About RecoverFunds.ca

RecoverFunds.ca is an independent registry of companies flagged by Canadian securities regulators. We are not a government body and not affiliated with any regulator.

Why RecoverFunds.ca exists

Investment fraud in Canada is not a niche problem. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre reported losses exceeding $638 million in 2024, and that covers only cases that were formally reported. Independent estimates put reporting rates below six percent, which means the real annual cost to Canadians runs into the billions.

The information that would have protected most of those people already existed. It was simply scattered — across provincial regulator databases, court records and victim forums that nobody thinks to search before wiring money. A warning published by the Ontario Securities Commission is a public document, but only if you know to look for it.

This registry aggregates those warnings, researches the operations behind them, and publishes them somewhere findable. When a person searches a company name before investing, or after a withdrawal has been blocked, the goal is that what we publish is what they find.

What we do

  • Monitor the OSC, BCSC, AMF, ASC, FCAA, MSC, FCNB, NSSC, CIRO, the CSA and the UK FCA for new investor warnings, and publish a researched profile when one is issued
  • Investigate operations that victims report before formal regulatory action exists, cross-referencing domain records, corporate registries and case reports
  • Maintain a searchable database of flagged names, free to anyone, with no account required
  • Review every case report submitted to us and advise on the right regulatory route for that person's province

What we are not

We are not a law firm. Nothing here is legal advice. For representation, consult a licensed lawyer in your province.

We are not a paid recovery service. Any company that asks for an upfront payment to recover your funds is running a recovery room scam — including any that claims to be us. Reporting here is free and always will be.

We are not a regulator. We cannot freeze assets, compel testimony or prosecute. We document, we inform, and we refer.

We are not neutral about fraud. Where the evidence is clear that an operation exists to defraud investors, we say so plainly rather than hedging.

How we are funded and governed

We accept no advertising, no sponsored listings and no payment from any company we cover, in either direction — not to be added, and not to be removed. Our editorial position is not for sale, and the editorial policy sets out the standards in full.

Every entry is checked against the regulator's original notice by a named reviewer before publication; those people are listed on the editorial team page, and the verification process is described in how we verify fraud warnings. When we get something wrong we correct it openly — see the corrections policy.