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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

SEC-registered adviser

Ventum Advisors Corp.

Independent wealth managerToronto, CRD 299365SEC 801-114720website IAPD

Latest filing Jun 25, 2026

First filing on the tape Jan 17, 2019 · 26 filings

SEC status approved since Feb 11, 2019

RAUM

$355,082

reported, Item 5.F

Discretionary

100%

of RAUM

Private clients

100%

$355,082 individuals and HNW

Advisors

registered through the firm on IAPD

RAUM per advisor

$355,082

derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count

Employees

1 advisory (5.B.1)

Offices

beyond the principal office

Private funds

reported on Schedule D

History

26 filings and snapshots on the tape

RAUM$355,082 as of Jun 25, 2026

Jan 29, 2020$3.4M then

HNW client RAUM$0 as of Jun 25, 2026

Jan 29, 2020$0 then

State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Jun 25, 2026

Jan 29, 20202 then

Employees (5.A)7 as of Jun 25, 2026

Jan 29, 202018 then

Private funds: no history

RAUM -99% over the last fiscal year-61% a year over threeIARs 1 to 1offices 2 to 1

Practice profile

derived from the filing of Jun 25, 2026; every figure names its basis

Archetypes, each a printed rule

Mass-affluent RIA · private-client share at least 50 percent, non-HNW individuals at least 60 percent of private-client RAUM
Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office

RAUM per advisor: $355,082derivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor: unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client: unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account: $177,541derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary: 100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional: 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor: 7.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office: 0.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year: -99%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year: +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year: unknownderived
Compensation: percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities: financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, publications, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
Ownership: no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size: not public; not estimatedreported

Also answered yes on Form ADV

buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)

Where the RAUM sits

Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing

Individuals$355,082100%

Individual clients: n/areported
HNW clients: n/areported
Pension plan clients: 0reported
Charitable clients: 0reported
Accounts: 2reported
Financial planning clients: 0reported
Wrap fee programs: noreported
Custody of client assets: noreported
Compensation: % of AUMreported
Class basis: private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=5.0derived

Advisors registered through the firm

1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first

Name	Branch	Here since	In industry	Prior firms
Denis Claude Cormier	Toronto	Jan 29, 2025	30 y	0

Advisor movement

0 left, 0 joined in 12 months

net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount3 left over 36 months

Left, latest

William Bruce Wrigley to John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC
Apr 8, 2025 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
Giacomo Francesco Armiento to John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC
Oct 21, 2024 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
Shelly Lynn Lairar to John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC
Oct 16, 2024 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank

Joined, latest

none on the tape

Every departure Every arrival

Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state

2 left for John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC
Oct 16, 2024 · Ottawa

Teams out Teams in

Private funds

No private fund reported.

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B, latest filing

David Cusson · Chief Executive Officercontrol
since 11/2018 · owns less than 5%
James Douglas Glover · Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officercontrol
since 04/2016 · owns less than 5%
Mark Salerno · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
since 11/2018 · owns less than 5%
Christopher Robert Morris · Trusteecontrol
since 04/2017 · owns F of Clh Trust
Spencer Miles Nadal · Majority Ownercontrol
since 04/2023 · owns 25% to 50% of 2-Up Holdings Corp.

Entity owners

1-Up Holdings Corp. · Direct Owner
direct · owns 75% or more
2-Up Holdings Corp. · Direct Owner
indirect · owns 75% or more of 1-Up Holdings Corp.
Arcole Intermediate Corp. · Direct Owner
indirect · owns 25% to 50% of 2-Up Holdings Corp.
Clh Trust · Direct Owner
indirect · owns 75% or more of Northern & Fury Holdings Ltd.
Lbtm-Bc Holdings Ltd. · Direct Owner - 100% Common Shares
indirect · owns 75% or more of Rcm Capital Lbtm Gp Ltd.
Lbtm-Bc Holdings Ltd. · Majority LP Interest
indirect · owns 75% or more of Rcm Capital Lbtm LP
Northern & Fury Holdings Ltd. · Direct Owner
indirect · owns 75% or more of R.C. Morris & Partners Llp
R.C. Morris & Partners Llp · Direct Owner
indirect · owns 75% or more of R.C. Morris S.O. Debt Fund IV Gp Ltd.
R.C. Morris S.O. Debt Fund IV Gp Ltd. · Direct Owner - 100% Common Shares
indirect · owns 75% or more of Lbtm-Bc Holdings Ltd.
Rcm Capital Bd Holdings Gp Ltd. · General Partner
indirect · owns F of Rcm Capital Bd Holdings LP
Rcm Capital Bd Holdings LP · Direct Owner - 100% Voting Shares
indirect · owns 75% or more of Arcole Intermediate Corp.
Rcm Capital Lbtm Gp Ltd. · Direct Owner - 100% Common Shares
indirect · owns 75% or more of Rcm Capital Bd Holdings Gp Ltd.
Rcm Capital Lbtm Gp Ltd. · General Partner
indirect · owns F of Rcm Capital Lbtm LP
Rcm Capital Lbtm LP · Majority LP Interest
indirect · owns 75% or more of Rcm Capital Bd Holdings LP

