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SEC-registered adviser
G•• I••••••••• C••••••
Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessToronto, Ontario, CRD 332720SEC 801-131626websiteIAPD
Legal name G•• I••••••••• C•••••• L•••
Latest filing Sep 1, 2026
First filing on the tape Nov 14, 2024 · 5 filings
SEC status approved since Dec 17, 2024
RAUM
$1.8B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
88%
of RAUM
Private clients
38%
$666M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
20
7 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
5 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.8B as of Mar 11, 2026
Mar 5, 2025$1.6B then
HNW client RAUM$557M as of Mar 11, 2026
Mar 5, 2025$512M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 11, 2026
Mar 5, 20250 then
Employees (5.A)20 as of Mar 11, 2026
Mar 5, 202518 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +8.2% over the last fiscal yearIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Sep 1, 2026; every figure names its basis
- RAUM per advisor
- unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $2.5MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $300,747derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 88%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 1.3%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- unknownderived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +8.2%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +4.4%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 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)
- a related person acts as qualified custodian (9.D.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- Corporations and businesses$911M52%
- High-net-worth individuals$557M32%
- Pooled investment vehicles$154M8.8%
- Individuals$110M6.2%
- Charitable organizations$21.7M1.2%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$781,9950.0%
- Individual clients
- 537reported
- HNW clients
- 222reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- 5reported
- Accounts
- 5,833reported
- Financial planning clients
- 26-50reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, performancereported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.38 fund_share=0.09 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
Joined, latest
none on the tape
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- B•••••• J••••••••• · Directorcontrolsince 08/2026 · owns less than 5%
- G••••••• D•••••• T••• · Chief Executive Officer And Directorcontrolsince 08/2006 · owns less than 5%
- P•••••• N•••• · Directorcontrolsince 08/2026 · owns less than 5%
- P••••••• J•••• · Directorcontrolsince 08/2026 · owns less than 5%
- W••••• L••••• E•••••• · President And Chief Investment Officercontrolsince 03/2020 · owns less than 5%
- Y•••••• F•••••• C•••••••• · Chief Compliance Officer And Chief Operating Officercontrolsince 03/2020 · owns less than 5%
- Z••••••• G•••••• K••••• · Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 01/2025 · owns less than 5%
- G••••••• D•••••• T••• · Shareholdercontrolsince 12/2011 · owns 75% or more of G••• C•••••• M••••••••• I•••
- W••••• L••••• E•••••• · Shareholdercontrolsince 11/2011 · owns 75% or more of D••• F••••• H••••••• I•••
Entity owners
- G• H••••••• I••• · Shareholderdirect · owns 75% or more
- D••• F••••• H••••••• I••• · Shareholderindirect · owns 25% to 50% of G• H••••••• I•••
- G••• C•••••• M••••••••• I••• · Shareholderindirect · owns 50% to 75% of G• H••••••• I•••
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
6 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Sep 1, 2026B•••••• J••••••••• (DIRECTOR) appeared on Schedule A between the filings of 2024-11-14 and 2026-09-01peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,362)
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Sep 1, 2026Z••••••• G•••••• K••••• (CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER) appeared on Schedule A between the filings of 2024-11-14 and 2026-09-01peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,362)
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Sep 1, 2026P•••••• N•••• (DIRECTOR) appeared on Schedule A between the filings of 2024-11-14 and 2026-09-01peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,362)
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Sep 1, 2026Y•••••• F•••••• C•••••••• (CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-11-14 and 2026-09-01peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,362)
- affiliate changedChange between filings · filing Sep 1, 2026broker-dealer affiliate (Item 7.A.1): no on the filing of 2026-03-11, yes on the filing of 2026-09-01peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,362)
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Sep 1, 2026P••••••• J•••• (DIRECTOR) appeared on Schedule A between the filings of 2024-11-14 and 2026-09-01peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,362)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 26-50Mar 11, 2026 to Sep 1, 2026
- HQ state · to unsetMar 11, 2026 to Sep 1, 2026
- Related broker-dealer · false to trueMar 11, 2026 to Sep 1, 2026
- Succession · false to unsetMar 11, 2026 to Sep 1, 2026
- Accounts · 5,471 to 5,833Mar 5, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- Corporate clients · 282 to 293Mar 5, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- HNW clients · 215 to 222Mar 5, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- Individual clients · 512 to 537Mar 5, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- Employees · 18 to 20Mar 5, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 26-50Mar 5, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $1.5B to $1.5BMar 5, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $512M to $557MMar 5, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $119M to $110MMar 5, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $135M to $209MMar 5, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $712,671 to $781,995Mar 5, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $139M to $154MMar 5, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- RAUM · $1.6B to $1.8BMar 5, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- Accounts · 5,406 to 5,471Dec 18, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- Corporate clients · 277 to 282Dec 18, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- Individual clients · 499 to 512Dec 18, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- Employees · 17 to 18Dec 18, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 11-25Dec 18, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- HQ state · unset to Dec 18, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $1.5B to $1.5BDec 18, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $526M to $512MDec 18, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $114M to $119MDec 18, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $144M to $135MDec 18, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $739,981 to $712,671Dec 18, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $140M to $139MDec 18, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- RAUM · $1.6B to $1.6BDec 18, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
Signals
1 dated events
- G•• I••••••••• C•••••• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Nov 14, 2024 · 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 email
- i•••@g••••.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Business email
- c•••••••••@g••••.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/gfi-investment-counsel-ltd-/?originalSureportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
- Website
- g••••.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 416-488-8825reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 1, 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
- Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
- RAUM per advisor
- n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026