Jensen, the first woman to serve as chair and CEO of the securities regulator, was named to the roles in 2016.

The OSC, the largest provincial securities regulator in Canada, said it finalized reforms to strengthen investor protections and launched a whistleblower program under Jensen's leadership.

OSC Vice-Chair Grant Vingoe has been named as acting chair.

(Reporting by Bharath Manjesh in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)