MFDA Hearing Panel confirms dates for Hearing on the Merits in the matter of Joseph Sask

December 7, 2018 (Toronto, Ontario) – The Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (“MFDA”) commenced a disciplinary proceeding in respect of Joseph Terrance Sask (“Respondent”) by Notice of Hearing dated May 15, 2018.

An appearance in this proceeding was held today by teleconference before a Hearing Panel of the MFDA’s Prairie Regional Council.

Following submissions by the parties respecting procedural matters, the Hearing Panel confirmed that the hearing of this matter on its merits will proceed on January 15-17, 2019, commencing at 10:00 a.m. (Mountain) each day, or as soon thereafter as the hearing can be held, in the hearing room at the Renaissance Edmonton Airport Hotel, located at 4236 36^th Street East, Edmonton International Airport, Edmonton, Alberta. The proceeding will be open to the public, except as may be required for the protection of confidential matters.

A copy of the Notice of Hearing is available on the MFDA website at www.mfda.ca. During the period described in the Notice of Hearing, the Respondent conducted business in the Grand Prairie, Alberta area.

The MFDA is the self-regulatory organization for Canadian mutual fund dealers, regulating the operations, standards of practice and business conduct of its Members and their approximately 82,000 Approved Persons with a mandate to protect investors and the public interest. For more information about the MFDA’s complaint and enforcement processes, as well as links to ‘Check an Advisor’ and other Investor Tools, visit the For Investors page on the MFDA website.