Related persons

Schedule D 7.A

Highgate Group Inc.
broker-dealern
Pi Financial (US) Corp.
broker-dealern
Pi Financial Services Corp (Insurance)
real estaten
Ventum Financial Corp.
broker-dealern
Ventum Insurance Services Corp.
real estaten
Vestcap Investment Management Inc
investment advisern

Office movement

IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months

Office	Advisors	Joined	Left	Teams out	Forming
Ottawa	0	0	0
Douglas, Nb	0	0	0

Offices

Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest

Montreal, Canada2 employees
Ottawa, Canada2 employees
Victoria, Canada2 employees

ADV anomalies

1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions

employee count dropChange between filings · filing Jan 5, 2026
employees (Item 5.A) moved from 15.0 to 7.0 (-53.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-08 and 2026-01-05; the peer median change was 0.0% (57 comparable advisers, 7.0th percentile of changes)
peers: independent wealth managers, under $100M (57) · 7.1% percentile

How anomalies are measured

What changed

consecutive filings, newest first

Related adviser · true to false
Jan 5, 2026 to Jun 25, 2026
Accounts · 18 to 2
Jun 20, 2025 to Jan 5, 2026
Advisory employees · 5 to 1
Jun 20, 2025 to Jan 5, 2026
BD registered reps · 13 to 5
Jun 20, 2025 to Jan 5, 2026
HNW clients · 6.0 to unset
Jun 20, 2025 to Jan 5, 2026
Individual clients · 8.0 to unset
Jun 20, 2025 to Jan 5, 2026
Employees · 15 to 7
Jun 20, 2025 to Jan 5, 2026
Insurance-licensed employees · 13 to 5
Jun 20, 2025 to Jan 5, 2026
Other offices · 2 to 1
Jun 20, 2025 to Jan 5, 2026
Discretionary RAUM · $10.2M to $355,082
Jun 20, 2025 to Jan 5, 2026
HNW RAUM · $22.8M to $0
Jun 20, 2025 to Jan 5, 2026
Individual RAUM · $2.6M to $355,082
Jun 20, 2025 to Jan 5, 2026
Non-discretionary RAUM · $15.2M to $0
Jun 20, 2025 to Jan 5, 2026
RAUM · $25.4M to $355,082
Jun 20, 2025 to Jan 5, 2026
Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
Apr 8, 2025 to Jun 20, 2025
Other offices · 4 to 2
Jan 15, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025
Accounts · 16 to 18
Jun 24, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
Advisory employees · 6 to 5
Jun 24, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
BD registered reps · 16 to 13
Jun 24, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
HNW clients · 5 to 6
Jun 24, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
Individual clients · 10 to 8
Jun 24, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
Employees · 19 to 15
Jun 24, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
Insurance-licensed employees · 16 to 13
Jun 24, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
HQ state · unset to
Jun 24, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
State-registered IARs · 3 to 1
Jun 24, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
Other offices · 3 to 4
Jun 24, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
Discretionary RAUM · $6.9M to $10.2M
Jun 24, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
HNW RAUM · $17.3M to $22.8M
Jun 24, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
Individual RAUM · $3.0M to $2.6M
Jun 24, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
Non-discretionary RAUM · $13.4M to $15.2M
Jun 24, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
RAUM · $20.3M to $25.4M
Jun 24, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
Business name · ECHELON PARTNERS USA INC. to VENTUM ADVISORS CORP.
Jun 24, 2024 to Jun 24, 2024
Legal name · ECHELON PARTNERS USA INC. to VENTUM ADVISORS CORP.
Jun 24, 2024 to Jun 24, 2024
Accounts · 10 to 16
May 23, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
BD registered reps · 15 to 16
May 23, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
HNW clients · unset to 5.0
May 23, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
Individual clients · 8 to 10
May 23, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
Employees · 20 to 19
May 23, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
Insurance-licensed employees · 15 to 16
May 23, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
State-registered IARs · 1 to 3
May 23, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024

Signals

6 dated events

William Bruce Wrigley left Ventum Advisors Corp. for John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc (registered 2025-10-01)
Apr 8, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Giacomo Francesco Armiento left Ventum Advisors Corp. for John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc (registered 2024-11-12)
Oct 21, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Shelly Lynn Lairar left Ventum Advisors Corp. for John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc (registered 2024-10-29)
Oct 16, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
2 advisors left Ventum Advisors Corp. (Ottawa) for John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC within 5 days
Oct 16, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
Christopher Robert Morris (Trustee) appeared on Schedule A of Ventum Advisors Corp.
Feb 29, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
Chevron Asset Management filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Jan 17, 2019 · First SEC registration · fact

Across DFX

shared identifiers only, never a name match

No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.

How to reach

public business contact points only, each with its source

Business phone: 416-572-5523reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone: 877-967-5866reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone: 877-978-9300reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Website: ventumadvisors.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone: 416-572-5523reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jun 25, 2026

Provenance

Form ADV: SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Advisors: IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Class: Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor: $355,082derivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded: Sep 14, 2026