Guidance library
As the regulator for federally regulated financial institutions and private pension plans, we set expectations for operating within the Canadian financial industry.
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| Date | Title | Sector | Publication type | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Substantial Investments - Appendix B.3 |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| Substantial Investments - Appendix B.4 |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| Substantial Investments - Appendix B.5 |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| Substantial Investments - Appendix B.6 |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| Legislative Framework for Foreign Banks |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| Final Guideline E-21 – Operational Risk Management - Letter (2016) |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| E-21 Operational Risk Management - Guideline impact analysis statement (2016) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Operational Risk Management - Guideline (2016) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| IFRS 9 Financial Instruments and Disclosures |
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Guideline | Accounting and Disclosure | |
| Deferral of IFRS 9 Application for Federally Regulated Life Insurers |
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Advisory | Accounting and Disclosure | |
| Guideline E-21– Operational Risk Self-Assessment Template |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Update to Instructions for Operational Risk Self-Assessment for TSA and AMA Institutions |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Advisory 2017-01 – Restrictions on the use of the words “bank”, “banker” and “banking” |
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Advisory | Regulatory and legislative | |
| Enterprise-Wide Model Risk Management Guideline - Letter (2017) |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Enterprise-Wide Model Risk Management Guideline - Guideline impact analysis statement (2017) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Enterprise-Wide Model Risk Management for Deposit-Taking Institutions - Guideline (2017) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Final Revised Guideline B-20: Residential Mortgage Underwriting Practices and Procedures |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Residential mortgage underwriting practices and procedures – Guideline (2017) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Regulatory Capital and Internal Capital Targets |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Own Risk and Solvency Assessment |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Guide to Intervention for Federally Regulated Property and Casualty Insurance Companies (Letter) |
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Letter | ||
| Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (LICAT) Public Disclosures Requirements – Letter (2018) |
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Letter | ||
| LICAT Public Disclosure Requirements – Guideline impact analysis statement (2019) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test Public Disclosure Requirements |
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Guideline | Accounting and Disclosure | |
| Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) Guideline - Letter (2018) |
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Letter | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) Guideline - Guideline impact analysis statement (2018) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) – Guideline (2018) |
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Guideline | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) Disclosure Requirements Guideline and Capital Disclosure Requirements Guideline – Letter (2018) |
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Letter | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| IFRS 17 Transition and Progress Report Requirements for Federally Regulated Insurers |
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Advisory | Accounting and Disclosure | |
| Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) Disclosure Requirements Guideline and Capital Disclosure Requirements Guideline – Guideline impact analysis statement (2018) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) Disclosure Requirements – Guideline (2018) |
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Guideline | Accounting and Disclosure | |
| Amendments to the Bank Act restrictions on the use of the words “bank”, “banker” and “banking”, and OSFI’s new compliance expectations |
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Letter | ||
| Final Corporate Governance Guideline – Letter (2018) |
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Letter | ||
| Corporate Governance – Guideline (2018) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Changes to the Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) Guideline |
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Letter | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Revisions to the Leverage Ratio Disclosure Requirements Guideline |
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Letter | ||
| Asset Securitization - Letter (2018) | Letter | |||
| Asset Securitization - Guideline impact analysis statement (2018) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
| Asset Securitization - Guideline (2018) |
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Guideline | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
| Leverage Ratio Disclosure Requirements |
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Guideline | Accounting and Disclosure | |
| Revised Guideline B-21 – Residential Mortgage Insurance Underwriting Practices and Procedures – Letter (2019) |
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Letter | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Residential Mortgage Insurance Underwriting Practices and Procedures – Guideline (2019) |
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Guideline | Sound Business and Financial Practices | |
| Final Guideline B-2: Large Exposure Limits for D-SIBs |
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Letter | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
| Changes to the Liquidity Adequacy Requirements Guideline |
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Letter | ||
| Net Stable Funding Ratio Disclosure Requirements – Letter (2019) |
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Letter | Accounting and Disclosure | |
| B-2 Large Exposure Limits (D-SIBs) – Guideline impact analysis statement (2019) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Prudential Limits and Restrictions | |
| Liquidity Adequacy Requirements (LAR) Guideline – Guideline impact analysis statement (2019) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Capital Adequacy Requirements | |
| Net Stable Funding Ratio Disclosure Requirements – Guideline impact analysis statement (2019) |
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Guideline impact analysis statement | Accounting and Disclosure | |
| Net Stable Funding Ratio Disclosure Requirements – Guideline (2019) |
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Guideline | Accounting and Disclosure | |
| Revised Covered Bond Limit Calculation |
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Advisory |