CANSO INVESTMENT COUNSEL LTD.

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2025

Total AUM

$44.4B

Discretionary

$44.4B

100% of AUM

Avg account

$415M

Accounts

107

Employees

Advisory reps

Firm details

Headquarters: richmond hill ontario,
CRD number: 336447
Registered since: May 30, 2025
Custodians: STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP., RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
Fee structure: Percentage of AUM, Performance Based Fees
Client types: Pooled Investment Vehicles57.5%
Other Investment Advisers19.23%
State / Municipal Government8.04%
Pension & Profit Sharing Plans6.95%
Corporations / Businesses4.17%
Services: Portfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Pooled Investment VehiclesPortfolio Management for Institutional Clients

Firm profile

FINTRX

Overview

Canso Investment Counsel Ltd. is organized as a corporation that serves mainly institutional clients and combines advisory work with broker-dealer activity. The firm is SEC-registered (registration year listed as 2025) and is owned by a mix of foreign-entity and individual ownership. Its advisory scope covers discretionary portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, for pooled investment vehicles, and for institutional or business clients. The firm charges asset-based fees and can also collect performance-based fees. Canso does not describe itself as an active ESG investor, is not a multi-state adviser, and does not list pension consulting as a core service. Canso is affiliated across a few industry roles: it operates as a broker-dealer and as an investment adviser, and it also sponsors limited partnerships and serves as sponsor/GP/managing member for pooled investment vehicles. Those sponsorship roles suggest the firm administers or manages private pooled structures in addition to separate account management.