Career
Heather Mason-Wood has been Shareholder (Class A and Class B), Chief Executive Officer (Since 09/2025) of Canso Investment Counsel since June 2004. Heather Mason-Wood is a control person of the firm and directly owns between 10% and 25% of it. Heather Mason-Wood holds an MBA with a specialization in Finance from McMaster University (1985). Heather Mason-Wood studied BSc in Mathematics at the University of Toronto (1983).
Canso Investment Counsel LTD. is a Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada firm with $46.6B under management, 105 clients and 34 advisers across 2 offices, as of its September 2026 filing.
Heather Mason-Wood: Heather attended the University of Toronto, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics in 1983.
The IAPD individual lookup on 18 October 2026 returned no individual record. This profile uses the firm’s Form ADV officer listing.
Credentials and registrations
Professional designations
Listed by Canso Investment Counsel
- CFA charter (2005)
Individual registration and examination information for Heather Mason-Wood is unavailable. An officer title or CRD number does not by itself establish current investment adviser representative registration, and no registration or examination counts are inferred.
Officer record
- Full name
- Heather Mason-Wood
- CRD
- 8082782
- Record basis
- Form ADV officer listing
- Firm bio
- cansofunds.com
Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.
Common questions
Where does Heather Mason-Wood work?
Heather Mason-Wood has been Shareholder (Class A and Class B), Chief Executive Officer (Since 09/2025) of Canso Investment Counsel LTD. since June 2004, and is a control person of the firm.
Is Heather Mason-Wood a CFA charterholder?
Canso Investment Counsel lists Heather Mason-Wood with the CFA credential (“CFA charter (2005)”) on its website. CFA Institute confirms certification status.
Leadership at Canso Investment Counsel
- Joseph McCalmontShareholder (Class B and Class C), President (Since 09/2025)
- Shirley SumsionChief Financial Officer and Direct Shareholder
- Jeffrey TangShareholder (Class B and Class C), Chief Compliance Officer (Since 09/2024)
- Antonietta BizzottoShareholder (Class B and Class C), Chief Legal Officer (Since 09/2025)
- John CarswellExecutive Chair
- Jeffrey CarterShareholder (Class B and Class C), Chief Risk Officer (Since 12/2024)
- Gail MudieShareholder (Class A and Class B)
- Vivek VermaShareholder (Class A and Class B)
- Brian Usher-JonesShareholder (Class B)
- Joseph MorinShareholder (Class B)
- Timothy HicksShareholder (Class B)
- Moon LeeShareholder (Class B and Class C)
- Jason BellShareholder (Class B and Class C)
- Nicolas DesjardinsShareholder (Class B and Class C)
- Jason DavisShareholder (Class B and Class C)
- John LaingShareholder (Class B and Class C)