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  "crd_number": 105078,
  "slug": "guardian-capital-lp-toronto-ontario-105078",
  "primary_business_name": "GUARDIAN CAPITAL LP",
  "legal_name": "GUARDIAN CAPITAL LP",
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    "https://guardiancapital.com",
    "https://guardiancapital.com/investmentsolutions",
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  "disclosure_items": [
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      "item": "11.H(2)",
      "question": "Is the firm or an advisory affiliate now the subject of a civil proceeding that could result in a yes answer to any part of 11.H(1)?"
    }
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  "city_as_filed": "TORONTO, ONTARIO",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/guardian-capital-lp-toronto-ontario-105078",
  "display_name": "Guardian Capital LP",
  "summary": "Guardian Capital LP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, registered since 1998, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 9, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Guardian Capital LP (CRD 105078): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Performance-based fees"
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  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)",
    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Guardian Capital LP compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Guardian Capital LP reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Guardian Capital LP located?",
      "a": "Guardian Capital LP's principal office is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Guardian Capital LP registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Guardian Capital LP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1998. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 105078."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Guardian Capital LP manage?",
      "a": "Guardian Capital LP reports $10,679,458,174 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 9, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Guardian Capital LP's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Guardian Capital LP: Regulatory assets under management: $13,268,696,774 in the October 2021 data and $10,679,458,174 in the October 2026 data, down 20%. Total employees: 69 in October 2021 and 90 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Guardian Capital LP serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (73); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (21); charitable organizations (16)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Guardian Capital LP use?",
      "a": "Guardian Capital LP's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists CIBC Mellon Trust Company and RBC Investor & Treasury Services as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Guardian Capital LP report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.H(2) (pending civil proceeding). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/105078"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Guardian Capital LP's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the October 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
    }
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      "filing_date": "2023-06-26"
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      "period": "2024-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2024-06-25"
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      "period": "2025-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2025-03-31"
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  "recent_changes": [
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      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "period_label": "October 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-08-01",
      "period_label": "August 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
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    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 1 yes answer, previously 0 (now yes: 11.H(2)).",
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 33 to 38.",
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
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      "name": "CIBC Mellon Trust Company",
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      "name": "RBC Investor & Treasury Services",
      "name_as_filed": "RBC INVESTOR & TREASURY SERVICES",
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  "custodians_note": "Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.",
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  "source": {
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    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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