 2.1.1; and
2. between December 2013 and June 2019, the Respondent altered and used to process transactions 24 account forms in respect of 17 clients by altering information on the account forms without having the clients initial the alterations, contrary to MFDA Rule 2.1.1.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the Settlement Agreement is accepted, as a consequence of which:

1. If at any time a non-party to this proceeding, with the exception of the bodies set out in section 23 of MFDA By-law No. 1, requests production of or access to exhibits in this proceeding that contain personal information as defined by the MFDA Privacy Policy, then the MFDA Corporate Secretary shall not provide copies of or access to the requested exhibits to the non-party without first redacting from them any and all personal information, pursuant to Rules 1.8(2) and (5) of the MFDA Rules of Procedure;
2. The Respondent shall pay a fine in the amount of $20,000 pursuant to section. 24.1.1(b) of MFDA By-law No. 1;
3. The Respondent shall pay costs of this proceeding in the amount of $2,500 pursuant to section. 24.2 of MFDA By-law No. 1; and
4. The Respondent shall in the future comply with MFDA Rule 2.1.1.