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PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd.

Toronto, Ontario, CanadaSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 174083

Filed as PCJ INVESTMENT COUNSEL LTD.

PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, registered since 2015, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 26, 2026.

11 years
registered since 2015
$924,342,654
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.

Where is PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. located?

PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd.'s principal office is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, according to its Form ADV.

Is PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. registered with the SEC or a state?

PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2015. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 174083.

How much does PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. manage?

PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. reports $924,342,654 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 26, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd.: Regulatory assets under management: $512,661,466 in the October 2021 data and $924,342,654 in the October 2026 data, up 80%. Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 10 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (1); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (1).

Which custodians does PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. use?

PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists RBC Investor Services Trust and State Street Company Canada as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/174083

What changed in PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the July 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Performance-based fees

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Minimum annual fee: None

The brochure's wording
There is no minimum annual fee charged.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$924,342,654

$924,342,654 as of October 2026, filing dated June 26, 2026.

Discretionary: $924,342,654.Non-discretionary: $0.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Investment companies
Clients 1 Assets $41,245,954 (4%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 1 Assets $52,835,277 (6%)
Other investment advisers
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $828,365,863 (90%)
Insurance companies
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $1,451,894 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $443,666 (0%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • 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
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2015 (11 years)
Employees
Total: 10. Performing investment advisory functions: 9.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
RBC Investor Services TrustState Street Company Canada

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.

States registered or notice-filed
Not reported.

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$513M 2021 $680M 2022 $552M 2023 $597M 2024 $704M 2025 $924M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$924,342,65410June 26, 2026
October 2025$703,970,31110March 28, 2025
October 2024$597,093,98310March 28, 2024
October 2023$551,917,48810March 31, 2023
October 2022$679,824,26610March 29, 2022
October 2021$512,661,46610March 29, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $512,661,466 in the October 2021 data and $924,342,654 in the October 2026 data, up 80%.

Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 10 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. July 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $703,970,311 to $924,342,654 (+31%).

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
cclgroup.com/pcj/en

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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AdvisorCensus. PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. (CRD 174083): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pcj-investment-counsel-ltd-toronto-ontario-174083