Six Stock exchanges registered in Canada.

1. TSX –  Toronto Stock Exchange – 9th largest Stock Exchange in the World. Large companies
2. TSX Venture Exchange – Emerging companies
3. CSE Canadian Security Exchange . Alternative Stock Exchange – similar to TSX
4. MX Montreal Exchange . Derivative Exchange
5. NASDAQ Canada – Canadian Arm of NASDAQ US
6. Aequitas Neo Exchange – One of the newer exchanges with a mandate of embracing competition and innovation

Exchanges are where companies go to raise capital and where investors go to buy a stake in a company or to buy a derivative product which is based on a stake in a company through either equity or debt.