# Advisor & Broker Database — CIRO Advisor Report (Canada) (`jungle_synthesizer/ciro-canada-advisor-report-scraper`) Actor

Look up any CIRO-regulated Canadian financial advisor: registration status, approval categories, employment history, provinces licensed, and regulatory disciplinary history. The Canadian analog to FINRA BrokerCheck — search a bulk list of names or fetch a known report by ID.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/ciro-canada-advisor-report-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 90.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.40 / 1,000 record scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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# README

## Advisor & Broker Database — CIRO Advisor Report (Canada)

Look up any CIRO-regulated Canadian financial advisor: registration status, approval categories, employment history, provinces licensed, industry courses, and regulatory disciplinary history. This is the Canadian analog to FINRA BrokerCheck — search a bulk list of last names, or fetch a known report directly by its ID.

CIRO (the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization) merges the former IIROC and MFDA and is the single national self-regulator for Canada's investment dealers and mutual fund dealers. Its Advisor Report is the authoritative public registration and disciplinary record for anyone who currently trades securities on behalf of a Canadian dealer member.

### Who Uses This

- **Compliance / KYB teams** verifying an advisor is currently registered and in good standing before onboarding
- **Recruiters & dealer members** checking a candidate's registration history, employment history, and disciplinary record
- **Consumer due-diligence** — confirming an advisor you're working with is really who they say they are
- **Fund and RIA due diligence** teams cross-referencing Canadian counterparts alongside US FINRA BrokerCheck records

### How It Works

1. You give it one or more advisor last names (or, if you already have a report ID, jump straight to a direct lookup).
2. For each name, it retrieves the matching search results — legal name, current firm(s), and registration status.
3. For every currently-registered advisor, it fetches the full report: approval categories, current employer, provinces licensed, employment history, industry courses, and any regulatory disclosures.

CIRO's own tool does name matching, not prefix/substring search — enter a real last name as precisely as you can (their own guidance: watch out for homonyms and compound names). There is no full-registry browse; this is a name-lookup tool, matching CIRO's own public interface.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `mode` | select | `individual_search` (default) or `by_id` |
| `lastNames` | array | One or more last names to search. Required for `individual_search`. |
| `firstName` | string | Optional — narrows every last-name search to this first name. |
| `firmName` | string | Optional — narrows every last-name search to advisors at this CIRO member firm. |
| `ids` | array | One or more Advisor Report IDs (the UUID from a `ciro.ca/advisor-report-result/` URL). Required for `by_id`. |
| `fetchDetails` | boolean | Default `true`. Fetch the full report per hit. Set `false` for fast listing-level rows only (name, firm, status, report URL) — cheaper for bulk name checks. |
| `maxItems` | integer | Maximum number of records to return. Default `10`. |

#### Search by name

```json
{
  "mode": "individual_search",
  "lastNames": ["Smith", "Trudeau"],
  "fetchDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

#### Narrow to a specific firm

```json
{
  "mode": "individual_search",
  "lastNames": ["Chen"],
  "firmName": "RBC DOMINION SECURITIES",
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

#### Direct lookup by report ID

```json
{
  "mode": "by_id",
  "ids": ["3d24dfca-9b4d-46d1-81b3-15df56772377"],
  "maxItems": 1
}
```

#### Bulk listing-only pass (cheapest — for name-checking hundreds of advisors)

```json
{
  "mode": "individual_search",
  "lastNames": ["Wilson", "Kumar", "Tremblay", "..."],
  "fetchDetails": false,
  "maxItems": 500
}
```

### Output Fields

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `record_type` | Always `individual` |
| `record_tier` | `detail` (full report) or `listing` (from search results only) |
| `search_term` | The last name query that produced this hit (empty for `by_id` lookups) |
| `ciro_report_id` | The report ID (UUID) |
| `full_name` | Advisor's legal name |
| `registration_status` | `Registered` (currently approved) or `Not currently registered` (formerly approved) |
| `categories` | CIRO approval categories (e.g. Registered Representative) |
| `current_employer_name` | Current CIRO member firm |
| `current_employer_status` | Status with the current firm (e.g. Active) |
| `current_employer_address` | Registered business location |
| `provinces_registered` | Provinces/territories registered to trade in |
| `jurisdiction` | Province of residence |
| `employment_history` | Previous sponsoring CIRO member firms |
| `terms_and_conditions` | Any conditions placed on the advisor's approval/registration |
| `industry_courses` | Industry courses/exams completed |
| `has_disclosures` | Whether the advisor has any regulatory disclosure on file |
| `disclosure_count` | Number of disclosure events |
| `disciplinary_history` | Formatted regulatory disclosure events (CIRO/IIROC/MFDA enforcement, hearings, sanctions) |
| `advisor_report_url` | Direct link to the advisor's CIRO Advisor Report page |

