Notice from the Office of the Secretary: In the Matter of Portfolio Strategies Securities Inc and Clifford Todd Monaghan

IN THE MATTER OF THE SECURITIES ACT,
R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5, AS AMENDED

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IN THE MATTER OF A HEARING AND REVIEW OF THE DECISION
OF THE INVESTMENT INDUSTRY REGULATORY ORGANIZATION OF CANADA REGARDING PORTFOLIO STRATEGIES SECURITIES INC.

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IN THE MATTER OF CLIFFORD TODD MONAGHAN

TORONTO – On August 10, 2015, the Commission issued a Notice of Hearing to consider a request made by Clifford Todd Monaghan for a Hearing and Review of a Decision of the Ontario District Council of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization Of Canada (“IIROC”), which approved an Application for Investors Holding 10% or More of an IIROC Member Firm, filed by Portfolio Strategies Securities Inc.

The hearing will be held on October 16, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the hearing can be held at Commission’s offices at 20 Queen Street West, 17th Floor, Toronto, Ontario.

A confidential pre-hearing conference will be held at the offices of the Commission at 20 Queen Street West, 17th Floor, on August 18, 2015 at 12:00 p.m.

A copy of the Notice of Hearing dated August 10, 2015 and the Application dated May 15, 2015 are available at www.osc.gov.on.ca.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
JOSÉE TURCOTTE
SECRETARY