This Canadian industry comprises special purpose financial vehicles organized for the acquisition of pools of receivables and the issuance of marketable fixed-income securities. These receivables are generally loans made to persons and/or businesses, such as credit card receivables, automobile and equipment loans and leases, and residential and commercial mortgages. These securities are broadly referred to as asset-backed securities.

This Canadian industry comprises funds and financial vehicles, not classified to any other Canadian class, such as special purpose trusts, closed-end funds.