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B.C. securities panel bars Dhillon from market roles for 20 years

A B.C. Securities Commission panel imposed a 20-year prohibition on Avtar Singh Dhillon serving in specified roles with provincial issuers or registrants. The panel did not impose a permanent ban, and Dhillon must trade securities through a registered dealer informed of his restrictions.

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What happened

Key facts

  • The panel imposed a 20-year prohibition on Dhillon becoming or acting as a director, officer, consultant or promoter of a B.C. issuer or registrant (per nsnews.com).
  • Dhillon, 64, was sent to a U.S. prison last year after participating in an international pump-and-dump ring, according to the account (per nsnews.com).
  • A U.S. federal court convicted Dhillon of three felony securities offences, and he was permanently barred from American investment markets (per nsnews.com).
  • The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said each separate scheme involved US$1 billion in sales between 2011 and 2019 and generated US$770 million for the network (per nsnews.com).
  • Dhillon asked the commission to limit the restrictions to 15 years and allow consulting work in specified fields unrelated to securities or derivatives markets (per nsnews.com).
  • Court filings say Dhillon remained in prison until December 2025; the commission’s application said he was living in California as of June 23 (per nsnews.com).

The brief

A B.C. Securities Commission hearing panel imposed a 20-year restriction on Avtar Singh Dhillon taking specified roles with provincial issuers or registrants, while declining to bar him permanently from the province’s investment market.

The panel’s decision, reported by North Shore News, also requires Dhillon to trade securities through a registered dealer who knows about the restrictions. Business in Vancouver’s headline likewise says the commission did not permanently ban him. The prohibition covers becoming or acting as a director, officer, consultant or promoter of a B.C. issuer or registrant.

Dhillon had asked the commission to set a 15-year term instead. He also sought exceptions for consulting on operational, scientific, medical, agricultural or other matters that are not connected to securities or derivatives markets. The panel imposed a longer term than he requested, while declining the permanent ban.

North Shore News reports that Dhillon, 64, was sent to a U.S. prison last year after participating in an international pump-and-dump ring. A U.S. federal court convicted him of three felony securities offences, and he was permanently barred from American investment markets. Court filings cited by the outlet say he remained in prison until December 2025.

The indictment said Dhillon obtained about US$1.3 million from selling unregistered securities and secretly promoting a company he directed. The account attributes a separate, larger figure to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: each scheme generated US$1 billion in sales between 2011 and 2019, and the network received US$770 million.

These figures describe different measures—the proceeds attributed to Dhillon and the sales and network proceeds attributed to the SEC. The commission’s application described Dhillon as a U.S. permanent resident since 2001 and said he was residing in California as of June 23.

That location information is tied to the date specified in the application; the account does not give a year for June 23. The decision leaves Dhillon subject to the 20-year restrictions in British Columbia, while his U.S. market bar is permanent.

The immediate operational requirement in the provincial order is that he conduct securities trades through a registered dealer who has been informed of the restrictions. The account does not specify a start or end date for the 20-year term.

Why it matters

  • Dhillon faces a 20-year restriction on serving as a director, officer, consultant or promoter for a B.C. issuer or registrant.
  • The order requires Dhillon to trade securities through a registered dealer informed of his restrictions.
  • The commission rejected Dhillon’s requested 15-year term and sought consulting exceptions, but the panel set a 20-year prohibition covering specified roles.

What to watch next

  • Whether Dhillon complies with the requirement to trade securities through a registered dealer informed of his restrictions.
  • Whether the commission’s restrictions affect Dhillon’s ability to serve in the specified roles during the 20-year prohibition.
  • Whether Dhillon pursues the consulting exceptions he requested for work unrelated to securities or derivatives markets.

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  1. The United States enacted the Securities Exchange Act, establishing the Securities and Exchange Commission and regulating securities trading.
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  2. British Columbia enacted its Securities Act.
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  3. Avtar Singh Dhillon was sent to a U.S. prison after his conviction for securities offences.
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  4. Court filings said Dhillon remained in prison until December.
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How we got here

Before the British Columbia proceeding, Avtar Singh Dhillon had been convicted in U.S. federal court of three felony securities offences and permanently barred from U.S. investment markets. He was sent to prison in 2025; court filings said he remained incarcerated until December 2025. The U.S.

Securities and Exchange Commission described schemes operating from 2011 to 2019, involving about US$1 billion in sales per scheme and generating US$770 million for the network. In the United States, the Securities Act of 1933 regulates securities offerings, while the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 established the SEC and governs securities trading.

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