A government securities distributor whose participation in the primary and secondary markets for Government of Canada securities is above a certain threshold level.

As of this writing, the primary bond dealers in Canada include:

• BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.
• Casgrain & Company Limited
• CIBC World Markets Inc.
• Desjardins Securities Inc.
• Deutsche Bank Securities Limited
• HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc.
• Merrill Lynch Canada Inc.
• Laurentian Bank Securities Inc.
• National Bank Financial Inc.
• RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
• Scotia Capital Inc.
• The Toronto-Dominion Bank

Source: Bank of Canada