Canadian Classification of Institutional Units and Sectors (CCIUS) 2012

• S1 - Total economy
• S12 - Financial corporations
• S123 - Other financial intermediaries except insurance corporations and pension funds
• S1231 - Sales finance and consumer loan companies
• S12312 - Consumer loan companies

S123123 - Foreign controlled consumer loan companies

This subgroup consists of foreign controlled companies that specialize in direct lending to individuals, normally secured by promissory notes or on the security of chattel mortgages on the goods purchased. These companies operate under specific legislation.