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  "crd_number": 324189,
  "slug": "guardian-partners-inc-toronto-ontario-324189",
  "primary_business_name": "GUARDIAN PARTNERS INC.",
  "legal_name": "GUARDIAN PARTNERS INC.",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Toronto, Ontario",
  "state": null,
  "country": "Canada",
  "cbsa_code": null,
  "metro": null,
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2024-11-21",
  "years_registered": 1,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-03-31",
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  "raum_band": "1b_5b",
  "raum_band_label": "$1 billion to $5 billion",
  "total_employees": 76,
  "advisory_employees": 30,
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    "pension_profit_sharing": {
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      "count": 22
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      "count": 522
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  "advisory_activities": [
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    "portfolio_management_individuals",
    "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles",
    "selection_of_other_advisers"
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 1,
  "states_registered": [
    "NH",
    "TX"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://guardiancapital.com/gpi",
    "https://guardiancapital.com/privatewealth/gca"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/324189",
  "disclosure_items": [
    {
      "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)?"
    }
  ],
  "city_as_filed": "TORONTO, ONTARIO",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/guardian-partners-inc-toronto-ontario-324189",
  "display_name": "Guardian Partners Inc.",
  "summary": "Guardian Partners Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, registered since 2024, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Guardian Partners Inc. (CRD 324189): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "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 Partners Inc. compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Guardian Partners Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Guardian Partners Inc. located?",
      "a": "Guardian Partners Inc.'s principal office is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Guardian Partners Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Guardian Partners Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2024. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 324189."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Guardian Partners Inc. manage?",
      "a": "Guardian Partners Inc. reports $3,294,238,414 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Guardian Partners Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2025?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Guardian Partners Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $2,931,518,190 in the October 2025 data and $3,294,238,414 in the October 2026 data, up 12%. Total employees: 59 in October 2025 and 76 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Guardian Partners Inc. serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (2,174); high net worth individuals (522); corporations or other businesses not listed above (310)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Guardian Partners Inc. use?",
      "a": "Guardian Partners Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists CIBC Mellon Trust Company and National Bank Independent Network as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Guardian Partners Inc. 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/324189"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Guardian Partners Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 1 yes answer, previously 0 (now yes: 11.H(2)). Employees performing advisory functions went from 32 to 30. Regulatory assets under management went from $2,931,518,190 to $3,294,238,414 (+12%). Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 2931518190.0,
      "total_employees": 59,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-31"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 3294238414.0,
      "total_employees": 76,
      "filing_date": "2026-03-31"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "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 32 to 30.",
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $2,931,518,190 to $3,294,238,414 (+12%).",
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026",
    "provided_by_the_firm": false,
    "tiers": [],
    "flat_rate": null,
    "stated_range": null,
    "stated_maximum": null,
    "account_minimum": null,
    "account_minimum_may_be_waived": false,
    "minimum_annual_fee": "$40,000",
    "planning_fees": [],
    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "Minimum annual fee",
        "statements": [
          "Minimum annual fee: $40,000"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "The minimum annual fee for Discretionary Management Services and Investment Advisory Services, in aggregate, is $40,000 Canadian."
        ]
      }
    ],
    "values": {
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      "range_pct": null,
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      "planning": []
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    "quotes": [
      "The minimum annual fee for Discretionary Management Services and Investment Advisory Services, in aggregate, is $40,000 Canadian."
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
  },
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "CIBC Mellon Trust Company",
      "name_as_filed": "CIBC MELLON TRUST COMPANY",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "National Bank Independent Network",
      "name_as_filed": "NATIONAL BANK INDEPENDENT NETWORK",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "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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  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
      "count": 2174,
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    {
      "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles",
      "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)",
      "count": 4,
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    {
      "type": "pension_profit_sharing",
      "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)",
      "count": 22,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 21047818.0
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    {
      "type": "charitable",
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      "count": 19,
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    {
      "type": "other_investment_advisers",
      "label": "Other investment advisers",
      "count": null,
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      "type": "corporations_other_businesses",
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/324189",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}