Note: **"Formerly approved" advisors have no CIRO Advisor Report page** — CIRO only publishes full reports for currently regulated advisors. Those rows always come back as `listing`-tier, with any previously-listed firms captured in `employment_history` straight from the search result. To research a formerly-registered advisor's enforcement history, CIRO directs you to its separate enforcement records.

### FAQ

#### Can I check hundreds of advisors in one run?

Yes — `lastNames` takes a list, and `fetchDetails: false` gives you a fast, cheap listing pass (name, firm, status) across your whole list before you decide which ones need the full report.

#### What does "Not currently registered" mean?

The advisor was formerly approved by CIRO (or its predecessor, IIROC/MFDA) but is no longer currently registered. CIRO does not publish a full report for these individuals through this tool.

#### Can I look up a specific advisor if I already have their report link?

Yes — use `mode: "by_id"` with the report's UUID (the part of the URL after `/advisor-report-result/`). This is the fastest and cheapest way to refresh a record you already know about.

#### How does this compare to FINRA BrokerCheck?

CIRO's Advisor Report is Canada's equivalent of FINRA BrokerCheck — the output fields here are named to match our FINRA BrokerCheck actor wherever the underlying data lines up, so records from both are easy to join for cross-border compliance and due-diligence work.

#### Can I narrow a search to a specific firm?

Yes — the `firmName` field matches against CIRO's list of member firms and narrows every name in your search.

# Actor input Schema

## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`):

What will this data feed? E.g. lead lists, KYB checks, price tracking.

## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`):

Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements.

## `sp_contact` (type: `string`):

We'll personally help with your use case. No spam.

## `mode` (type: `string`):

individual\_search looks up one or more advisor last names. by\_id fetches a specific advisor report you already have the ID for (fastest, no search needed).

## `lastNames` (type: `array`):

One or more advisor last names to search — add an entry per name. CIRO matches on the full/near-full last name (not a prefix), so enter it as precisely as you can. Required for Search by name mode.

## `firstName` (type: `string`):

Optional: narrow every last-name search to this first name (or its first few letters). Applies to all names in the Last Names list.

## `firmName` (type: `string`):

Optional: narrow every last-name search to advisors currently at this CIRO member firm (case-insensitive, matched against CIRO's live firm list). Applies to all names in the Last Names list.

## `ids` (type: `array`):

One or more Advisor Report IDs (the UUID from a ciro.ca/advisor-report-result/ URL). Required when mode is Lookup by Advisor Report ID.

## `fetchDetails` (type: `boolean`):

When on (default), fetch each advisor's full report (approval categories, employment history, courses, disciplinary history). When off, emit fast listing-level rows (name, firm, status, report URL) from the search results only — faster and cheaper for bulk name checks. Ignored for Lookup by Advisor Report ID, which always fetches the full report.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of advisor records to return.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
  "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
  "mode": "individual_search",
  "lastNames": [
    "Smith"
  ],
  "ids": [],
  "fetchDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
    "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
    "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
    "mode": "individual_search",
    "lastNames": [
        "Smith"
    ],
    "firstName": "",
    "firmName": "",
    "ids": [],
    "fetchDetails": true,
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/ciro-canada-advisor-report-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
    "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
    "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
    "mode": "individual_search",
    "lastNames": ["Smith"],
    "firstName": "",
    "firmName": "",
    "ids": [],
    "fetchDetails": True,
    "maxItems": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/ciro-canada-advisor-report-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...",
  "sp_contact": "Share your email here...",
  "mode": "individual_search",
  "lastNames": [
    "Smith"
  ],
  "firstName": "",
  "firmName": "",
  "ids": [],
  "fetchDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call jungle_synthesizer/ciro-canada-advisor-report-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,jungle_synthesizer/ciro-canada-advisor-report-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/dlpgXLZsdIYzCUyei/builds/XTTbY223OAsc1ptE5/openapi.json